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INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE
IMCD boosts technical capabilities for beauty &

personal care in UK

Dutch distributor of speciality will provide a unique service, offer-
chemicals and ingredients, IMCD, has ing pre-formulated chassis that can be
enhanced its technical services and customised with active ingredients and
capabilities with the opening of two new sensory enhancers. This allows beauty
expert facilities in the UK. The Centre brands, contract manufacturers, and
of Excellence for hair care & toile- consultants to develop new skincare
tries, serving EMEA customers, and the products with reduced risks, lower
Beauty Studio for skincare, serving UK costs, and a faster time-to-market.
markets, have been launched to bolster
IMCD’s global network of technical centre will provide advanced testing, IMCD’s Beauty & Personal Care
support for beauty and personal care bespoke formulation development, and business group is supported by a world-
innovation. comprehensive ingredient analysis. wide network of 21 technical centres,
including 13 Beauty Studios, 16 appli-
These new facilities complement With specialised features such as cation laboratories, and 5 Centres of
IMCD’s three existing UK-based appli- a salon set-up for half-head tests and Excellence specialising in areas such as
cation labs, further advancing the com- sensory analysis on various hair types, skincare, haircare, toiletries, suncare,
pany’s technical capabilities in formu- the centre will offer precise formula- and colour cosmetics. “This global
lation development for skincare, hair tion development for shampoos, condi- infrastructure allows IMCD to colla-
care, and toiletries. tioners, hair treatments, and toiletries. borate closely with customers in spaces
From personalised product prototypes operating as innovation incubators for
The new Centre of Excellence for to full-scale ingredient testing, the co-creation of bespoke formulation
hair care & toiletries, located in Mil- centre will help customers to ensure a development, and providing them with
ton Keynes, UK, is the first of its kind seamless product development process, cutting-edge testing capabilities, and
for IMCD in Europe. This facility is IMCD stated. advanced product prototyping. The
dedicated to supporting manufacturers result is faster time-to-market for new
across Europe, the Middle East, and The new Beauty Studio for skincare beauty products, backed by robust tech-
Africa in developing high-performance is designed to streamline the develop- nical and regulatory expertise,” IMCD
hair care and toiletry products. The ment process for UK customers, and informed.

ENSURING CIRCULARITY
SC Johnson achieves key packaging goals ahead

of schedule

The Ellen MacArthur Founda- and personal care sector at 12%. The (PCR); and recyclable, reusable or
tion and the UN Environment Pro- company also achieved two key mile- compostable plastic packaging. Since
gramme recently released its ‘Global stones – reducing virgin plastic and 2018, SC Johnson has reduced its to-
Commitment 2024 Progress Report’, incorporating recycled materials into tal plastic footprint by 32%, achiev-
highlighting industry progress toward packaging – a year ahead of the 2025 ing its goal of a 30% reduction a
reducing plastic waste. SC Johnson, a commitment. year ahead of the 2025 commitment.
US-based maker of household cleaning The company also surpassed its goal
products and consumer chemicals, SC Johnson demonstrated meaning- of incorporating 25% PCR materi-
leads with the highest percentage ful advancement in three key als into its products, achieving this
of reusable plastic packaging in commitments: virgin plastic reduc- milestone a year ahead of the 2025
the Global Commitment’s household tion; post-consumer recycled plastic commitment.

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