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A partnership to develop ionic oxygen generators

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The French group Novair, a global manufacturer of on-site oxygen and nitrogen generators, and American Oxygen, a start-up developing ceramic technologies for gas separation by ionization, have signed a strategic partnership agreement to industrialize and market an ionic oxygen generator by the end of 2024. As part of this partnership, Novair will invest in the capital of American Oxygen, and the partners will set up a joint venture dedicated to the manufacture of ionic oxygen generators.

The ionic oxygen generator is reliable, ultra-compact and easy to use (plug and play). According to its designers, it is based on the greatest technological innovation in the field of air gases since the invention of cryogenic distillation over 100 years ago.

Technology developed in collaboration with NASA

The technology was originally developed by American Oxygen in cooperation with NASA for use during astronauts' spacewalks on the moon or in space.

The ionic oxygen generator produces ultra-pure oxygen (from 99.99% to 99.9999%) from ambient air, using a ceramic membrane with the property of selectively conducting oxygen atoms through its wall. The oxygen produced is generated spontaneously under pressure, without a compressor, "an unprecedented technological feat.

The ionic oxygen generator is designed for the most demanding industrial, laboratory and healthcare applications. A breakthrough innovation in the air gases market, this generator aims to provide an autonomous, affordable, low-carbon, ultra-reliable oxygen supply. It eliminates dependence on liquid or bottled gas deliveries.

"At a time when access to high-purity oxygen has proved crucial for many activities in healthcare, research and industry, we are delighted to be partnering with American Oxygen. It will enable us to reach a new milestone, giving as many people as possible access to a revolutionary innovation that enables the on-site production of ultra-pure oxygen using a reliable, easy-to-use device".says Bernard Zenou, President of Novair.

"This technology is the product of many years of R&D and collaboration with Nasa, and was initially developed to produce oxygen on the International Space Station. It was the Covid-19 pandemic that accelerated the design of a first demonstrator to produce medical oxygen, this time on Earth. Today, the technology is mature and ready for industrialization. Together with Novair, the world's leading player in the oxygen generator market, we are very proud to bring to market this new oxygen production technology, which will provide access to high-purity oxygen for all industries and hospitals, everywhere in the world". continues Dale Taylor, President of American Oxygen.

A buoyant global market

The global oxygen market1 - estimated at nearly $70 billion - is growing steadily, and is expected to record an annual growth rate of over 9 % to reach over $125 billion by 2028. Essential for treating severe cases of illness, demand for medical oxygen increased considerably during the Covid-19 pandemic. Oxygen is also used in a wide range of industries for its combustion, oxidation and fermentation properties. Growing demand for pure oxygen in laboratories, fiber optics and semiconductor manufacturing is contributing to market growth.

1. https://www.valuemarketresearch.com/fr/report/industrial-oxygen-market

Photo taken from the American Oxygen website (www.amox.us).

Solabia acquires a majority stake in PolymerExpert

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site-industries-cosmetiques A laboratory set up on a table with various glass objects: an Erlenmeyer containing water and plant stems, a large graduated cylinder containing an amber liquid, and a beaker with several test tubes containing green leaves. Additional plant leaves are scattered about, resembling the organized chaos of a drafting car.

Founded in 1972, Solabia develops, produces and distributes natural active and functional ingredients. The company has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in PolymerExpert, an innovative company specializing in the development and marketing of high-tech polymers. 

This acquisition illustrates the Group's strategy of developing its activities in the dynamic cosmetics market, enabling it to broaden its range of ingredients. It will also help consolidate the company's positions in the health sector, by offering new development opportunities in high-potential markets.

Founded in 2000 by Marc Dolatkhani, PolymerExpert, based in Pessac (33), offers a range of high value-added products for the cosmetics market, featuring high-performance polymers of natural origin for applications such as skin care, sun protection and make-up. The Gironde-based company also develops implantable and non-implantable ophthalmic and medical devices.) 

With an international presence, PolymerExpert controls the entire value chain, from R&D to production, in compliance with the most stringent standards and the concept of plant-based chemistry.

