Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, the leading B2B exhibition in the world for the beauty industry, announces a new look for the 2019 edition.
Over 250,000 professionals from all corners of the globe come to Bologna to discover cutting-edge technologies, innovative products, and eco-friendly proposals of the future. To facilitate their visit, business opportunities, and networking with over 2,800 exhibitors, Cosmoprof 2019 confirms the targeted opening dates and reinforces the distinction of each area according to product sectors, with a new and more functional layout of the halls.
From Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 March 2019, Cosmopack and Cosmo | Perfumery & Cosmetics will open its doors for producers and specialists of the supply chain, finished product companies, and buyers/retailers, with the latter focusing on the Perfumery and Cosmetics sector, Green & Organic Beauty, and Cosmoprime, the area dedicated to high-end cosmetics. From Friday 15 to Monday 18 March, the show opens for the professional distribution channels of Cosmo | Hair & Nail & Beauty Salon, with the participation of salon owners and beauty centers, hair stylists, hairdressers, nail technicians, and distributors specialized in these segments.
The international Country Halls, featuring small and medium-sized beauty companies from all over the world, will also follow a division by sector to increase networking opportunities of attendees.
The focus of the 2019 edition will be on sustainability and the circular economy; the cosmetics industry is called upon to find new production solutions to reduce the environmental impact of production processes using renewable energy sources.
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This exhibition, dedicated to contract manufacturing and private label, machinery, primary and secondary packaging, applicators, ingredients, and raw materials, displays continual growth. In addition to the halls 20, 15, 15A and 18, in 2019, Cosmopack will occupy part of the hall 19.
Automation and technology will be the key words for the 2019 edition, with "smart" solutions presented by companies representing both the excellence of “Made in Italy” and international. Contract manufacturing in Halls 15, 15 A and 20 will also have the most innovative materials and formulations present.
Inside Hall 20, an installation will be dedicated to the colors of sustainability in 2020, with a study on the most innovative materials and nuances for the future of the cosmetics industry.
With the main concern for Cosmopack 2019 being the circular economy: The Factory project will explore the most eco-friendly industrial solutions, showing the entire circularity of plastic recovery. The reproduction of the supply chain set up in hall 19 will lead to the creation of a natural hair product, 100% "no compromise", with a formula completely free of micro-plastics and a bottle with regenerated polymers, obtained with an innovative technology and "Carbon footprint" certificates. The Cosmopack Factory explores the future of sustainability in the cosmetics industry: a future that is already present, because thanks to the research and investments of the companies at Cosmopack, it is now possible to produce beauty products that respect the environment and are in with accordance to the principles of circular economy.
The last edition of Cosmopack saw the participation of 464 exhibiting companies and over 23,000 professionals, most of whom came from abroad. Management of cosmetic brands, purchasing managers, R & D, and retailers interested in collections and technologies proposed as a preview in Bologna by the leading international suppliers.
The Cosmopack format is currently replicated in Hong Kong with Cosmopack Asia, with an entire exhibition center dedicated to companies of the supply chain, and in 2019, the first edition of Cosmopack North America will be inaugurated.