Sage is a desert plant that likes well-drained, sandy …...NC Clary Sage Production •...
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Clary SageBROOKE WRAY
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What is Clary Sage?• Commercially grown “bio-tech” crop
• Processed for the use of sclareol -later refined to create sclureolide
• Smell-sustaining and enhancing substance used in thousands of consumer products• Ex: Perfumes, cologne, detergents, dryer sheets
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Sage is a desert plant that likes well-drained, sandy soils
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NC Clary Sage Production• Approximately 30,000 acres, 120 growers, 11 counties
• Stable crop with limited price fluctuation in the market
• Grower contract agreement states price is determined by sample and grade of sclareol content
• 1 acre= 50 lbs. sclareol
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Processing and Extraction• Avoca, Inc. - largest extraction facility in North America
• Avoca is responsible for separating the sclareol from the sage plant
• Plant is put through continuous extraction process combined with hexane gas to produce sclareolide
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Dominant producers • North Carolina (US), Europe, China, Japan
• North Carolina is the largest producer
• Avoca, Inc. is the top seller of global clary sage extract in the world supplying 90%
• Avoca sells 10% for fine fragrances, 90% for household products
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Who’s buying?• Avoca Inc. has 5 customers in the world located in Europe
• Highest volume is laundry detergent/fabric softener companies
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Market DivisionNATURAL
• Yields may be variable
• Small quantities produced
• Processing and purification are time consuming
SYNTHETIC
• Cheaper
• Reliable alternative methods
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Clary Sage Trail
Seed is distributed by Avoca
Growers plant and harvest
Avoca Inc. processes
Exported to Europe to create consumer products
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Sources • https://newatlas.com/ambergris-clary-sage-substitute/26409/
• https://firstnewseditor.com/2017/09/27/global-sclareolide-market-report-2017-avoca-inc-aphios-corporation-wuhan-dahua/
• https://www.ncfieldfamily.org/farm/the-age-of-sage/
• https://www.farmflavor.com/north-carolina/unique-clary-sage-industry-makes-home-north-carolina/
• https://ruralris.com/2016/06/25/stop-smell-the-sage-a-look-into-nc-clary-sage-industry/
• https://www.ourstate.com/clary-sages-smell-success/
• https://www.johndeerefurrow.com/2017/08/11/the-staying-power-of-sage/
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