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Annual Report

2017

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Annual Report 2017

Content

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Preamble 3

Legislation

Swiss Legislation 4

New Legislation on Foodstuffs 4 and Cosmetics (“Project LARGO”)

Unexpected Swiss Stand-Alone 5 Regulation for Furocoumarines

Revisions of the Swiss Legislation 6 on Chemicals

Incentive Fee on Volatile Organic 7 Compounds (VOC)

Swissness Project and “Swiss Made” 7 Ordinance for Cosmetics

Meetings and Events

Compliance with Anti-trust Laws 9

General Assembly 10

Managing Board 10

SKW Stakeholder Council 10

Technical Committees 10

Working Group Professional Cleaning 11

Working Group Professional Hair Care 11

Working Group Swissness / ERFA Export 11

French-Speaking Members of the SKW 11

Network

Developing and Maintaining Contacts 12

Politics 13

Authorities 13

National Associations 14 and Organisations

International Associations 15 and Organisations

Communication

Voice of the Industry 17

Day-To-Day Media Work 17

Relaunch SKW Website 18

Satisfaction Survey 18

Member Acquisition 18

Con

tent Services

Attractive Package 19

Advice for Members 19

Information for Members 20 and Stakeholders

Information for International 20 Companies and Organisations

Free Sale Certificates 20

Exports and Trade Shows 20

ARGUSavenue 20

Sustainability

Our Point of View 21

Sustainability Projects of the 21 Companies and the Industry

Figures

Cosmetics Market 22

Detergent and Cleaning Agent Market 23

Organisation

Membership Development 24

Membership List 24

Organisation 25

Committee / Working Group Members 25

Agencies 29

Organisation Chart 30

Thomas Früh

President SKW /

Owner and CEO of

intracosmed ag

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To start with, I am pleased to announce that 2017 was an entirely successful year for the Swiss Cosmetic and Detergent Association during which we took numerous steps for-ward. However, it also has to be mentioned that total revenue in both the cosmetic and detergent market once again decreased in 2017.

Our work in 2017 has given us members of the Managing Board and the Management a lot of motivation! And we hope that the same applies to you, esteemed members of the SKW!

I would like to remind you of the preamble in the Annual Report 2016 in which I dealt with the question “necessity to exist as an industry association”. I used some examples to high-light the difficulties when measuring the use of an association and how easy it is to come to the wrong conclusion.

But I also emphasised that the strength of an association is “cooperation” and, of course, its representativeness, which is greatly based on the composition and number of members.

“Energy is created by aligning potential” – and an efficient industry association does just that, in the interest of the entire industry and with the combined strength of all members. When pooled, this is a strong weapon for political work!

In 2017, thanks to you and your employees, and, of course, thanks to our own team under the management of Dr. Bernard Cloëtta, we were able to prove the benefits of a good industry association. We were able to score points and celebrate successes in various quarters and important concerns.

On 1 January 2017, it started with the setting in force of the new “Swiss Made” Ordinance for Cosmetics – an objective which we managed to successfully conclude after pursuing it for several years.

We also achieved and implemented much regarding the revision of the Cosmetics and Chemicals legislation, which had to be har-monised and kept consistent at the same time. But also the VOC incentive fee, or rather its suspension, was at least one successful mile-stone where our lobbying showed its effect.

Worth to point out is also the successful en-gagement against a Swiss stand-alone regu-lation regarding furocoumarines in cosmetics, thanks to a coordinated action and dialogue with the authorities. A great joint effort!

Our network of politicians and government agencies, other associations and organisations has become comprehensive enough to enable us to efficiently explore all avenues and opti-mally represent our interests. Even the targeted cooperation with NGOs is a great success.

Especially the case of furocoumarines, which required quick intervention on all levels, shows how well this network functions today. Not just in the interest of our association and members, but also, in our opinion, in the inte-rest of the general public.

The fact that we achieve positive results for the industry and reach our objectives most likely is also the reason for the renewed increase in membership numbers. New and existing com-panies realise that membership of the Swiss Cosmetic and Detergent Association SKW provides direct and useful advantages.

We would like to take the opportunity to wel-come all of our new members at this point! Together we are stronger!

I would like to thank you, esteemed SKW members, for your loyalty and trust and for actively supporting our association’s work!

I would also like to sincerely thank my active colleagues on the Managing Board for the trusting and positive cooperation as well as our committed team lead by Dr. Bernard Cloëtta!

Thomas Früh, President

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New Legislation on Foodstuffs and Cosmetics (“Project LARGO”)

The new Swiss Foodstuffs and Cosmetics legislation came into effect on 1 May 2017. We provided our members and international partner organisations with comprehensive information on this topic.

Nearly all of the concerns put forward by the SKW during the consultation and numerous talks with the responsible government agen-cies were fully implemented and Swiss le-gislation was consistently harmonised with the corresponding EU legislation. The SKW’s application to grant the Swiss cosmetics manu-facturers a transitional period of four years for implementing the extremely complicated change to the EU legislation regarding safety assessments, product information files and GMP specifications was also approved.

The introduction of “dynamic references” to the appendices of the EU Cosmetics Directive is a new way of implementing legal amendments of the EU legislation in Switzerland within the required period and of matching their content. This particularly affects ingredients. Exceptions from this principle now have to be explicitly included in legislation (currently furocoumari-nes and hydrogen peroxide for tooth whitening agents, Article 6, OCos).

The previous inflexible regulation for essential oils was fully alined with the EU Directive as requested by the SKW. Companies now have to implement their own checks and file a res-pective safety report.

The “BAG Abgrenzungspapier”, in existence since 2010, that differ cosmetics from medical and biocidal products, are being reviewed by the FSVO. Some of them were highly disputed as they deviate from the EU interpretation. The SKW submitted a comprehensive statement on this topic, including the most important concerns, on 28 June.

Legi

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ion Swiss Legislation

The focus is on the new Cos metics legislation in force since 1 May 2017. The key demand of the cosmetics industry, harmonisation with EU legislation, was almost entirely met. Surprisingly, how -ever, a new special regulation for furocoumarines was issued.

In the revision of the Chemi cals legislation, both importers and exporters did not wish to encounter unnecessary trade barriers. The government agencies consulted with stake-holders regarding the planned revisions in 2018 and 2020 on several occasions.

The matter of a comprehen sive review of the VOC incentive fee passed the first hurdle in the form of the approval of the Wobmann motion (abo-lition of the VOC fee) by the National Council on 9 March 2017. The Council of States will discuss this matter in 2018.

The new Swissness project including the new “Swiss Made” Ordinance for Cosme-tics, which had been applied for by the SKW, came into effect on 1 January 2017.

It regulates the requirements for the use of this label of origin and the Swiss Cross on products.

“The SKW, under the

leadership of Bernard

Cloëtta, played an

important part for our

industry in terms of the

furocoumarines dossier.

He personally initiated

the cooperation with the

Swiss Flavour and Fragrance

Industry Association (SFFIA)

and provided us with

important information on

this matter. The exchange

with him was highly infor

mative and we were

glad that we could rely

on SKW’s experience.”

Richard Illi

President of SFFIA and

Managing Director of

Essencia Ätherische Öle AG

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Unexpected Swiss Stand-Alone Regulation for Furocoumarines

The unannounced new restrictions on furo-coumarines from 1mg/kg to all “products which may be exposed to sunlight” causes a massive deviation from the EU legislation after all, where only sun protection and tanning agents are subject to this restriction. At no point during the legislative process for the new Swiss Cosmetics legislation did the industry get consulted regarding these changes. The revision was announced only shortly before it came into effect. The FSVO also issued a general decree on this new regulation, thus preven-ting the manufacturers and importers from calling on the Cassis-de-Dijon principle. The FSVO revoked precedent suspensive effect for a potential recourse against this general decree. This resulted in numerous products that were legally available in the EU and the rest of the world from being prohibited within the space of one month in Switzerland.

