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Family distiller since 2017

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Indian & Australian sandalwood · Distilled in Vietnam · B2B global supply

Preserving the ancient traditions of Indian sandalwood, delivering precision, quality and reliability.

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Indian and Australian sandalwood oils in laboratory glassware, resting on sandalwood logs
Cross-sections of sandalwood showing the heartwood
Annual output
3.5–4 tof oil distilled each year
Stills
5 stillsdedicated to sandalwood
Testing
Every batchprofiled by GC-FID before release
Standard
ISO gradefor every oil we produce

Who we are

A family distiller dedicated to sandalwood

Founded in 2017, supplying sandalwood essential oil to B2B customers worldwide.

Marigold Global Resources is a family business built on decades of Indian sandalwood savoir-faire. We work with two species grown in Australia, Indian sandalwood from managed plantations and Australian sandalwood under wild-collection licence. We distil them at our own facility in Vietnam and supply sandalwood essential oil to B2B customers across India, the United Kingdom, France, Spain and China.

Sandalwood carries a heavy history: over-harvesting, murky supply chains, adulteration. We built Marigold to be the opposite of that.

A Marigold craftsman desapping a sandalwood log by hand with a mallet
Desapping by hand, the traditional Indian way.

Three core pillars

What we stand on, from the tree to the drum.

01

Heritage & Expertise

Decades of Indian sandalwood savoir-faire. Desapping by hand, the traditional Indian method. Heartwood only in the still. Our method 02

Quality & Process

Dedicated runs per species, a lab on site, a GC-FID profile on every batch before release. Process and lab 03

Reliability & Service

Long-term supply partners, a 2-year wood stock buffer, a European point of contact. Supply and certifications

Source

Two species. Two very different stories. Both fully traceable.

We work with sandalwood from Australia, the most tightly regulated sandalwood jurisdiction in the world. Every kilo that enters our facility arrives with documentation: species, origin, harvest licence, and chain of custody.

Stack of desapped Santalum album heartwood logs

Indian Sandalwood

Santalum album

Plantation grown. Australia. Zero wild harvest.

The species that built sandalwood's reputation, and nearly lost it. Wild S. album is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. That is exactly why we don't touch it. Our S. album comes from managed plantations in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, established specifically to take pressure off wild populations.

  • ~95% sourced through Quintis Sandalwood Pty Ltd, the world's largest Indian sandalwood plantation operator, via our commercial partner Smith Agri International Pty Ltd
  • ~5% from licensed independent cutters working with private landowners, each managing their own regulatory licensing

How trees are selected

Plantation trees are harvested on maturity, when heartwood development and oil profile reach specification. Selection is made by the plantation operator on a managed rotation, not on demand pressure.

What happens to the land

Harvested plantation blocks are rotated into other agricultural production (wheat, cotton, vegetables) as part of the landholder's crop cycle. It is working farmland, managed as such.

Sandalwood logs with bark beside desapped heartwood

Australian Sandalwood

Santalum spicatum

Licensed wild collection. Four seedlings replanted for every tree taken.

S. spicatum grows across the Western Australian rangelands and is classified Least Concern by the IUCN. Wild collection is permitted, but only under strict licence.

The licence condition is simple and non-negotiable: four seedlings replanted for every tree harvested. Regeneration isn't a marketing line here. It is a legal condition of supply.

4seedlings replanted for every tree harvested

At a glance

SpeciesIndianSantalum albumAustralianSantalum spicatum
Common nameIndian SandalwoodAustralian Sandalwood
OriginNT & WA, AustraliaWA, Australia
SourcePlantationLicensed wild collection
IUCN statusVulnerableLeast Concern
CITESNot listedNot listed
RegenerationManaged plantation rotation4 seedlings per tree harvested

The partners we work with

We don't buy on the spot market. We work through long-term supply relationships with a small, known group of partners. Every supplier goes through:

  • A due diligence questionnaire covering legality, labour practices, environmental management and Access & Benefit Sharing
  • Documented harvest authorisation: plantation records or wild-collection licence
  • Ongoing monitoring against our supplier KPIs, with corrective actions tracked to closure

Heritage & expertise

Desapping. By hand, the old way.

