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Lubrizol opens China R&D hub
US personal care ingredient maker Lubrizol has inaugurated a beauty research institute in Shanghai, China. The site will serve as a strategic
hub to growin vivo beauty testing capabilities and enhance speed to market for Lubrizol beauty and personal care customers in the region.
The Lubrizol Beauty Research
Institute expands the company’s R&D and lab network in Asia Pacific and houses leading clinical testing equipment and collaborative workspaces based on best practices of Lubrizol’s clinical testing in Barcelona, Spain. It is designed to offer state-of-
the-art claim substantiation, sensory evaluation and consumer insight generation, as well as training and education programmes. The company says the centre
enhances Lubrizol’s technical services capabilities to provide customized and comprehensive support to its customers, as well as to move from insight to innovation
faster and more efficiently via artificial intelligence and computer vision.
“The Lubrizol Beauty Research
Institute in China is a testament to our commitment to innovation and growth in this important region,” said Bernardo Medeiros, Vice President of Lubrizol Beauty, Home, Pharma and Nutra Business. “Recognized as the fastest
growing beauty market, China plays a critical role in beauty innovation,” he added. “By pairing global ground-
breaking technologies with local consumer insights and local expertise, we can expand our capabilities to deliver value added solutions in the global market.”
Evonik opens sustainable emollients plant in Germany
Evonik has cut the ribbon on a production plant for cosmetic emollients at its site in Steinau, Germany.
The double-digit million-
euro plant will significantly increase Evonik’s production capacity to cater for growing customer demand for sustainable emollients. Evonik is leveraging its
biotechnology expertise to produce emollients via enzymatic esterification. Produced from vegetable oils,
they act as emollients in skin care products, making the skin soft and supple. Up to now, they have been
produced at Evonik’s sites in Duisburg, Germany and Shanghai, China. Emollients are cosmetic oils
and waxes that make up 10-25% of cosmetic emulsions. However, currently emollients account for 70-80% of a product’s climate
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footprint. Switching from a chemical
to an enzymatic esterification process when manufacturing emollients can reduce the climate footprint by more than 60%. As Evonik’s production sites are
powered exclusively by renewable energy, the climate footprint at this new production plant in Steinau drops to virtually zero from a gate- to-gate perspective. “Emollients are no longer just about performance, they also need to have a robust sustainability profile. ” said Johann-Caspar Gammelin (pictured, far right), president of the Nutrition & Care division.
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