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Citronella oil, also known as vanilla oil or male oil, is an essential oil obtained by distilling the semi-dried whole grass of lemongrass by water vapor. Citronella oil is a clear liquid from pale yellow to light brownish yellow in appearance, with a strong pepper aroma similar to lemongrass enzyme. The main components of citronellon oil are citronellal, geraniol, limonene, citronellol, α-olive alcohol, etc., of which citronellal, citronellol is an effective natural ingredient of insecticides, in recent years, with the enhancement of residents' health awareness, plant-derived repellents, toxic agents have become one of the development trends of mosquito control, and the market demand for citronella oil has gradually increased.
In addition to the field of insecticides, citronella oil is also widely used in daily chemical products, medicine, chemicals, and food and other fields, in the chemical field, citronella oil can be used to extract citronellal, for the synthesis of hydroxy citronellal, geraniol and menthol and other products; in the field of daily chemical products, citronella oil can be used to prepare soap, detergents, shampoos, soap fragrances, etc.; in the field of medicine, citronella oil has the effect of relieving muscles, vitality, anti-inflammatory, sterilization, pain relief, etc., for the prevention and treatment of fungal infections, abdominal and headache, cold and wet pain, Respiratory tract infections, congestion and pain.
According to the "2021-2025 Citronella Oil Industry In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Recommendation Report" released by the New Thought Industry Research Center, as a tropical spice, citronella oil originates mainly in subtropical regions, and China's citronella oil is mainly produced in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. Citronella oil production capacity and raw material distribution is similar, globally, citronella oil production capacity is mainly concentrated in Southeast Asia, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, India and Sri Lanka and other regions, with the development of domestic manufacturing, China has gradually become the world's main producer and exporter of citronella oil.
Spices with citronella oil mainly includes Javanese species, Sri Lankan species two varieties, due to the Javanese species of citronella oil aldehyde content and total alcohol content is higher than the Sri Lankan species of lemongrass oil, the current global mainly to plant Javanese lemongrass oil, China is the world's Javanese species of lemongrass oil planting, export and consumption of large countries. Citronella oil technical barriers, capital barriers are low, the number of enterprises in the industry is more, the market is relatively scattered, the current domestic lemongrass oil main production enterprises include Jiangxi Hengcheng Natural Spice Oil Co., Ltd., Anhui Jubang Spice Co., Ltd., Yunnan Huaxiangyuan Spice Co., Ltd., Yunnan Tianhu Essential Oil, Nanchang Yangpu Natural Flavor Co., Ltd., Yunnan Guorun Spice Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and so on.
Citronella oil
New Thinking industry analysts said that citronella oil is widely used in the field, involving medicine, food, daily chemicals and pesticides and other fields, with the release of downstream market demand, as well as the enhancement of residents' health awareness, The scale of China's citronella oil market has gradually expanded. Citronella oil production capacity distribution and raw material distribution is similar, China's citronella oil production capacity is mainly concentrated in Yunnan region, in recent years, with the continuous optimization of the production process, China's citronella oil production capacity has been improved, China has also become the world's main producer and exporter of citronella oil.