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Payan Bertrand has partnered with The Lermond Company, which is now its agent on the US market.

The Lavollée Group is entering a strategic transition phase. The entity SIPA A.Ch. Berthier, based in Grasse and previously a subsidiary of the group, has been integrated into Lavollée, and now operates as the "F&F Ingredients" Business Unit.

The Swiss giant is capitalising on the growth potential of the Turkish market, a dynamic region that blends tradition and modernity, and where demand for fragrances is growing.

The British fragrance house is accelerating its expansion across the African continent with the official launch of Carvansons South Africa.

The Swedish biotech company has obtained its first INCI name, r-Saccharomyces Butter, for its lipid Marble7®.

The biotech company is expanding its industrial capacity with a fourth production line at its precision fermentation site in Barra Bonita, Brazil.

With the European ban on cyclic silicones (D4, D5, D6) due to come into force between 2026 and 2027, the cosmetics industry is bracing itself for a major upheaval.

Distil, a specialised, R&D-driven chemical platform, and Rubamin, an Indian zinc manufacturer with almost 40 years' experience and an annual production capacity of over 50,000 tonnes, have formed an exclusive partnership for the North American market.

The French group has invested in Aethera Biotech, a subsidiary of the Italian family-owned group Cereal Docks – an agri-food giant – which specialises in cosmetic active ingredients derived from plant cell cultures.

Currently in the demonstration phase, the Danish start-up is developing premium sustainable ingredients derived from microalgae.

The Indian deep-tech company is opening an integrated pilot biorefinery in Bengaluru. Backed by $3.5 million (€3.25 m) in funding (Omnivore, BII), the company uses a proprietary "circular chemistry" platform to transform agricultural residues into high-performance materials.

The international bio-ingredient supplier based in the Cayman Islands, has announced the creation of a joint laboratory with the Shaanxi Chang'an Pilot Life Science Industry Innovation Centre in Xi'an, China.

The international group, which specialises in the distribution and formulation of ingredients and speciality chemicals, announced the opening of a new Beauty & Personal Care laboratory in Brea, California.

The chemical company inaugurates a customer experience and innovation centre in Itupeva, Brazil, dedicated to its Home and Personal Care activities.

The subsidiary of Sensient Technologies announces that the Sensizyme™ range from Biolie by Sensient, composed of natural extracts with intrinsic colour, is guaranteed free from Sudan Red dyes.

On 12 December 2025, the French family-owned group inaugurated its new headquarters in Dubai, marking twenty years of presence in the Middle East.

Givaudan is investing CHF 55 m (approximately €60 m) in Grasse for its "Campus 52", a centre of excellence dedicated to natural ingredients.

In November 2025, the Benicarló site in Spain – dedicated to R&D and ingredient manufacturing – integrated a renewable hydrogen unit through a 10-year agreement with Iberdrola, becoming the industry's first integrated green hydrogen plant.

The company, part of the L'Oréal Group, has formalised a partnership with the Swiss biotech company (see Expression Cosmétique No. 86, p.13) to incorporate Mitopure® – a form of urolithin that supports mitochondrial function – into a new range.

The Finnish group (2024 sales of €102 m), a certified B Corp and owner of the brands Lumene, Cutrin, and Ida Warg Beauty, has modernised its cybersecurity architecture in collaboration with Elisa.