06 Oct 2016 --- Firmenich which has reported full year sales were up over six percent and has published a wide-ranging Performance and Sustainability report. The world's biggest private flavor and fragrance company has reported sales of CHF 3.2bn ($3.28bn), up 6.3 percent, in its full-year financial results. Highlights of its year, detailed in the report, according to Firmenich include the 29 patent applications it applied for; its environmental goals for 2020; and the advancements it has made in biomarine science.