Camphene Price Trend

Procurement Resource provides latest prices of Camphene. Each price database is tied to a user-friendly graphing tool dating back to 2014, which provides a range of functionalities: configuration of price series over user defined time period; comparison of product movements across countries; customisation of price currencies and unit; extraction of price data as excel files to be used offline.

Chart Description: 

Procurement Resource provides prices of Camphene for several regions around the globe, which are as follows:

• North America
• South America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Middle East
• Africa

About Camphene:

Camphene, a bicyclic monoterpene, is a colourless to light yellow crystalline solid with a pine-woody  odour. To say, it has camphor-like odour and camphoraceous taste. It is utilised in small quantity or as a minor constituent in a wide range of essential oils. Camphene is immiscible in water while it is miscible in common organic solvents such as alcohols. 

Chemical Formula of Camphene:

• C₁₀H₁₆

Synonyms:

• 79-92-5
• Comphene
• 6,6-dimethyl-5-methylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptane

Molecular Weight:    

• 136.23 g/mol

Industrial use:

• Manufacture of synthetic camphor
• Cannabis-based creams
• Essential oils
• Salves and lotions
• Adhesives and sealant chemicals
• Intermediates
• Flavour and fragrance agents
• Laundry and dishwashing products
• Paints and coatings
• Personal care products

Production Process:

• Production of Camphene via Catalytic Isomerisation

At a commercial scale, Camphene is generally produced through isomerisation with the help of a catalyst. It is produced from the more common alpha-pinene, which is catalytically isomerised to produce the desired results. 

Suppliers Database:

• Ernesto Ventós, S.A 
• Moellhausen S.p.A.
• Berjé Inc
• Takasago International Corporation
• Toronto Research Chemicals Inc.

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Methodology: 

The displayed pricing data is derived through weighted average purchase price, including contract and spot transactions at the specified locations unless otherwise stated. The information provided comes from the compilation and processing of commercial data officially reported for each nation (i.e. government agencies, external trade bodies, and industry publications).