SEPAWA Congress review: From surfactants to actives

By Julia Wray | Published: 30-Oct-2019 Featured companies: Provital Givaudan Active Beauty Croda Beauty BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH Cosphatec
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The SEPAWA Congress celebrated its 66th edition this year. Cosmetics Business attended the Forum for Innovation, Personal Care and presents some highlights

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Germany’s SEPAWA Congress 2019 took place from 23-25 October at the Estrel Hotel Berlin. This year the event celebrated its 66th edition with a Route 66 theme and multiple content streams on home care and cosmetic innovation.

The following review covers the best of the Forum for Innovation, Personal Care, held on day one of the Congress.

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Featured companies

Caring for people, communities and the planet has always been the driving force behind Provital. We are a customer-oriented company with a clear international outlook, focused... Givaudan Active Beauty offers an extensive portfolio of innovative cosmetic active ingredients designed to bring beauty to the world. Inspired by the beauty needs of consumers... We are a global specialty ingredient supplier to the beauty and personal care industry, dedicated to meeting evolving consumer needs along with our commitment to sustainability... BASF Personal Care is one of the world’s leading supplier of high-performance ingredients for the personal care industry. The company understands human needs and meets them...
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  • IMCD Group
  • MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS USA LLC
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  • Croda Beauty
  • Schill and Seilacher
  • Dow Chemical Company
  • Berg + Schmidt GmbH and Co. KG
  • Merck Electronics KGaA
  • Polygal
  • Grolman Group
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  • Symrise
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