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Online cannabis conference


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The world’s largest meeting on industrial hemp and cannabis will take place online this year with 500 participants from 50 countries and all industrial sectors expected. The 17th EIHA Hemp Conference will take place from 16–17 June 2020 at the online event. An all-time record for the


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ISSN 2041-0441 June 2020 EDITOR’S COMMENT Small steps on the route to ‘normality’


At the time of of going to press on this issue it would appear the majority of Europe is past the first peak of the pandemic and several countries are tentatively lifting some social restrictions, though still some distance to anything like normality. It is too early to confidently assess the impact on the personal care market, but as outlined in the article on page 17 of this issue, some sectors will be harder hit than others. The personal care industry is innovative and durable, and over the coming


months and years will display globally its value to consumers' health and happiness, even if the path towards former levels of social movement and trade offers slow progress. Personal Caremagazine will be covering all the developments from the


ingredient sector, so make sure you check the website and download the Personal Care App for your regular updates.


Richard Scott, Editor PERSONAL CARE EUROPE


hemp conference was set in 2019 in Cologne (Germany) with 415 participants from 49


countries and 34 exhibitors. As in previous years, the audience will vote for the “Hemp Product of the Year”. The event is organised in cooperation with the European Industrial Hemp Association (www.eiha.org).” The conference is the largest


business meeting for all sectors of the hemp and cannabis industry, bringing together professionals from around the world to discuss the latest


developments in hemp applications for fibres, shives, seeds, oil and CBD. The hemp and cannabis industry has become a multi-billion-dollar business worldwide. More than 30 speakers from leading companies and institutes have confirmed their presentations. The final programme of the


web conference can be found at www.eiha- conference.org/programme.


Research into CO2 material


Beiersdorf and Evonik have reached an agreement on a research partnership. Its aim is to develop sustainable raw materials for care products, using carbon dioxide (CO2


) as


the starting material. Beiersdorf is on the lookout for new sources of raw materials that will also reduce the company’s carbon footprint. One option here is artificial


photosynthesis technology. The idea is that with the aid of electricity from solar energy and bacteria, valuable raw materials are produced with water and CO2


, drawing on natural photosynthesis as a model. The


joint research project of Evonik and Beiersdorf has received around €1 million of funding from Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).


as raw Dr May Shana’a, corporate


senior vice president, Research and Development, Beiersdorf, said: “The research cooperation fits perfectly with our sustainability agenda, an ambitious programme that we are implementing systematically and across all functions. We are pursuing a vision of becoming climate positive, and we want to play a part in closing the carbon cycle.” If Beiersdorf succeeds in using CO2


as a source for the


raw materials used in its care products, this will reduce the company’s carbon footprint as well as the land used for renewable resources.


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