"When I started working on our regenerating skincare range in 2017, I knew that its technology - promoting protein synthesis with our exclusive 'Pro B Vitamin Complex', enhanced with copper peptides and bio-ferments - would work just as effectively on scalp and hair."says Kat Burki, founder of the company of the same name and an expert in nutritional biochemistry.
Among the brand's new products is a regenerating shampoo with bio-Ferments. According to Kat Burki, this silicone-free cleanser gently cleanses, fortifies from the roots upwards, prevents split ends and stimulates follicles. Enriched with fermented macronutrients, copper peptides and hydrolyzed pea proteins (plant equivalents of keratin), it optimizes the scalp microbiome and adds volume, shine and density to hair.
Kat Burki's regenerating conditioner with bio-ferments complements shampoo by moisturizing, strengthening and revitalizing hair thanks to a cocktail of plant stem cells, fermented rice and soy proteins. It protects and restructures the hair fiber.
A hair renewal food supplement has also been developed. It works from within to stimulate hair renewal, densify hair and improve the overall health of scalp, skin and nails. Its formula combines B vitamins, OptiZinc, Biotin, Glutamine & Choline.
Since April 2025, the brand has also been offering a scalp & hair care product with bio-ferments. Enriched with polyphenols, copper peptides, Pro-B vitamins and bio-ferments, this targeted treatment aims to stimulate regrowth, prevent hair loss and strengthen the hair fiber.
Thanks to advanced technology and highly-assimilable biotechnological active ingredients, Kat Burki hair care products act on all three phases of the hair life cycle: stem cell activation (larch wood extract, fermented macronutrients), growth stimulation (plant stem cells, silk amino acids) and hair loss prevention (fermented algae, fermented rice water).
"My intention was to create a fragrance that expresses beauty in its purest form. The starting point was an irresistibly addictive blend of Bulgarian and Turkish roses, each petal whispering tales of sensuality. I sublimated this accord with the richness of Madagascar vanilla and harmoniously intertwined it with a creamy, gourmand praline accord to add exquisite sweetness".says Jordi Fernández, the Givaudan perfumer behind Impadia, the new fragrance from BDK Parfums, the seventh in the Parisian Collection.
The perfumer's first creation for the brand, Impadia celebrates the rose in its own contemporary, delicate and subtle way. The queen of flowers is at the heart of its composition, an essence of Bulgarian rose and Turkish rose absolute. Dressed in fruity notes (mandarin, bergamot) and woody notes (AkigalawoodTM , sandalwood), it is accompanied by a touch of vanilla, praline and amber, giving it a gourmand, creamy and voluptuous character, in harmony with its floral dominance.
Recognizable by its cap in the shape of the dome of the Grand Palais and its bottle designed in the style of Parisian architecture, signatures of all BDK Parfums bottles, Impadia stands out with its case and glass in shades of pink, underlining the vibrancy and gaiety of an imperial day. A fragrance and a bottle synonymous with springtime renewal, like flowers that bloom and blossom anew.
Working with rose as a fresh, suave bouquet, Impadia extends the history and vision of BDK Parfums: that of contemporary Parisian perfumery, in tune with the times.
"Roses have always been a key ingredient at BDK Parfums, and in perfumery in general. It's a flower that fascinates me with its varieties, colors, shapes, from the fleshiest to the finest, and of course its olfactory nuances".explains David Benedek, founder of BDK Parfums.
Berlin Packaging has announced the completion of the acquisition of Sarom Packaging and Romgallia. The acquisition will enable the company to expand its presence in the EMEA region and strengthen its packaging solutions.
Founded in Romania in 1992 as a family business, Sarom Packaging supplies glass packaging for the food and beverage industries.
Romgallia was founded in Romania in 1999. The company specializes in packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. It has customers throughout Romania and Eastern Europe.
"Berlin Packaging's merger with Sarom Packaging and Romgallia will enable us to expand our activities in Eastern Europe. It will also enhance our extensive portfolio of glass products for a variety of end-markets".said Elias Valavanis, head of Berlin Packaging's Mediterranean region.
"This is great news for our company and all our business partners. By joining forces with Berlin Packaging, we will bring more value than ever to our customers. We share the same philosophy and the same desire to constantly improve our quality standards".add Jacques-Edouard Savoiu and Paul-Eugène Savoiu, who run Sarom Packaging and Romgallia.
Delphine Viguier-Hovasse has been appointed L'Oréal's first General Manager, Innovation and Prospects. She will report to Barbara Lavernos, Executive Vice President, Research, Innovation and Technology.
