The 2020 Huali Beauty Summit Forum was successfully held, focusing on "Opportunities and Challenges of China Cosmetics Industry"
After decades of development, China’s beauty industry has formed hundreds of billions of industrial chains, and famous national brands such as shanghai jahwa, Galand Group and Baiqueling have been born. With the upgrading of the consumer industry, the deepening of the dual-cycle national strategy and the deep change of consumers’ aesthetic concepts, the beauty industry will enter a golden period of development. In 2020, the epidemic situation in COVID-19 spread wantonly, and the international political and economic turmoil, which affected many enterprises, experienced a "narrow escape", and some enterprises faced difficulties and dared to explore and ushered in new prosperity in the crisis. Facing the ever-changing domestic and international situation, how can the beauty industry better meet the new round of opportunities and challenges through scientific and technological innovation? How to keep up with the changes in consumer demand and stand out from the fierce and complicated competition?
On the afternoon of December 20th, the 2020 Huali Beauty Summit Forum, hosted by East China University of Science and Technology, hosted by East China University of Science and Technology Alumni Association, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of East China University of Science and Technology, and organized by Shanghai Xierui Industrial Development Co., Ltd., was held in Huayi Hotel, No.12, hengshan road. The forum was strongly supported by 10 companies including shanghai jahwa United Co., Ltd., Galand (Group) Co., Ltd., Cargill Investment (China) Co., Ltd. and Oriental Meigu Functional Skin Care Research Institute. The forum focused on the opportunities and challenges of the cosmetics industry in China, attracting well-known enterprises, alumni,?More than 100 representatives from the media, Huali teachers and students attended the meeting offline, and the number of participants in online live broadcast reached more than 10,000. The forum was presided over by Li Min, general manager of the Strategy and Purchasing Department of Galand Group.
Caption: Forum site
Caption: Li Min presided over the forum.
At the opening ceremony, Wu Baijun, vice president of East China University of Science and Technology, Qian Xuhong, an outstanding alumnus of East China University of Science and Technology, academician of China Academy of Engineering and president of East China Normal University, and Pan Qiusheng, chairman and CEO of shanghai jahwa United Co., Ltd. delivered speeches respectively.
On behalf of East China University of Science and Technology, Wu Baijun congratulated the establishment of the industry alumni association and the holding of the forum, and welcomed all the guests who participated in the forum and friends from all walks of life who watched the live broadcast. He pointed out that the establishment of the Huali Beauty Industry Alumni Association and the holding of the first summit forum conform to the development of the times and social needs, and meet the common interests of alumni, enterprises and schools, which is conducive to linking and integrating resources from all walks of life, helping alumni and enterprises grow and progress, and promoting the development of the cosmetics industry and East China University of Science and Technology. He sincerely wishes the Huali Beauty Industry Alumni Association to unite and serve the vast number of alumni in the future work, help the development of alumni, enterprises and alma mater, and create greater economic and social benefits; At the same time, I hope that all alumni and colleagues will take the opportunity of the establishment of the beauty industry alumni association and forum activities to explore and establish a cooperative model and long-term mechanism for the coordinated development of production, learning, research and use inside and outside the school, so as to form a good situation of exchange of needed goods, mutual development and mutual assistance and win-win.
Academician Qian Xuhong has served as the president of East China University of Science and Technology and the chairman of East China University of Science and Technology Alumni Association. As an outstanding alumnus of East China University of Science and Technology, he is very grateful to the alumni for their contributions and support to the development of his alma mater. He pointed out that the beauty industry, as a sunrise industry in the world, will surely play a greater role in the future development of China. In addition, we should also fully realize that the beauty industry should make more efforts in terms of science and technology, industrial scale and economic benefits, especially paying attention to the in-depth application of cutting-edge science and technology in the beauty industry. This will determine whether the whole industry can go to the high end and truly become one of the leaders in the world. He expressed his belief that by giving full play to the scientific and technological advantages of East China University of Science and Technology in traditional disciplines and newly developed disciplines, we will certainly make greater contributions to the development of cosmetics industry and science and technology in China.
