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COSSMA 11I2013 3 EDITORIAL China beckons … will be hosting a COSSMA Webinar with Mei Gräfe. In ad- dition to her article in this issue she has also published a number of other articles in COSSMA**. The subject of her German language on-line seminar is “The Chinese market for cosmetics”. Here you will be given a glance into the special circumstances of the Chinese market, and into the important market trends. You will also be able to learn all about product declarations, the selection of a sales organ- isation or local dealer, and of course establishing your brand, if you are looking seriously at this market and wish, of course to achieve success. Because this seminar will be COSSMA’s first training event in the form of a Webinar you can take part free of charge, and with no commitment. Additional information can be found at the following link: www.cossma.com/webinar. If this free seminar proves really popular we will of course extend our coverage and also offer seminars in English. We will keep you posted ... * This is where you can top download the market survey on process technology (see top Internet panel) ** Additional articles can be found on the Internet (see bottom Internet panel) As the end of the year approaches we see the usual situation – the planned launches for 2014 still have to be sorted out at the last minute. It is usually a good idea to have such projects produced by trusted part- ner companies. But what if the partner that has actually caused your supply problems and other un- acceptable situations that have left you in such a predicament? Then it is obviously high time to look out for new possibilities. To be sure that no potential candidate slips through your fingers we bring you here our market surveys on packaging and process technologies. Our practi- cal reference work will quickly show you which suppliers stand out for you as having the required facilities and capability. From the extensive list of suppliers we are sure that there will be plenty about whom you had previously never heard, or whose ca- pabilities have been con- siderably extended in re- cent times. If you need a company that is an expert in process technology there is another fully updated market sur- vey exclusively on the Internet (see Internet panel*). You can easily download this free of charge if it is of interest to you. And so what else is waiting for you in this issue? For those of you who have a specific interest in product trends the article starting on page 30, by Mei Gräfe of Intergate Aussenhandelsberatung looks at the cur- rent trends in China, which you should find rather in- teresting. Had you imagined, for example, that prod- ucts containing bits of snails could be booming in a market that is so keen on aesthetics and luxury goods? Maybe you would like to sell your products in this nor- mally future-oriented market, but you have so far been reluctant to tackle such a complex task. Nevertheless, at the end of the day we should in any case be up-to- date with a market that nowadays isn‘t all that far away! The light at the end of the tunnel may well be shed on this problem on November 26th at 14.00 h, when we Enjoy reading this issue yours Angelika Meiss Senior editor, COSSMA Follow us on www.linkedin.com/in/cossma www.twitter.com/cossmamagazine www.facebook.com/cossmamagazin www.youtube.de/cossmatv PS: Our QR codes and our e-paper, which run on all tablets, will take you via direct links to TV clips, downloads, tips about books, and more. DownloadsDownloads China article www.health-and-beauty.com/ webinar or scan the QR code now! Your access codes for November User name: cossma 11 Password: dermis DownloadsDownloads Market survey on process technology can be found at www.health-and-beauty.com/ qr00188 or scan the QR code now! Your access codes for November User name: cossma11 Password: dermis COS1311_03_Edi_GB_Layout 1 25.10.13 13:28 Seite 1

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