For its first appearance at PCD, Cosmogen welcomed dispensing specialist PYC-Europe to its stand. PYC-Europe offers a qualified range of customizable bottles, pumps and other airless solutions, adapted to the galenics of beauty and perfumery products: cream, mousse, oil, alcohol, etc. Its aim is to provide brands with an expert, high-end and agile choice of dispensing solutions. Its aim is to provide brands with an expert, high-end and agile choice of dispensing solutions.
With this new entity, Cosmogen, an application expert, reinforces its role as a specialist.
Cosmogen welcomes PYC-Europe, new entity dedicated to dispensing
Coverpla extends its eco-friendly offering
Coverpla consolidates its offering and demonstrates its commitment to CSR by partnering the development of Luigi Bormioli's Ecoline range. This approach serves a dual purpose: to reduce the use of materials and to develop eco-friendly products that are refillable and easy to recycle.
Coverpla brings its expertise to its partner Luigi Bormioli's new eco-designed collection, with a double compatibility and closure solution. A specific "CV15" neck makes Ecoline range bottles compatible with standard screw pumps. This feature enables brands to ensure their own packaging, and to offer refillable products for sale that are 100 % recyclable (by separating the components). What's more, Coverpla has designed a specific cover for the standard pump, enabling it to match all the caps in its catalog. And to round out its commercial offering, Coverpla has added its own design to the range: a flange-shaped model christened Verdi.
Green attitude
Eco-design is at the heart of this launch. On the one hand, Luigi Bormioli is demonstrating its ability to produce quality lightweight glass, while on the other, Coverpla is embarking on a significant expansion of its service offering. Comprising two shapes of 50 and 100 ml bottles and two 50 and 30 ml jars (Ecojars), the Ecoline range focuses on material savings (up to -40 %) for a ratio of 100 gr of glass for a 100 ml capacity. This environmental approach reduces CO2 expenditure by an average of 60 % over the entire chain, from production to supply (compared with plastic or blown or pressed glass).
The State confirms the mission of the "Cosmetic Valley" cluster to lead its industrial sector nationally
The Government, through the voice of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, has just announced the accreditation (or renewal of accreditation), for the period 2019-2022, of 48 of the 56 competitiveness clusters that had applied for such accreditation to the Direction Générale des Entreprises of the Ministry of the Economy and Finance.
Created in 1994 and awarded the Cosmetic Valley label in 2005, Cosmetic Valley, alongside other clusters that also drive strategic sectors for the French industry and economy (automotive, healthcare, nuclear, digital, aeronautics, etc.), is obviously part of this list. Already entrusted by the French government with the nationwide management of the perfume and cosmetics industry, a key contributor to our country's trade balance and employing over 150,000 people, it would have been abnormal for it to be otherwise.
During the examination of its application, Cosmetic Valley was able to highlight its added value, its comparative advantage and its particularly positive assets. The cluster has created a veritable "industrial fabric" of major groups and SMEs, private and public players, building an ecosystem whose size and activities are constantly expanding. A thrifty public purse, its budget is financed mainly by private funds. Its governance is free of the dependency relationships between principals/subcontractors/suppliers that characterize similar structures in other sectors.
This fair and balanced organization is probably one of the main reasons for the cluster's success, since it has the largest number of members of any competitive cluster (nearly 600 companies, including 80% SMEs), and at each of its quarterly board meetings it examines around twenty candidates eager to join.
An ardent supporter of Made in France and its values (protection of the environment, consumer safety, authenticity of raw materials, performance and innovation), Cosmetic Valley provides its members with an exceptional range of tools: training and scientific or legal conferences, networking and synergies, setting up and helping to finance collaborative research projects (there are currently 400 of them, for a total of 450 million euros) developed between manufacturers in the cosmetics industry, academic research (9 universities are partners of the cluster:Orléans, Rouen, Tours/François Rabelais, Versailles / Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines, Le Havre, Cergy-Pontoise, Paris 13, Paris Sud, Sorbonne Université) and reputed scientific institutions (CNRS, LNE, Synchrotron Soleil), support for start-ups through the Cosmet'up,and a specialized incubator in Chartres, the opening of additional local offices (Marseille) and partnerships with new regions or new clusters that complement its activities (AURA), access to international markets and major trade shows (Hong Kong, Dubai, Shanghai, Las Vegas, etc.).
