Kolmar Korea has acquired the global trademark of “Kolmar,” the company said Tuesday. It is the first time that a Korean firm has acquired the original company’s brand trademark in the cosmetics industry.

The company’s original headquarters was based in the United States, where it was first established in 1921.

Through this acquisition, Kolmar Korea gained exclusive rights to the Kolmar brand in major global markets. This move will help the Korean branch to expedite business in new markets around the world by reducing the time needed to apply for trademark rights.

Kolmar Korea plans to change the name of its U.S. and Canada branches to Kolmar USA and Kolmar Canada, respectively.

It is also preparing to set up another overseas branch in Singapore, which the headquarters in Seoul will utilize as a hub to enter the Southeast Asia and the Middle East markets. Kolmar Korea will start by introducing its cosmetics business there and gradually expand to other sectors such as pharmaceuticals and functional foods for health.

In February, Kolmar Korea signed a business agreement with the International Beauty Industry Trade Association to develop and produce cosmetics exclusively for exporters to the Middle East and North Africa in order to be in the Middle East market.

“It is a symbolic case that has once again confirmed that K-beauty is the mainstay that leads the global cosmetics market. We have been setting the standards for the Korean cosmetics industry for the past 32 years and we will continue to develop our presence in the global scene based on them,” Kolmar Korea Vice Chairman Yoon Sang-hyun said.

 

Source: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2022/05/419_329286.html?gonw

Kolmar Korea, a global cosmetics original design manufacturer (ODM), is accelerating the development of differentiated global cosmetics eco-friendly technologies.

The work that first drew attention from around the world to Kolmar Korea was its eco-friendly technology, Paper Tube. Papertube is an eco-friendly cosmetic container that reduces the amount of plastic used in packaging by 80%, excluding the cap, which inevitably requires the use of plastic.

Kolmar Korea’s eco-friendly paper tube has won all of the world’s three major design awards: IDEA, IF Design Award, and the Red Dot Design Award in September last year. Most recently, they won both the 2021 World Star Packaging Awards and the Asian Star Awards.

An official from Kolmar Korea said, “As Paper Tube, which started with the idea of protecting the Earth by reducing plastic, achieved its value at the world’s top design awards, I realized that environmental conservation is an important keyword in the world.”

This means that Kolmar Korea is not only developing one-time eco-friendly packaging, but continues to take steps to build a sustainable industrial ecosystem.

Kolmar Korea’s eco-friendly paper tube has won all of the world’s three major design awards: IDEA, IF Design Award, and the Red Dot Design Award in September last year. / Courtesy of Kolmar Korea

Meanwhile, the company is speeding up research and development by signing business agreements with Dongwon Systems, the largest comprehensive packaging material company in South Korea, and HDC Hyundai EP, a plastic material manufacturer, to develop eco-friendly cosmetic packaging materials, respectively.

In addition, Kolmar Korea is also developing eco-friendly raw materials for surfactants and thickeners that are essential components in cosmetics. Also, the company is using bio-conversion technology to make eco-friendly materials using microorganisms and enzymes rather than conventional chemical synthesis.

In particular, in August of last year, Kolmar Korea collaborated with a company specializing in eco-friendly materials to develop cosmetics containing stone cells in pear, which replace the more environmentally harmful microplastics.

Microplastics are used in cosmetics and toothpaste because they have the effect of exfoliating the skin and cleaning teeth. However, when considering environmental protection, the market has long needed an alternative.

The company expects to be a leader in global cosmetics market trends based on R&D which is focused on ESG through commercialization of this product.

Source : Korea IT Times(http://www.koreaittimes.com)

May 2021 — SEOKOH, Inc., an affiliate of Kolmar Korea Co LTD, completed its acquisition of Process Technologies & Packaging.

Kolmar Korea Co LTD, South Korea’s leading cosmetics and pharmaceuticals contract manufacturer, brings an established ODM network that offers total service from product development to finished goods. Kolmar Korea’s ODM network provides a comprehensive service from market research and trend analysis to product planning, development, manufacturing, management and shipment.

Combining PTP’s development expertise and manufacturing experience in the US with the R&D-oriented, technology driven leadership of Kolmar Korea will create a successful future.  The synergy with Kolmar Korea and its subsidiaries in Asia and North America will optimize PTP’s offerings and expand our innovation to bring you the best in skin care and color cosmetics product development.

The services and daily operations at our US sites will continue as normal.