An engineer by training, Delphine Viguier-Hovasse joined the L'Oréal group in 1997. Since 2019, she has held the position of Global Brand Director for L'Oréal Paris. She will assume her new responsibilities on July 1, 2025, and join the Group Executive Committee.
This new position has been created to reinforce L'Oréal's leadership in a dynamic and rapidly changing beauty landscape. In this position, Delphine Viguier-Hovasse will oversee both the existing innovation teams and the strategic foresight department, to ensure a global, forward-looking approach to beauty innovation.
Delphine Viguier-Hovasse has launched innovations such as Elsève Glycolic Gloss and Panorama mascara. She has constantly developed innovative ways to express and amplify the essence of the L'Oréal Paris brand, and to interact with the public on a large scale. This has resulted in landmark events such as "Le Défilé", now a much-anticipated highlight of Paris Fashion Week, and the brand's participation in the Cannes Film Festival.
Under his leadership, the brand also strengthened its commitment to women's empowerment, culminating in the Stand-Up program against street harassment, which has trained nearly 3 million people worldwide.
"I'm delighted to appoint Delphine as the Group's first Chief Innovation and Foresight Officer. Her exceptional track record in innovation and her strategic vision make her the ideal candidate to take our company's innovation to new heights. I'm convinced that her forward-looking approach and deep understanding of the ever-changing beauty landscape will help us write the next chapter in the L'Oréal adventure".commented Nicolas Hieronimus, Managing Director of L'Oréal.
In March 2025, Pochet inaugurated an electric furnace at its Guimerville site in Normandy. This latest-generation furnace is part of an ambitious decarbonization strategy.
The figures, like the scale of the furnace, are impressive. Seven months of work, 4,000 tonnes of concrete, 100 km of cable, 500 tonnes of framework and 10 km of pipes were required to install the new electric furnace at Verrerie du Courval, the Pochet Group's emblematic site in Guimerville, in the heart of the Bresle Valley, France's glass valley.
Equipped with three electric firing arches and mixed gas and electric feeders, the furnace - the first electric furnace for flasks in France - has a power of 8 megawatts and a volume of over 250 tonnes of glass, equivalent to a three-storey building, according to the glassmaker.
The cost of setting up the new furnace was close to €40 million, an investment backed by the Pochet Group's private family shareholding and made possible thanks to the participation of the French government, with the support of Ademe (an employment development agency) and the Normandy region.
To ensure the furnace's smooth operation, 12,000 hours of in-house and external training were deployed for the technical and melting teams, in collaboration with glassmaker SGD Pharma, located in Saint-Quentin-Lamotte-Croix-au-Bailly in the Somme region, which also possesses electric melting technology for the pharmaceutical industry.
This hands-on training, with the opportunity to learn about the complete life cycle of an electric furnace at the SGD Pharma site, contributed to the successful start-up of the furnace at the Guimerville site. "The fact that the start-up of the furnace was smooth and enabled us to produce bottles already, and to inaugurate the furnace one month after start-up, is to be commended".enthused Xavier Gagey, Chairman of the Pochet Group's Management Board, on March 14, 2025, at the inauguration of the facility. A few months of qualification tests for the new tool will be necessary, however. These will be carried out in partnership with Fives, the furnace's designer and supplier.
Target date: 2033
"The advantage of gas is that it heats up very quickly, very strongly, and cools down very quickly, very strongly. With electricity, it heats up strongly, slowly, and cools down weakly and slowly", explains Benoît Marszalek, Operations Manager at Pochet du Courval. In an industry where flexibility is essential, thermal inertia can be an obstacle. But that doesn't matter. Pochet's teams know how to adapt. The roadmap is clear: the creation of France's first electric furnace for luxury bottling represents a major step in Pochet du Courval's overall decarbonization plan to reduce emissions by 50 % by 2033 (compared with 2014).
In operation since February 2025, the Guimerville electric furnace is more energy-efficient than the gas furnaces used at the glassworks. " With a capacity of 66 tonnes per day, the new furnace consumes half as much energy per tonne of glass melted.says Benoît Marszalek.
The furnace will be powered in part by the green energy generated by the brand-new photovoltaic power plant operated by ABO Wind, a major player in the renewable energies sector. Scheduled for commissioning in January 2025, this plant represents the largest photovoltaic park deployed by ABO Wind in France. Pochet du Courval has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with ABO Wind. A long-term partnership to secure prices while guaranteeing a sustainable supply.
An ambitious plan
In total, according to Pochet, 45,000 tonnes of CO2 will be saved per year by 2033, once the decarbonization plan is completed.