"We are delighted to welcome the PolymerExpert teams to the Solabia group. This merger will enable both companies to benefit from complementary expertise and offer an enhanced portfolio of high-performance products to a wider customer base. It is also fully in line with our development strategy and demonstrates our ability to attract to the Solabia group innovative companies in markets with high growth potential, and in which we are continuing to strengthen our position".said Jean Baptiste Dellon, Chairman of the Solabia Group.

Marc Dolatkhani, retains a minority shareholding in the company and
will remain Chairman. "The combination of PolymerExpert's specialty ingredients and Solabia's active ingredients portfolio will bring major innovation opportunities to our customers worldwide. The association with the Solabia group will enable us to accelerate the development of new innovative cosmetic ingredients by drawing on complementary expertise. It will also strengthen the long-term development of our medical activities. We will continue to nurture our reputation for excellence alongside a company that shares our passion, values and ambitions. This partnership promises to be both humanly and technically exciting.commented Marc Dolatkhani, President and Founder of PolymerExpert.

Photo taken from Solabia's internal website (www.solabia.com).

EcoVadis announces acquisition of human rights platform Ulula

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site-industries-cosmetiques Two people shake hands at a desk in a professional setting, the sign of a new partnership. Both are wearing suits, with documents and a pen on the desk, a sign of serious business. The background is blurred to focus on this important EcoVadis-certified moment.

EcoVadis has announced the strategic acquisition of Ulula, a specialist in human rights data and technology. This acquisition will enable EcoVadis to strengthen its support for companies in their efforts to improve working conditions throughout their supply chain, while respecting compliance rules and duties of care.

Automated employee surveys, grievance management systems, analytical dashboards...: the Ulula platform includes practical tools that enable companies to directly engage workers and communities, identify human and labor rights risks in supply chains, and obtain actionable insights based on real-time data, facilitating access to corrective action.

With the integration of Ulula, EcoVadis aims to improve the accuracy of supplier information by obtaining regular feedback directly from workers and their communities on working conditions and respect for human rights.

"The combination of Ulula and EcoVadis Ratings enhances the depth of data on worker voice and human rights. This integration improves the ability of companies to implement and measure human rights policies and practices through direct feedback from workers, which is essential to meet regulatory requirements. Integrated with IQ Plus, our CSR risk mapping platform, it provides a complete solution for global due diligence and modern slavery regulations."says EcoVadis.

As a separate platform, Ulula can be used in conjunction with other EcoVadis solutions. Its addition to the EcoVadis suite does not affect the company evaluation process or score.

Photo : Tung Lam / Pixabay.

A rechargeable sun stick 

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French suncare brand Hei Poa offers products enriched with Tahitian monoi, evoking the islands of Polynesia. For its first facial stick product, the brand worked with international beauty packaging manufacturer and supplier Quadpack to create a package with a reduced amount of plastic for easy application to the face. Launched in record time for the summer season, Stick Solaire Visage SPF50+ is now elegantly presented in Quadpack's signature 15g refillable Infinite Panstick.

"We were looking for sustainable packaging for our new SPF50+ sun stick. Quadpack presented us with several solutions, which inspired me. In the end, we were won over by the Infinite Panstick, which met most of our criteria: refillable, made of recycled plastic, with four-color printing and an ideal diameter."says Laura Emery, Product Manager at Hei Poa.

Quadpack hei stick refill- Packaging - Product info

Infinite Panstick's 21.3 mm diameter - smaller than the market standard - facilitates application in very precise areas such as the bridge of the nose, lips and ears. To reduce the amount of plastic and encourage recycling, Hei Poa has chosen to add 50 % of post-consumer recycled plastic (PCR) to the single-material PP packaging. A refill is also provided: Eco-refill Sun Stick Face SPF50+ is available at an affordable price to encourage the use of refills.

Due to a short time-to-market, Quadpack began injecting the components while the design was being validated. After approval, particular attention was paid to decoration. Hei Poa's colorful motifs were applied by thermal transfer, because of the creative freedom this technique offers. The same care was taken with the decoration of the refill, so that it would not be perceived as an inferior version of the complete packaging.

