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EVENTS

Cosmoprof Awards
Cosmoprof is also the occasion to recognize the
achievements of companies and individuals in the
beauty world. The Cosmoprof Awards highlight the
best picks in colour cosmetics, hair, nail and skin care
and beauty salon products. Producots are selected
from all the exhibitors in the different products
sectors with three finalists being chosen for each of
the 11 categories. The Cosmopack Awards reward the
70 international offices. Thanks to this support, top most innovative solution in the cosmetics industry:
buyers from 113 countries were hosted. This is an formulations, packaging design, technology,
extraordinary result which meets the needs of an materials, ingredients and sustainability are the
industry which is one of the flagships of the Italian categories. As with the Cosmoprof Awards, three
economy and which deserves proper recognition. finalists are selected for each of the six categories.
The new opening dates of the event were particularly The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the
appreciated by exhibitors: all the pavilions had most innovative professional or business founder
a coordinated opening on Thursday 21st March, nominated from throughout the entire global
to facilitate the interaction between distribution beauty industries. This year’s winner was British
channels and the presence of international hairdresser Trevor Sorbie, whose extraordinary
stakeholders. Cosmopack and Cosmo Perfumery & talents earned him the distinction of being the first
Cosmetics were open for three days until Saturday British hairdresser to win British Hairdresser of the
23rd March. The pavilions dedicated to the Year four times, as well as the first hairdresser ever
professional channel of Cosmo Hair Nail & Beauty to receive an MBE for services to British hairdressing
Salon remained active for 4 days until Sunday 24th from Queen Elizabeth II.
March. According to Enrico Zannini, General Manager
of BolognaFiere Cosmoprof, “The Cosmoprof format
has once again demonstrated that it can adapt t the
needs of companies and operators for the development
of the sector.”

Importance for the Italian economy
The Italian cosmetics industry has a turnover of
more than euro 15 billion, with exports at record
levels which grew by over 20% in one year and a
trade balance of more than 4 billion. These figures
highlight the importance for the Italian economy
to the international attendees. Benedetto Lavino,
President of Cosmetica Italia the Italian association
of cosmetic companies, said that “in these intense
four days of the event, working side by side with the
partners of BolognaFiere Cosmoprof, we were able to
talk about the excellence expressed by our industry: in Future events
addition to the economic evidence, the event made it On the strength of the success of Cosmoprof Bologna
possible to highlight the great importance the sector Worldwide, the organizers are working with renewed optimism
has from the employment point of view with more than and confidence on preparing the future events. In the coming
390,000 employees along the supply chain. Dialogue months, Cosmoprof will be in Bangkok, Las Vegas, Hong Kong,
with representatives of the institutions attending the fair Mumbai and Miami… and back to Bologna for Cosmoprof
allowed us to directly show the value of our companies Worldwide from 20 to 23 March 2025.
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and to think about their specific needs. An indispensable
synergy to face the challenges of the future.”

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