During our visit to In-Cosmetics in March, our F&F team were delighted to visit the Kao Mollet plant in Barcelona. One of 4 manufacturing sites in Spain, the Mollet plant hires 75 people and manufactures Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde and Gamma Lactones. Kao are one of Stort’s longest standing principals, when founder, Kendrick Gilkes, represented Ambroxan […]

The Stort Industrial team will be returning to the European Coatings Show (ECS) in Nuremberg from 28th – 30th March for the first time back since 2019! ECS is the leading fair show for the paints, coatings and sealants industries, bringing raw material and end product manufacturers together from all over the world. Stort always look forward […]

Vitamins and their derivatives have been used in a variety of applications for centuries – although before the 1900s, somewhat unknowingly! For example, it was known in the 1700s that only oranges and lemons were effective in the treatment of scurvy, however Vitamin C itself wasn’t isolated until 1912 and the chemical structure deduced in […]

This year, our Managing Director and F&F Director will be heading to Kolkata for the silver jubilee FAFAI International Convention & Expo. With focus on how the F&F industry has changed since the pandemic, this years FAFAI theme will be “Asia: The Global Growth Engine”. FAFAI (Fragrances And Flavours Association of India) has been running […]

I think we can all agree that it has been a long-anticipated return to exhibitions. Seeing our colleagues, catching up with old friends and making new ones, discussing and smelling new materials, swapping stories and scents.

Stort Group to expand Svenska Aerogels distributor network in the UK & Ireland. We are pleased to announce that we have been appointed as Svenska Aerogel’s new distributor for the UK & Ireland..

Our supplier, Kao Corporation, has been listed in the world’s most ethical companies for 2022 by Etisphere for the 15th consecutive year. They have announced that they have achieved climate neutral status across their site in the UK and Journey. This is just the start of their journey to become more sustainable. Kao’s head office […]

In light of the changes made to isocyanate regulations in September 2021, Stort are proud to present Sapici’s Ultra-low free monomer isocyanates. Sapici are a global leader in high-performance polyurethanes for coatings, adhesives, sealants, inks and more. They offer every kind of isocyanate including TDI, MDI and HDI and have the ability to achieve ultra-low […]

Every December, or November for the keener among us, we dust off our decorations from last year and fill our homes with festive cheer. The days get colder and shorter and we can smell Christmas in the air. But what are those smells? What chemicals give us the smell of Christmas? Christmas Trees The first […]

2021 has been quite the rollercoaster for Vanillin and Ethyl Vanillin. The synthetic vanilla market has seen high growth for many years, covering over 97% of the overall demand. Vanilla from vanilla beans now accounts for only 1% of the global demand! Original demands for synthetic alternatives for vanilla came from the demanding environment required […]