CITROFLOR Essential oils of very high quality HOME COMPANY PRODUCTS QUALITY CONTROL CERTIFICATIONS SUSTEINABILITY CONTACTS RECRUITING Methods of extraction/ Production Units Processing methods used for extracting oils from citrus fruit differ from methods used to extract oils from flowers Methods and equipment are divided into six production lines: Peeling Machines Conveyor Pressing Machine Cold Extraction Citrus products are processed from fresh fruit, which is picked from the fields surrounding our production area. Fruit is processed immediately after being picked in order to preserve the physical, chemical and odour characteristics of the essence. We have three cold extraction production lines: two which use peeling machines (Pelatrice) and another which uses a pressing machine (torchio / sfumatrice). Bergamot Oil is extracted by using the peeling machine (Pelatrice): a special piece of equipment which peels the Bergamot fruit to extract the essence. The peeling machine has a fruit-processing capacity of 4 000 kg/hour. Citroflor owns 35% Bergamot Oil market share. Vacuum Extraction Concret Production Absolute Production Molecular Distillation Steam Distillation Volatile Solvant Extraction and Vacuum Distillation Vacuum Extraction This production method uses a distiller to extract different oil fractions. Our vacuum extraction line allows us to produce colourless, furocoumarin-free and terpeneless products from Bergamot, Lemon and Mandarin Oils. Steam Distillation This production method uses a distiller to extract essential oils from flowers and leaves. We use this particular type of extraction to produce our neroli and petitgrain oils. Volatile Solvant Extraction and Vacuum Distillation This method uses a distiller for the production of broom and jasmine flower concretes. Absolute extraction Concretes are obtained by the aforementioned production process, and then re-processed to extract jasmine and broom Absolutes. Molecular Distillation Citroflor pays close attention to new market trends and operates in full compliance with EU regulations regarding consumer health and safety. Our focus on innovation has led us to invest in a piece of cutting edge technology: the Molecular Distillation Unit. The MDU processes raw materials at low operating temperatures under strong vacuum conditions, permitting the finished product to maintain its original characteristics with the advantage of producing a colourless, furocoumarine-free oil. (Italiano) Copyright © 2016 CITROFLOR | Citroflor Srl Contrada Vivo 89030 Condofuri Marina - Reggio Calabria - Italy P.IVA IT01234140802 All Rights Reserved © all right reserved - powered by Bustles & Gaetano Partinico We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More