• Fragrances: a traditional industry with global prestige
    The Côte d’Azur is widely recognized as the world’s leading aroma competitive cluster with an unrivaled concentration of expertise in fragrances, food aromas and fine chemistry...
  • Fragrances and fine chemicals
    The Côte d'Azur's perfume and fragrance industry grew out of the local rose and jasmine horticulture industry, and expanded to encompass the fast-growing sector of aromatic substances...

A traditional industry with global prestige

Blessed with wonderful surroundings that have inspired the greatest perfumers (or « noses » as they are known in the business) to create legendary perfumes, the Côte d’Azur is widely recognized as the world’s leading aroma competitive cluster with an unrivaled concentration of expertise in fragrances, food aromas and fine chemistry.


The Côte d'Azur perfumes and fragrances cluster is firmly established in the region around Grasse, the perfume capital of the world. The cluster is the industry's secondlargest employment basin in France and accounts for 50% of its domestic revenue.

As a result, major industry players have been based in and around Grasse for many years developing increasingly sophisticated techniques. All the world leaders have a presence here. Their activity covers the entire production chain from R&D through innovation, production, marketing and distribution.


FRAGRANCES AND FINE CHEMICALS

Strength and stability: The Côte d'Azur's perfume and fragrance industry grew out of the local rose and jasmine horticulture industry, and expanded to encompass the fast-growing sector of aromatic substances. The fragrance industry developed around a few local companies--some over a hundred years old--which have become international players.


GLOBAL NAMES

Fine chemicals: Mane, Robertet, Charabot, IFF Monique Rémy … Cosmetology: Galderma, Lancaster …


WORLD-CLASS EXPERTISE

Multinational companies invest in the Côte d'Azur to tap into the local knowhow.
Côte d'Azur companies draw from a pool of highly qualified professionals, including world-famous designers, researchers working on new processes, and expert technicians in fragrances and fine chemicals.


MAJOR INNOVATIVE PROJECTS

The Sainte-Marguerite business park in Grasse: this eight-hectare park has 60,000 sq. m. dedicated to fragrances, perfumes, scents, flavors and related activities such as cosmetics. It includes production units, offices and showrooms (the park is eligible for local government subsidies for SMEs).
The World Nature Observatory: a major project that comprises an R&D center, a technology hub, an international higher-education institution, a technology business incubator and a conference center.

News

InnovaGrasse: An incubator for innovative startups in Grasse in 2010

01/02/2010

InnovaGrasse, the Pole Azur Provence incubator for innovative companies will open its doors in Grasse at the end of first quarter 2010

  • TEAM EXPERT

    Business Unit Manager

    • Your Contact: Céline JACQUET
    • Phone : + 33 (0)4 92 17 51 56
    • (E-mail)

    • Bio

      Céline Jacquet is the Business Unit Manager for investments related to Health sciences, Environmental & green industries. She joined Team Côte d'Azur in 2006 as international networks manager. Prior to joining Team Côte d'Azur, Céline Jacquet worked 8 years as marketing and communication manager for Sandvik, the worlwide leader in the tungsten carbide cutting tools industry, with a 3-year experience in their subsidiary in South Africa. Céline Jacquet graduated from Nantes University with a Master in International Business.
  • The Frangrances Guide
    The research tax credit
    Grant scheme for R&D and Innovation

  • Key Facts & Figures

    Annual turnover: 650 million euros ; i.e. 70% in exports

    8% of global revenue

    Companies: 76

    Fields of activity: Cosmetology, Aromatic Industry, Parapharmacy, Perfumery, Hygiene and Beauty Products, Fine Chemistry, Food Industry, Nutritional Complements.

    Jobs:3,500 direct jobs and 16,500 indirect jobs

    Sociétés Leaders : Argeville, Aromatech, Azur Fragrances, Biolandes, Cargill, Charabot, Danisco, Degussa, Expressions Aromatiques, Expressions Parfumées, IFF – Monique Rémy, Lancaster, Mane, Orgasynth, Robertet, Rohm & Haas

    Competitive Cluster :
    PASS – Perfumes, Aromas, Smells & Flavors.

  • Who’s Who of Parfums et Arômes on the Côte d'Azur

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Conseil général

Team Côte d'Azur is a joint initiative of the Alpes-Maritimes county council
and the French Riviera Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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