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Mohammed Al Fardan Group Announces Partnership with Sustainable Wealth and Asia Plantation Capital in Bahrain

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Mohammed Al Fardan, Chairman of the Al Fardan Group in Bahrain has actually revealed a significant joint endeavor with Sustainable Wealth Marketing LLC, Dubai, a subsidiary of Singapore based Asia Plantation Capital.
The joint endeavor is the launch of Sustainable Wealth (Middle East) LLC in Bahrain which will certainly be handled by the Mohammed Al Fardan Group, concentrating on sustainable financial investment and advancement in the area; the very first significant task will certainly be to purchase and encourage on the advancement of sustainable agarwood plantations under the management of Asia Plantation Capital.
Agarwood, or Oud as it is frequently understood in the Middle East, is a vital material of society and of significant cultural and historical significance to all Arabic households. In current years Oud has actually likewise ended up being developed as a significant luxury item in both Western and Chinese societies, leading to an enormous boost in need which in turn led to unlawful logging on a grand scale; the Aquilaria tree types being virtually cleaned out in the wild.

In response to the scarcities Asia Plantation Capital has actually originated and established over years a natural and sustainable plantation design which not just assists secure future products of this marvel of nature; however likewise produces extraordinary quality pure oud oils and woodchips.
Mohammed Al Fardan pointed out “It is a distinct industrial chance the group at Asia Plantation Capital and Sustainable Wealth have actually established, which not just supplies strong monetary returns, however likewise assists to protect an unbelievably essential natural item for the Arabic cultures and larger worldwide markets. It is a happiness to be associated with such a fulfilling and sustainable task which has such significant significance to Arabic culture.”.

Asia Plantation Capital has actually currently diversified into the necessary oil and great scent company, placing themselves to be the significant gamer in this professional market with the included advantage of a distinct complete production and supply chain; from ‘soil to oil’. Among the business established by Asia Plantation Capital, Fragrance Du Bois, has actually quickly become a leading professional Oud based scent home and captured the interest of some significant gamers in the International Luxury Scent and Jewellery market; even being showcased at the current Jewellery Arabia exhibit in Bahrain under the patronage of HRH Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Head of state of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The brand-new financial investment business Sustainable Wealth (Middle East) LLC will certainly be functional instantly. The 2 company groups likewise want to reveal quickly a significant distribution contract in between the Mohamed Al Fardan Group and Du Bois LLC Dubai to aid disperse throughout the Gulf fine scents, oud jewellery and restricted edition pure oud oils as produced solely from sustainable plantations handled by Asia Plantation Capital.

About Asia Plantation Capital.
Asia Plantation Capital is an owner and operator of a varied variety of business plantation and farming companies throughout the Asia-Pacific area, and worldwide, part of the Asia Plantation Capital Group of associated business. Developed formally in 2008, although running independently because 2002, the group now has plantation and farming tasks on 4 continents with functional tasks at numerous phases in Thailand, Malaysia, China, Laos, India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, The Gambia, North America and Europe.

Promoting making use of licensed wood is the very best method of avoiding logging, safeguarding biodiversity and fighting poverty in the tropical jungle areas. For the yacht sector, which pursues quality and which is currently associated with ecological efforts, this is likewise a method of guaranteeing that no wood from prohibited logging is made use of.

Asia Plantation Capital Patchouli Oil Awarded Premium Grade

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Asia Plantation Capital has been establishing sustainable, organic, Patchouli oil production on its plantations for the last year. Patchouli oil is drawn out from the leaves of the seasonal patchouli bush (which grows back) enabling the leaves to be gathered, sustainably, every 3 to 4 months. The recent harvest and production of Patchouli oil, by Asia Plantation Capital, on its plantations in Sri Lanka has actually been accredited as superior grade by independent analysts at the Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Colombo. When analysed through mass spectrometry by the ITI, samples of our oil checked positive for the major compounds of Patchouli oil.

Of these compounds, Patchouli alcohol is the main constituent which figures out the quality of the oil. As a result, the rate of the Patchouli oil highly depends upon the ratio of Patchouli alcohol present in the oil. Spectrometry results plainly suggest the high material of patchouli oil (0.53 %) and patchouli alcohol (54.56 %) in the oil sample which was taken after the purification process. A patchouli alcohol material of over 30 % is considered excellent quality.

These results reveal that the cultivation of patchouli for business oil extraction in Sri Lanka is a sensible proposal. This is a substantial development for Asia Plantation Capital in Sri Lanka. We already cultivate Patchouli in Thailand and are now tailoring up to follow our success in the production of high quality Oud oil with big scale production of Patchouli; for Sri Lanka, this can be especially useful as it can produce a new, high quality crop to enhance exports and the rural economy.

Lalith Ganlath, Attorney for Asia Plantation Capital in Colombo, states, “It’s a pleasure to see the effort of the Sri Lankan, Asia Plantation Capital team settling in Sri Lanka, on the back of plantation jobs which the Company operates in other parts of South East Asia, and assisting to contribute research and innovation to the nation’s agricultural export markets. I am really eager to aid promote this job and motivate out-growers to cultivate the Patchouli, which can enter into their existing agroforestry earnings. It will certainly also assist maximise land use and returns for rural farmers, with Asia Plantation Capital concurring to purchase back the dry leaves which can be harvested every 3 months.”.

Asia Plantation Capital currently has its own distribution offices, retail shops and warehouses in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the USA, supplying the industry. It is well set to end up being a significant provider of sustainable Patchouli oil, traceable to the source of production– Patchouli oil is among the most widely used oils in the international Fragrance market and has a forecast market value of over $46 billion in 2018 (Source: Industry Analyst’s Inc.). Surprisingly, Patchouli oil is among the couple of natural important oils which can not be recreated in any high quality, synthetically, for use in perfumes; making the demand for this outstanding oil relatively ensured.

Over the next year, the Company intends to establish over 5,000 acres of Patchouli fields making use of a mix of their own lands in South East Asia and out grower plans in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia. All production for the plantations will be supplied with Certificate of Origin, Certificate of Analysis (CofA), Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for exports and Flow of Processing and Product Specification. In addition, the oil will certainly be packaged under the Group’s perfume brand, “Fragrance Du Bois” and branded, “Patchouli Du Bois” as an additional stamp of ensured quality — which has been an essential to the success in worldwide marketing the Company’s other important oils such as Oud (agarwood) and likewise infected wood chips.

Notes to Editors:.
About Asia Plantation Capital.
Asia Plantation Capital is an owner and operator of a varied variety of commercial plantation and farming companies across the Asia-Pacific area; globally, it is part of the Asia Plantation Capital Group of associated business. Established officially in 2008 (although operating independently considering that 2002) the group now has plantation and agricultural tasks on four continents, with functional tasks at various phases in Thailand, Malaysia, China, Laos, India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, The Gambia, North America and Europe.
Promoting the use of certified wood is the very best method of preventing deforestation, protecting biodiversity and combatting poverty in the tropical rainforest regions. For the yachting sector, which strives for quality and which is already included in ecological efforts, this is also a method of ensuring that no wood from unlawful logging is utilized.