The Alumni Association of East China University of Science and Technology has always adhered to the working concept of "unity, cohesion, service and assistance" for the majority of alumni, and made great efforts to build an industry alumni association with the purpose of integrating industry resources and assisting alumni development. At the opening ceremony, Wu Baijun, Vice President of East China University of Science and Technology, Pan Qiusheng, Honorary Chairman of Huali Beauty Industry Alumni Association and Chairman and CEO of shanghai jahwa United Co., Ltd., Wang Tingzhang, Chairman of Huali Beauty Industry Alumni Association and Chairman of Shanghai Xierui Industrial Development Co., Ltd., Li Jianwei, Director of Huali Alumni and Development Liaison Office and Secretary General of Alumni Association, Zhang Wenqing, Vice Chairman of Huali Beauty Industry Alumni Association and Party Secretary of Huali College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering jointly unveiled the newly established Huali Beauty Industry Alumni Association. After the collective vote of the board of directors of Huali Beauty Industry Alumni Association, alumnus Pan Qiusheng served as honorary chairman of Huali Beauty Industry Alumni Association.
Caption: Opening Ceremony of Huali Beauty Industry Alumni Association
Caption: Wu Baijun presented an honorary letter of appointment to Pan Qiusheng’s alumni.
Pan Qiusheng said that he was very fortunate to be the honorary chairman of the Huali Beauty Industry Alumni Association and felt a heavy responsibility. He pointed out that China’s beauty industry has a market scale of more than 300 billion, and it is still in the process of sustainable development. However, we should be soberly aware that the penetration rate of China’s beauty market is still far lower than that of the global market, especially in Europe, America, Japan and South Korea. Beauty cosmetics people bear the burden of promoting the continuous innovation and sustainable development of China’s beauty and daily chemical industry. We are facing a very volatile, complex and unpredictable world. The COVID-19 epidemic in 2020 made us fully feel the unpredictability of the world. Under such circumstances, the establishment of the Huali Beauty Industry Alumni Association and the holding of the summit forum shoulder the historical responsibility of promoting industry innovation and promoting information exchange. He expressed his expectation that through such effective and in-depth communication, students will understand the market dynamics and lay a better foundation for future career development; Further promote the scientific research strength of the school to keep pace with the times and deeply connect with the dynamic trends of consumers; Help practitioners in the beauty industry to provide consumers with better products and services; Realize better contact, exchange and communication in the value chain of beauty industry and find more opportunities to promote the development of the industry.
According to the relevant data of Prospective Industry Research Institute, by 2022, the market size of China beauty industry will reach 500 billion yuan. If personal care category is added, the beauty market in China has reached a trillion-dollar volume. Under the impetus of industrial agglomeration, new technology and industrial chain optimization, China cosmetics industry has entered the moment of full awakening of "new economy". How to look at the current complex industrial situation, the industry elites, experts and scholars attending this forum gave their own answers.
Dr. Mao Jianwen, Vice President of BASF Global and Business Management Department of Nursing Chemicals Business Department in Greater China, delivered a keynote speech on the topic of "Innovative Cooperation, Win-Win Future-Trend of Cosmetic Raw Materials". He pointed out that the rapid development of China for decades and the continuous improvement of women’s social status in China have ushered in a golden age for China’s cosmetics industry. Compared with countries such as Europe, America, Japan and South Korea, the lack of penetration in our cosmetics market will bring us countless opportunities, and consumers’ demand and yearning for quality of life will surely make more national brands rank among the world-class industries. From the perspective of raw material industry, it is the real foundation for enterprises to bring value to brands by satisfying consumers’ needs, demands and pleasures. The insight into consumer demand and the yearning for improving the quality of life implied behind consumer demand are the basic thinking principles for enterprises to promote innovation. Mao Jianwen described a series of practices of BASF, a century-old enterprise, in meeting consumers’ needs, exploring consumers’ demands and creating consumers’ happiness. We also look forward to further strengthening cooperation and win-win development with East China University of Science and Technology in innovation.
Dr Zou Yue, Director of Science and Technology Department of R&D Center of Galand Group, delivered a keynote speech on "Fragrance Innovation and Beauty Products Technology". He introduced the general situation of brand establishment, enterprise development, talent team and scientific research and development of Galand Group, and emphatically shared the development course of the company’s own brand-Nature Hall. Since its inception, the brand has positioned its product DNA in the Himalayas. "Beauty begins with nature, and learning from nature" is the core interpretation of the brand. For more than ten years, Galand Group has taken modern science and technology as a tool, artistic aesthetics as a guiding ideology, and environmental protection as a concept of sustainable development, and made many scientific investigations in Himalayan areas, from tropical valleys at low altitudes to snowy plateaus and grasslands at high altitudes. By using modern techniques such as collecting the fragrance of living flowers, the original fragrance from Himalaya was developed, and the fragrance was recreated and reproduced by various experimental techniques, and it was successfully applied to three personal care and body care products of Nature Hall, effectively satisfying consumers’ demand for sensory efficacy of products. In addition, inspired by the impressionist school, Galand Group gradually developed the idea that Himalayan impressions create fragrance, and created Himalayan impressions-related fragrance by taking Himalayan landscapes, plants, colors, animals and culture as impressions. With the idea of creating fragrance by impression and artistic re-creation, Galand Group has launched a new perfume brand ASSASSINA Shaheen’s series of perfumes. Aroma innovation originates from nature and surpasses nature.
