Heffner Oil

All six Guaiac Wood essential oil distillation lines in the new factory were operated simultaneously on 21-December-24 marking the start of full production.   This is a major milestone after 15 months of construction.  Over 100 kg of essential oil were produced in this first run.  Thanks to all our workers and supporters for making it possible.   […]

  We are pleased to receive industrial engineering students from the Universidad Nacional del Chaco Austral in our new essential oil factory on 15-November-24.  Waldo Heffner described the process of making Guaiac wood essential oil and how his experience in process engineering enabled creating an efficient extraction process.  We thank the University for its good

  We are pleased to receive chemical engineering students from the Universidad Nacional del Chaco Austral in our new essential oil factory on 31-October-24.  Waldo Heffner described the process of making Guaiac wood essential oil and how his training as a chemical engineer enabled him to develop the necessary processes.  We thank the University for

We are pleased to receive students from the Escuela Tecnica of Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena in our new essential oil factory on 30-October-24.  Waldo Heffner described the process of making Guaiac wood essential oil and how his training as a chemical engineer enabled him to develop the necessary processes.  

Sean Rooney who is a partner in Heffner Oil SRL was interviewed by Forbes Argentina magazine published on 18-October-24.  Rooney talked about his investments in Argentina and highlighted his support for Heffner OIl.  Rooney has been a regular visitor to the new factory and collaborator with Waldo Heffner for development of products and markets.   https://www.forbesargentina.com/money/fue-presidente-shell-creo-fondo-apostar-pymes-argentinas-compro-una-areas-maduras-ypf-n60921

First production of Guaiac Wood essential oil from the new factory was achieved on 9-October-24.   After 15 months of construction the furnace was stoked and steam was generated successfully.  One of the six distillation modules was commissioned and produced 15 kg of essential oil in 12 hours of testing.  We are excited to complete

On Friday 4-October-24 we inaugurated the wood processing sector of the new factory.  This sector reduces the Palo Santo branches and broken trunks to smaller pieces for grinding into the small particles that are loaded into our diffusers to extract essential oil.   The wood processing sector is critical to maintain a strong production pace. 

We were happy to receive the visit of his honor Hans Rüedi BORTIS, Ambassador of Switzerland to Argentina for a visit to our new factory on 10-August-24.  Switzerland is home to many of the most important perfume houses in the world.  We discussed with the ambassador our sourcing of sustainably harvested Palo Santo (Bulnesia Sarmientoi)