INTRODUCTION Tropical Bioessence Sdn. Bhd. (TBESB) began as Research-Develoment- Commercial operation in March 2005 at Melaka Institute of Biotechnology. We have grown steadily for over a year become a major supplier extracts in the booming natural products industry, aromatherapy especially. Currently we are the major supplier in Malaysia for essential oil, essential oil-based products and also herbal extracts. This outstanding performance throughout the years reflects our close harmony with both industry trends and the values of natural products consumers. TBESB has demonstrated a strong business growth. The business was originally structured as a producer of essential oil and herbal extracts to end user. However with the great demand of natural product especially in aromatherapy products, TBESB now has several distributor and marketer in order to fulfill the demand. The most sustained and dramatic success with product expansion has been in the area of aromatherapy. Early in history, TBESB accommodate its customer by buying bulk quantity of essential oils, blending and rebottling them in 10ml and 100ml bottles. This line grew steadily as the concept and practice of aromatherapy became increasingly popular in Malaysia. In an effort to meet as many customer requests as possible, TBESB expanded its nature of business, as a manufacturer of essential oils and few lines of essential oil-base products with added many uncommon herbs and spices oil. To realize the vision, in June 2006, with the assist of Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) TBESB has rent 5, 300 sq. ft factory to build commercial essential oil and herbal extract plants. As a result, TBESB started their full commercial scale extraction by January 2007. Company�s Vision To be an international leadership in production, value adding and marketing of essential oil, herbal and medicinal plant extracts. Company�s mission 1. To produce standard quality essential oil, herbal and medicinal products suitable for both local and international market. 2. To promote awareness and understanding of markets on essential oil, herbal and medicinal products to end-user as multi purpose home usage. 3. Improving continues effort on R&D in order to foster efficient industry development on essential oils and herbal extracts. 4. Encouraging the development of new crops and products to take advantage of market opportunities. 5. Improving yield and quality through technological advances. TBESB will focus on products that have good market potential. Strategic alliance with R&D institutions will enable the organization control its manufacturing efficiency in production by improving extraction process, value adding, implementing quality assurance and control programs to guarantee consistency of quality. We at TBESB believe in giving the best products and services to our customers. COMPANY PROFILE a. Name Of Company - Tropical Bioessence Sdn Bhd. b. Company Registration Number - 683554-V c. Date of Incorporation - 8 March 2005 d. Registered Address - Suite 3-2, Aras 3, Menara MITC, Jalan Konvensyen, Kompleks MITC, 75450 Melaka e. Operation Address - Factory No. ST 519, Jalan Tunas Baru, Seksyen ¼, Kawasan Perindustrian Masjid Tanah MIEL, 78300 Masjid Tanah, Melaka g. Marketing Address Tropical Bioessence Marketing, No 88 Jalan TU2, Taman Tasik Utama, Hang Tuah Jaya, 75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka, Malaysia. Phone : +606-2324188 Fax : +606-2323887 h. email and homepage of company email: ***** Website : ***** i. Equity Structure: Authorized Capital : RM100, 000.00 Paid-Up Capital : RM100, 000.00 PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT The company has a well equipped manufacturing unit with state-of-the-art technology. The various unit operations are carried out using mechanized technology, eliminating human handling operations to a great extent. This ensures uniformity in production, avoid contamination and affirms reproducibility and consistency of products from batch to batch. The production facility contains steam distillation with capacity 200kg per day, multipurpose extractor, water extractor, spray dryer, oven dryer, milling, blending and bottling equipment. CAPACITY a) Essential oil : 200kg raw material per day with total 300L essential oil per annum b) Pure Herbal extracts : i) water based with 300L per day with 1200 kg per annum c) Aromatherapy handmade soap : 1000pcs per day PRODUCTS Essential Oil Products: 1) Pure Essential Oil 2) Blended Essential Oil 3) Aromatherapy Massage Oil ESSENTIAL OIL AND HERBAL BASED PRODUCTS I. Aromatherapy Soap a. Rectangular shape (100g) II. Foot and Bath Salts III. Therapeutic grade massage oils IV. Aromatherapy Hair & Body Shampoo (250ml) V. Body & Hand Lotion (tba) VI. Body Scrub (tba) VII. Beauty Products (tba) QUALITY TBESB Quality Control laboratory is well equipped with modern analytical instruments such as Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry, refractive index and specific gravity. Our quality management and quality assurance policy ensures reliability and assures that enquiries and orders are given prime importance and are dealt wisely in a systematic and timely manner DT 500 Steam Distillers DTS250 Multipurpose extraction system with solvent recovery system LP5 Spray Dryer Oven with Hot Air Circulation Raw material supply: In order to have enough and continuously supply of raw material, TBESB has done some contract farming with government agencies and individual who are capable and have strength in financial aspect. Currently we have practiced INTERGRATION SYSTEM where our contract farmers will growth planting material which originated from tissue culture techniques. This planting material will be supplied by Invitro Tech Sdn. Bhd. Our company will buy back the material from the farmers. Therefore, this system will provide win-win situation to the plant supplier, farmer and approximately our company. This system will promise the continuity and reliable supply of raw material. CONTRACT AND SERVICES 1.1 TBESB also offers contract manufacturing of; 1.1.1 Essential oil 1.1.2 Blended oil 1.1.3 Massage oil 1.1.4 Essential oil-based liquid hand soap 1.1.5 Essential oil-based shower gel and shampoo 1.2 TBESB also offer contract services for ; 1.2.1 Extraction of essential oil 1.2.2 Blending oil and bottling 1.2.3 Extraction of herbal extracts COLLABORATIONS 1) MELAKA INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY I. Product&＃039;s production method and protocol II. Research and development for product proving evidence III. Product testing for quality assurance and quality control