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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.

Asia is establishing itself more than ever as the centre of gravity for the global chemicals industry, spurred on by strong growth in demand, well-established industrial ecosystems, and rapidly expanding innovation capacity.

BASF is expanding its APG production in Thailand

Clariant steps up investment in China

Gattefossé: 20 years of innovation at the heart of the Chinese market

Nouryon focuses on local innovation in Shanghai

Determined to expand in France and internationally, the French manufacturer has continued to make strategic investments following the acquisition of Laboratoires Eriger and its PhytoVec® microencapsulation technology.

The distributor has inaugurated its new innovation and application centre in Johannesburg, bringing its global network to 71 sites.

Enzymit and Cosun have achieved a major breakthrough by successfully completing the first 200-litre pilot production of hyaluronic acid (HA) using an entirely enzymatic, cell-free process.

Givaudan opens biotechnology centre in Toulouse

At the Industry Week, the French giant announced a €60 million strategic investment plan to modernise and expand its factory in Gauchy (Hauts-de-France Region), which specialises in luxury perfumes.

The French laboratory has opened Campus Chartreuse, its new headquarters in Castres (France).

From 23 to 25 June 2025, eight young talents presented their final projects to a jury of industry professionals, marking the completion of several years of training at Symrise’s perfumery school.

The company opened a state-of-the-art 7,000 m² office in Hyderabad, India, for its Global Business Services (GBS) centre.

On 12 June, the Belgian multinational inaugurated in Lyon (France) its largest microbiology laboratory in the world.

The distributor has announced the opening of a life sciences laboratory centre in Shanghai, dedicated to the pharmaceutical, food and cosmetics sectors.

The Danish start-up has been awarded €8.1 million from the European LIFE programme to scale up production of its EcoFlexy platform.