Sapwood carries almost no santalol. Separating it cleanly from heartwood is the single decision that sets the ceiling on final oil quality.

We do it in Vietnam, in our own facility, by hand, using the traditional Indian method of desapping.

No machine reads a log the way a trained hand does. A blade follows the grain, the sapwood comes away, and what goes into the still is heartwood and nothing else. It is slower. It is more expensive. It is also the reason our yields and our santalol figures hold up.

A craftsman splitting sandalwood by hand
A craftsman working a sandalwood log at the bench
Facility
3,000sqm facility
Stills
5dedicated stills
Cycle
8–10day distillation cycles
Runs
27distillations a year
Output
3.5–4 toil output a year

Distillation

Steam distillation. Separate batches. Always.

  • MethodLow-pressure steam distillation
  • StillsFive dedicated stills
  • StandardEvery grade produced meets ISO specification
Two team members checking a still
Loading sandalwood into a still

Segregation

Segregation is the control that matters

Both species run through the same facility, so keeping them apart is our most important protocol.

  1. 01

    Dedicated runs per species

    S. album and S. spicatum are never distilled together, and never in the same run.

  2. 02

    Full equipment cleandown

    Between species changeovers, following documented protocol.

  3. 03

    Unique batch coding

    From raw material intake through to finished drum, every batch traceable to its consignment and origin.

  4. 04

    GC-FID verification

    Confirms species identity before release. If the profile doesn't match, the batch doesn't ship.

Lab

We test in-house, on every batch, before anything leaves.

Sandalwood is one of the most adulterated essential oils on the market. Our answer is a lab on site and a chromatogram in every file.

What we test

Every batch is profiled by GC-FID before release. Species identity is confirmed chromatographically, not assumed from the paperwork.

GC-FID chromatogram results on the lab computer Laboratory glassware with sandalwood oil A lab technician filtering sandalwood oil A bottle of sandalwood oil beside a flask

Ships with every order

  • Certificate of Analysis (CoA) with batch number
  • MSDS
  • SDS
  • GC-FID chromatogram

Available on request

  • Certificate of Origin
  • Allergen declaration
  • Palm oil declaration
  • Food grade declaration
  • Natural origin declaration
  • California Proposition 65 declaration
  • CMR declaration
  • Traceability documentation, batch back to origin
  • Halal & Kosher declarations
  • IFRA statement
  • BSE & TSE declaration
  • GMO declaration
  • Continuing Product Guarantee

We provide other product regulatory documents too.

Products

Our oils

Two species, two signatures. Both ISO grade.

Marigold Indian sandalwood oil in an amber bottle beside a flask Labelled aluminium bottles of sandalwood oil

Indian Sandalwood Oil

Santalum album

Warm, creamy, long-lasting. The classic sandalwood signature.

Specification, Indian Sandalwood Oil
Botanical nameSantalum album L.
OriginAustralia, plantation grown
Part usedHeartwood & roots
MethodSteam distillation (double distilled)
StandardISO grade
Total santalolsISO grade
α-santalol41–55%
β-santalol16–24%
CAS84787-70-2
ApplicationsFine fragrancePersonal careAromatherapyIncense

Australian Sandalwood Oil

Santalum spicatum

Drier, brighter, more resinous. A distinct character in its own right, not a substitute.

Specification, Australian Sandalwood Oil
Botanical nameSantalum spicatum (R.Br.) A.DC.
OriginAustralia, licensed wild collection
Part usedHeartwood & roots
MethodSteam distillation (double distilled)
StandardISO grade
Total santalols15–30%
CAS8024-35-9
ApplicationsFine fragrancePersonal careAromatherapyIncense
Request specification & sample

Also from our stills

Co-products and bespoke runs, on request.

