The word perfume used today derives from the Latin per fumum, meaning through smoke. Perfumery, or the art of making perfumes, began in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt and was further refined by the Romans and Persians. Originally all the products used in perfumery were of natural origin. The finest modern perfumes are neither wholly synthetic nor yet completely natural. The demand is increasing day by day due to increase in the standard of living. The demand will further increase as there is good export potential as well local consumption. Perfumes occupy an important place in modern life style. Apart from cosmetic and toiletry products perfumes are used in many products to mask odor and improve appeal. Perfumes available to end user are formulations containing a number of components (normally 10 to 15). A successful perfume must also exhibit a pleasing effect on the skin. Users of personal perfumes sometimes spray their clothes, but the most important test of a perfume is its character as it evaporates off the skin over a period of several hours. A challenge for perfume marketing is that every individual has a different skin chemistry, which changes the quality of the perfume on each person. Uses Fragrance companies are frequently required to reduce or eliminate unpleasant odors. Intrinsically unpleasant molecules cause some malodors. Others arise from the products of organic decay. A common characteristic of many offensive smells is the presence of sulfur, nitrogen, or halogens. Perfumes are used in Agarbatti (Incense Sticks) industries to make perfumed Agarbattis. It is also used in skin care products such as in Healing Cream, Face Wash, Moisturizing dry cream, Eye Gel, After Shave Lotion. It is used in Hair oil too and also as in Specialized Herbal Gels and Lotions. Also used as Perfumery compounds as Herbal Supplements like Apple Cider Vinegar, Apricot Kernel Capsules, Digest Capsules, Detox Capsules, Tri Mushroom Blend Capsules etc. Perfumes are used in Air Freshners, Candles, dish and laundry detergents, soaps, shampoos, Bath gels, synthetic resins and adhesives, pharmaceuticals. It is customary for a successful fragrance to spawn line extensions, traditionally cosmetics and personal care. With increasing frequency, fine fragrances have inspired environmental, household, and even institutional fragrances. Market Survey Companies in this industry manufacture mens and womens perfumes and fragrances. Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aroma compounds, fixatives and solvents used to give the human body a pleasant scent. More than 3 000 individual chemicals are utilized in flavor and fragrance (f&f) compositions worldwide. Only a few hundred chemicals are used in quantities above 50 t/y. Synthetic organic chemicals constitute more than 80 90 % (by weight and value) of the raw materials used. Asia has been a profitable market for flavors and fragrances since many years. Consumer tastes and preferences vary from country to country, resulting in a fragmented consumer base for flavors and fragrances. Market growth for ingredients is being driven by several influential factors. The demand for high end perfumes continues to drive the fragrance ingredients market. The demand for ingredients used in the flavours and fragrances market on a whole will continue to be driven by consumer preferences for natural ingredients and rising consumer interest in more complex and authentic flavours and fragrances. This industry has never ending scope and entrepreneur dealing with Perfume industry will have immense credit. Few Indian Major Players are as under: Avon Beauty Products India Pvt. Ltd. Camphor & Allied Products Ltd. Dharampal Satyapal Ltd. Fem Care Pharma Ltd. Hertz Chemicals Ltd. Industrial Perfumes Ltd. Keva Fragrances Pvt. Ltd. Kukar Sons (Indo French) Exports Ltd. Lakme Exports Ltd. Oriental Aromatics Ltd. Ponds (India) Ltd. Quest International India Ltd. Raghunath International Ltd. S H Kelkar & Co. Pvt. Ltd. Surya Vinayak Inds. Ltd. Trent Ltd. Ultra International Ltd. Win Medicare Pvt. Ltd. Cost Estimation Capacity: Jasmine Synthetic Compound : 15000kg/Annum Lavender Oil Compound : 15000kg/Annum Lily of the Valley Compound : 15000kg/Annum Rose Compound : 15000 kg/Annum Sandal Wood Compound : 15000kg/Annum