"For a brand like Hei Poa, aesthetics are essential. We offer our customers the experience of what we call 'escape from everyday life'. We're very pleased with the packaging. The high-quality decoration meets our expectations and our customers love it. The feedback we receive mentions the ease of use, the aesthetics and the fact that it's more environmentally friendly. It's very gratifying to imagine a product, to create it in this way and to find that, in the end, the consumer appreciates it for the same reasons that motivated its launch".added Laura Emery. 

AI for dermatologists 

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With RegimenLogic, a Perfect Corp. tool optimized by artificial intelligence (AI), RegimenPro, an e-commerce platform specializing in skincare, provides dermatologists and their patients with a skin diagnosis.

In the healthcare field, artificial intelligence (AI) is proving more accurate than humans at distinguishing malignant from benign lesions. According to one study*, 61.5 % of dermatologists believe that AI is of real interest in reducing the risk of misdiagnosis.

Founded by American dermatologists Patricia Farris and Ruth Tedaldi, RegimenPro enables dermatologists to recommend products online, following an assessment of the patient's skin condition. This e-commerce platform is also capable of tracking the patient's treatment progress, while earning a commission on each sale of the recommended product.

Convinced of the relevance of adding a skin diagnosis tool to their portal, both to increase the accuracy of diagnoses and to enable doctors to save time on consultations, the founders of RegimenPro evaluated five companies before opting for Perfect Corp.'s real-time skin analysis technology, which covers a range of 12 skin problems. "We were very impressed by the accuracy of the analysis. Our company was founded by dermatologists, so we always rely on science and evidence. The studies on the accuracy of Perfect Corp.'s AI skin analysis from Dr. Feldman at Wake Forest School of Medicine really tipped the scales for us." explains Jodi Nightingale.

The e-commerce platform is offered free of charge to dermatologists, and asks them, upon registration, to enter their preferred products for each of the 12 skin conditions analyzed by RegimenLogic AI SkinCare Assessment (which includes criteria such as redness, dryness, wrinkles, dark circles, acne, skin firmness, radiance and other skin concerns). 

Rather than single products, dermatologists can list a complete set of products for any given skin condition. Physicians, like their patients, can then quantify the results of the treatments adopted as a result of the analysis. "Skin scores allow patients to actually see their conditions improve by following their dermatologist's care regimen. This can be very motivating and satisfying."say the partners.

Since using Perfect Corp.'s real-time skin analysis technology, RegimenPro claims to observe highly reliable, practitioner-validated results. The company has recorded a 55 % increase in the number of new doctors affiliated to the platform, and a 22 % growth in customer registrations.

"This partnership with RegimenPro illustrates our shared commitment to delivering effective solutions to our customers. RegimenPro's expertise with RegimenLogic in personalized skincare technology aligns with our vision of using AI and augmented reality to transform the beauty industry. We are convinced that this collaboration will enable the development of new services that will redefine the approach to skincare by consumers and professionals alike."says Sylvain Delteil, VP Business Development Europe at Perfect Corp.

* https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2667062322007838

Visuals taken from the Perfect Corp. and RegimenPro websites.

Paris Packaging Week 2025 presents the Discovery Zone, a space for startups 

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site-industries-cosmetiques A large crowd, often with badges, strolls through an indoor exhibition hall bustling with start-ups. Stands and displays line the sides of the hall, showcasing the innovations of Paris Packaging Week 2025. The floor is carpeted in pink, and banners hang from the ceiling in the busy Discovery zone.

Organized by Easyfairs, Paris Packaging Week will be held in Paris on January 28 and 20, 2025. For this new edition, a new space will be set up: the Discovery Zone to discover startups offering innovative packaging solutions in the fields of beauty, skincare, luxury, beverages and aerosols.

This zone will host companies showcasing new alternative materials, refill and reuse solutions, new packaging formats, new closures or distribution systems, new decoration technologies and processes driven by artificial intelligence.

As well as having a pod-style stand, Discovery Zone start-ups will be speaking via pitches, enabling them to meet potential buyers and collaborators from the beauty, beverage, skincare, luxury and aerosol sectors.

"Paris Packaging Week is constantly evolving to provide the best possible vision of the sector's future, said Josh Brooks, show co-director. The Discovery Zone is just one of many new initiatives for 2025. It will not only highlight the future of packaging, but also offer invaluable networking, collaboration and growth opportunities for the companies involved."