This dynamic, practical policy has recently seen four major achievements, all of which are investments in the future: an international trade show - the "International Trade Fair of the Year" - and the "International Trade Fair of the Year". Cosmetic 360 - created in Paris under the banner of innovation, and which is proving a success from one edition to the next; under the label Cosmetic Clusters International Network (CCIN), the grouping of some twenty global cosmetics clusters, enabling Cosmetic Valley to embark on an aggressive international strategy; co-financed by the European Union's COSME program and involving four countries (France, Spain, Portugal, Romania), a European cluster Cosmetics4Wellbeing, which the cluster, demonstrating its continental dimension, has taken the lead; the launch of the Maison Internationale de la Cosmétique in Chartres, the cluster's new headquarters, whose construction has been entrusted by the city and its metropolis to the architectural firm Search.
Marc-Antoine Jamet, President of Cosmetic Valley declared " I'm delighted that our competitiveness cluster has been awarded the label in the year of the 25th anniversary of its creation.èmeI'd like to extend my sincere thanks to the public authorities, first and foremost the French Minister of the Economy, Bruno Lemaire, whose support we have always enjoyed and with whom we happily collaborate. The driving force behind France's industry-leadingmarketinternationalCosmetic Valley will continue to defend the excellence of "Made in France" in a sectorThe future, in which our country must fight to maintain and develop its positions in an increasingly competitive environment. That's why I'm concerned about three things: firstly, the insistent rumors about the possibility that the French government will not honor the financial promises made by the Fonds Unique d'Investissement (FUI); secondly, the fact that this label does not put an end to the scattering of certain industries between several clusters - which is harmful in France and incomprehensible abroad - and, for our industry for example, to the integration of ingredients essential to our products into a purely regional grouping dominated by food flavors and fragrances for hygiene and household products; lastly, nothing is said about the organization of missions, similar to those carried out by some of our foreign neighbors, at lower cost and perhaps with a different level of efficiency, currently carried out by public operators such as Business France. Beyond the answers it will provide to these legitimate questions, the French government needs to know that it can count on our work, our cooperation and our recognition."
The Pochet Group produces for Viktor & Rolf the first perfume bottle containing 10% of high quality recycled glass
With its SEVA, Solution Ecoresponsable, Vision d'Avenir glass, the Pochet group has co-developed with L'Oréal, for one of its licensed perfume brands, Viktor and Rolf, the first perfume bottle containing 10% of recycled glass sourced exclusively from the high-end perfume industry. The two limited editions of Bonbon and Flowerbomb feature a brilliance and transparency comparable to that of classic Pochet du Courval glass, with an optimized environmental footprint.
"With SEVA, we wanted to offer our customers a solution that would reduce the product's environmental footprint while preserving the aesthetic appeal of our glass. That's why we have set up a closed-loop process for high-end perfume bottles," says Pierre Dehé, CSR Director for the Pochet Group. "This enables us to maintain the quality of our top-of-the-range glass, while setting up a virtuous cycle," he adds. Symbolically, one perfume bottle gives birth to another.
SEVA glass is naturally at the heart of the Pochet Group's CSR commitment, as part of its approach to sustainable development. Excellence & Responsibilitywhich brings together all the Group's environmental and social programs.
Seram: customizable, eco-friendly gifts are all the rage
Seram launches a collection of made-in-France pouches, with customizable fabrics and cords made from recycled fibers. The company draws on its long-standing textile expertise, combined with its multiple and innovative technological know-how. It thus reaffirms its commitment to an eco-responsible approach.
This proposal is part of a wider range of gifts, including customizable key-rings at the point of sale, which federate an interactive customer experience: the metal key-rings are adorned with a laser-cut and engraved textile patch ready to receive metallic letters to be applied manually, or hot-stamped using the Gravotech process, via an application. An attribute of luxury, Seram's customizable gifts are part of its mission to enhance brands.
