In Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj district, agarbatti and dhoopbatti production forms a steady, consumption-driven industry rooted ...

QUANZHOU, CHINA (AFP) - Dozens of workers toil through the night coating thin lengths of bamboo in herbs, spices and richly coloured powders to create incense sticks that are spread out under the ...

At the start of every year, incense sticks are used to celebrate Tết, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year. Due to shifting industry and demands, the local incense producers had to readjust their strategy.

Even as COVID-19 severely hampered businesses worldwide in 2020, India’s incense stick (agarbatti) industry faced little demand contraction, with exports expected to grow 15 percent by this year-end.

A binding material for incense sticks or incense cones developed by the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) has been awarded a patent. The new binding matrix or adhesive is eco-friendly, less ...