The French aromatic market is growing despite the COVID 19 crisis

The turnover of aromatics reached USD 680.94 million euros in 2020, an 1% increase YoY and 35% compared to 2016. Despite a decline in French exports of perfumes, cosmetics, and household products in 2020, the aromatic industry has shown its resilience to the impacts of the health crisis. Indeed, in 2021, exports reached their highest level in the last ten years with USD 19.75B, 17% YoY. The main destinations, and also the ones with the highest increase, are China, the United States, and Germany.