L-R: Jacqueline Hoe, VP, Asia Pacific Personal Care; Rushina Dudhwala, Head of Personal Care, India; N Kailasam, CEO & MD, BDIPL India; Valérie Lepoultel, Global VP; Manoj Botadra, Director, Radian.
Barentz has opened a Mumbai application laboratory to expand personal care technical support in India.
Customers and principals can work with technical teams on skincare, haircare, sun care, colour cosmetics and hygiene formulations.
For ingredient buyers and product developers, the site adds local prototype, stability and troubleshooting support to cut development time.
The Mumbai laboratory offers comprehensive services including prototype development, ingredient evaluation, sensory optimization, stability testing, and technical troubleshooting, helping customers streamline development processes and reduce time-to-market.
“India represents one of the most dynamic and fast-growing personal care markets globally, with increasing demand for innovative and locally relevant solutions. With our new application laboratory in Mumbai, we are strengthening our ability to work side-by-side with customers to accelerate development and bring differentiated products to market faster. This investment reflects our commitment to supporting our partners with both global expertise and deep local insight”, said Valérie Lepoultel, Global VP, Personal & Home care at Barentz.
“India is a strategic growth market for Barentz, and the new Mumbai application laboratory reinforces our commitment to being closer to our customers and principals in the region. By investing in local technical capabilities, we are better positioned to support faster innovation, stronger collaboration, and solutions that respond directly to evolving market needs”, added Marc Duchene, CEO, Barentz Asia Pacific.
This investment reflects Barentz’s continued focus on strengthening its technical and innovation footprint across Asia-Pacific. The new facility will also play a key role in translating emerging beauty trends into market-ready concepts tailored to the region.
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