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Market trends dominantly used domestically and End-notes
Global production of cedarwood oil imported by Japan for manufactur- Today, most cedarwood oil
is estimated at about 30,000-tonnes, ing derivatives such as cedrol, cedryl doesn’t come from true cedar trees,
valued at $6.8-bn, and is expected methyl ether, acetyl cedrene, and but from juniper and cypress trees.
to grow at a CAGR of about 8%(4). cedryl acetate. Chinese oil is mainly Wherever it comes from, the woody
imported by Western Europe and are smell of cedarwood oil is very popu-
The US, China, and India are the used more in fragrance oils and per- lar. Thousands of tonnes of the stuff
leading producers, holding a share fumeries due to its low content of is produced every year and much of
of 70%, 20% and 8%, respectively. In cedrol. it – or it’s derivatives – is used in
India, the oil is mainly produced from perfumes, colognes, soaps, shampoos,
the sawdust from the processing of Chinese exports are estimated lotions and creams.
the wood, including for making rail- above 400-500 tonnes annually,
way sleepers, beams, posts, frames while exports from the US are around References
and pencil-making.
250-tonnes.
Major consumers of cedar wood 1. Chaudhary A, Kaur P, Singh B,
oil are the US (30%), Western Europe Related product – cedar leaf oil Pathania V. 2009. Chemical com-
(30%), China (20%), and Japan (7%). Cedar leaf oil is produced from position of hydrodistilled and
The derivative products produced the ends of branches and adherent solvent volatiles extracted from
after processing have a more diverse leaves. It is a common ingredient woodchips of Himalayan Cedrus:
range of markets. in pine and cedar blends, which are Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) Loud.
used in room sprays, talcs, and insecti- Natural Product Communications
The majority of cedar wood oil is cides. It is a component in embalm- 4: 1257-1260.
consumed by the FMCG industry for ing fluids, microscope slide slips, 2. https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/
insect repellents, soaps, air fresheners industrial cleaners, deodorants, pharma- documnts/usda/agib666/
and household detergents. It is ceuticals, cleaning fluids, salves, lini- aib66601.pdf
also used for making ingredients that ments, perfumes, shoe polishes, and 3. https://www.bonfireyoga.com.
find use as flavours & fragrances. soaps. It is used in Vicks Vap-O-Rub, au/events-and-blogs/blog/the-
Apart from these industries, cedar a cold-remedy salve that helps clear best-uses-of-cedarwood-essen-
wood oil is seen being used for the nose and loosen the chest. A tial-oil/
medicinal purposes. rather recent use is in the re-odouris- 4. https://www.beroeinc.com/cate-
ing of sawdust in sawdust logs or in- gory-intelligence/cedar-wood-
American cedarwood oils are pre- stant fire logs. oil-market/

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