DKSH France has won the Silver Innovation Award at “Le Prix de la Formulation” during the eleventh edition of Cosmet'Agora 2019.
Media release
Lyon, France, January 23, 2019 – DKSH's Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading ingredients and specialty chemicals distributor, won the prestigious Silver Innovation Award for its unique formulation “Sili-gomme primer”, which was developed at DKSH's state-of-the-art innovation center in Lyon.
This is not DKSH's first recognition at the formulation award, which was launched in 2014 to great success. In 2015, DKSH won an innovation award for its unique “Total Shield Cushion Formulation SPF 25” skin foundation.
DKSH's new 2019 winning formulation, chosen from around 70 submissions, is based on a thickening agent that can help formulators to develop new concepts with surprising textures. It was developed using a combination of innovative raw materials originating from DKSH's valued international business partners, including Medolla, Nagase, Odycea, Schülke and Sumitomo Seika. DKSH Personal Care collaborates with its innovation and sourcing specialists around the world through its global network of twelve dedicated personal care innovation centers.
DKSH's innovation center in Lyon, established in 2009, this year celebrates ten years of unparalleled innovation and formulation development. Thanks to its experienced specialists and cutting-edge technology, the center provides a wide range of highly valued innovation and formulation support to DKSH France's large personal care customer base. Services offered include: idea generation and conceptualization, new product development, product demonstration, technical training, trouble-shooting and tailor-made solutions.
Olivier Patricola, Director, Personal Care Industry Europe, commented: “We are delighted to have been awarded for the second time at ‘Le Prix de la Formulation', especially during the tenth anniversary of our French innovation center. We would like to thank the council members of the French Society of Cosmetology for this great recognition. I would like to congratulate and thank the DKSH Personal Care team in France and especially our innovation center, lead by Jean-François Malaval, Manager, Technical Services and Innovation, for all their hard work over the past ten years and their efforts in developing this unique formulation. We look forward to showcasing our exciting ‘Sili-gomme primer' winning formula in April at In-Cosmetics Global in Paris.”
Visit DKSH at In-Cosmetics Global 2019, stand F31, at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on April 2-4 to discover a wide range of innovative ingredients and formulations for personal care applications.
For further information, please contact:DKSH France SAMagali Poncet
Specialist, Branding and Communications
Phone +33 4 2610 0838
magali.poncet@dksh.comDKSH Performance MaterialsDaniel Hollister
Manager, Group Communications, Performance Materials
Phone +44 20 8879 5500
daniel.hollister@dksh.com
About DKSH
DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia. As the term "Market Expansion Services" suggests, DKSH helps other companies and brands to grow their business in new or existing markets. Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 2012, DKSH is a global company headquartered in Zurich. With 825 business locations in 37 markets – 800 of them in Asia – and 31,970 specialized staff, DKSH generated net sales of CHF 11.0 billion in 2017. DKSH was founded in 1865. With strong Swiss heritage, the company has a long tradition of doing business in and with Asia and is deeply rooted in communities and businesses across Asia Pacific.
DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials is a leading specialty chemicals distributor and provider of Market Expansion Services for performance materials, covering Europe, North America and the whole of Asia. The Business Unit sources, develops, markets and distributes a wide range of specialty chemicals and ingredients for pharmaceutical, personal care, food & beverage as well as various industrial applications. In addition, it creates innovative and cutting-edge concepts and applications in 29 innovation centers located worldwide. With 100 business locations in 31 markets and around 1,010 specialized staff, Business Unit Performance Materials generated net sales of CHF 894.1 million in 2017.