"We are launching the Discovery Zone to encourage innovation and support emerging companies in the packaging industry. By creating this unique platform, we aim to accelerate the growth and development of innovative packaging solutions, to lead the industry towards a more sustainable and technologically advanced future."said Jennifer Burley, co-director of Paris Packaging Week.

Packaging: AI automates quality control

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Toly, a specialist in the manufacture of cosmetics packaging, has adopted Scortex's Spark, an automated quality inspection solution based on artificial intelligence, for its production lines. In use on three production lines, this technology aims to reduce scrap rates and improve product quality. Interview with Olaf Zahra, Technical and Sustainability Manager at Toly. Interview by Scortex.

Can you introduce us to Toly?
Olaf Zahra: Toly is a manufacturer and supplier in the cosmetics industry. We manufacture packaging for skin care, colored products, perfumes and other areas of beauty.

What was your quality control challenge?
Olaf Zahra: Cosmetic packaging often has complex decorations, some of which are very fine. If we rely solely on operator control, it's sometimes impossible to detect all the defects. We needed an automated system to perform 100% quality control on the products we manufacture.

What were your quality control objectives?
Olaf Zahra: Our main objective is linked to the fact that some of the very fine texts inscribed on our products are legally binding, and because they are so fine, anomalies can easily pass through quality control processes undetected. Implementing a system that detects the problem immediately can reduce rejects and enable us to aim for a scrap rate of less than 1%, even on very fine decoration.

What were the results and benefits of deploying Spark?
Olaf Zahra: We've used vision systems before, but they were always very complicated to configure. Learning the system always took hours, days, sometimes weeks. The biggest advantage we've found with the Spark system is the ease of configuration. We can go from inspecting one decoration to another in a matter of minutes, an hour at most, rather than days.
Sometimes it only takes a few minutes for the operator to realize that product quality has changed. But in the space of a minute, we're already processing 50 to 60 parts, and every minute that passes represents significant rejects. Detecting the problem immediately, stopping the process and making adjustments, gives you a considerable advantage in terms of reject rate reduction.

Have you achieved your quality objectives with Spark?
Olaf Zahra: Absolutely. As I said earlier, the system's ease of use is the biggest advantage. And the investment more than pays for itself in reduced rejects and scrap rates.

Do you plan to deploy Spark on other production lines?
Olaf Zahra: Yes, we installed our first Spark kit about 18 months ago. We have 3 in total, and we plan to deploy them until we cover all our production processes with decoration. We'd like to try out the system on processes other than decoration too.

With the adoption of Spark, Toly has taken an important step towards automating the quality control of its cosmetics packaging. This technology has helped reduce reject rates and improve product quality. The results obtained have led Toly to envisage the deployment of Spark on other production sites, marking a significant step forward in their quest for performance and efficiency.

Spark, developed and fully assembled by Scortex in France, is an AI-powered automated quality inspection solution that offers a fast, easy-to-deploy approach without costly expertise. These are considerable advantages for production sites seeking to make the transition from manual to automated quality inspection, or to optimize their existing quality control processes, with the aim of achieving high-performance quality control, controlling the cost of quality and production on a larger scale, and reducing customer complaints.

TNT Group supplies hoods for Rabanne's Million Gold for Her 

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TNT GROUP - Million Gold for her - RABANNE

Rabanne has released Million Gold For Her, a premium fragrance from its new Lady Million / One Million collection, embodied by Gigi Hadid, one of the most influential models of her generation.

Specializing in the design, development and manufacture of high-quality metal parts - zamak, aluminum, brass, stainless steel and plastic - for the perfume, cosmetics and make-up industries, TNT Group was asked by the brand to supply all the caps for the 30-ml format and half the caps for the 50-ml and 90-ml formats.

The hoods are designed with a zamak outer part and a PP insert, clipped together. A fine groove embellishes the base of the hood and surmounts the engraved brand name, as does the R on the top of the hood, which has been given an ecoating gold finish.

