--- title: SACMAR and ECSA Chemicals celebrate over half a century of success side by side description: SACMAR and ECSA Chemicals celebrate over 50 years of successful partnership, showcasing growth, trust, and shared history in the essential oils and fragrances industry. image: https://blog.ecsa-chemicals.ch/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/01_Sacmar_Foto-di-gruppo-850x600-1-Jun-06-2025-07-36-25-6723-AM.jpg --- ### Select your language [Deutsch](https://blog.ecsa-chemicals.ch/de/sacmar-und-ecsa-feiern-ueber-ein-halbes-jahrhundert-erfolg)  |  [Français](https://blog.ecsa-chemicals.ch/fr/sacmar-et-ecsa-celebrent-plus-dun-demi-siecle-de-succes-cote-a-cote)  |  [Italiano](https://blog.ecsa-chemicals.ch/it/sacmar-e-ecsa-festeggiano-oltre-mezzo-secolo-di-successi-fianco-a-fianco) [![ecsa chemicals](https://blog.ecsa-chemicals.ch/hubfs/ECSA_Chemicals_April2025/Images/logo.svg) ![ecsa chemicals](https://blog.ecsa-chemicals.ch/hubfs/ECSA_Chemicals_April2025/Images/logo-sticky.svg)](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/) - [Industrial Chemicals](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/industrial-chemicals/) - [Pharma & Nutrition](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/pharma-nutrition/) - [Flavours & Fragrances](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/flavours-fragrances/) - [Cosmetics & Detergents](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/cosmetics-detergents/) - [Content Hub](https://blog-chemicals.ecsa.ch/en/ecsa-chemicals) - [About us](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/about-us/) En - En - Products - [Industrial Chemicals](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/industrial-chemicals/) - [Pharma & Nutrition](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/pharma-nutrition/) - [Flavours & Fragrances](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/flavours-fragrances/) - [Cosmetics & Detergents](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/cosmetics-detergents/) - [Content Hub](https://blog-chemicals.ecsa.ch/en/ecsa-chemicals) - About us - [ECSA world](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/about-us/the-ecsa-world/) - [Certifications & Quality](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/about-us/quality-and-certifications/) - [Security & environment](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/about-us/safety-and-the-environment/) - [Infrastuctures logistics & services](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/about-us/infrastructure-logistics-and-services/) - [Career](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/about-us/career/) - [We Are ECSA](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/about-us/we-are-ecsa/) - [Catalogs](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/catalogues/) Follow us This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. Search - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # SACMAR and ECSA celebrate over half a century of success side by side - [Home](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/) - [Content Hub - Ecsa chemicals](https://blog.ecsa-chemicals.ch/en) - SACMAR and ECSA celebrate over half a century of success side by side 16 February 2021 Today we present the story of one of ECSA Chemicals' longest running and most successful partnerships: a story of trust, entrepreneurial growth and success. The story of **[SACMAR](https://sacmar.it/?lang=it) and [ECSA](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/)** [![Employees posing together inside an industrial laboratory with various metal machinery.](https://blog.ecsa-chemicals.ch/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Sacmar_Storia-Jun-06-2025-08-02-45-6790-AM.jpg?width=800&height=568&name=Sacmar_Storia-Jun-06-2025-08-02-45-6790-AM.jpg)](https://blog.ecsa-chemicals.ch/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Sacmar_Storia-Jun-06-2025-08-02-45-6790-AM.jpg) **[Sacmar](https://sacmar.it/?lang=it)** was founded in 1947 thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit of Ernesto Sacerdote. The business began as a simple activity which sold invaluable Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) oil which was distilled in Piedmont and then sold in Lombardy. In a short time, the business grew and Sacmar evolved into a transformation and processing company. [![White Sacmar jar with a purple plant drawn in the center.](https://blog.ecsa-chemicals.ch/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Sotto-piccola_cut-1-uai-720x688-1-Jun-06-2025-08-02-29-3986-AM.jpg?width=320&height=306&name=Sotto-piccola_cut-1-uai-720x688-1-Jun-06-2025-08-02-29-3986-AM.jpg)](https://blog.ecsa-chemicals.ch/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Sotto-piccola_cut-1-uai-720x688-1-Jun-06-2025-08-02-29-3986-AM.jpg) In the following decades, Sacmar forged partnerships with the growers thus occupying themselves directly with the second distillation – also known as rectification. The company then increased its catalogue of products to [become one of Italy’s leading companies](https://sacmar.it/), opening its new production plant in Settimo Milanese in the 1990s which has recently been enlarged and renovated. At the moment Sacmar produces and sells [fragrances, essential oils, natural extracts, and flavoring](https://sacmar.it/products/) for the food and personal care product industries. Sacmar and ECSA share not only principles and successes but also a common history. Both are successful family businesses founded by men with entrepreneurial courage: Sacmar now in its third generation, ECSA in its fourth.   | [![Italian invoice from the company Centonze from 1963 with stamps, data, and postage stamps.](https://blog.ecsa-chemicals.ch/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/fattura_pages-to-jpg-0001-848x1200-4.jpg?width=400&height=566&name=fattura_pages-to-jpg-0001-848x1200-4.jpg)](https://blog.ecsa-chemicals.ch/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/fattura_pages-to-jpg-0001-Jun-06-2025-08-02-30-4920-AM.jpg) | [![Old Sacmar invoice from 1964 with red text, stamps, and amounts.](https://blog.ecsa-chemicals.ch/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/centonze_pages-to-jpg-0001-848x1200-4.jpg?width=400&height=566&name=centonze_pages-to-jpg-0001-848x1200-4.jpg)](https://blog.ecsa-chemicals.ch/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/centonze_pages-to-jpg-0001-Jun-06-2025-08-02-32-6081-AM.jpg) | | --- | --- | | **Fattura 29 Novembre 1963** | **Fattura 17 Luglio 1964** |   The collaboration was born between the founder of Sacmar, Ernesto Sacerdote, and the former CEO of ECSA, Emanuele Centonze. Specifically, the partnership focuses on the supply of [Eucalyptol](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/product/mp-031344-2/), [Anethole](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/product/mp-026100-2/) and [Orange](https://ecsa-chemicals.ch/en/product/mp-030437-2/), mainly processed by ECSA Italia under the direct responsibility of Raffaella Cattaneo.   *“The collaboration with Sacmar represents a point of reference for us.* *In addition to business, we are bound by a deep friendship and trust cultivated over the many years of sharing.* *I often work with Mrs. Marzia Sacerdote and with her son, Ruben Francot, for whom I have deep esteem.* *I am sure that our collaboration is destined to continue over the years and to make the two companies stronger and more successful. "* ![Raffaella Cattaneo, director of ECSA Italy.](https://blog.ecsa-chemicals.ch/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Raffaella-Cattaneo-sola-Jun-06-2025-08-23-15-5272-AM.jpg?width=100&height=116&name=Raffaella-Cattaneo-sola-Jun-06-2025-08-23-15-5272-AM.jpg) Raffaella Cattaneo ECSA Italia Director   Do you want to start your collaboration with ECSA? 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