Symrise Cosmetic Ingredients has opened the Beauty & Home Care Centre of Expertise in the Paris suburbs.
The 300 square-metre site in Clichy includes a lab for cosmetic applications to develop products, concepts and testing methods for actives & botanicals and the newly created category for home care ingredients.
Additionally, the microbiology laboratory will focus on delivering modern solutions and technical support for the cosmetic industry.
This is the German firm’s first microbiology laboratory dedicated to personal care customer support for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, as well as its first application laboratory for home care products.
Symrise has invested €1.5 million in the laboratory facility for cosmetic ingredients and home care ingredients.
Timothy Kenny, President, Cosmetic Ingredients at Symrise, explained: “Our new Beauty & Home Care Centre of Expertise forms another strong example of our commitment to better serving our customers.
“Our technical experts will focus on researching optimal ingredients to help customers bring products to market faster – in both cosmetics and home care. Expanding our capabilities to include a sophisticated facility will provide us with opportunities to bring more innovative ideas to life.”
The facility joins the existing global network of research centers including the recently expanded cosmetics application laboratory at the company headquarters in Holzminden.
The opening of the new centre, says Symrise, solidifies its presence in Europe as well as the Clichy site, with an expanded team of scientific and technical experts in microbiology, cosmetics, and home care.
“These investments reflect the continuous growth in cosmetic ingredients and the strong demand from the market to continue providing modern solutions and excellent service to customers in the region,” said Kenny.