The SKW submitted a complaint to the Federal Administrative Court and coordinated the joint endeavours and complaints of the European cosmetics and fragrance industry as well as for various manufacturers. A Federal Adminis-trative Court interim ruling at the end of 2017 was a first success: It restored the suspensive effect, thus making it possible to launch the products until the final ruling on the lawful-ness of the general decree. On 19 December 2017, the FSVO decided that the contested general decree can temporarily not be en -forced, due to various complaints procedures. The general decree will remain out of force until its legal effectiveness is published again in the Federal Gazette.

The SKW asked the FSVO for talks regarding the general decree and the regulation of furo-coumarines in the new legislation on cosme-tics. The first talk took place on 22 January 2018 and further talks are in the pipeline.

This case clearly shows the importance of a cooperative and coordinated approach for the successful implementation of the industry’s interests.

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Revisions of the Swiss Legislation on Chemicals

Revision of the Swiss Chemicals Ordinance (ChemO) 2018/2020

The consultation on a first draft revision lasted from February to May 2017. The SKW issued a detailed statement regarding this matter. We expressed our concerns during various meet-ings with the responsible government agencies in coordination with the interested partner asso ciations. All of the industry representatives criticised the introduction of new notification requirements for intermediate products and nanomaterials.

The government agencies reviewed this first draft. A FOPH representative informed the SKW members about the latest state of play at the meeting of the technical committees on 7 November. The following steps are planned:

The revision 2018 will come into effect on 1 March 2018. The current plans are:

• Unchanged definition of nanomaterials, no notification requirements for the time being• Notification requirements for hazardous intermediate products in excess of 100kg per year and for fibre or tube-shaped, biopersistant nanomaterials• Introduction of a unique formula identifier (UFI), for household products only• Assessment of individual EINECS substances• Animal protection, etc.

The planned revision 2020 will probably contain the following main topics and come into effect in 2021:

• Registration of substances not registered in the EU (“no data, no market”)• Possible elimination of non-EINECS substances• Definition of nanomaterials (alignment with EU) • Possible registration of nanomaterials (ORRChem or Employee Protection)• Registration of new substances, dossier is only valid for Switzerland

Furthermore, it is planned to align technical regulations in Annexes 2 and 4 ChemO and the list of especially hazardous substances (Candidate List, Annex 3 ChemO) as of 1 March

2018 with developments in the EU and/or the OECD with the aim to prevent trade barriers.

The following regulations are to be updated in Annex 2 ChemO and in ORRChem.

• Technical rules on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and preparations• Methods for testing the properties of substances and preparations

Five new substances are included in Annex 3 ChemO, which therefore complies with the EU Candidate List.

New in vivo testing methods for determining skin sensitisation are added to Annex 4 ChemO (Technical dossier for the registration of new substances).

15 additional substances are included in Annex 1.10 ORRChem. As from 1 September 2018, it will be prohibited to distribute these carci-nogenic, mutagenic and toxic for reproduction substances (CMR substances) to the general public.

Planned Revision of the Ordinance on Biocidal Products (OBP) 2018

The Ordinance on Biocidal Products and re-lated Chemicals Fees Ordinance and Biocidal Products Implementation Ordinance will be revised. The SKW has issued a statement in this matter.

The OBP was aligned with the relevant Biocidal Products Regulation (hereinafter referred to as BPR) two years ago. The technical equivalence of the OBP and BPR makes it possible to conti-nue Section 18 in the existing MRA. Interpre-tation and enforcement of the BPR in the EU are subject to a continuous development. To prevent technical trade barriers and maintain the MRA, it is necessary to continuously adjust the OBP to the corresponding developments in the EU.

One substantial improvement of this revision is the planned introduction of a parallel trading of biocidal products with transitional licenses which may be launched in Switzerland and the EU member states in accordance with the national transitional regulations.

“The SKW is an important

partner in all our projects

relating to the further

development of the Swiss

Chemical legislation. The

continuous and constructive

exchange enables us to

recognise industryspecific

concerns at an early stage

and evaluate them in a

targeted manner within the

scope of our projects.”

Olivier Depallens

Manager of REACH &

Risk Management

Federal Department of

Home Affairs FDHA

Federal Office of

Public Health (FOPH)

Consumer Protection Division

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The current revision of Annex 2 OBP includes the substances approved by the European Commission in the period from January to November 2017. In specific terms, these are 24 new active ingredient product type com-binations, three product type additions and eight renewals of existing active ingredient entries. One entry is being corrected in Annex 1 OBP. The competences for adjusting this annex issued to the FOPH are stipulated in the OBP.

The revision will come into effect on 1 March 2018.

Revisions of the Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance (ORRChem) 2018

The SKW submitted a statement on the “En -vi ronment Autumn 2017” ordinance package on 23 February. It consists of the following elements:

• Tightening of the regulation on Short- Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCP)• Tightening of the regulation on mercury – implementation of the Minamata Convention• Restriction of lead in products• New hardship case regulation and new substances in the VOC ordinance

Incentive Fee on Volatile OrganicCompounds (VOC)

The SKW as well as other affected industry associations have been generally questioning the use of the VOC incentive fee for quite some time. The incentive target was achieved a while back, nevertheless the affected products con-tinue to be made unnecessarily more expensive without achieving any incentive effect. This in creases the attractiveness of purchasing pro-ducts in neighbouring countries. This, in turn, further dilutes the incentive fee and the increas-ing cross-border traffic places an additional burden on the environment.

The motion of National Councillor Walter Wobmann, “Abolition of the VOC incentive fee” was approved by the National Council on 9 March despite the Federal Council re-commending rejecting it. The matter will be

passed to the Council of States during the course of 2018. Together with other stakehol-der groups, the SKW is now searching for a constructive solution to abolish this incentive fee.

The Federal Office for the Environment orde-red a survey, which is currently being circulated among various SKW members. The idea of this survey is to provide information on the effects of the incentive fee on individual company types (manufacturers and importers).

The plans of the Federal Office for the Environ-ment go toward transitioning the incentive fee into the Ordinance on Air Pollution Control. Unfortunately, it is likely that the existing incen-tive fee will be replaced with much tougher regulations. The affected associations are cur-rently reconciling their interests in this matter, particularly with regard to the impending politi-cal lobbying. It is most important to reduce the administrative workload, abolish the incentive fee and prevent unequal treatment of manu-facturers and importers in a new regulation. Again, an important concern in this respect is to prevent the creation of poorer conditions for the Swiss industry compared with the EU.

Swissness Project and “Swiss Made” Ordinance for Cosmetics

The revised Swissness legislation came into force on 1 January 2017. The new provisions of the Federal Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and Indications of Source apply to all industry sectors, hence also to cosmetics, deter-gents and cleaning agents.

At least 60% of the manufacturing costs must be incurred in Switzerland. All costs for production (i.e. the costs for raw materials, semi-finished products, accessories, product-related wages and production overheads) and now also the costs for research and develop-ment, quality assurance and certification are also taken into consideration. The use of the Swiss Cross on products which meet these criteria is now also permitted.

The Ordinance on the Use of Swiss indications of Source for Cosmetics Products (“Swiss Made” Ordinance for Cosmetics) applied for

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by the SKW also came into force. It regulates the use of Swiss indications of source for cos-metics products in more specific detail and stricter than the Federal Act. This will help to better push for the protection against misuse abroad.

In the future, not only the 60% of manufactu-ring costs for cosmetics products have to incur in Switzerland, but also 80% of production costs (manufacturing costs, excluding raw materials and including research and develop-ment). Furthermore, all important manufactu-ring steps, which are of particular relevance to the quality of a cosmetics product, must be performed in Switzerland (bulk manufacture, picking and packing and quality control).

