In September, key companies expanded operations to meet sustainability objectives and heightened ingredient demand. Evonik opened a multi-million dollar plant in Steinau, Germany, and told Personal Care Insights it would hike the capacity to manufacture esters by approximately 300%. Symrise also opened its first cosmetic ingredient manufacturing facility in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, to serve the growing Asia-Pacific market and Jungbunzlauer invested CA$200 (US$148) million to build Canada’s first xanthan gum facility as part of its North American expansion plans.
