The Pochet Group and Japan's Koa Glass have announced a partnership to draw on each other's expertise to push back the boundaries of glassmaking techniques and respond to brand creativity.
Both family-owned companies, French glassmaker Pochet and Japan-based Koa Glass, share common values in terms of customer commitment and boldness. The two companies have decided to strengthen their ties by signing a long-term strategic partnership to share their historic know-how and expertise in hot glass and decoration techniques, and to pool their development and production capacities to meet market needs in different geographical areas.
The two companies will be able to draw on this partnership to enrich their offerings and provide beauty brands with innovations and glass creations combining aesthetics, high-tech and durability.
"I am very pleased and proud of this partnership between Groupe Pochet and KOA Glass, which demonstrates our shared desire to work together to serve our customers, the luxury perfume and beauty houses. This partnership, which is fully in line with our strategic plan, should enable us to achieve our ambition of becoming the essential partner of the beauty industry over the long term".says Irène Gosset, President of the Pochet Group.
Since then, the Pochet Group has endeavored to innovate and renew its offer, while respecting its heritage. The same applies to KOA Glass. "Thanks to this partnership between our two family-owned Houses, we are delighted to be developing a co-innovation model, based on the sharing of knowledge, in order to offer our customers ever more innovative products."says Hironari Idei, President & CEO.
"The need to share information and pool our expertise has become essential to progress in our glassmaking know-how. Experts from the Pochet Group and KOA Glass are already working together to promote these exchanges, with results that are already tangible.says Benoit Marszalek, Pochet du Courval's Director of Operations.
Photo: © Koa Glass