The new ordinance is being welcomed by the Swiss cosmetics manufacturers as a necessary self-regulation within the industry. It also saves endless debates and motions against the new Swissness project, as repeatedly and unsuccess-fully implemented by other industry sectors.

The SKW will maintain a positive list of Swiss raw materials and preparations used for cos-metics manufacture. The terms and conditions of this list have been made available on the SKW website since the beginning of 2017. It will be switched live as soon as the first entry is received. Interested suppliers of raw mate-rials produced in Switzerland are welcome to register their products. This list provides signi-ficant advantages in the market for the sale of “Swiss Made” raw materials.

If a substance is entered in the list, the producers of cosmetics products may assume that the respective substance is available in Switzer-land in sufficient quantities and at a constant quality.

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entsCompliance with

Anti-trust Laws

Associations provide unique platforms where their members can obtain and exchange information on professional and legal matters as well as media topics.

It is in the basic interests of an association and its members that the rules of anti-trust and competition law are complied with at all times.

Therefore, strict compliance rules apply for all SKW events. This enables the participants to use the unique service and know-ledge platform and the association's network without reservations.

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General Assembly

The General Assembly took place on 26 April 2017 at the Hotel Atlantis by Giardino in Zurich. The discussion primarily focused on statutory transactions and it was resolved to reduce the annual membership fees. Maike Kiessling, Estée Lauder, and Tim Wirtz, Coty, were elected as new members of the Managing Board. Goetz Winter was re-elected, this time as a representative of Louis Widmer.

The office provides information on the reso-lution of the Managing Board on the strategy 2017-2020 and the membership fee policy of the newly established Working Group Profes-sional Cleaning with its three new members, Kärcher, Steinfels Swiss Professional Care and vanBaerle.

Thomas Früh, intracosmed, was confirmed as President for a further year. The previous members of the Board Committee, Marco Baumann, Rausch, and Ralf T. Gehlen, P & G, were also re-elected.

Dominik Stocker, The Nielsen Company, talked about the market environment in the Swiss Near Food sector. The title of the talk was “Light at the end of the tunnel?”.

In the public part, Dominik Lehmann and Patrick Suppiger from the Verband Krisen-kommunikation VKK (Crisis Communication Association) presented the topic “Crisis com-munication – what are the responsibilities of the companies and the association?”.

Managing Board

The Managing Board met on 23 March (topics: finances, reduction of membership fees, preparation of the General Assembly) and on 29 November (2018 targets, finances, SKW partnerships, evaluation of the SKW satisfaction analysis).

SKW Stakeholder Council

No physical meetings of the Stakeholder Council took place in the reporting year. The members of the Stakeholder Council were provided with information in a bulletin of 20 September. The next meeting is planned for spring 2018.

Technical Committees

On 7 November, the meetings of the two tech-nical committees took place at the Restaurant Belvoirpark in Zurich.

The following persons held talks at the Technical Committee Cosmetics:

• Dr. Bernard Cloëtta and Carole Meylan, FSVO, on the new Swiss Cosmetics Act. The Swiss special regulation for furocoumarines, which mainly results in trade barriers to EU member states and other countries, was discussed intensively.• Dr. Christian Gründling, FCIO, on current developments in EU cosmetics legislation• Marco G. Vasallo, Complife Italia, on targets and projects of Helvetic Association for Cosmetic Ingredients (HCI) and the future cooperation with the SKW

The following persons held talks at the Technical Committee Cleaning Agents and Detergents:

• Olivier Depallens, Head of REACH and Risk Management at FOPH, Chemicals Department, on the revision of the Swiss Chemicals legislation 2018/2020• Dominique Werner, scienceindustries, on the opinion of the industry regarding the revision of the Chemicals legislation• Dr. Christian Gründling, FCIO, on developments in EU chemicals law• Dr. Pascal Frank, alcosuisse, on an update regarding the alcohol legislation and information on the plans of alcosuisse to register ethanol and a biocidal product.

For further information on these subjects, please go to Section 1 “Legislation”.

“The SKW represents

the industry's interests and

gives us an important

influence with regard to

regulatory and political

developments which we

would never have as a

single SME. The information

exchange with other

industry specialists, which

takes place on a smaller

and more open scale than

conferences, is extremely

valuable.”

Pierre Schönbett

Managing Director

van Baerle Hygiene AG

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Working Group Professional Cleaning

The Working Group Professional Cleaning met on 7 July at the Restaurant Belvoirpark in Zurich, for the first time with its new members, Kärcher, vanBaerle and Steinfels Swiss Professional Care. A talk by Dr. Markus Hofmann, FOPH, REACH and Risk Manage-ment, on current legislative matters was fol-lowed by an experience exchange with the respective cantonal law enforcement agencies. The managing director then provided infor-mation on current projects and talks with stakeholders as well as the state of affairs regarding the VOC incentive fee (Wobmann motion). Finally, resolutions were also made regarding the revision of the various statistics of the working group.

Working Group Professional Hair Care

The Working Group Professional Hair Care held their annual meeting on 31 October at the Hotel Ascot in Zurich. The office provided extensive information after which joint projects were discussed with Damien Ojetti, Central President of coiffureSUISSE.

Working Group Swissness / ERFA Export

The members of the Working Group Swissness and ERFA Export met at the Novotel Zurich West on 21 March. The meeting started with two presentations by Dr. Simon Holzer, Lawyer, Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Law Firm, on the new Swissness legislation and its most important contents and on the correct appli-cation of the new “Swiss Made” Ordinance for Cosmetics. This was followed by an in-depth experience exchange regarding this new chal-lenge for Swiss manufacturers. Alexander Pfister, IPI, informed participants about the plans of the Confederation to execute the new legislation in Switzerland and to protect the “Swiss Made” label of origin abroad. This

was followed by two short talks by Michael Kühn, Switzerland Global Enterprise, on cos-metics exports to Russia and by Thomas Früh, SKW President and CEO/Owner, on the halal certification.

French-Speaking Members of the SKW

The SKW translates all information, statements, its website and most publications for its French-speaking members. Simultaneous interpreters are engaged at events attended by a minimum number of French-speaking guests. The SKW particularly ensured that these members were able to participate in a free webinar of the French cosmetics association “COSMED” on the topic of the new Swissness legislation and in the training event by SwissSCC on 5 Sep-tember in Lausanne where several speakers, including Carole Meylan, FSVO, explained the revision of the Swiss Cosmetics Act.

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Net

wor

k Developing and Maintaining Contacts

The development and main-tenance of a com prehensive network with all relevant stakeholders and partner organisations at national and international level is the primary task of an association manager.

The SKW has been very successfully mastering this task for some time. Many national and international contacts with stakeholders were initiated or maintained.

Below is a short overview of the key topics and contacts which we processed in 2017.

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Politics

Various coordination talks were held with interested associations. As a result, mutually reconciled information was provided to mem-bers of Parliament in connection with the Wobmann motion, “Abolition of the VOC incentive fee”.

Coordination of the industry’s position with economiesuisse and Promarca on the revision of anti-trust law and parliamentary motions against the “Swiss island of high prices” (Hoch-preisinsel Schweiz).

Provision of coordinated information to the Science, Education and Culture Committee (SECC) of the Council of States on the industry’s position on the Aebischer motion, “Import ban on products manufactured using methods involving animal cruelty”.

Provision of information to various members of the National Council on the industry’s position regarding the Mazzone postulate, “Watch out– danger! Aluminium salts in deodorants”.

Provision of information and preparation of an argument for Councillor of States Ruedi Noser on the wording of his interpellation on the Swiss special regulation for furocoumari-nes, “Fighting the massive trade barrier and deliberate restriction of the Cassis-de-Dijon principle in the cosmetics industry”.

Authorities

Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)

Meeting on 30 January to discuss current questions regarding the new Swiss Cosmetics Act which came into force on 1 May. The focus was on discussing the Swiss special regulations for furocoumarines. See information in the “Legislation” section for further details.

