“I know I specified a light foam, but that’s ridiculous!” October 2015 Spray 39 Industry News Hallstar, a Chicago-based global supplier of specialty chemicals, announced the official opening of a new state-of-the-art facility in Suzhou, China. The Hallstar New Material Science & Technology (Suzhou) Company Ltd will serve as an R&D and technical support base in the Asia Pacific region. In the near future, sales, service and logistics support will also operate out of the facility. Alongside In-Cosmetics Asia, Nov. 2-5 in Bangkok, Thailand, Organic Monitor will host an Asian Natural Cosmetics Masterclass to discuss and educate attendees on the technical and marketing challenges associated with natural and organic personal care products in Asia. Despite recent growth, the natural and organic products market in Asia lags behind that in Europe and North America, where adoption of Green standards is far more widespread, according to Organic Monitor. The first workshop, on Nov. 2, will focus on formulating Green cosmetics, while the second (Nov. 4) workshop will feature discussions of marketing challenges and business opportunities in the Asian market. Qosmedix, global suppliers of cosmetics packaging components, officially relocated its corporate headquarters and warehouse to Ronkonkoma, NY, 14 miles east of its previous Edgewood, NY location. The new 95,000 sq ft facility is equipped with an ISO 8 cleanroom and will also house parent company Qosina, a supplier of stock medical equipment components. Gattefossé established a 3,500 sq ft “technical center of excellence” in Mumbai, India, featuring a U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) certified laboratory to facilitate the use of pharmaceutical ingredients in ASM Aerosol-Service AG opened a new hazardous goods warehouse in Möhlin, Switzerland, expanding storage capacity to meet rising customer demand, according to the company. The over 10,000 sq ft facility is kept at a climate-controlled 20°C (68°F) +/- 5°C and complies with applicable good manufacturing practices (GMP). formulations, as well as a personal care laboratory. As part of its Business Call to Action initiative, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) recognized Shiseido’s work to provide low-income women in rural Bangladesh with specially-developed skin care products, as well as employment, education and support for improving health, hygiene and nutrition, as a business model that encompasses both corporate social contribution and business operation. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. announced plans to expand into the Chilean market, growing its global operations to 54 international markets. Nu Skin will begin direct sales of its personal care products in November, followed by its Pharmanex line of nutritional skin care products in 2016. The Natural Products Association (NPA) honored specialty chemicals supplier AAK Personal Care with the Industry Champion Award, citing contributions to the natural products industry above and beyond the scope of commercial success. SPRAY
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