The steps to achieve this objective are many and varied. The Pochet Group's plan has been broken down into forty concrete actions to be deployed. However, one of the most emblematic steps will undoubtedly be the replacement of the gas furnace still in operation at the Guimerville site.
"In our decarbonization plan, a second electric furnace is planned. We didn't just say we wanted to halve our carbon emissions by 2033. We have defined the projects to be implemented, and we are validating them as we go along. The project for a second electric furnace has been validated".says Benoît Marszalek.
"The Pochet Group is a family business. We are fortunate to be supported by shareholders who are committed to the long term.adds Xavier Gagey, who has no hesitation in calling on the public authorities for a helping hand. "To ensure our future, we also need a stable legislative framework, simplification of our processes and, above all, affordable electricity. Today, it's a real gamble to switch this furnace from gas to electricity in the current context. And it's worth noting that our Asian-American competitors pay between two and four times less for energy, whether electric or gas, than in France, even though we have incredible nuclear facilities. It's vital that the French government give clear signals to manufacturers like Pochet, who are decarbonizing their processes with vigor.he emphasized at the furnace inauguration, addressing the political figures in attendance.
T3E project, sorting automation project At Pochet du Courval's Guimerville site, the electric oven was not the only significant investment. The packaging area has been redesigned to improve working conditions for operators. By 2023, Pochet du Courval is investing nearly 13 million euros in employee health and safety, thanks to the T3E (sorting, ergonomics, packaging and case packing) project, which focuses primarily on modernizing and optimizing production lines. In the sorting areas, line restructuring has been undertaken to minimize the handling of heavy loads by pickers. This initiative includes the introduction of a conveyor system and robots to deliver the bottles to the operators. whose repetitive gestures are now limited, aiming for movements of less than 30 % amplitude, in order to prevent RSI (musculoskeletal disorders). In the packaging sector, Pochet du Courval has automated the loading and palletizing process. A machine capable of assembling cartons has been installed on the line. New robots assemble the cartons from the bottles.
AI & Digital Twins for optimizing industrial furnaces: Pochet takes part in the ANR TwinHeat industrial chair The TwinHeat industrial chair - inaugurated in March 2025 by Mines Paris-PSL and the French National Research Agency (ANR) - has teamed up with four major national industrial groups facing the technological challenges of reducing their carbon footprint: Saint-Gobain, Verallia, Fives and Pochet, to create the digital twin of their own furnaces. The project aims to optimize furnace operating conditions, study optimal combinations of heating parameters, minimize energy consumption and adapt to the energy transition. It will enable the development of innovative solutions specific to industrial needs, while guaranteeing the quality of finished products. "The TwinHeat industrial chair, co-funded by the ANR to the tune of €500k, is a perfect illustration of the ambition of this specific scheme to support public-private partnership research. We are delighted with this collaboration, which takes up the challenges facing the glass industry. It aims to optimize the operating conditions of existing industrial furnaces, to study optimal combinations of heating parameters, to minimize energy consumption, and finally, to adapt to the energy transition towards low-carbon energy sources".said Dominique Dunon-Bluteau, scientific advisor to the ANR's science directorate.
Croda Beauty Botanicals now offers a new ingredient designed to tone the skin and boost happy emotions, inspired by positive morning coffee rituals.
We all know the feeling. That comforting warmth of a freshly brewed cup of coffee between your hands. The rich aroma, the gentle steam, and that first sip - a little daily ritual that energises you and lifts your mood. Wouldn't it be wonderful if your skin care routine could do the same? Imagine applying a product that not only tones your skin but also brings a little positivity to your day, just like your favourite morning coffee.
Croda Beauty Botanicals believes cosmetics should go beyond surface benefits. They should offer moments of well-being and emotional connection too. That's why they are excited to introduce Phytessence™ Green Coffee EC - a COSMOS Certified ingredient that revives the skin while promoting feel-good sensations. It's like a coffee break for your skin and mind, and we can't wait to tell you more about it.
Meet Phytessence Green Coffee EC, your botanical ally for a positive wake-up call for skin and mind
Phytessence Green Coffee EC is the latest addition to the Croda Beauty Botanicals portfolio. This energising active is crafted from Coffea robusta seeds, responsibly sourced in Tanzania where they are harvested on certified organic farms.
Why Coffea robusta? Because this species has a higher caffeine content than others. The innovative ingredient is quantified in caffeine, known for its stimulating and energising properties. Thanks to the exclusive Eco-sound™ extraction process, Phytessence Green Coffee EC retains these natural properties, including the polyphenols and sugars of the unroasted bean, to offer an ideal botanical ingredient for modern cosmetic formulations, combining performance and naturalness (99.4% natural derived according to ISO16128).
