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IFF Benicarló Pioneers On-Site Green Hydrogen Production Facility for Sustainable Fragrance Ingredient Manufacturing
BENICARLÓ, Spain, November 06, 2025--IFF (NYSE: IFF), a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and biosciences, announced the installation of a nature-based hydrogen production facility at its Scent R&D and fragrance ingredients manufacturing plant in Benicarló, Spain. The site has partnered with Iberdrola, one of the world’s largest producers of renewable energy, to become the first in the fragrance industry to rely on renewable electricity for hydrogenation reactions used in ma
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