#UBM India flags off 1st edition of ‘Personal Care Industry Expo’

19th August 2015, New Delhi: UBM India today launched its first edition of the Personal Care Industry Expo, India’s first international trade event catering to the personal care, cosmetic & home care ingredients, machinery and packaging industries at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The exclusive trade show inaugurated by Shahnaz Husain, CMD, Shahnaz Husain Group of Companies, has been well received by the industry at large with support from Chemexcil – Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics Export Promotion Council (a Ministry of Commerce & Industry Government of India initiative), The Indian Home & Personal Care Industry Association (IHPCIA), Fragrances and Flavours Association of India (FAFAI), EU Chamber of Commerce, Oil Technologists’ Association of India – West Zone (OTAI), and the All India Cosmetic Manufacturers’ Association (AICMA).

Spread over three days, the event provides an industry platform for International Buyer-Seller Meets to cosmetics & ingredients manufacturers, exporters/importers, distributors, consultants and trade bodies. The opening day witnessed over 125 industry exhibitors presenting their products and services in Cosmetics Ingredients, Raw Material and Contract Manufacturing, Packaging and Machinery, Ayurveda & Nutraceutical ingredients.

Key exhibitors participating this year include Aarti Industries Limited, Ace Technologies, Agilent Technologies, Ancalima Lifesciences Limited, Arochem Ratlam Pvt. Ltd., Edelmann Packaging India (P) Ltd., Ekato India Pvt. Ltd., Identiscents FZC, Lasons India Pvt. Ltd., N V Organics Pvt. Ltd., Norex Flavours Private Limited, Maharshi Udyog, Marjem-Imaje India Pvt. Ltd., Mitsubishi Chemical India Pvt. Ltd., Salicylates And Chemicals, Shree Bhagwati Machtech India Pvt. Ltd., Suru Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd., Waxoils Pvt. Ltd., West Bengal Chemical Industries Ltd., Zhejiang JM Industry Co., Ltd, Zhongshan Luencheong Dispensing Pump Ltd amongst others. Furthermore, the event also witnessed an international pavilion from China with Cosmetic Packaging, Dispensing Pumps and Aerosol Valves products on display.

Welcoming guests, exhibitors, participants and visitors, Yogesh Mudras, Acting Managing Director, UBM India said, “There has been an evident increase in the use of special ingredients in the formulation of personal care products which as an industry is expected to further increase the demand for such ingredients. With North India being a huge concentration of manufacturing facilities, market research backed by our own traction with our potential exhibitors, buyers and international delegates, further validated the industry need for such a trade platform and in-turn, our decision to launch an industry dedicated trade show in the region. The industry response received so far, has endorsed our strategy for launching Personal Care India Expo 2015”.

Shahnaz Husain, CMD, Shahnaz Husain Group of Companies at the inauguration said, “I congratulate UBM India for providing the personal care industry a huge platform to establish channels between buyers and sellers around the world, through their exhibitions, conferences

and seminars. I also thank them for increasing awareness of important aspects of the beauty and personal care business, in terms of ingredients, packaging and necessary equipment.”

Other event highlights include an Innovative Product Showcase corner, onsite engagement contests with the opportunity to win prizes from Shahnaz Hussain Group. The show is also marked by a series of industry seminars and workshops on Packaging & Technology, Digital Packaging, Ingredients & Raw Material, Fragrance & Flavours on all the three days. The first day saw discussions on the topics:

• Digital packaging: A New Revolution – Packaging Trends in 2015 – Ms. Jamie Cid of Purple Herd
• Advances in Dyes – Mr. Aditya Shah from Devarsons Industries
• Castor oil and related products – Mr. Mitul Gupta from  Krishna Antioxidants
• Labeling – Mr. Harshit Shah from Maharishi Udyog
• Discover GlucoTain – Ms. Kavita Gaikwad from Clariant Chemicals
• Filling and Packaging – Mr. Vimaresh Darji and Mr. Vinayak Mohan from Ace Technologies

About UBM India

UBM India is India’s leading exhibition organizer that provides the industry with platforms that bring together buyers and sellers from around the world, through a portfolio of exhibitions, content led conferences & seminars. UBM India hosts over 25 large scale exhibitions and 40 conferences across the country every year; thereby enabling trade across multiple industry verticals. A UBM Asia Company, UBM India has offices across Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai. UBM Asia is owned by UBM plc which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. UBM Asia is the leading exhibition organizer in Asia and the biggest commercial organizer in mainland China, India and Malaysia. For further details, please visit ubmindia.in