Kaapi Ingredients is dedicated to sourcing natural ingredients from the Brazilian biodiversity to the perfumery industry. And rosewood has been part of Kaapi’s history since its birth.
The knowledge acquired during years of experience in the Amazon rainforest created the conditions for the challenge: the production of rosewood leaf essential oil. In 2013, with the local support of agronomist and partner Sergio Souza, Eduardo started to cultivate rosewood in the surroundings of the small town of Itacoatiara, located at the margins of the Amazon River. The distillery was put in place in 2020 and the production of rosewood leaf oil started in 2021.
The Rosewood Project represents more than a single investment: Kaapi envisions the creation of a business model to be replicated to the communities. The company will provide the technical support, so that small farmers have the opportunity to grow their own rosewood. Side by side, company and neighbor communities will then be part of a meaningful production chain that will be capable of reducing the pressure over the native forest and increase the volume of rosewood oil available to the market.