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International Flavors & Fragrances

A flavour and fragrance company formed in 1958 when the Dutch firm Polak & Schwarz merged with van Ameringen-Haebler; listed on the New York Stock Exchange today.

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A patent of 1975 assigned to the company covers one isomer of octahydrotetramethyl acetonaphthone, the material on this site’s records as Iso E Super.

The record

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Name
International Flavors & Fragrances
documented

Our common stock is principally traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “IFF.”

SEC-IFF-10K · International Flavors & Fragrances Inc · read 2026-10-08

the company’s own annual report (Form 10-K) for 2025

confidence A

Kind
aroma-chemical company
house classification

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the grouping on /houses: what the firm was chiefly known for in the sources read

confidence B

Founded
1958 (year)
documented

In 1958 it merged with Van Ameringen-Haebler, Incorporated

PENN-POLAK-SCHWARZ · Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia · read 2026-10-08

said of N. V. Polak & Schwarz; the finding aid goes on: the merger formed IFF

confidence A

Founders
not on record
Places
  • New York (principal executive offices, 521 West 57th Street) (headquarters)
    documented

    Our principal executive offices are located at 521 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019

    SEC-IFF-10K · International Flavors & Fragrances Inc · read 2026-10-08

    confidence A

Documented work
  • Iso E Super · a patent on one isomer of octahydrotetramethyl acetonaphthone, assigned to the company (US 3,929,677, 1975)
    documented

    Application filed by International Flavors and Fragrances Inc

    PAT-US3929677 · Patent US 3,929,677 · read 2026-10-08

    the patent names the compound by its chemical name only; the record links the molecule whose chemical name it is

    confidence A

What it became
  • formed from N. V. Polak & Schwarz, a Dutch company of 1889, and van Ameringen-Haebler (1958)
    documented

    N. V. Polak & Schwarz's Flavor Factories was a Dutch company founded in 1889.

    PENN-POLAK-SCHWARZ · Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia · read 2026-10-08

    confidence A

Today
a listed company: its common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker IFF), per its annual report for 2025 (checked 2026-10-08)
documented

Our common stock is principally traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “IFF.”

SEC-IFF-10K · International Flavors & Fragrances Inc · read 2026-10-08

confidence A

Wikidata
Q1666568
documented

"qid": "Q1666568"

WD-1 · Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) · read 2026-09-30

the Wikidata item read for this house (its English label: International Flavors & Fragrances)

confidence A

Sources

  1. PAT-US3929677 · Patent US 3,929,677: Perfume compositions and perfume articles containing one isomer of an octahydrotetramethyl acetonaphthone (publ. 1975-12-30). Read on Google Patents (USPTO document). patents.google.com/patent/US3929677A/en · read 2026-10-08 · no licence stated (quoted, not reproduced)
  2. PENN-POLAK-SCHWARZ · Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia. N. V. Polak & Schwarz's Flavor Factories materials (finding aid, Philadelphia Area Archives). findingaids.library.upenn.edu/records/SCIHIST_20… · read 2026-10-08 · no licence stated (quoted, not reproduced)
  3. SEC-IFF-10K · International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR). www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/0000051253… · read 2026-10-08 · no licence stated (a filing on the U.S. SEC’s EDGAR system; the text is the company’s own) (quoted, not reproduced)
  4. WD-1 · Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation): the items named on each record (each statement read with its references), read 2026-09-30. www.wikidata.org · read 2026-09-30 · CC0 1.0

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this record as data: /data/house/iff.json · version 1 · updated 2026-10-08 · confidence B