Ultra-personalization at the point of sale, a turnkey solution from Seram with Gravotech
Seram has designed a turnkey POP solution that takes the form of an elegant, illuminated display. A drawer houses a metal alphabet, as well as various media that consumers can personalize. A machine Gravograph from Gravotech is positioned next to the display for hot stamping. Consumers can choose between mix & match brackets / branding to personalize your product. The whole system requires very little space.
Third edition of the CO.ME.T Congress on "Safety and Efficacy of Cosmetic Products
The COsmetic, MEasurement & Testing conference will showcase the latest innovations in instrumentation and testing.
Cosmetic Valley conferences are exceptional tools for scientific communication and training, and address the major challenges facing the French cosmetics industry today if it is to consolidate its global leadership. These include the safety and efficacy of cosmetic products, the flagship values of Made in France, which must be certified by testing laboratories before they can be marketed. In this respect, the development of new, high-performance testing tools has become an innovation challenge. The aim is to offer new control tools, from the ingredient to the finished product, to enhance and certify the quality and performance of tomorrow's cosmetics. Over 200 researchers, test and measurement specialists and cosmetics professionals are expected in Cergy on February 6 and 7 for the 3rd edition of the CO.ME.T conference, co-organized by the Cosmetic Valley competitiveness cluster and the University of Cergy-Pontoise. Supported by the Cergy-Pontoise agglomeration and the Val d'Oise département, the congress will unveil the latest innovations in instrumentation and testing. Plenary presentations and experimental demonstrations will explore new solutions, sources of innovation and development for players in both the measurement and cosmetics industries. In addition to disseminating knowledge on the testing and measurement of cosmetic products and their interactions with the skin, this event will present development prospects linked to in-vitro, ex-vivo and in-vivo testing and the development of new products.
2019 edition: 2 days of conferences, 3 topical themes
The symposium takes place over two days. This year, it is devoted to the latest scientific findings, methodological, technological and applicative advances based on multi-physical (photonic, electromagnetic, mechanical) and multi-scale (from molecule to product sensoriality) testing seen in a continuum of tests: from ingredients to personalization for consumers. The main innovations presented in this 2019 edition aim to explore impact, efficacy and sustainability around 3 major topical themes:
- Control from ingredient to finished product: explore the latest tools for qualifying a product's purity, traceability and efficacy, from initial raw material sourcing through to consumer use,
- The study of environment-product-skin interactions: several approaches and models of ex-vivo and synthetic skin are proposed with the dual aim of product efficacy and skin protection against environmental pollution,
- Measuring sensoriality: optimizing a product from a sensorial point of view is all the more crucial as it conditions consumer behavior. The physical, chemical and biological factors involved in product perception are numerous. The latest methods for identifying them and then qualifying the associated perception will be presented.
A scientific committee to guarantee the level of innovation
In close partnership with the prestigious IEEE consortium, the event was prepared by a scientific committee made up of experts from the cosmetics and test & measurement fields, as well as scientists from academic research organizations.
Patrick Beau/Spincontrol, Michel Boissière/U-Cergy, Hubert Chevreau/Soleil, Vincent Couderc/Xlim, Philippe Delay/Soleil, Carole Deumie/Institut Fresnel, Florent Deux/Polytec, Georges Favre/LNE, Florian Formanek/Horiba, Soline Godet/Cosmetic Valley, Amandine Goubert/Cosmetic Valley, Bérangère Granger/Sisley, Michel Grisel/Université du Havre, Pierre-Yves Joubert/C2N-U Psud, Elian Lati/Bio Ec, Anne-Marie Pense-Lhéritier/EBI, Christophe Masson/Cosmetic Valley, Rime Michael-Jubeli/Université Paris-Sud, Annamaria Papini/LCB-U Cergy, Jean-Christophe Pittet/DIIP- Orion Concept, Thomas Ricour/Réseau mesure-NIR, Olivier Romain/U Cergy, Stéphane Serfaty/SATIE- U Cergy, Andrew Thompson/Soleil, Kattel Vie/Clarins, Henri Walaszek/Cetim, Nicolas Wilkie-Chancelier/SATIE-U Cergy.
