Symrise

History

Year	Detail
1874	Ferdinand Tiemann and Wilhelm Haarmann, the local chemists, developed their first vanillin factory in Holzminden, Germany.
1919	Carl-Wilhelm Gerberding and August Bellmer founded Dragoco, one of the leading suppliers of fine perfume compositions, aroma chemicals, and cosmetic raw materials.
1954	Bayer AG, a life science, pharmaceuticals, and chemical company, acquired Haarmannn & Reimer, which continued to operate as an entity.
2003	Symrise was established by the merger of Haarmann & Reimer and Dragoco, based in Holzminden, Germany.
2005	The company expanded its natural vanilla business by integrating Aromatics S.A.S., a French-Malagasy company, to form a sustainable vanilla value creation chain.
2013	The company acquired Belmay, an American fragrance manufacturer, taking a significant step towards sustainable growth in the fragrance, personal care, and air care segment.
2016	The company acquired Rennesenz as part of Pinova Holdings to expand its Aroma Molecules division.
2018	Symrise was established by the merger of Haarmann & Reimer and Dragoco, based in Holzminden, Germany.
2019	The company invested around $3.2 million to expand its innovation center in Jakarta, Indonesia.
2020	Symrise acquired the aroma and fragrance chemicals business of Sensient Technologies Corp. to expand its fragrance portfolio.
2022	Symrise acquired Schaffelaarbos and Wing Pet Food to accelerate its international expansion in the pet nutrition industry.