Dual action: Energising the skin, lifting the spirit
Phytessence Green Coffee EC stands out thanks to its unique dual action: it tones the skin while helping to enhance positive emotions. This makes it an ideal ingredient for neurocosmetic formulations - an exciting category that explores the mind-skin connection and addresses the growing demand for holistic beauty solutions.
Toning and firming benefits for the skin
When applied to the skin, Phytessence Green Coffee EC helps skin regain suppleness and elasticity (proven action on elastin synthesis by fibroblasts) and revitalises tired, stressed skin, improving its tone and resilience against the signs of fatigue. Skin feels more energised, smoother, and visibly firmer, with a tonified, awakened appearance.
This makes Phytessence Green Coffee EC a valuable ally for a range of product concepts, from daily facial care to energising body treatments. It brings that revitalizing morning sensation to every application, offering consumers an effective, natural way to restore skin radiance and firmness.
Boosting beta-endorphins and promoting well-being
The story doesn't stop at skin toning. In line with the rising interest in neurocosmetics, Phytessence Green Coffee EC has also been shown to increase the release of beta-endorphins - the so-called 'happiness molecules' naturally produced by the body. These neuropeptides play a key role in regulating mood, reducing stress, and creating feelings of pleasure and well-being.
By helping stimulate beta-endorphin synthesis by the keratinocytes and promoting epidermal differentiation, Phytessence Green Coffee EC helps skin to find comfort and balance, while strengthening the skin barrier. Meanwhile, it supports a positive emotional response for inner harmony and optimal well-being. Measured by the exclusive EEG method developed by Croda Beauty, this sensory dimension turns the daily beauty routine into a comforting ritual, providing a moment of positivity in a busy day. It's a smart, natural way to address consumers' growing desire for feel-good beauty products that nurture both skin and mind.
A perfect fit for glimmer-inspired beauty concepts
In recent months, the concept of 'glimmers' has started to gain traction in the beauty world. Glimmers are small, fleeting moments that spark joy, calm, or a sense of well-being - the opposite of triggers, which prompt negative emotions. These tiny positive experiences, like feeling sunlight on your face or hearing your favourite song, can have a powerful impact on mental well-being when you learn to notice and embrace them.
Beauty brands are now exploring how to incorporate glimmer moments into cosmetic rituals. Products that deliver not only visible results but also a mood-enhancing sensory experience are increasingly in demand. This is where Phytessence Green Coffee EC naturally shines.
With its energising toning effect and proven ability to boost beta-endorphins, this active ingredient offers consumers a small but meaningful moment of positivity each time they use it, just like a warm cup of freshly brewed coffee with loved ones would. Whether in a revitalizing serum, a soothing body lotion, or an uplifting face mist, Phytessence Green Coffee EC helps bring glimmers into the world of beauty - for a subtle, feel-good experience that enhances the overall pleasure of skin care.
Discover more about Phytessence Green Coffee EC
We invite you to visit the dedicated blog article by Croda Beauty, where you'll find all the details and inspiration you need to help you bring this energising botanical to your next product development.
US group Estée Lauder has announced the appointment of Lisa Sequino as president of its make-up brands division. She will report to Jane Hertzmark Hudis, Executive Vice President and Brand Director, and will take up her new position on June 9, 2025.
Lisa Sequino held various management positions at The Estée Lauder Companies before joining JLo Beauty, Jennifer Lopez's beauty brand, as CEO. She went on to lead Supergoop! fostering an indie and digital-first mindset. Under her leadership, Supergoop! captured emerging trends to launch innovative products for the brand, including tinted moisturizers, lip balms and setting powders.
In her new role, Lisa Sequino will be responsible for accelerating the brand's innovation.
The Idec Group, through its filiale Idec Santé, has been awarded 1st prize for Best Construction Site in France 2025 with a score of 99.59/100, a prestigious distinction awarded by the ESTP's Passion BTP association. This competition, organized by engineering students, aims to highlight the most exemplary achievements in the construction sector, based on demanding criteria: innovation, safety, environmental impact and transmission of knowledge.
An exceptional customer: Sisley
The winning project is Sisley's future cosmetics production site in Vendôme (Loir-et-Cher), covering an area of 17,500 m².
This project was distinguished by the integration of innovative solutions right from the design phase: digital mock-up (BIM), augmented reality for progress monitoring, enhanced safety features, architectural choices optimizing both energy efficiency and operating comfort.