6 plenary lectures, 20 speakers and 30 posters
The congress brings together the most renowned specialists in measurement and cosmetics, including six speakers who will address the major themes in plenary sessions.20 oral papers have been selected from the call for papers issued ahead of the congress.
Guest speakers for plenary sessions
- From raw materials to finished products
Jean-Marie DEVOISSELLE, University of Montpellier Céline LAPERDRIX, Yves Rocher - Skin products-Environment interactions
Ali TFAYLI, Faculty of Pharmacy, Paris Sud, Gaël OBEIN, Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers - Instrumentation and sensory evaluation
Patricia Maria BERARDO GONÇALVEZ MAIA CAMPOS, University of Sao Paulo Muhammad ALI IMRAN, University of Glasgow
Four prizes will be awarded to the 30 posters submitted for the congress
Young researcher's prize awarded by the Conseil Départemental du Val d'Oise (€1,000)
Best innovation prize awarded by the Communauté d'Agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise (€1,000)
University research prize awarded by Sisley (€1,000)
Special jury prize awarded by the University of Cergy-Pontoise and Cosmetic Valley (€1,000)
Location: Campus Saint Christophe - 10 avenue de l'Entreprise, 95800, CERGY (VAL D'OISE)
Diam develops its offer on the primary pack
Part of the Diam Pack division, Diam Color operates in the plastic injection and coloring of dummies and testers for the skincare, make-up and perfume segments. To anticipate brand expectations, Diam Color presents its Full BuY global service offering.
With three of its own factories, in France and China, and a team of 100 people, including a dedicated color division (10,000 references and 600 new shades every year), Diam Color has confirmed its position as a benchmark on the European market. Aware of the challenges faced by testers and dummies at points of sale, Diam Color is pushing its offer towards a full-service approach, in line with the support strategy the group is developing for brands.
"We have the tools to support brands"
In a context where the point-of-sale plays a major role in the customer journey, products and discovery tools such as testers and dummies are tending towards theatricalization. The relevance of these merchandising tools directly conditions the act of purchase. Constantly handled, dummies and especially testers therefore deserve a constant standard of quality, which Diam Color is able to guarantee retailers.
Full BuY, an all-comfort offer.
With this in mind, Diam Color has set up a global service offering, from the design/manufacture of packs to complete stock management: in-store monitoring of modules, product and shade replenishment, delivery and installation at points of sale in Europe...
Named Full BuYThis commercial concept is in line with the Diam Group's development strategy, enabling it to exploit its full range of skills and tailor its offering to customer expectations.
Texen for Filorga, a case in black
For its very first Flash Nude make-up range, Filorga and Texen Beauty Partners have shared the challenge of creating a pure, sleek case to match a powder full of promise.
In keeping with their anti-aging expertise, Filorga Laboratories are introducing a make-up line that borders on skincare. A case in point is Flash Nude, a multi-corrective, sublimating powder whose marine active ingredients provide a regenerating, smoothing effect for a flawless complexion.
Perfect target
For this product, Filorga wanted a simply elegant case, whose deep black enhances the immaculate whiteness of its formula. Accompanying the brand in its aesthetic research, Texen Beauty Partner opted for the fashionable square case, developed with one of its privileged partners in Asia.
Injected in ABS, this standard pack features a custom-made interior insert to accommodate a 59 mm bucket.
A matte finish gives the case a velvety feel. The logo is highlighted by silver hot stamping. Injected in ABS, this standard 6.2 g pack features a custom-made inner insert to accommodate a 59 mm cup.
The packs are delivered empty for packaging by the brand of its signature formula.
Croda adds 15 biopolymers to its portfolio of halal-certified ingredients
Croda recently obtained Halal certification from the Instituto Halal dela Junta Islámica (Spain's Halal Institute) for 15 biopolymer ingredients manufactured at their Ditton site in the UK.
With over 20 years' experience in producing high-quality ingredients to Halal standards for the Personal Care and other industries, the latest Halal certification brings the total number of Halal-certified raw materials available at Croda's production sites worldwide to 743.