A "microfactory" for textured products from solid concentrates

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site-industries-cosmetiques A person holds his hands under a micro-machine while a white substance flows out. The machine, featuring a digital interface with buttons and a display screen showing "11:23" and "Open", is well lit, highlighting the hands and the device amidst a collection of solid concentrates.

Partners since 2022, Squarexpert, Tectic and Rheonis, specialists in formulation, processes and material behavior respectively, are innovating. To their credit: the design of a compact machine for automatic, instant preparation of industrial-quality textured products. This "micro-factory" for cosmetic products was recently the subject of a patent application protecting a technical process and devices for the automatic and instant preparation of industrial-quality textured products from solid concentrates.

Responding to the challenges of "water sobriety", this technology - which combines manufacturing and packaging operations for textured products in a single step, on demand, in variable volumes - opens up new horizons for the development of bulk and reuse, reducing the use of plastic packaging and environmental costs, while providing a new customer experience at points of sale, places of use or at home.

NeoCosm machine- Packaging - Product info

"The absence of a mechanical mixing device considerably reduces cleaning requirements, enabling high-speed product preparation at the point of sale for potentially diverse galenicals, from a single brand or several. The technology also makes it possible to customize products by adding colorants, flavors and other special ingredients on demand. At home or at the point of use, it becomes possible to have freshly reconstituted cosmetics, potentially free of preservatives and without intermediate packaging".The designers are confident about the economic potential of their innovation.

"The use of precursors in solid form (loose or compacted powders) offers the prospect of significant space savings at points of sale, as well as substantial savings in logistics and environmental costs".they add.

Currently in the prototype stage, the technology - dubbed NeoCosm - is said to be capable of producing 100ml of homogeneous, stable gelled product in less than a minute from commercial or proprietary powder formulations and water. R&D work is currently underway for the preparation of other galenicals, as well as for other industrial applications.

The prospects opened up by NeoCosm technology for the development of eco-responsible consumption require, in addition to the technical challenges, the implementation of innovative business models and the structuring of an industry. Squarexpert, Tectic and Rheonis are planning to set up a start-up to support and promote the development of this technology.

The Powder-liquid coJetting (PLcJ) process

NeoCosm's technology is based on the patented Powder-Liquid coJetting (PLcJ) process of localized contact between directed flows of powders and liquids to produce industrial-quality textured products.

With no need for mechanical homogenization, reduced energy consumption and reduced cleaning requirements, this process, which can be implemented in small household appliances, vending machines and industrial processes, opens up the possibility of continuous, on-demand production of products with customized galenics and textures.

Seppic's Solagum AX naturally derived polymer offers a lifting effect

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site-industries-cosmetiques A woman stands outside, looking over her shoulder and smiling at the camera. She's wearing a red, sleeveless, patterned dress. The background, filled with greenery and slightly blurred, complements her natural beauty, like the effortless lifting effect you'd get using Solagum AX.

For several years, formulators have been looking for natural, multi-benefit excipients that go beyond their initial properties to offer minimalist cosmetics that meet a need for naturalness.

To meet this demand, Seppic has demonstrated the immediate cutaneous benefits of Solagum AX, a combination of Acacia gum and Xanthan gum obtained by coating using an optimized ratio which, according to Seppic, offers an excellent balance between performance and sensoriality.

Skin benefits Solagum AX Seppic- Packaging - Product info

Figure - Clinical measurements with image analysis (Colorface), clinical scoring and perceptible evaluation

"At 1% in water, Solagum AX has proven through clinical evaluation to reduce crow's feet wrinkles, red spots and give softer skin. It offers a natural lifting effect, a sensation of freshness on application, and a brighter, more radiant skin tone after 30 minutes. "says Seppic.

Seppic specifies that Solagum AX is a natural(1), easily biodegradable(2), multifunctional 100 % rheological modifier, more effective than xanthan gum alone. It thickens and stabilizes formulas more effectively, while providing film-forming, soothing and moisturizing properties. It also confers a better watery feel, with a non-filming effect. In dermo-cosmetics, thanks to its better resistance to pH and electrolytes, viscosity remains stable even with active ingredients (such as urea, glycolic acid, allantoin and aloe vera gel) or thermal waters.

Photo: Adina Voicu / Pixabay

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