Manufacture · in progress
Burao.
This is where we bring refinement back to origin. Our still in Burao is being built from summer 2026: water-and-steam distillation in our own hands.
Proof, not claims
A producer, not a trader.
Most "single-origin" suppliers buy bulk oil or have it contract-distilled in Europe. We are building the facility at origin and controlling the production step ourselves. That is the real capital commitment behind our promise; you can see it, not just read it.
Distilling at origin answers the open buyer question "who produces this and how?" directly: a proprietary, documented production step, a traceable batch, a verifiable species. That reduces sourcing risk and makes sorting and collector remuneration credible too.
The location
Why Burao.
Burao sits centrally in Somaliland, at the hub of the regional trade routes. Three things make it the right site for us: more reliable, cheaper energy for running a still day in, day out; our own team on the ground; and the short axis to the collecting regions and the resin trade. Value creation stays in the region rather than arising first in Europe.
Shipping runs through the deep-sea port of Berbera (DP World) on the Gulf of Aden, straight into the EU, with no detour through third countries.
- Location
- Togdheer, central Somaliland
- Energy
- cheaper and more reliable on site
- Team
- our own people on the ground
- Status
- being built · from Q4 2026
The method
Water-and-steam, with cohobation.
In water-and-steam distillation the resin sits on a sieve tray above the boiling water, in a single vessel. Steam rises from below through the resin and carries the volatile compounds with it. The light water and condensate contact keeps the resin matrix workable, so it does not bake into a dense mass that the steam simply flows past. That is exactly what we design the equipment for.
Through cohobation we return the distillation water to the vessel. That keeps the water-soluble, polar aroma compounds in the oil and saves water at the same time, the decisive advantage at a dry, inland site.
Full immersion, with the resin entirely in the water, buffers the temperature more, but risks cooked notes and needs more water and energy. Dry steam alone saves water, but yields collapse with resin. Water-and-steam with cohobation combines the best of both.
Honestly
Boswellic acids are non-volatile; they do not pass into the essential oil. Anyone transferring resin properties to the oil is mistaken. We make no health claims.
Build-out
When the facility will stand.
- On-site trip
- August 2026
- First distillation
- from Q4 2026
- First container shipment
- Q4 2026 – Q1 2027
Equipment
Images of the facility and equipment, still, sieve tray, condenser, separator, will follow after the build-out and our trip in August 2026. No stock photos.
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