Meetings with representatives of the European Aluminium Consortium and Cosmetics Europe on 16 February and 27 March to discuss the possible regulation of aluminium salts in Switzer land.

Information event on the new Foodstuffs and Cosmetics Act on 25 April.

Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)

An in-depth statement by the SKW regarding the revision of the Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance (ORRChem) was submitted on 28 February.

Functional Commission for the VOC Incentive Fee

The managing director attended various meetings of the functional commission for the VOC incentive fee.

Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)

This government agency is the SKW’s most important contact for the revision of the Chemicals Act. We represent interests in coor-dination with our partner associations. The managing director attended the following events:

• Stakeholder meeting on 5 April at FOPH in Bern on “Modernisation of the Swiss Chemicals Act” (see “Swiss legislation” section for further details)

• Meeting of the Action Plan Nanomaterials on 31 May

• Discussion between FOPH and the industry on the revision of the Chemicals Act 2018/2020 on 5 July

Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI)

Following the effective date of the Swissness legislation, the SKW’s primary focus is on fight ing misuse abroad.

On 30 August, the IPI organised an initial ex-perience exchange with interested associations to coordinate the next steps.

“The cooperation with SKW

is extremely value to IG

Detailhandel and enables

us to effectively uphold

factbased, mutual interests

when dealing with

politicians and government

agencies.

Salome Hofer

Manager of Working Group

Product Safety,

IG Detailhandel Schweiz

Deputy Manager of

Wirtschaftspolitik Coop

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Embassy of Azerbaijan in Switzerland

The Ambassador of Azerbaijan in Switzerland invited the SKW to hold talks with interested member companies. The embassy organised a business trip to Azerbaijan on 3 and 4 April for Swiss cleaning agent manufacturers which was attended by several companies.

National Associations and Organisations

economiesuisse

The managing director participated in various meetings, including meetings of the Compe-tition Commission on the coordination of the industry associations in terms of anti-trust and competition law.

scienceindustries and Swiss Association for the Coating and Paint Industry

Various coordination meetings were held on current political and legal topics. On 5 Decem-ber, a special coordination meeting was held in Zurich regarding the subject of the VOC incentive fee. Please go to the “Legislation” section for further details in this respect.

Look Good Feel Better Switzerland

Look Good Feel Better is represented globally in 26 countries. In 2005, various cosmetics companies in Switzerland joined forces and founded the Look Good Feel Better Switzerland foundation, which is registered as a charity.

The Partners Lunch on 16 May in Zurich was held to honour the voluntary activities of all sponsors, members of the foundation’s council, executives and team members.

The managing director of the SKW attended various meetings in his role as member of the Board of Trustees.

coiffureSUISSE

A coordination meeting was held with the management of coiffureSUISSE on 26 October.

Swiss Association of Manufacturers of Non Prescription Medicines (ASSGP)

The managing director was a guest at the general meeting on 22 March.

swiss export

Representing 50 Swiss manufacturing com-panies, the “swiss export tag” on 11 May was an important event that provided valuable information and contacts.

Handel Schweiz

The managing director attended the Schweizer Tag des Handels (Swiss Day of Trade) on 3 November. This event focussed on Russia.

IG DHS

The SKW continuously maintains contacts with IG Detailhandel Schweiz to jointly and effectively represent common interests at government agencies.

Association pour la Protection de l’Origine des Cosmétiques Suisses (SWISSCOS)

On 21 November, the SKW met with SWISSCOS to determine a joint position in the “Fighting the misuse of Swissness” dossier.

The Swiss Flavour and Fragrance Industry Association (SFFIA)

A meeting on furocoumarines took place on 19 October which also doubled up as the first official visit with Richard Illi, the new SFFIA President. The continuous exchange of infor-mation on all matters relating to perfumes and odorants is extremely important to the SKW as these raw materials are contained in a large number of products and are subject to extensive and constantly changing regulation.

«HCI, the Swiss Association

for Cosmetic Ingredients,

starts its collaboration

with SKW. This solid

and proactive link will

keep on growing the

Swiss Cosmetics sector,

foreseeing risks, signals

and evolutions, sharing

efforts and energies.»

Giacomo Santus

President HCI

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Arbeitsgruppe der Desinfektionsmittelanbieter Schweiz ADA (Working Group of Swiss Disinfectant Providers)

Participation in information exchange on 18 January on the regulation and execution of the Swiss law on biocidal products.

Helvetic Association for Cosmetic Ingredients (HCI)

Various talks on the future professional coope-ration between the raw materials suppliers and the cosmetics industry were held. These appeared useful in view of the numerous dis-cussions on ingredients of cosmetics products. Giacomo Santus, President of HCI, attended the meeting of the Technical Committee Cosme tics of the SKW on 7 November, and Marco G. Vasallo, Complife Italia, provided information on the targets and projects of this association.

Various NGOs

• Information exchange and investigation regarding a possible regulation of PET packaging on 21 February with a representative of PET Recycling Switzerland.

• Information exchange with the Verein Getränkekarton-Recycling Schweiz (Swiss Association for the Recycling of Drinks Packaging) on the impending legislative activities regarding glass recycling.

• Attendance of the meeting of the Managing Board of GINETEX Switzerland (laundry symbols) on 28 March

• Attendance of the general meeting of the Fachverband Elektroapparate für Haushalt und Gewerbe Schweiz FEA (Swiss Association for Household and Industrial Electrical Appliances) on 27 April

• Attendance of various meetings of the Managing Board of the Swiss Associations Managers (SAM)

• Various coordination talks with Promarca

International Associations and Organisations

Cosmetics Europe – Active Association Members (AAM)

The managing director attended the AAM conference on 21 and 22 September. Delivery of feedback on planned microplastics regulations. Various conference calls and organisation of a meeting with the FSVO on 16 February to discuss a possible ban of aluminium salts in Switzerland.

Participation in the Task Force China, which coordinates the cooperation between Cos-metics Europe and the Chinese government agencies regarding legislative activities. Thanks to the free trade agreement with China, Switzer land enjoys a special position and also holds negotiations on the sub-agreements to the free trade agreement. The SKW plans to get even more involved in the future.

A.I.S.E. – National Associations Committee (NAC)

The managing director participated in the NAC conference on 19 and 20 September where topics such as the planned regulation of micro-plastics were discussed. Providing information to the Swiss government agencies on de-velopments of the “Charter for Sustainable Cleaning” and the further sustainability initia-tives of A.I.S.E., also on “DetNet”, the industry network for GHS/CLP classification, which is accepted by the Swiss government agencies as industry-specific solution for the implemen-tation of bridging principles.

International Association Collaboration (IAC)

Industry associations and international cor-porations from all over the world have joined forces in the IAC. The aim is to exchange in-formation and coordinate activities relating to legislation, law enforcement and communi-cation on a global scale. The IAC provides an excellent opportunity to maintain global con-tacts and develop the international network.

The agenda of the IAC meeting on 1 March in Palm Beach, USA, included topics such as microplastics, preservatives, cosmetovigilance, animal testing, claims and the development of

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Korea TradeInvestment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)

Attendance of two events for Swiss manu-facturers and Korean investors in Zurich in September and presentation by the managing director on the SKW and the Swiss cosmetics market and the Swiss Cosmetics Act respec-tively.

a global early warning system for NGO and media activities. Interesting updates on regio-nal and national developments were also provided.

At the meeting on 13 and 14 June in Brussels, participants discussed the international coor-dination and experience exchange on global media topics, NGO campaigns and legislative activities.

Various webinars were held throughout the year, which were attended by the managing directors.

Cos DACH

The annual meeting of the German-speaking associations with the associations in Hungary and Romania was held on 23 August in Buda-pest. Topics included current professional and regulatory matters and the coordination of communication in the cosmetics sector.

