A. Fakhry & Co.

What A. Fakhry & Co. does

A. Fakhry & Co. is a privately held, family-owned Egyptian manufacturer of essential oils and natural aromatic extracts, founded in 1955 by Ahmed Fakhry and headquartered at 1081 Corniche El-Nil, Cairo. The company operates two parallel farming networks — conventional and certified organic — in the Nile delta and produces over 150 natural products spanning essential oils (steam/hydro-distilled and cold-pressed citrus oils), concretes and absolutes (hexane solvent extraction followed by ethanol displacement), hydrolates, vegetable oils, oleoresins, dried botanicals, and isolated compounds (e.g., DMA from petitgrain mandarin). Organic-certified products carry EU Organic, USDA-NOP, and Biodynamic (Demeter) certifications.

The company's product technology rests on four extraction modalities: steam distillation, hydro-distillation, hexane solvent extraction, and cold expression. Notable technical offerings include multi-grade Blue Chamomile oil standardized at varying chamazulene content (3/5/10/15%) and Petitgrain Mandarin oil at ~50% DMA levels. Output serves five B2B end-markets: fine fragrance (jasmine, violet leaf, neroli, carnation), flavoring for food and feed (onion, garlic, cumin), cosmetics, pharmaceutical preparations, and aromatherapy.

Revenue is generated through direct B2B sales to manufacturers worldwide; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. No public pricing, app, API, or e-commerce channel exists. The company maintains no disclosed institutional investors, subsidiaries, or parent entities, and no M&A activity is on record. Commercial reach extends globally via industry trade shows (IFEAT conferences in Bali 2019 and Dubai 2016) and direct sales contact ([email protected]), with the chairman Hussein Fakhry serving as chairman of IFEAT. Headcount sits at 51-100 employees; revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

A. Fakhry & Co.

Legal name

A. Fakhry & Co.

Website

https://afakhry.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

A. Fakhry & Co. is a family-owned Egyptian manufacturer, founded 1955, that produces 150+ natural essential oils, concretes, absolutes, and hydrolates from certified organic and conventional farming networks for global fine fragrance, flavoring, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and aromatherapy customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aromatic Raw Materials Manufacturing

NAICS

Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (311225)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural Extracts & Essential Oils (Botanical/Citrus/Herb/Spice Extracts) (AFAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Extracts, Oleoresins & Essential Oils (Spice Extracts for Flavoring) (AFAJANAJ), Natural Extracts & Botanical Concentrates for Beverages (herbal, spice, aromatic extracts) (AFAFAGAJ)

Keywords

• Essential oils manufacturing
• Aromatic raw materials
• Natural botanical extracts
• Organic certified extracts
• Floral absolutes concretes

Headquarters

HQ city

Cairo

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

A. Fakhry & Co. manufactures and supplies essential oils and natural aromatic extracts (including concretes, absolutes, hydrolates, vegetable oils, dried botanicals, oleoresins, and natural isolates) derived from aromatic plants through steam distillation, hydro-distillation, solvent extraction, and cold expression. The company produces 150+ natural products and by-products via two farming networks (conventional and certified organic under EU, USDA-NOP, and Biodynamic standards) for the fine fragrance, flavoring, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and aromatherapy industries worldwide.

Product overview

A. Fakhry & Co. is a traditional Egyptian essential oils and aromatic extracts company founded in 1955, operating two farming networks (conventional and certified organic) to produce over 150 natural products. The portfolio centers on essential oils (steam/hydro-distilled and cold-pressed), concretes and absolutes (solvent-extracted), hydrolates, dried botanicals, vegetable oils, natural isolates, and oleoresins. Key products include Jasmine concrete/absolute/oil, Geranium oil, Neroli oil, Petitgrain oils, and various floral and herbaceous extracts serving the fine fragrance, flavoring, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and aromatherapy industries worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jasmine concrete, absolute & oil Solvent-extracted concrete and ethanol-displaced absolute from hand-picked jasmine blossoms during a 7-month harvest, plus steam-distilled essential oil (since 2020). Offered in certified 100% organic under EU, USDA-NOP, and Biodynamic standards; supplied to fine fragrance perfumers and aromatherapists.
• Geranium oil

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IFEAT (International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades)coreOthers · 1 January 2019Hussein Fakhry, Chairman of A. Fakhry & Co., serves as Chairman of IFEAT, demonstrating leadership and active participation in the global essential oils industry. Company participates in IFEAT conferences in Bali (2019) and Dubai (2016).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Robertet: French family-owned leader in natural raw materials for fragrance, flavor and aromatherapy. Highly comparable to AF&Co. in heritage, natural-extract focus, B2B customer base and integrated farming/sourcing model.
• Albert Vieille: French specialist in essential oils and aromatic raw materials serving perfumery, cosmetics and aromatherapy. Closely comparable to AF&Co. in product mix (essentials, absolutes, concretes) and B2B fine-fragrance customer base.
• Citrus and Allied Essences: US producer of citrus essential oils and aroma chemicals, with a sizable natural-ingredients portfolio. Comparable to AF&Co.'s citrus oil range (bitter orange, sweet orange, petitgrain) and flavor/fragrance customer base.
• Berjé: US-based essential oils and aromatic chemicals supplier serving perfumery, flavor and aromatherapy manufacturers. Comparable to AF&Co. as a B2B natural-ingredient specialist with a broad multi-origin essential oil catalog.
• Biolandes: French producer of natural aromatic extracts with integrated forestry and farming operations supplying F&F houses. Comparable to AF&Co. in upstream farming control, natural-extract portfolio and dedicated naturals strategy.

Broad incumbents

• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): US-listed F&F major sourcing natural ingredients globally. Overlaps with AF&Co. on customer base and product categories (essential oils, citrus, floral absolutes) but operates at materially larger scale.
• Givaudan: World's largest F&F house with extensive naturals sourcing alongside synthetic ingredients. AF&Co. operates upstream as a potential supplier rather than direct competitor, but both serve the same fine-fragrance and flavor customers.
• Symrise: Global F&F and naturals player with a strong Diana food-ingredients division. Comparable end-markets (flavor, fragrance, cosmetics, aromatherapy) but broader portfolio and synthetic-plus-natural offering.
• Firmenich: Swiss F&F major with a sizable naturals business and biotech ingredients. Comparable end-customer overlap with AF&Co. in fragrance and flavor, though Firmenich operates at much larger scale and breadth.

Emerging players

• BMV Fragrances: Indian essential oils and aroma ingredients producer serving F&F customers. Comparable product range (essential oils, attars, floral extracts) and B2B customer profile, though smaller scale and emerging-market focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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