Avoca Inc.®, a subsidary of
Pharmachem Laboratories, Inc., was established in 1961 by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and is comprised of three functional areas:
Agronomic Operations
Chemical Plant Operations
Research & Development
The Agronomic Operation includes 2400 acres of land with approzimately 1800 acres under cultivation with Saw Palmetto, Clary Sage and Basil as primary extracted oils.
As a value-added custom extractor, Avoca® is the world's largest supplier of clary sage products to U.S. and European fragrance companies that sell fixatives. Located on 2,400 acres in Merry Hill, N.C., Avoca® has been a major supplier of raw materials to the fragrance industry and is recognized around the world as a well-established, financially secure business for nearly 40 years.
Avoca® offers our clients three areas of strength through experience with agronomic operations, chemical plant operations and research and development capabilities. With our experience in all aspects of agronomic research, plant breeding and horticulture, as well as contract agricultural production, Avoca® is well positioned to help our clients meet quality and consistency standards that are critical to their success moving forward.
Avoca® is a premier U.S. botanical processing company with the expertise to grind, extract, purify and isolate ingredients to your specifications. As a large agricultural and processing operation, Avoca® provides a stable source of raw materials, expert extraction capabilities and commercial-scale processing facilities.
Avoca® can collaborate with you to develop your products or processes.
Avoca® stands ready, willing and able to work with you to develop new products for the dietary supplement industry. Our ability to produce high quality bulk ingredients, combined with your expertise in manufacturing and marketing the finished product, could lead to the next great American dietary supplement. In addition, Avoca® is evaluating proprietary processes and technologies that may improve upon the product, such as higher yields and greater levels of purification than our competitors, and will pursue patent protection of this technology.