DKSH has won a Ringier Technology Innovation Award 2020 in the category “Functional Ingredients – Actives”.
Media release
Shanghai, China, July 22, 2020 – DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials was awarded the “Ringier Technology Innovation Award 2020 – Personal Care Industry (Category: Functional Ingredients – Actives)” by Ringier, Switzerland's largest internationally operating Swiss media company.
The award was presented for the innovative product Olive Active OMEGA+, produced by DKSH's valued Spanish business partner EG Active Cosmetics. DKSH provides Market Expansion Services to EG Active Cosmetics and exclusively distributes its products to the personal care industry in Asia.
Olive Active OMEGA+ is a natural-derived and effective actives product that fits the current market demand for sensitive skin care and post-medical cosmetology care. OMEGA+ is a fusion of the most protective and restorative molecules of the olive tree and provides remarkable results in nourishing and repairing sensitive skin. OMEGA+ has ten times the anti-inflammatory activity of placebos.
2020 marks the fourth consecutive year that DKSH has won a Ringier Technology Innovation Award:
- In 2017, DKSH won in the category “Functional Ingredients – Stabilizer” for its product ExpertGel, created by its business partner Polymer Expert
- In 2018, DKSH won in the category “Effective Ingredients” for its product Wacker Cavamax W8/ Retinol complex, produced by Wacker Biosolutions
- In 2019, DKSH won in the category “Functional Ingredients – Thickener, Emulsifier, Surfactant and others” for its product Weylcare ATBS, produced by Weylchem
This year, 63 innovative product entries were awarded by an independent panel of judges from around 190 submissions. The event saw a further annual increase in the number of participants and reflects the importance of the awards program in the industry.
Carole Lin, General Manager, Performance Materials, Greater China, commented: “It is a great honor for DKSH to once again win this award, further helping to consolidate DKSH's market position in the personal care industry. We continue to invest in China, covering sales and technical resources as well as infrastructure to support the growth of the personal care business. We have been providing high-quality personal care ingredients to the Chinese market for 15 years. Through our business relationship with EG Active Cosmetics, we are committed to further enhancing our market competitiveness. Our customer base will greatly benefit from Olive Active OMEGA+ across a broad range of applications.”
For further information, please contact:
DKSH (Shanghai) Ltd.
Penny Gu
Assistant Manager, Branding & Communications
Phone +86 21 5058 8241
penny.gu@dksh.com
DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials
Daniel Hollister
Senior Manager, Group Marketing
Phone +44 20 8879 5500
daniel.hollister@dksh.co