Reliability & service

Supply security & service

Two years of wood, oil in stock, and someone in Europe to talk to.

We hold a two-year wood stock buffer and 300 to 500 kg of oil on hand, through long-term relationships with a small, known group of suppliers. Buyers deal with a European point of contact, and get the responsiveness of a family business rather than the lead times of a large industrial player.

Wood stock
2 yearswood stock buffer
Oil stock
300–500 kgoil stock on hand
Sourcing
Long-termsupply partners, no spot market buying
Contact
Europea direct point of contact
Aluminium drums of sandalwood oil in stock

Certifications & compliance

Proof, not promises.

Sandalwood carries a heavy history. Over-harvesting, murky supply chains, adulteration. We built Marigold to be the opposite of that, and we hold ourselves to independent standards so you don't have to take our word for it.

UEBTUnion for Ethical BioTrade

UEBT is the benchmark for companies sourcing ingredients from nature. It examines everything: biodiversity, fair supplier relationships, working conditions, community benefit, and legal compliance under the Nagoya Protocol.

Membership isn't a badge you buy. It's a verified system, reviewed by UEBT and improved year on year.

Status: membership in progress

Our roadmap

  1. CompleteFoundationEthical sourcing policy, supplier code of conduct, human rights and labour policies
  2. CompleteRisk mappingFull risk register across our sourcing base: biodiversity, cultivation and wild collection, human rights, community well-being, governance
  3. CompleteSupplier due diligenceQuestionnaires, traceability records and Access & Benefit Sharing documentation across our supply base
  4. OperatingMonitoring & evaluationKPI tracking, supplier monitoring, corrective action management
  5. OngoingContinuous improvementAnnual review, targets, third-party verification

EcoVadis

EcoVadis Committed badge

Status: committed

EcoVadis assesses sustainability performance across environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. It is the standard most of our international customers already use to screen their own supply chains, which means our data plugs straight into their reporting.

Food safety & product compliance

We operate a HACCP / HARPC plan covering our production process, and maintain a full declaration set for regulated markets:

  • Halal & Kosher declarations
  • IFRA statement
  • BSE & TSE declaration
  • GMO declaration
  • Continuing Product Guarantee
  • California Proposition 65 declaration
  • CMR declaration

If your compliance team needs it, we almost certainly already have it on file.

Product standard

Every grade we produce meets ISO specification.

Not a marketing grade. Not a house grade. The published international standard for each species.

Marigold team members at work on a still
A Marigold lab technician at work
A Marigold craftsman desapping sandalwood

Our people

The people who make the oil are on permanent contracts.

  • Annual employment contracts

    For our whole production team

  • Guaranteed 13th-month salary

    Twelve months plus a full month's salary as bonus

  • Above the regional minimum

    Wages set above the statutory minimum for our province

  • Health insurance covered

    For every employee

  • A 5-day paid holiday each year

    In Vietnam, for employees and their families

  • Every birthday celebrated

    For every employee

Skilled hand work deserves stable employment. That is not a policy we wrote for an audit.

The plant itself

We are investing in the facility, not just the product.

Both projects are targeted for completion ahead of IFEAT 2026.

  • Wastewater filtration upgrade

    Improving treatment of distillation condensate and process water.

  • Biomass boiler conversion

    Converting our boiler burner to waste-wood biomass fuel, with new stainless steel pipeline installation, cutting fossil fuel dependency in the highest-energy part of our process.

The Marigold facility in Long Hau Industrial Park, Vietnam

Talk to us.

We work with fragrance houses, cosmetic manufacturers and traders who need sandalwood they can document: to their customers, their auditors, and their own sustainability reporting.

Tell us what you need and we will send specifications, a current GC-FID profile, and a sample.

European point of contact

contact@marigoldgrco.com