Jiang Ligang, Chief R&D Officer of Polaiya R&D Innovation Center, delivered a keynote speech on "New Regulations: New Changes in Cosmetic Formulation". He pointed out that the essence of the introduction of new laws and regulations and related supporting systems is to protect the safety and interests of consumers. It is a very great move to lead the industry innovation with legal innovation, which will affect the development of the beauty industry in the next few decades. He described the changes of new laws and regulations related to formula from the perspectives of changes in registration and filing, data requirements for first registration and filing, requirements for changes in registration and filing, Measures for the Administration of Cosmetic Labeling, and label content. The new regulations will also bring new impacts on enterprises in terms of raw materials and formula technology, mainly in that the formula of cosmetics in the future will focus on efficacy as never before, the core independent intellectual property rights will become the core competitiveness of enterprises, and sustainable development will become the core value of more and more enterprises, requiring enterprises to pay more attention to environmental protection and sustainable development.
At present, the national beauty brands in China have risen in groups. Nationalization of cosmetic raw materials and products market is an inevitable development trend. Alumni Zhang Wanping, Executive Dean of Shanghai Universities of Applied Sciences International Cosmetics Institute, shared the topic "Technical Development Trend of Nationalization of Cosmetics Market". She pointed out that technology is the driving force of development in any industry. Nationalization technology innovation is the key in cosmetics market, and the technology chain of cosmetics industry includes three parts: raw materials, formula and evaluation. In terms of raw materials, besides natural extraction and biological fermentation, which are concerned by the market and consumers, we should not avoid synthesis. Cosmetic raw materials still depend on synthesis technology, and the direction and application performance of synthetic raw materials need to be defined in combination with cosmetic formula system. In terms of formula, cosmetic formula is a multidisciplinary system, especially based on the theoretical basis of colloid and interface chemistry. Designing carrier structure according to the characteristics of raw materials and developing market-competitive product system is the main direction of product development in the future. In terms of evaluation, under the new regulations, the requirements for evaluation are higher, and the whole industry will pay attention to the establishment of evaluation system for cosmetic raw materials and products. There is still a long way to go in the evaluation of cosmetics, which needs further discussion. How to build a scientific and reasonable evaluation system through multi-dimensional system is the premise of the sustainable and standardized development of cosmetics market.
Professor Zhu Weihong, Dean of the Research Institute of East China University of Science and Technology, introduced the latest scientific research achievements of East China University of Science and Technology. He introduced the fruitful achievements of East China University of Science and Technology in discipline development, scientific research team, scientific base, personnel training, international cooperation, award-winning and transformation of scientific research achievements in the process of building a "double-first-class" university in recent years, and emphatically introduced the technical scientific research achievements related to the cosmetics industry of many professors including Shang Yazhuo, Zhang Wenqing, Wang Limin, Wang Zejian and Zhang Hongbo. In addition, Ding Wei, Dean of the College of Arts and Media, is unique in the field of brand image design and innovative development, and Du Weiyu, Associate Professor of the Business School, has conducted in-depth exploration on the market positioning and marketing strategy of cosmetic brands. East China University of Science and Technology has been able to realize the intellectual support of the whole industry chain from technology to design to marketing. He pointed out that the foundation and advantage of colleges and universities is basic research, and it is necessary to establish self-confidence in scientific research, so as to achieve the goal of running together and then leading, and emphatically introduced the practical exploration of East China University of Science and Technology in color-changing dyes, color-changing glasses, color-changing nail polish and color-changing glass.
At the closing ceremony, Zhang Wenqing, Party Secretary of School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Wang Tingzhang, Chairman of East China University of Science and Technology Beauty Industry Alumni Association and Chairman of Shanghai Xierui Industrial Development Co., Ltd., and Li Jianwei, Director of East China University of Science and Technology Alumni and Development Liaison Office and Secretary-General of Alumni Association delivered speeches respectively.
