Sanicula Co LLC is a producer of essential oils on the territory of Serbia. We have been fulfilling our primary agricultural production on ~300 ha, of which 224 ha has the organic certificate. The primary agricultural production is being carried through on the territory of municipality of Paraćin, as well as Boljevac and Doljevac. Sanicula is equipped with three distilleries in total, when combined they acquire processing capacity of 150 t of biomass. The overall production goal on the annual level is 10 t of essential oils.

Sanicula Co LLC has a completely circular process of production; from the manufacturing of reproductive material to the foundation of plantations, the use of own mechanization for the purposes of preparation of the soil, planting, treatment, maintenance of planted surfaces, harvest of healthful herbs and treatment of biomass that becomes the essential oils.

By processing the rest of the biomass after the distillation, a new by-product emerges, which is bio pellet. It is used in its own operation of distillation. Ash, as a residue made by burning the bio pellet, is used as an organic fertilizer.

When the “Innovative approach to production of pellet out of curative herbs from plantations” project was effectuated after the distillation, the strategy for management of principles of sustainable development was being affirmed through lowering the carbon-dioxide emissions into the atmosphere, implementing the concept of “zero waste”, which endeavors completely eliminating the waste from the process of production, so we can apply modern ecological innovations to function as an example of social responsibility and environmental protection.

The information on this page was provided by Sanicula Co doo Gornja Mutnica on Mar 28, 2024