The 12th edition of Cosmetic 360 trade show opens its doors today at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. Running today and tomorrow and organized by French industry cluster Cosmetic Valley, the event will feature 260 exhibitors, including 36-start-ups. It expects to welcome over 5,800 visitors.
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The theme of this year’s show is ‘Regenerations’. The show’s organizers say regenerative solutions are reshaping the fragrance and cosmetics value chain and paving the way for a new generation of innovations.
Returning to this year’s show are ‘Innovation Challenges’, with the participation of LVMH Research, L’Oreal, Estee Lauder Companies, Proya Companies and TechNature. These companies will launch a challenge for start-ups, SMEs and researchers to come up with open-source solutions for key problems facing the cosmetics industry.
The Cosmetic 360 Awards
This year’s show will once again host the Cosmetic 360 awards. The awards will recognize innovation in six categories: Raw Materials, Formulation, Testing & Analysis, Packaging & Packing, Brands & Retail and Industry & Process. There will also be a Jury’s Favorite Award in line with the Regenerations theme of the show this year.
The Cosmetic 360 Award ceremony will take place on Wednesday October 14 at 5.15pm.