Wasch DACH

Attendance of the meeting of the representa-tives of Wasch D-A-CH on 26 January in Vienna with exchange of information on legislation, professional matters and communication in the German-speaking countries in the detergents and cleaning agents sector.

German Cosmetic, Toiletry, Perfumery and Detergent Association (IKW)

The managing director held a talk in the name of IKW on the new Swiss Cosmetics Act at the “Cosmetics Business” trade fair in Munich on 22 June.

Association COSMED (French Cosmetics Association for SMEs)

Implementation of a webinar on 27 June during which the managing director provided partici-pants (including French-speaking SKW mem-bers) with extensive information on the new Swiss Cosmetics Act.

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Day-To-Day Media Work

Press releases, statements and background discussions require rapid and coordinated actions and clear language. In 2017, various media enquired about market trends, market figures, ingredients and legislative matters, particularly Swissness.

• Dr. B. Cloëtta interview on the Swiss cosmetics market for the “Soap, Perfumery and Cosmetics magazine” (UK).• Dr. B. Cloëtta interview on “Swiss Made” cosmetics for “Healthcare & Life Sciences Review Switzerland”• Dr. B. Cloëtta phone interview on cosmetics ingredients for the SRF magazine “Kassensturz”• Statement on “Swiss Made” cosmetics for the “Saldo” magazine• Statement on cosmetics ingredients for the SRF magazine “Espresso”

In addition, the following statements were published or revised on the SKW website during the reporting year:

• Federal Office bans EU-compliant cosmetics in Switzerland• Nitrosamines in mascara products• Deodorants and aluminium salts• Warning regarding hair dying in adolescents• Triclosan

Voice of the Industry

The usefulness of an association depends on its recognition by the political sector, the media and NGOs and its ability to voice industry concerns in the right places. To do this, it requires a large network, good representative status and trustworthy and transparent communication.

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Relaunch SKW Website

The content of the SKW website was revised and updated to be state-of-the-art. The SKW’s new online presence went live on 1 March 2017 (www.skw-cds.ch).

Satisfaction Survey

In autumn 2017, we conducted a survey among our members to determine the level of satisfaction and use they feel they get from their memberships. We also assessed poten-tials for improvement. The survey was broken down by membership demands and areas of activity. The primarily positive results were discussed by the Managing Board and forwar-ded to the members.

Member Acquisition

The acquisition strategy and its processes were reviewed and successfully implemented. The SKW welcomed six new members in the reporting year.

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Advice for Members

We provide the various faculties and working groups with regular e-mails on professional and legislative developments at national and international level.

The main topics in legislative notifications were the Swiss Cosmetics Act, the Swiss Che-micals Act, the new Trademark Act (Swissness legislation), the Federal Act on Technical Trade Obstacles and the revision of the Ordinance on the Incentive Tax on Volatile Organic Com-pounds (VOC).

At an international level, the main topics inclu-ded information about REACH (“Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation of Chemicals”), GHS (“Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals”) and the EU CLP Regulations derived therefrom (“Regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures”) DetNet as well as the EC Cosmetics Directive.

The SKW continuously informs its members about projects and campaigns by the two European umbrella organisations A.I.S.E. and Cosmetics Europe (“Charter for Sustainable Cleaning”, “Keep Caps from Kids”, Microbeads etc.).

Attractive Package

We are an industry association with a national and interna-tional network and extensive knowledge pool and in this capacity are able to provide our member companies with a comprehensive service package that makes member-ship a very attractive option for both international groups and Swiss manufacturers.

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Information for Members and Stakeholders

We are the first point of contact for all legal and technical issues of our members. In addition, we receive diverse enquiries from consumers, companies, students, government agencies, NGOs or other associations and agencies on a daily basis.

We provide information on:

• Swiss and EU legislation• Import rules and product registration in export countries• Swissness, regulation in the Trade Mark and Coat of Arms Protection Act• Distinction between cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and biocidal products• Enquiries from consumers on the correct use of products• Safety of products and ingredients• Warnings• Nanomaterials• Product labelling

As the “mouthpiece” for the industry, we can answer questions in a neutral way or forward them to the persons or companies responsible.

Information for International Companies and Organisations

Swiss law is different to other countries. Many international corporations no longer have own legal and technical departments in Switzer-land. The SKW is receiving an increasing number of enquiries from foreign companies and associations as a result.

Information is only provided to companies that are members of their respective national associations. This enables SKW members in return to ask foreign associations to provide information on laws and registration rules.

Free Sale Certificates

For our members, we issued 158 Free Sale Certificates for export. Most certificates were issued for China, Iran, India, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates.

Exports and Trade Shows

We provide specific support in export matters for our 50 Swiss manufacturers. They may join the group “ERFA Export” and the “Working Group Swissness” and gain access to SKW's “Regulatory International” network.

The SKW is constantly developing this network thanks to global partnerships with international associations and companies. SKW's members have access to information on legislation and product registration as well as events, con-sulting services and publications of the key industry associations, trade shows and export organisations.

ARGUSavenue

Members have access to ARGUSavenue, thus enabling them to efficiently manage and process all media reports relevant to the industry on certain topics. A very useful instrument that is also used for reporting to company-internal offices.

Members are also emailed a weekly media overview for the cosmetics sector as well as the detergents and cleaning agents sector.

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ySustainability Projects of the Companies and the Industry

Sustainability is a key issue both in the cosme-tics and detergent and cleaning agents industry. Supported by the associations, the companies are the main players when it comes to im-plementing their sustainability strategies and measures.

Our members are aware of this responsibility and volunteer to act in a sustainable manner. Companies are exclusively responsible for de-veloping, designing and implementing their sustainability activities and all related commu-nication.

Sustainability is a symbiosis between economic success, social justice and environmental pro-tection. Sustainable business is always based on economic success. A company can only live up to these important responsibilities if it is profitable.

As an association, we promote the exchange of experience amongst our members and support the sustainability efforts made by our European umbrella organisations such as the “Charter for Sustainable Cleaning” by A.I.S.E. and the efforts of the “Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil” (RSPO) in the palm oil sector. We also inform the consumer and environmental organisations as well as traders about the industry's projects and issues, thus encouraging dialogue so that they may also contribute to the topic of sustainability

We regularly inform the responsible govern-ment agencies and NGOs about all sustaina-bility projects in our industry.

Our Point of View

Sustainability is a hot topic. Today, it no longer suffices to publicise great intentions in glossy brochures and on attractive websites. The public wants to see facts and figures. The companies in the cosmetics and detergents industry have realised this trend and teamed up at European level to participate in tangible sustainability projects.

Hair care 10.2%

Oral hygiene 11.3%

Baby care 2.4%

Facial care 18.7%

Personal care 13.9%

Decorative cosmetics 17.9%

Perfume 17.4%

Lady care 1.6%

Pre and aftershaves 0.5%

Personal hygiene 6.1%

The figures are based on a projection of scanning data from the Nielsen Retail Trade and Prestige Panel.

Cosmetics Market

The following figures result from the partnership with Nielsen and reflect the entire Swiss cosmetics market.

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Market Shares

Source: Nielsen

Revenue in CHF million (consumer prices)

2014 2015 2016 2017 +/

Decorative cosmetics 370.8 362.2 356.0 352.7 -0.9 %

Perfume 396.9 368.1 354.9 342.2 -3.6 %

Lady care 38.3 33.8 32.8 31.0 -5.6 %

Pre and aftershaves 14.0 12.4 10.9 9.5 -12.9 %

Personal hygiene 141.2 131.0 124.1 119.8 -3.4 %

Personal care 313.4 304.0 276.6 274.6 -0.7 %

Facial care 402.3 381.3 371.1 368.8 -0.6 %

Hair care 250.9 222.4 208.2 201.0 -3.5 %

Oral hygiene 254.4 239.8 233.0 223.3 -4.2 %

Baby care 51.6 49.7 48.0 46.8 -2.4 %

Total 2’233.7 2’104.8 2’015.6 1’969.7 2.3 %

Cleaning agents 37.3%

Washing up liquid 18.5%

Liquid detergents 18.8%

Powder detergents & other 9.6%

Softeners 6.3%

Special products 9.5%

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The figures are based on a projection of scanning data from the Nielsen Retail Trade Panel.

