Camphor can be produced either naturally from the wood of Camphor trees or synthetically. Historically, camphor was produced naturally from Japanese camphor trees but the yield was low. In the early 20th century, synthetic production was developed using pine trees as a source material, which is much more abundant and provides a much higher yield of around 90%. Synthetic camphor production is also much cheaper and can be produced at a larger scale than natural camphor. As a result, synthetic camphor makes up the majority of the market and is around 3 times cheaper than natural camphor.

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2. Natural Production: Made from the wood of
Camphor tree, mostly found in Japan,
Taiwan, Vietnam. With the growing known
uses of camphor in chemical industries,
Japan raised the prices in the late 19th
century. This eventually led to the
development of synthetic camphor. Camphor
made through camphor wood gives a paltry
yield.

6. Natural Vs Synthetic
Synthetic camphor: Was developed in the early
20th century. Much cheaper and scalable.
• Produced from Pine tree which is abundantly
available. Gives a yield of about 90%.
• Although India has abundant pine tree but the
output from India variety is just 17%
compared to 80% from the imported variety.
• This explains the import of turpentine for
these Camphor companies.
• Production through synthetic route is at a
fraction of cost and available abundantly.
• Natural camphor price is at least 3x of
Synthetic camphor.

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