Roquette, the global leader in plant-based ingredients for food, nutrition and health markets, announced today the opening of its first expertise center to support and boost innovation and cooperation in the field of cosmetics.
The company which offers nature based ingredients for cosmetics under ‘Roquette Beauté brand said the Roquette Beauté Expertise Centre’ located near Paris will start operating in November. a strategic venue easily accessible for worldwide customers and partners and close to the heart of beauty’s heritage.
The facility extends over 600 square meters and integrates state-of-the-art equipment, an application laboratory, a testing center with a dedicated area for sensorial analysis where lab results and prototypes can be evaluated by different panels of consumers, an auditorium for interactive and creative thinking, an R&D laboratory and offices for the Roquette Beauté staff.
The new Center is also equipped with cutting-edge digital technologies such as 360° laboratory cameras to formulate live with Beauté by Roquette® ingredients and online with formulator teams at the other side of the world.
Working together in an inspiring and innovative space will enable us to meet the complex and versatile demands of consumers” declared Ms Bénédicte Courel, General Manager of the Cosmetics Business at Roquette.
“Only two years after its successful launch, Roquette Beauté has expanded its footprint, with a presence in Europe, North America and Asia, and developed already 20 brand new plant-based ingredients. This new milestone is key to continue to reinforce our collaboration with our customers and partners and to address the increasing consumers demand for innovative, high performing and natural-based formulations.” she added.