Detergent and Cleaning Agent Market

The following figures result from the partnership with Nielsen and reflect the entire Swiss detergent and cleaning agent market.

Market Shares

Source: Nielsen

Revenue in CHF million (consumer prices)

2014 2015 2016 2017 +/

Liquid detergents 141.5 135.9 136.6 133.2 -2.5 %

Powder detergents & other 79.3 75.7 71.0 67.9 -4.4 %

Softeners 47.2 45.5 43.4 44.7 +3.0 %

Special products 77.6 73.2 70.5 66.9 -5.2 %

Washing up liquid 132.6 131.1 132.5 130.9 -1.2 %

Cleaning agents 283.7 273.9 270.2 263.9 -2.3 %

Total 761.9 735.3 724.1 707.4 2.3 %

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Org

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The number of members has increased signi-ficantly in recent years. In 2004 we had 54 members and 82 members in 2017. More than 90 percent of the industry is organised under our roof. This significant representativeness is an important argument for the association's work to be taken seriously by the political sector, government agencies, stakeholders and the media.

Membership ListAs per 1 January 2018

Alcina AG, Muttenz

ASM Aerosol-Service AG, Möhlin

Bayer (Schweiz) AG, Zürich

Beiersdorf AG, Reinach

Blidor AG, Langnau a. A.

BTC Laboratoire SA, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne

Bulgari Global Operations SA, Neuchâtel

Chanel SARL, Geneva

Chemische Fabrik Schärer & Schläpfer AG, Rothrist

Cocooning Nature SA, Bavois

Cosmetic Consulting JW & Partner GmbH, Schönenwerd

Cosmétique SA Worben, Worben

Coty (Schweiz) AG, Hünenberg

CRB S.A., Puidoux

CVL Cosmetics SA, Morges

delta pronatura Schweiz AG, Muttenz

Dicopar SA, Münchenstein

Diversey, Münchwilen

Dobi-Inter AG, Suhr

Doetsch Grether AG, Basel

Ecolab (Schweiz) GmbH, Reinach

Estée Lauder GmbH, Zurich

Farfalla Essentials AG, Uster

Filabé of Switzerland AG, Schaffhausen

Frike Pharma AG, Mönchaltorf

GABA Schweiz AG, Therwil

Galderma Schweiz AG, Egerkingen

Gerda Spillmann AG, Ittigen

Hair Haus Suisse AG, Hünenberg

Henkel & Cie. AG, Pratteln

Herzig Interlook AG, Aarau

Intercosmetica Neuchâtel SA, Neuchâtel

intracosmed ag, Urnäsch

Invima AG, Herzogenbuchsee

Johnson & Johnson AG, Zug

JUST International AG, Walzenhausen

Jüstrich Cosmetics AG, Berneck

Juvena Marlies Möller AG, St. Margrethen

Kanebo Cosmetics (Europa) AG, Zürich

Kao Switzerland AG, Baar

Kärcher AG, Dällikon

Keune Haircosmetics Schweiz AG, Basel

La Colline S.A., Sion

Lalique Beauty SA, Zurich

La Prairie Group AG, Volketswil

Laboratoires Hauser GmbH, Zurich

Leaders Cosmetics SA, Sion

L'Oréal Suisse S.A., Vernier

L'Oréal Suisse S.A., Coiffure, Vernier

Louis Widmer AG, Schlieren

Mavala SA, Geneva

Melisana AG, Zurich

MUSK Collection, Wollerau

Phytomed AG, Hasle/Burgdorf

Pierre Fabre (Suisse) SA, Allschwil

Piniol AG, Küssnacht am Rigi

PM Care Systems AG, Zurich

Pramol-Chemie AG, Bazenheid

Procter & Gamble (Switzerland) SARL, Petit-Lancy

Proderma AG, Schötz

Rausch AG Kreuzlingen, Kreuzlingen

Reckitt Benckiser (Switzerland) AG, Wallisellen

Schwarzkopf Professional Schweiz, Pratteln

Similasan AG, Jonen

skin689 (Switzerland) AG, Zurich

Soglio-Produkte AG, Castasegna

Sorein-Fabrik GmbH, Pfäffikon

Steinfels Swiss, Winterthur

Steinfels Swiss Professional Care, Winterthur

Temmentec AG, Sumiswald

The Powder Company AG, Einsiedeln

Unilever Schweiz GmbH, Thayngen

United Cosmeceuticals GmbH, Zurich

vanBaerle AG, Münchenstein

Vifor SA, Villars-sur-Glâne

Walco Lin SA, Giubiasco

Weckerle Cosmetics S.A., Le Locle

Weleda AG, Arlesheim

Wella Suisse, Coty Professional Beauty, Allschwil

Wessling AG, Lyss

Wetrok AG, Kloten

Yves Rocher (Suisse) SA, Egg near Zurich

Honorary Members

Dr. J. Alexander Baumann, Kreuzlingen

Hans Rudolf Bircher, Zollikon

Klaus Erny, Ebnat-Kappel

Dr. Kurt Gehri, Zurich

Robert Meier, Meggen

Rolf Münch, Arlesheim

Meinrad Schnider, Binningen

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Organisation

Managing Board

Thomas Früh, intracosmed, President*

Marco Baumann, Rausch*

Michel Brülisauer, Wetrok

Tommaso Bruno, Henkel

Ralf T. Gehlen, Procter & Gamble*

Marc-André Heller, L'Oréal Suisse

Maike Kiessling, Estée Lauder

Christian Koch, Steinfels Swiss

Alexander Kühnen, Unilever

Remo Manz, Diversey

Markus Reinhard, GABA

Clotaire Moineau-Quent, Beiersdorf

Goetz Winter, Louis Widmer

Tim Wirtz, Coty (Schweiz)

*Committee

Administrative Office

Bernard Cloëtta,

Dr. iur., Director

Marina Donabauer,

Finances and Secretariat

Stephanie Geiser,

Communication

SKW Stakeholder Council

Andri Bryner, eawag – aquatic research

Dr. chem. Roland Charrière, FOPH Federal Office for

Public Health

Kaspar Engeli, Handel Schweiz

Petra Huber, ZUAS Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Dr. med. Martin Kägi, HautZentrum Zurich

Caroline Kiener, SFK Swiss Cosmetics Association

Armin Müller, oda hauswirtschaft schweiz

Babette Sigg Frank, kf Consumer Forum

Control Authority

BDO AG, Zurich

Committee / Working Group Members

Working Group Branded Products

Lucas Baumann, Rausch

Werner Dirks, La Prairie Group

Jürg Frommlet, Melisana

Thomas Früh, intracosmed

Fredy Götti, MUSK Collection

Maike Kiessling, Estée Lauder

Armand Kilchherr, Phytomed

Roland Landolf, Gerda Spillmann

Marcel Langenauer, Louis Widmer

Sergio Laverde, Pierre Fabre

Matthias Oswald, Galderma

Beat Schmidig, Galderma

Dr. Brigitte Schulthess, Phytomed

Marc-René Steffen, Cosmétique SA

Dr. Karl Troll, Juvena Marlies Möller

Roger von der Weid, Lalique Beauty

Daniel Wermelinger, Similasan

Pierre-Alain Widmer, Weleda

Tim Wirtz, Coty (Switzerland)