As part of an ambitious environmental approach, it is aiming for Breeam certification at Excellent level. It incorporates state-of-the-art equipment to reduce its carbon footprint:
1,772 photovoltaic roof panels
Geothermal power plant
Energy recovery systems
Intelligent stormwater management
Sustainable, eco-designed materials
Passing on, training, inspiring
The Best Construction Site in France 2025 award also recognizes the Idec Group's strong commitment to the transmission of know-how. Last April, the Sisley site welcomed ESTP students for an immersive day combining technological demonstrations, meetings with Idec Santé teams and a guided tour of the site. An educational initiative that left a lasting impression and earned the site a prize from the student jury, underlining the strong links between the Group and the academic world.
Since its creation, the Idec Group has made welcoming and training young people a cornerstone of its development strategy. Every year, some 50 interns and work-study students join our teams, representing almost 10 % of the total effectif. 73 % of them sign a permanent contract at the end of their career with the Group. An ambitious HR policy, designed as a genuine springboard to employment and the construction of tomorrow's real estate projects.
"This project fully reflects the Idec Group's culture, based on transmission, excellence and commitment. We are parEculièrement fiers, within the Human Resources DirecEon, to have piloted this project. The teams in the field are fully committed, aware of the importance of sharing our know-how with young talent. It's by forging these concrete links with new generaEons that we are building the future of our sector".says Elodie Sanchez, HRBP - Idec Group
National recognition
This first place in 2025 confirms the Idec Group's positioning as a benchmark player in the realization of complex, sustainable and innovative projects.
The competition awards ceremony was held in the prestigious setting of the Saint-Gobain Tower, in the heart of the La Défense district of Paris. The event brought together the main players in the construction sector who had competed, alongside students from ESTP Paris, the competition organizers and jurors.
"This award represents a real fierté for the entire Idec Group. It pays tribute to the remarkable work carried out on an exemplary site, driven by committed, passionate teams resolutely focused on innovation, sustainable performance and the transmission of know-how. This distinction fully reflète our vision: to build differently, combining high technical standards, environmental responsibility and a sense of community. It rewards an ambitious approach and inspires our determination to raise construction standards on each and every one of our projects."says Tony Morais, Managing Director of Idec Ingénierie and partner in the Idec Group.
"The Sisley project required a high level of expertise, both in design and execution. I would like to congratulate all our teams for their exemplary commitment and recognized know-how, which were decisive in meeting the many challenges of this exceptional project. The close synergy developed with the Sisley teams was also a key success factor. It's a great fierté to see our work distinguished in this way and to contribute, through our high standards and passion for our craft, to such emblematic projects."says Cédric De Wavrechin, Managing Director of Idec Santé (ESTP B 1998 alumni).
Givaudan, a global specialist in perfumery and beauty, has introduced ChériScentz, a new technology that empowers perfumers to create fragrances that evoke sensuality. This fragrance design tool complements Givaudan's existing range of technological innovations, including MoodScentz+, VivaScentz and DreamScentz.
"Givaudan's Health and Wellness Center of Excellence played a crucial role in the development of this patent-pending algorithm. This innovative tool, designed in Brazil, leverages advanced research derived from global consumer studies and is evaluated using G-Evocations, a specialized method that assesses the sensuality of fragrances through visual stimuli. This approach guarantees high discrimination, quality results and relevance to consumers in diverse markets", says Jeremy Compton, Director of Fragrance Science & Technology.
As consumer preferences evolve, so does the demand for scents that reflect authenticity, inclusivity and emotional connection. ChériScentz responds to these needs by enabling perfumers to create scents that are not only appealing, but also resonate with the multifaceted nature of modern sensuality. This includes extending fragrance offerings beyond fine perfumery to other categories of bath, body, laundry and home products.
To reduce its environmental impact, Albéa Cosmetics & Fragrance is reinforcing the use of safe, recyclable materials by expanding its range of single-material solutions. One of the latest innovations is Pure Drop, an elegant 30ml dropper made from 100% PP.
Pure Drop, Albéa's latest dropper innovation, has been designed with a reduced number of parts: the collar, the spring and the pipette, compared to the standard 4 to 5 parts.
Made entirely of polypropylene (PP), Pure Drop eliminates the complexity of mixed materials and improves recyclability through existing recycling channels. Designed and manufactured in France, in Albéa Plouhinec (Brittany), Pure Drop is the perfect responsible dropper with a beautiful push button for an elegant design.
To satisfy all markets, the dropper head can be matched with a glass bottle for a premium look. Pure Drop can contain makeup or skincare formulas, such as liquid highlighter or blush, sunscreen, and tinted drops.
Although designed for recycling, Pure Drop doesn't sacrifice aesthetics, setting a new standard for responsible packaging. Pure Drop embodies Albéa's commitment to minimalism, elegance and the environment, making it a game changer in the world of packaging.
