{"id":24464,"date":"2026-02-20T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/?p=24464"},"modified":"2026-02-15T15:29:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T14:29:55","slug":"eastman-and-kolmar-korea-sign-agreement-for-sustainable-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/eastman-and-kolmar-korea-sign-agreement-for-sustainable-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastman and Kolmar Korea sign MOU for sustainable innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eastman<\/a> and Kolmar Korea<\/a> announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding to develop sustainable solutions for the personal care industry. This collaboration marks a significant turning point in cosmetics sourcing and innovation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eastman, a materials company, and Kolmar Korea, a leader in cosmetics development solutions, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on January 22, 2026. This agreement aims to promote sustainable and biodegradable personal solutions, meeting the growing demands of consumers and sustainability regulations.<\/p>

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Advanced technology at the heart of collaboration<\/h2>\n

The partnership will focus primarily on access to the revolutionary Esmeri technology, representing an advanced cellulose enester micropowder for colored cosmetics. This innovation has been designed to meet the European Union's strict regulations on microplastics, guaranteeing exceptional performance while meeting sustainability targets.<\/p>\n

\" Esmeri is a key to the challenges brands face in complying with regulations and consumer expectations,<\/em> \u00bb, explains Travis Smith, Executive Vice President at Eastman. \u00ab Kolmar's manufacturing capabilities and global reach will be key to expanding access to Esmeri and other personal care innovations.<\/em> \"<\/p>\n

A response to market demands<\/h2>\n

In addition to Esmeri, the two companies plan to collaborate on Eastman's entire personal care portfolio, to develop new high-performance solutions that meet evolving consumer expectations and regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n

Han Sang-keun, Vice President and CTO at Kolmar Holdings, emphasizes: \u00ab Through our products and brands, we continue to offer differentiated beauty solutions incorporating sustainable practices, making Esmeri a particularly good fit for our portfolio.<\/em> \u00bbThis fusion of expertise aims to create products that combine performance and environmental responsibility.<\/p>\n

By focusing on innovation and sustainability, Eastman and Kolmar Korea are favorably positioned to respond to the dynamic transformation of the cosmetics market's needs. This partnership is a strategic step in their joint quest for sustainable growth in the industry.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eastman et Kolmar Korea annoncent la signature d’un m\u00e9morandum d’accord pour d\u00e9velopper des solutions durables dans l’industrie des soins personnels. Cette collaboration marque un tournant significatif dans l’approvisionnement et l’innovation en cosm\u00e9tique. Eastman, une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e dans les mat\u00e9riaux, et Kolmar Korea, un leader dans le domaine des solutions de d\u00e9veloppement de cosm\u00e9tiques, ont sign\u00e9 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"external_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[61],"class_list":{"0":"post-24464","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-management","8":"tag-info-marche"},"acf":{"nc":"sunjay.lee@ruderfinn.com","nc2":"","nc3":"","nc4":"","nc5":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24464"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24476,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24464\/revisions\/24476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industries-cosmetiques.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}