Astrid Ziebart, Johnson & Johnson

Alexander Zurkinden, The Powder Company

ERFA Export

Samira Altin, Temmentec

Aude Ballandras, CVL Cosmetics


Marco Baumann, Rausch

Bülend Bayraktar, intracosmed

Dr. Alain Béguin, Intercosmetica Neuchâtel

Britta Ben Gouta, JUST

Anaïs Bezacier, BTC Laboratoire

Lucie Bidault, Leaders Cosmetics

Michel Bolliger, Temmentec

Shiping Cen, La Prairie Group

Sabrina Claude, BTC Laboratoire

Sébastien David, Intercosmetica Neuchâtel

Kurt Eberle, Rausch

Stephan Frei, Cocooning Nature



Janine Fuchs, MUSK Collection

Gian Furrer, Farfalla Essentials

Werner Gäng, Laboratoires Hauser

Jean-Louis Glardon, BTC Laboratoire

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Karl Steiner, Kärcher

Linda Traber, Diversey

Irene von Büren, Wetrok

Michael Werz, Ecolab

Working Group Swissness


Benno Amiet, Gerda Spillmann




Dr. Alain Béguin, Intercosmetica Neuchâtel

Anaïs Bezacier, BTC Laboratoire



Dr. Stefan Brom, JUST International


Cora Crabbe, JUST International

Andreas Deuscher, Frike Pharma

Kurt Eberle, Rausch

Iris Eschenbacher, La Prairie

Francesca Fedi, GABA




Aurélie Gillot, CRB


Melanie Glauser, Temmentec


Dr. Michael Gruhl, Cosmetic Consulting JW

Anita Guthardt, La Prairie Group

Dr. Holger Häckl, Frike Chemicals

Fanny Haguenauer, BTC Laboratoire

Dr. Christiane Hanay, Similasan

Cornelia Heimberg, Temmentec

Ronnie Heusser, Frike Pharma

Dr. Anke Hollnagel, Doetsch Grether

Martin Holzer, Temmentec

Dr. iur. Simon Holzer, Meyerlustenberger Lachenal

Heidi Hübscher, Dobi-Inter

Susanna Ingold, Temmentec

Heide Irmler, Doetsch Grether

Dr. Jacqueline Jüstrich, Jüstrich Cosmetics

Alexandrina Kammann, United Cosmeceuticals


Christian Koch, Steinfels Swiss

Johanna Krausz Farfalla Essentials



Michael Laun, JUST International

Eloïse Lecoultre, BTC Laboratoire

Adrian Lehmann, Wessling

Bénédicte Lemoine, La Colline

Doris Maute, Mavala

Thomas May, Doetsch Grether

François Mazza, BTC Laboratoire

Silvan Meier, Dobi-Inter







Heidi Hübscher, Dobi-Inter



Iris Kesselring, Rausch



Thomas May, Doetsch Grether


Caroline Menard, CVL Cosmetics

Roger Nessensohn, Steinfels Swiss

Nysse Norballe, Louis Widmer

Gianluigi Pezzoli, CRB

Axel Ritter, intracosmed

Thomas Ritter, Temmentec

Diana Roos, Temmentec

Christelle Roth, Doetsch Grether

Michael Rottstock, JUST

Elise Rubi-Brunier, Temmentec

Carolin Schmid, Weleda


Balz Schürmann, skin689


Sara Tahadjodi, Temmentec

Stephanie van de Velde, Doetsch Grether

Sophie Vann Guillon, CVL Cosmetics

Judite Weyermann, Cosmetic Consulting JW


Peter Wiedmer, Temmentec

Andrea Winzenried, Doetsch Grether

Rudolf Zimmerli, Proderma

Karina Zurbrügg, Temmentec

Working Group Professional Cleaning

Carole Baumgartner, Diversey

Oliver Beetz, Wetrok


Ralf Brüngger, Diversey

Dr. Kurt Geiger, Pramol-Chemie

Roland Herzog, Wetrok

Claude Huwyler, Ecolab

Christian Koch, Steinfels Swiss Professional Care

Sebastian Kuhn, vanBaerle

Frank-Rene Lang, Wetrok

Rolf Manhart, Walco Lin

Remo Manz, Diversey

Dr. Beat Müller, Steinfels Swiss Professional Care

Roger Nessensohn, Steinfels Swiss Professional Care

Claudio Scalon, Pramol-Chemie

Nadia Schlittler, Diversey

Pierre Schönbett, vanBaerle

Beat Schwarz, Steinfels Swiss Professional Care

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Alexandra Duhme, Procter & Gamble

Kurt Eberle, Rausch

Iris Eschenbacher, La Prairie

David Faivre, Cosmétique SA

Christoph Fleischli, Bayer




Gian Furrer, Farfalla Essentials

Bettina Gafner, Louis Widmer

Ana Gaspar, GABA

Aurélie Gilloz, CRB

Valerie Giot Murer, Johnson & Johnson



Renate Görner, Louis Widmer


Stefanie Grütter, Invima

Mathilde Guyader, Bulgari



Dr. Christiane Hanay, Similasan

Andreas Hartmann, Galderma

Dr. Roman Hedinger, JUST


Dr. Katharina Heinrich, Rausch

Stephan Hess, Estée Lauder

Karin Hilfiker, Galderma

Dr. Anke Hollnagel, Doetsch Grether



Heide Irmler, Doetsch Grether

Ruedi Iten, Blidor

Ives Jaun, Frike Cosmetic

Marie-Laure Joly, Lalique Beauty

Michael Jufer, Frike Cosmetic

Dr. Jacqueline Jüstrich, Jüstrich Cosmetics


Dr. Hans-Joachim Kätker, Coty

André Keller, Frike Pharma


Sabrina Kissel, Melisana

Hans-Joachim Klein, Procter & Gamble

Peter Koller, Soglio-Produkte

Johanna Krausz, Farfalla Essentials

Dr. Joachim Kremer, Henkel



Michael Laun, JUST



Alexandre Lejeune, Bulgari

Dr. Felicitas Lewrick, Pierre Fabre

Michael Locher, Phytomed

Elena Loser, The Powder Company

Heiko Lukoschuss, Doetsch Grether

Gustavo Maranes, Johnson & Johnson

Marina Markovic, Similasan

Dr. Alfred Markowetz, Procter & Gamble

Dr. Beat Müller, Steinfels Swiss

Ishan Muthalib, La Prairie Group

Gianluigi Pezzoli, CRB

Dr. Béatrice Perrenot, Mavala

Roland C. Pfister, BTC Laboratoire

Markus Reichlin, Estée Lauder


Catherine Rochat, CVL Cosmetics




Margit Schobert, Farfalla Essentials



Jean-Jacques Stauffer, BTC Laboratoire


Dr. Barbara Sterner, Weleda


Dr. Karl Troll, Juvena Marlies Möller

Jean-Pierre Volpert, Louis Widmer

Deirdre Weiss, La Prairie Group


Annemarie Widmer, Louis Widmer


Goetz Winter, Louis Widmer


Technical Committee Cosmetics

Rosemarie Abels, Lalique Beauty

Daniela Acconcia, Kanebo Cosmetics


Dr. Philippe Ch. Auderset, Soglio-Produkte

Claudia Bach, Reckitt Benckiser



Corinne Bayer, Melisana

Dr. Bülend Bayraktar, intracosmed

Dr. Nathalie Berclaz, L'Oréal Suisse

Guido Bertelli, CRB


Cornelia Blum, Jüstrich Cosmetics


Uwe Brasecke, Estée Lauder

Nicole Brun, Coty (Schweiz)

Danielle Bryner, L'Oréal Suisse

Daniel Bünter, Sorein-Fabrik

Dr. Daniel Bürki, Sorein-Fabrik

Dr. Stefan Bürki, Sorein-Fabrik

Salome Casutt, Bayer

Sophie Chetail, intracosmed


Monica Coco, Frike Chemicals

Cora Crabbe, JUST

Sébastien David, Intercosmetica Neuchâtel

Dr. Jürgen Delhey, Frike Cosmetic

Elsa Devillechabrolle, L'Oréal Suisse

Christoph Dombrowsky, Galderma

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Dr. H.-J. Weissgraeber, Juvena Marlies Möller

