Cosmetic valley
Challenges and missions
The Cosmetic Valley's mission is the development of cosmetic and perfumery industry in France.
Cosmetic Valley was hailed as a “centre for competitiveness” by the French inter-ministerial committee for regional development and competitiveness (CIACT) on 12 July 2005. It is now the leading worldwide centre for resources in perfumes and cosmetics and contributes to the cosmetic industry development.
Cosmetic Valley coordinates with support from regional authorities a network of companies, research centres and training institutes committed to a partnership approach based on innovation and conquering international markets.
Exceptional concentration of cosmetic know-how
Cosmetic Valley features a vertical integration approach with over 400 SME's in its area in the perfume – cosmetics sector working on the Luxury “made in France” industry. There are a twenty or so major brands producing the flagship products of the beauty industry including : Guerlain and Dior (LVMH), Shiseido, Hermès, Nina Ricci and Paco Rabanne (Groupe Puig),
Lolita Lempicka (Pacific Création,
Groupe Amore Pacific),
Gemey-Maybelline
and Yves Saint Laurent Beauté; (L’OREAL),
Clarins, Caudalie, Chanel,
Jean-Paul Gaultier,
Issey Miyake,Narciso Rodriguez,
Serge Lutens (Shiseido), Head & Shoulders,
Herbal Essence (Procter & Gamble), Signal, Axe,
Brut, Dove, Rexona, Sunsilk, Timotei (Unilever),
RoC, Neutrogena, Chopard,
Chloé (Coty)
Le petit Marseillais (Johnson & Johnson),
Calvin Klein, Davidoff,
Veet,
Biactol (Reckitt Benckiser),
Mustela (Laboratoire Expanscience) .
This is a unique reservoir for specialist human resources in various businesses in the cosmetics industry from growing aromatic plants, developing active principles, creating and formulating, manufacturing perfumes and cosmetics, control, testing and analysis laboratories, advertising and design, packaging, plastic injection, packaging and boxing, logistics, etc.
Six universities (Orléans, Rouen, Francois Rabelais de Tours, Versailles/Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines, Le Havre, Cergy Pontoise) and some fifteen training institutes (ISIPCA, IMT, ESCEM-Tours, Ecole d’ingénieurs de Blois,...) have joined the cluster to develop ‘excellence’ in this French cluster.
The outstanding concentration of research and training skills brought together in the Cosmetic Valley campus offers the cluster major assets to implement a strategy of innovation as the primary vector for growth and competitiveness in the beauty industry.
Promoting corporate cosmetic growth
Cosmetic Valley boasts a range of resources required by research and industry in the sector.
Thanks to its dynamic network, Cosmetic Valley promotes and deploys synergy within the cluster.
The cluster helps to cross-fertilise skills and supports companies to help establish a positive environment to help growth and job creation.
Developing the region’s appeal and international visibility
Cosmetic Valley strives to enhance the competitiveness cluster’s international reputation to enable its members to gain better access to export markets.
The cluster aims to help enhance the reputation of “made in France” luxury and encourage other companies of cosmetic perfumery to set up in the region.