Zhang Wenqing said that the Institute of Chemistry is characterized by the first-class discipline of chemistry, and its scientific research, such as the screening platform for preparing active ingredients from plants and plant cells, the analysis and testing platform with the most advanced equipment and analytical capabilities in China, and new technologies such as liposomes, nano-particles and liquid crystal emulsification, are all highly compatible with the beauty industry. The research and development of "Hualixiang" hand sanitizer and "Twelve Yaxin" perfume, and the establishment of the cosmetics laboratory led by Professor Shang Yazhuo are all beneficial attempts to integrate scientific and technological innovation and cultural creativity and apply professional knowledge to innovative practice. The College will also increase the training of cosmetics-related talents with the help of the beauty industry alumni association platform, enhance the exchange and interaction between universities and industries, better unite and unite alumni in the cosmetics industry, strengthen information communication and resource sharing among alumni, and promote cooperation.
Wang Tingzhang said that he was very fortunate to be the first chairman of the Huali Beauty Industry Alumni Association. The establishment of the beauty industry alumni association will undoubtedly become an effective platform for in-depth communication between the alma mater and alumni in the beauty industry, and the beauty summit forum will also become a brand activity for the alma mater to better link industry enterprises, integrate social resources and serve the beauty industry. He said that he is looking forward to working with colleagues of the beauty industry alumni association to create and build together. Under the unified leadership of the school alumni association, he will give full play to the unique advantages of the industry, further promote the integration of Industry-University-Research, accelerate the incubation and application of scientific research soft achievements, and jointly cultivate talents through school-enterprise cooperation, so as to contribute to the healthy and prosperous development of the beauty industry in China, and jointly build a first-class beauty industry alumni association in China.
Li Jianwei said that today’s forum activities have enabled us to have a clearer understanding of the opportunities and challenges faced by the cosmetics industry in China, enhanced industry awareness and broadened our thinking horizons through the wonderful sharing and interactive exchange of guests, and also provided a favorable opportunity for further promoting the interaction and cooperation among universities, enterprises and alumni. We believe that the establishment of Huali Beauty Industry Alumni Association will surely become an important platform for related enterprises and alumni, and achieve group development and win-win results through communication, cooperation, mutual assistance and sharing. The establishment of Huali Beauty Industry Alumni Association will also help the discipline construction and personnel training of the alma mater.
On the morning of the same day, the first member representative meeting and board meeting of East China University of Science and Technology Beauty Industry Alumni Association was successfully held. Alumni Wang Tingzhang, leader of the preparatory group, introduced the preparations for the conference, reviewed and adopted the Articles of Association of East China University of Science and Technology Beauty Industry Alumni Association, and elected the first Council of East China University of Science and Technology Beauty Industry Alumni Association. After voting, Pan Qiusheng, Chairman and CEO of shanghai jahwa United Co., Ltd., served as honorary chairman of the Council, and Wang Tingzhang, Chairman of Shanghai Xierui Industrial Development Co., Ltd., served as chairman of the Council. Galand (Group) Co., Ltd. has 9 vice-chairmen including Li Min, general manager of the strategic purchasing department, 24 directors including Wang Ping, chairman of Lanzhou Dayuan New Materials Technology Co., Ltd., a supervisor including Huang Chao, a partner of Guo Hao Law Firm, and Yao Chen, CEO of Beauty BU of Wipro Consumer Goods Group, concurrently serves as secretary-general.
On behalf of the Alumni Association of East China University of Science and Technology, Li Jianwei congratulated the establishment of the Alumni Association of Beauty Industry and the election of directors. He said that in the future work, the school will spare no effort to provide all possible guidance, support and help for the construction and development of the beauty industry alumni association, and work together with the alumni to do a good job in alumni work and make unremitting efforts to build a deep-rooted and endless Huali life community.
Wang Tingzhang pointed out that the establishment of the Beauty Industry Alumni Association has provided an effective platform for increasing in-depth communication between schools and alumni. In the future, the Beauty Industry Alumni Association will actively integrate resources, with the goal of serving alumni and helping their career development, make efforts to strengthen contact with alumni in the beauty industry at home and abroad, build a platform for interactive exchanges, strengthen cooperation with their alma mater, jointly promote scientific and technological innovation and personnel training in the beauty industry, and build an integrated platform in Industry-University-Research.
Photo caption: Members of the first Council of Huali Beauty Industry Alumni Association took a group photo.