Sue Wemyss, Estée Lauder




Daniel Zagalak, Beiersdorf

Margit Ziegler, Yves Rocher


Dr. Stefan Züger, Piniol


Alexander Zurkinden, The Powder Company

Technical Committee Detergents and Cleaning Agents


Carole Baumgartner, Diversey

Oliver Beetz, Wetrok



Daniel Bünter, Sorein-Fabrik

Dr. Stefan Bürki, Sorein-Fabrik

Dr. Daniel Bürki, Sorein-Fabrik

Monica Coco, Frike Chemicals

Cora Crabbe, JUST

Dr. Jürgen Delhey, Frike Chemicals

Alexandre Dubié, vanBaerle

Alexandra Duhme, Procter & Gamble

David Faivre, Cosmétique SA

Ana Gaspar, GABA



René Hasler, Ecolab



Susanna Ingold,Temmentec

Ruedi Iten, Blidor

Ives Jaun, Frike Cosmetic

Michael Jufer, Frike Cosmetic

André Keller, Frike Pharma

Hans-Joachim Klein, Procter & Gamble

Anja Kurch, GABA

Frank-Rene Lang, Wetrok


Rolf Manhart, Walco Lin

Dr. Alfred Markowetz, Procter & Gamble

Katharina Marquardt, Procter & Gamble

Artur Menarski, Henkel


Helge Müller, Diversey

Ulrike Nebrich, Frike Pharma


Stefan Nobel, Ecolab

Andreas Reschek, Unilever




Claudio Scalon, Pramol-Chemie

Katharina Marquardt, Procter & Gamble

Doris Maute, Mavala


Claudia Messerli, JUST


Isabelle Müller, Bayer

Lukas Mundwiler, ASM Aerosol-Service

Dr. Alexandra Muth, Kao Switzerland

Ulrike Nebrich, Frike Pharma


Ludger Neumann, L'Oréal Suisse

Matthias Oswald, Galderma

Dr. Bianca Pauli Pedrazzini, GABA

Dr. Béatrice Perrenot, Mavala

Sabine Pfefferkorn, Jüstrich Cosmetics

Ghislain Pfersdorff, La Colline

Roger Picano, Louis Widmer

Emilie Prevel, BTC Laboratoire

Dr. Beate Quasdorff, The Powder Company

Sandra Rechsteiner, GABA

Markus Reichlin, Estée Lauder

Renate Reiss, Galderma

Andreas Rescheck, Unilever

Dr. Axel Ritter, intracosmed


Marc Roesti, Lalique Beauty


Martin Rosenberg, FRIKE

Michael Rottstock, JUST International

Bertrand Rousse, Galderma


Steffen Schäfer, delta pronatura Schweiz

Dr. Philipp Schäfer, Reckitt Benckiser


Monika Schmidt, Reckitt Benckiser

Nicole Schmucki, Melisana


Jürg Schreier, Estée Lauder

Uta Schubbert, GABA



Christian Schütz, ASM Aerosol-Service

Ivica Sebrek, intracosmed

Gabriele Seidl, Unilever

Carsten Seupke, Yves Rocher

Hanspeter Steidle, Ebnat-Kappel

Martin Steinmann, Galderma

Prof. Dr. Christian Surber, USZ Zürich

Dr. Petra Suter, Weleda


Ingo Tanger, Beiersdorf

Markus Tarkoey, Proderma

David Thöny, Frike Chemicals

Sophie Vacheron, Bulgari

Sophie Vann Guillon, CVL Cosmetics

Stephan Vautravers, Piniol

Valentina Villani Macri, Bulgari

Susanne von Rohr, Bayer

Monika Weiss, Beiersdorf

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economiesuisse

Delegate

Dr. iur. Bernard Cloëtta

Member of the Alliance against Barriers to Trade


Member of the Competition Commission


Member of the Consumer Questions Commission


Member of the Working Group for Free Trade Agree-

ment China/India


Look Good Feel Better

Board of Trustees


GINETEX Switzerland

Managing Board


Industrial Association for Toiletries

and Washing Products (Industrieverband

Körperpflege und Waschmittel – IKW)

Expert Committee Beauty Care


Expert Committee Detergents


Expert Committee Cleaning Agents and Care Products


International Associations

Collaboration Committee (IAC)

Member


Swiss Associations Managers (SAM)

Managing Board


Steffen Schäfer, delta pronatura Schweiz

Dr. Philipp Schäfer, Reckitt Benckiser

Nadia Schlittler, Diversey

Monika Schmidt, Reckitt Benckiser


Pierre Schönbett, vanBaerle

Uta Schubbert, GABA

Gabriele Seidl, Unilever

Birgit Skodell, Ecolab

Dr. Horst-Dieter Speckmann, Henkel

Dr. Rudolf Stauber, Schärer & Schläpfer

Karl Steiner, Kärcher


David Thöny, Frike Chemicals

Irene von Büren, Wetrok


Remo Wild, Wetrok




Michel Aviolat, Herzig Interlook

Mark Brunner, Kao Switzerland

Philippe Koller, Dicopar

Bernhard Koopsingraven, Schwarzkopf Professional

Silvan Meier, Dobi-Inter

Doris Merz Nardone, PM Care Systems

Alexander Ripper, P&G Wella Suisse

Christian F. Scherer, Alcina

Markus Schumacher, Hair Haus

Michel Toth, L'Oréal Coiffure

Nicolà Wagner, Keune

Agencies

International Association for Soaps, Detergents

and Maintenance Products (A.I.S.E.)

National Associations Committee


Federal Office for the Environment

Functional commission for the VOC incentive fee


Cosmetics Europe

Active Association Members


Comité Suisse des Dérivés TensioActifs

Managing Board


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Organisation Chart

SKW Organisation

Detergent andCleaning Agents

General Assembly

Cosmetics

Managing Board

Administrative Office

Stakeholder Council

Control AuthorityBDO AG, Zurich

Working and ERFA Groups

Working GroupProfessional Cleaning

Working Group Swissness

Working Group Branded Products

Technical Committee Detergents andCleaning Agents

ERFA Export

Technical CommitteeCosmetics


International members

A.I.S.E.International Association for Soaps, Detergents and

Maintenance Products

Cosmetics EuropeThe Personal Care Association

IKW FW/FPExpert Committee Detergents /

Expert Committee Cleaning Agents

IKW FSPExpert Committee Beauty Care

National members

CSDComité Suisse des Dérivés

Tensio-Actifs

economiesuisseSwiss Business Federation

LGFBLook Good Feel Better

GINETEX SwitzerlandSuisse Association for

Textile Labelling

Switzerland Global Enterprise

Business Network Switzerland

kfKonsumentenforum

Society

Economy

Members

PoliticsLegislation

Exchange of experience

Industry-related information

Market information

Network

Lobby

National and international networks

Wellbeing

Cleanliness

Hygiene

Solid foundations

Member of European umbrella organisations

Voice of the industry

Member of economiesuisse

Environment

Statements

Dialogue

Consumer information

The Swiss Cosmetic and Detergent Association SKW is the only Swiss association representing the cosmetics, detergent and cleaning products industry.

The Swiss Cosmetic and Detergent Association

MissionWe provide our members with legal and professional support and represent their interests when dealing with all relevant stakeholders at a national and international level.

Tasks and objectivesWe are a knowledge-exchange platform, inform about current issues, engage in media activities and furnish members, media and consumers with statistics and information.

Wellbeing

Cleanliness

Publication Details

Publisher:

Swiss Cosmetic and

Detergent Association SKW

www.skw-cds.ch

Design:

Swiss Cosmetic and

Detergent Association SKW

in cooperation with

bluish GmbH

Translation:

Vision Translations AG

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