Merck opens new Cosmetic Technology Center in Darmstadt

10-Sep-2009 - Germany

Merck KGaA announced that it has opened a new Cosmetic Technology Center (CTC) at its Darmstadt site. In new laboratories and seminar rooms, customers now have the opportunity to inform themselves about the manifold applications of pearl-luster pigments, functional fillers and cosmetic actives, and about developing optimum formulations.

“An important component of our corporate philosophy is personal customer proximity in the form of first-class technical service and in-depth consultation,” explains Klaus Bischoff, Head of Performance & Life Science Chemicals, Merck KGaA. "The CTC thus represents an important milestone on our path to establishing a global network of technology and training centers.”

The Darmstadt CTC offers ultra-modern technology, spacious laboratories and optimally equipped rooms for seminars and meetings. This is accompanied by the expansion of applications-related services. Customers can participate in customer workshops that use presentations, laboratory demonstrations and hands-on test series to provide insight into the latest cosmetic innovations. The CTC furthermore offers customized seminars that are precisely tailored to the specific needs of individual customers. Here, customers can test out glamorous effect pigments, functional fillers, UV filters and innovative active ingredients in novel applications, allowing them to get the most from their cosmetic product. In terms of topic areas, the applications center covers the entire spectrum of customer interests, including sun block formulations, anti aging creams and color cosmetic applications such as foundations, facial powder and eye shadow.

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