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BASF launches MicadelvaTM and its new Safe-by-Design concept for creating future-proof fragrance ingredients
- BASF expands its fragrance ingredients portfolio with Micadelva™, a non-allergenic, citrus alternative to orange terpenes
- Micadelva™ is now launched and available for orders and sample requests via BASF representatives
- The Future-Proof-Palette with Safe-by-Design innovations is designed to support creative fragrance development in a changing regulatory environment
Ludwigshafen, Germany – BASF Aroma Ingredients has launched Micadelva™, a new citrus fragrance ingredient developed as a non-allergenic alternative to orange terpenes. Rather than directly replacing traditional orange materials, Micadelva™ presents a new orange platform for perfumers. This allows fragrance creators to achieve modern, agrumic citrus effects through reformulation, offering a refined and longer lasting freshness profile compared to conventional citrus ingredients.
In addition, BASF Aroma Ingredients introduced its innovation concept based on Safe-by-Design principles derived from the EU Commission’s Safe and Sustainable by Design framework1.The concept supports fragrance creation in an increasingly complex and fast-paced regulatory landscape and enables the development of an innovative Future-Proof-Palette.
Micadelva™ also supports customers’ sustainability ambitions. The product contains 80% renewable carbon2, is readily biodegradable and based on current estimates, is expected to feature a low product carbon footprint in the A++ range3 (below 2kg CO₂e per kilogram), contributing to the development of more sustainable fragrance solutions.
“With Micadelva™ and our Safe-by-Design innovations, we are setting the direction for next-generation fragrance ingredients. The compelling sustainability profile contributes to the green transformation of our customers. This enables our customers to innovate with confidence while maintaining creative performance in an evolving market and regulatory environment,” said Steffen Götz, Senior Vice President, Aroma Ingredients at BASF.
Micadelva™: A new dimension in citrus design
As the latest innovation within the Future-Proof-Palette, Micadelva™ opens a new dimension in citrus design. This fragrance ingredient delivers a clean, fresh orange-peel character with a subtle metallic edge and gentle floral facets, providing clarity and long-lasting freshness in fragrance compositions. It is a non-allergenic alternative to orange terpenes.
Following its introduction in Europe in May 2026, Micadelva™ will be rolled out across regions on a staggered timeline, supporting customers globally in their reformulation and innovation projects.
Introduction of the Future-Proof-Palette with innovations based on Safe-by-Design principles
The Future-Proof-Palette includes Dihydrorosan®, Velberry® and now, Micadelva™, covering floral/green, fruity/gourmand and citrus, olfactive spaces. All three ingredients share Safe-by-Design principles, combining high performance and excellent regulatory profiles.
These ingredients demonstrate how BASF’s Safe-by-Design approach enables the development of innovative molecules that balance creative performance with high safety standards. By assessing mutagenicity, endocrine activity, persistence, and other potential hazards early in development and advancing only candidates with favorable profiles, BASF further upgrades its future-oriented portfolio of fragrance ingredients designed to meet evolving regulatory expectations.
“Micadelva™ and the expansion of our Future-Proof-Palette with Safe-by-Design innovations demonstrate BASF’s strong scientific expertise in developing innovative aroma ingredients with differentiated olfactive and functional performance,” said Felix Gard, Head of Specialty Aroma Ingredients at BASF. “At the same time, it reflects our deep regulatory know-how, enabling solutions that support customers in navigating evolving regulatory requirements.”
Customers are encouraged to contact their designated sales representatives for more information about availability of our latest innovations in their regions, or explore our website to find out more about the Future-Proof-Palette and its sustainability performance.
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1 https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/research-area/industrial-research-and-innovation/
chemicals-and-advanced-materials/safe-and-sustainable-design_en
2 According to ISO 16128
3 https://aroma-ingredients.basf.com/global/en/sustainability
About BASF's Aroma Ingredients unit
BASF is one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-quality and innovative aroma ingredients for the flavor and fragrance industry. We offer aroma ingredients, including fermentation-based natural aroma ingredients from our brand Isobionics®, for flavor and fragrance compositions in a wide variety of applications, such as home and personal care products, beverages, and confectionaries. At BASF Aroma Ingredients, we combine scientific strength and excellent regulatory expertise with a global production and supply network. Our products fulfill the highest safety, regulatory and sustainability standards. For more information, please visit www.aroma-ingredients.basf.com.
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 108,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €60 billion in 2025. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.
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