The IMCD Group (IMCD), a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients, launched its first IMCD Beauty & Personal Care application laboratory in the United Kingdom.
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The lab will serve cosmetic manufacturers and brands across the UK and Ireland, providing them with technical support to create personal care formulations.
“Providing a dedicated UK lab will allow us to collaborate even more closely with our partners to develop formulations that keep them ahead of the curve while exploring creative opportunities to capture the Beauty & Personal Care market,” said Paul Hanbury, managing director, IMCD UK. "Our technical experts will boast a library of innovative formulations which are ready to deploy. This ability to provide a rapid response will help our customers ... deliver from concept to launch in record time."
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Hanbury added that IMCD UK has deeply routed connections with chemists, marketing departments and brand owners, and these relationships help the company to break down the chemistry of raw materials in a marketable way to ensure the science used in end products is understandable.
The new laboratory is part of IMCD Beauty & Personal Care’s global network of application labs, designed to assist customers and suppliers by providing training, support and guidance, in addition to materials and concepts.