Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) has opened its doors to celebrate its 10thanniversary. To mark a decade of the PCHi 2017 conference and exhibition, there was a host of new beauty segments to explore.

The annual event welcomed brands, industry experts and media partners on 23rdFebruary to showcase the latest technologies and packaging, highlight evolving trends and provided updates on regulations.

Held at the Poly World Trade Center in Guangzhou,China, the cosmetics ingredient sourcing and personal care hotspot saw over 15,000 visitors and 500 exhibitors attend to mark its 10thyear.

Visitors and exhibitors have got the opportunity to learn more about the rules and regulations transforming the cosmetics manufacturing and retailing throughout Asia,particularly dominant nations like China, South Korea and Japan.

As several nations within APAC have banned, or prepare to ban animal cosmetics testing, and with the industry continuing to focus on cosmetics testing and alternative methods, manufacturers and regulators have learned how to maintain technical standards and the latest relevant trends.

This year’s event saw new conferences on dermocosmetics and essential oil fragrances, natural extracts and Chinese herbs, which have seen growing interests from conscious consumers keen to invest in natural personal care remedies.

Euromonitor predicted that the colour cosmetics industry will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)of 7%. With companies looking to diversify and broaden target audiences, this year’s conference gave guests the latest information on testing techniques, innovations, product developments and trends.

Packaging is seeing a revamp, with brands focusing on smart, creative and never-seen-before designs and applications that generate interest. With the CAGR for the 2013～2018 period anticipated to sit at 5.4%, the packaging industry is expected to be worth €30.4 billion by 2018.

A new awards ceremony has been established to recognize the best suppliers to China’s beauty and personal care manufacturing industry.

The inaugural PCHi Fountain Awards marked the tenth anniversary of China-based cosmetics industry trade event PCHi and took place at the close of day one of the-three day event from 21 to 23 February 2017.

Organiser Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions worked with experts from universities, research institutions, PCHi’s Cosmetics Science & Technology Committee (CSTIC)and domestic and foreign researchers to select a total of 30 awards.