The Halal Certification Institute of the Junta Islámica officially recognizes that all 15 ingredients are manufactured in accordance with Islamic law, which is also recognized by the Indonesian Ulama Council (Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI)). Indonesia passed a law in October 2014 requiring all Halal-compliant consumer products to be certified and labeled Halal by 2019.
Croda's Halal-certified ingredients are sold to the Personal Care, Home Care, Food and Pharmaceutical industries. Their Halal-compliant range includes surfactants, emollients, fatty acids and alcohols, humectants, inorganic UV filters, lanolins and their derivatives, rheology modifiers, gelling agents, specialty bases and blends, specialty cationic compounds, active ingredients and botanical extracts.
The 15 new certified biopolymers reinforce Croda's commitment to helping cosmetics brands access high-potential Halal markets and offer their products with proven benefits worldwide. It will also influence other countries where Halal-certified cosmetics are increasingly becoming a facet of the ethical movement.
Halal-certified ingredients, focused on both hair and skin care, are used by well-known brands.
In hair care, Halal-certified ingredients enable brands to claim benefits such as strengthening, repair, thickening, moisture regulation, frizz control, protection against extreme temperatures and style maintenance.
In skincare, ingredients can offer benefits in terms of instant firming, softening, moisture regulation or can be used as film-formers to boost the effectiveness of UV filters.
From today, formulators can obtain the updated brochure "Formulating for Halal: Certified Ingredient Guide", which provides an exhaustive list of Croda raw materials and the different types of Halal certification, enabling them to develop formulations that meet Halal standards.
Halal cosmetics are set to remain in the spotlight this year. As the world's leading producer of high-quality, Halal-compliant raw materials, Croda has embarked on an extensive Halal certification process for its products and is expanding its capabilities to meet the needs and preferences of Halal-certified consumers worldwide.
Vivaness 2019: international meeting of the natural cosmetics industry
Vivaness, the International Trade Fair for Natural Cosmetics, will be held from February 13 to 16, 2019 at the Nuremberg Exhibition Center alongside Biofach, the World's Leading Trade Fair for Organic Foods. At this annual international meeting of the natural cosmetics industry, the organizer expects to welcome back over 260 exhibitors from around 35 countries, presenting only products that meet clearly defined admission criteria. A unique gathering of pioneers and newcomers who use the show to set trends, Vivaness provides an insight into the variety and innovative nature of natural cosmetics. In addition, the Vivaness Congress and the "Let's talk Vivaness" area created especially for this purpose in 2018 provide all exhibitors and visitors with well-founded information and inspiring ideas.
Thanks to its wide range of products, the Vivaness and Biofach duo had attracted a total of 50,200 visitors from 134 countries at its last edition in 2018. "For the next edition of Vivaness, which takes place from February 13 to 16, 2019, all players in the industry can once again look forward to a comprehensive overview of the trends and innovations offered by the natural cosmetics industry on an international scale. Combining strict admission criteria with a remarkable variety of products from this sector, Vivaness has established itself as the international platform for natural cosmetics, and will once again be a source of inspiration for the industry in 2019," explains Danila Brunner, Head of Department responsible for theVivaness and Biofach trade fairs.
Stand des nouveautés / Best New Product Award
Always a great success, the novelties stand provides a compact overview of current trends and showcases new products from the natural cosmetics sector. In 2019, trade visitors will once again be able to select their favorites from around 180 new products in seven categories for the Best New Product Awards presented at Vivaness.
Concentrated expertise and networking opportunities
In addition to comprehensive product presentations, Vivaness is also an opportunity for industry players to meet face-to-face. The Congress, an international forum of experts, enables knowledge transfer and exchange. Exhibitors and visitors can look forward to presentations on current trends, ideas, innovations and strategies for the future, with particular reference to the market, trade, communication and packaging. Networking will also be at the heart of the "Let's talk Vivaness" platform, which will be held for the second time in 2019, enabling visitors to make contacts in a pleasant atmosphere with industry experts such as publishing houses, consultancies and certification bodies.
