Mr Chan Koon Wing is the last continuing to be certified business grower of Agarwood in Hong Kong SAR, a 3rd generation Aloeswood farmer known in your area as “The Hong Kong King of Aromatic wood called Agarwood/ Aloeswood”.
Asia Plantation Capital (APC) is happy to announce a joint venture with Mr Chan to aid secure his existing trees, plant more trees and broaden his plantation plus develop a small visitor centre and develop longer term business chances.
Asia Plantation Capital is the biggest commercial grower of agarwood trees in Southeast Asia; manufacturers of natural and sustainable oud oils for the worldwide scent market, medical and incense markets. Robert Timmermans, Special Projects Consultant at Asia Plantation Capital clarified that Hong Kong means “Fragrant Harbour” translated to English.
At first Asia Plantation Capital is supplying extra management, security, financing and labour to assist Mr Chan keep and manage his plantations and to protect the trees from theft, which at anywhere from US$ 500 to US$ 1,000 for an individual tree is a big problem! Asia Plantation Capital will certainly likewise be developing a tree-nursery and small visitor centre to describe plantations and display agarwood and its end makes use of. Stage Two will see the installation of Hong Kong’s first agarwood distillery in over a century, utilizing the newest innovative systems established by the Asia Plantation Capital agroforestry group in Thailand to process Aloeswood into Oud oil. The oil produced at this distillery will be made use of to create a restricted edition Hong Kong Fragrance by Fragrance Du Bois directed by among the leading “noses” on the planet of fine scent, Francois Merle, a 5th Generation French perfumer from the worldwide perfume capital of Grasse.
In 2012, CNN priced quote 55 years of age Mr Chan “My grandpa was the one in the family who began planting these incense trees back then, when I was a young child I followed him up in the hillsides to assist. Now I see a great deal of incense trees in Hong Kong have actually been logged, so I wish to maintain them.” Combining a 5th generation perfumer with a 3rd generation agarwood/ Aloeswood grower Asia Plantation Capital felt was a natural choice, and maybe another World First in helping showcase the centuries of tradition included.
Asia Plantation Capital sees this joint endeavor as part of their long term dedication to guarantee the artisan traditions of growing agarwood & incense trees does not go out and actually continues to thrive along with business plantations. In 2009, Asia Plantation Capital reestablished agarwood to Sri Lanka where it had actually been completely eliminated by high need from the Middle East and Chinese markets. Now 4 years later, the trees are growing and other plantation operators in Sri Lanka are following the Asia Plantation Capital lead, even working locally with Asia Plantation Capital specialists as a source of knowledge and advice to develop their own plantations.
Till the early 20th Century, Hong Kong was known throughout the world as “The Fragrant Harbour”. It is the ambition of Asia Plantation Capital and Mr Chan, along with his 2 boys, and with the help of.
Fragrance Du Bois, to restore his family name and Fragrant Harbour image back to Hong Kong, safeguarding its heritage for future generations. Re-establishing its rightful place in exactly what is now a worldwide market with an estimated annual value someplace in between US$ 6 and US$ 12 billion.