Cognis expands production of active ingredients in France
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Cognis, a supplier of speciality chemicals and nutritional ingredients, has invested around €7 million into the extension of its R&D and production site for active ingredients in Pulnoy, France. The project, which was driven by increasing demand for active ingredients for cosmetics, should be completed in 2010. The site in Pulnoy belongs to Laboratories Serobiologiques (LS), Cognis's subsidiary since April 1999, which specialises in the development, manufacture and marketing of active ingredients (mostly for the cosmetic industry). Cognis is based in Monheim, Germany, and employs 7,600 people in 30 countries. It was part of Henkel, a German consumer products company, until 1999, when it became an independent business unit. Henkel sold the unit to private equity funds two years later.