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- Misitano & Stracuzzi S.p.A. Misitano & Stracuzzi S.p.A. (MS.MI) is an Italy-based company engaged in the production and marketing of citrus essential oils, citrus juices, and aromatic solutions primarily of natural origin for business-to-business customers in the food, beverage, fragrance, perfume, and cosmetics industries; its product portfolio includes bergamot oil, lemon oil, limetta (sweet lime) oil, grapefruit oil, orange oil, mandarin oil, neroli (bitter orange blossom), orange terpenes, lemon terpenes, grapefruit terpenes, bitter orange petitgrains, mandarin petitgrains, lemon petitgrains, blond orange juice, blood orange juice, and lemon juice, along with customized formulations developed to meet specific client needs; the company maintains two production sites in Italy and sources raw materials globally while operating Kosher, Halal, and ISO 14001 certified facilities. Founded in 1922 and headquartered in Messina, Sicily, Misitano & Stracuzzi conducts sales across diverse geographic regions, with net revenues distributed as Italy (7.1%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (38.7%), Americas (43.5%), and Asia/Pacific (10.7%) as of end-2024; it serves professional clients worldwide through proprietary solutions and advanced technological processes for standardization, physical-chemical analysis, and quality control. Recent developments include its July 2024 listing on Euronext Growth Milan, raising €17.7 million (potentially €19.5 million with over-allotment) to support growth; a €3 million loan from Intesa Sanpaolo in 2024 backed by SACE “Garanzia Futuro” for acquiring a new industrial facility in Messina province to expand essential oil and juice production capacity under NRRP initiatives; participation in the LIFE IMPACTO project with partners Dainese, Innovando, Re-Sport, and University of Bologna to develop bio-based solvents from citrus waste for recycling plastics in motorcycle helmets; establishment of Misitano & Stracuzzi USA Corp. in 2016 to strengthen American market presence; appointment of Mohamed Erraji as a key executive in Q3 2025 to drive international growth and innovation; and approval of consolidated half-year results as of June 30, 2024, showing revenues up approximately 9% with improved profitability indicators.