The grand Awards ceremony was held at PCHi 2012 in the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center on February 27, 2012. More than 150 high-level delegates from the winning companies, such as Evonik, DSM Nutritional Products, Symrise, Dow Personal Care, Guangzhou Tinci, Beijing Brilliance, participated together with the Awards judges, VIP buyers attending the tradeshow, Ringier magazine readers and industry media. Winners received awards for their innovative products and technologies which drive development in China’s personal care and cosmetics industry. Meanwhile, all winners received a free showcase opportunity at the most traffic-attractive space at PCHi 2011 where trade show visitors were able to learn more about of the winning technologies and products.

The 2012 China Personal Care & Cosmetics Innovation Awards is co-organized by Ringier Trade Media and its magazine HAPPI China and Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions and its trade show - The Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients 2012 (PCHi 2012). Mr. Michael R Hay, President of Ringier Trade Media, explains: “As one of the Ringier Technology Innovation Awards, CPCIA has been designed to drive innovation in China’s personal care and cosmetics industry. As a celebratory platform, the purpose of the Awards are to encourage, acknowledge and reward those individuals and companies that have developed a new idea, a new methodology, a new product or a new technology for production efficiency, cost effectiveness, or user convenience, which results, for example, in energy saving and more responsible clean manufacturing.”.

Following a strict selection process, the independent judge panel, from China’s authoritative associations (the China Association of Fragrance Flavor and Cosmetic Industries), and universities and research institutes, selected 17 companies and 21 products as the final winners of the Award this year. Compared with last year, the number of companies nominated and product entries rose by 29% and 36% year-one-year, respectively. The nominated products cover all key areas in the industry, including anti-aging ingredients, whitening/brightening ingredients, soothing/anti-irritating ingredients, UV stablizer/sunscreener, anti-contamination technology, emulsifying technology, delivering technology, and feel enhancing/conditioning technology. Across all categories, there was a noticeable trend towards sustainability.

As part of the innovation process, those involved in product development not only broke with conventionality but ethically considered the environment and upheld world-class standards in sustainable development.

In addition, continued Mr. Hay: “The judging process for CPCIA is completely neutral, objective and fair. It is the independent panel of experts – the judges who play the key role in the selection of the winners, not Ringier. These judges cannot be bought, and we cannot be bought. Nominations are open to everybody in the industry and the final winners are selected solely on their merit. Let me state: no other Awards ceremony is as Neutral as CPCIA! We stake our reputation on it.”

The Awards were presented by Mr. Michael R Hay, President of Ringier Trade Media Ltd., Mr. Marco Chang, General Manager of Ringier Trade Media Ltd., Mr. Fu Yongshen, Vice Managing Director of Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions and Mr. Daniel Chan, Project Director of PCHi, Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions.

Next year’s Awards entries will open in June, 2012.

Appendix 1: Winners List for the 2012 China Personal Care & Cosmetics Innovation Awards

Roshe Run Kaishi