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Editorial

COVID-19 and the HPC industries
FOR YOUR COMPETITIVE AND DIRECT IMPORTS FROM OUR ACCREDITED OVERSEAS SEVAK
MANUFACTURERS FOR THE ITEMS AS UNDER:- PUBLICATIONS PVT. LTD.
2020 was a year in which everything changed for lots of things! Consumer
Product Name Editor-Publisher behaviour altered dramatically as the year went by and the grim reality that
R. Raghavan
(ravi@hpicindia.com) the pandemic was here to stay for some time sunk in. Supply chains suffered
Aldehyde C12 Herbaglow NRG Natural AHA Complex Liquid Finance / Administration disruptions as country after country went into lockdowns of varying intensity,
Vijay Raghavan and came out of it tentatively and in fits and starts. With jobs lost, salaries
Aloe Organic Herbasol Extract Herbaprotect NOX Octanal (Aldehyde C8) (vijay@hpicindia.com) slashed and uncertainties looming large, discretionary spending came to be
Glycerine unpreserved Consulting Editor curbed.
Herbashield URB P-Cymene R. Rajagopal
Blossom Honey Pro PhytoCodine (rraj@hpicindia.com) The home and personal care (HPC) industries faced all this and more.
Hexanal (Aldehyde C6) Deputy Editor
Caffeine Herbasome PhytoSolve Biju Pillai (Mumbai) As our cover story this month points out, industry revenues and company
Hexanal HP (Aldehyde C6) (biju@hpicindia.com) margins shrunk significantly across the board in 2020. Personal care products
Carotolino PO3G Polypropanediol Business Development / were impacted to a greater extent than home care, but even in the former
Hydroxyacetone HP Advertising Sales
Cider VNGR+ Rice VNGR+ C. Chella there were varying impacts. While hygiene and sanitisation requirements sent
L-Arginine (chella@chemicalweekly.com) demand for some ingredients – such as surfactants and biocides – soaring,
Colla-Gain SLM-Skin Lipid Matrix G.K. Vaidyanath products that went into colour cosmetics, for instance, saw a plunge in demand.
L-Aspartic Acid (gkv@chemicalweekly.com)
Cosmepearl N Sodium Benzoate Kamlesh Bhavsar When and in what form a recovery will take place will depend on how the
L-Glutamic Acid (kamlesh@chemicalweekly.com) acute phase of the pandemic plays out in the next few months. The arrival of
Cyclohexene Sodium Meta-Bisulphite Mahaveer Pandey a vaccine has offered a way out of the dire situation, and could prompt a
L-Histidine (veer@chemicalweekly.com) regaining of customer confidence and sustained economic growth.
Dottisol (Isosorbide Dimethyl Sodium Sulphite Sachin Kshirsagar
Ether) L-Isoleucine Vitamin F Oil-soluble N (sachin@chemicalweekly.com) But some changes could well outlive the pandemic. Digital sales and
Vasantha Vijayan marketing platforms have seen a surge in activity in the last year and will almost
Green Coffee Pro L-Serine Vitamin F Water-soluble N (vasantha@chemicalweekly.com) certainly have a larger presence in the post-COVID world. The emphasis on
V. Nageswar Rao. S (South) hygiene and health – of self and surroundings – could result in larger household
Green Tea Herbasol Glycerin SB Milk Extract PF Yogurtolin (nagesh@chemicalweekly.com) spends on these products. Allocation of personal and family resources could
Mrs. Keena Shah (Gujarat) shift as priorities of spend realign!
PLEASE CONTACT WITH YOUR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS (kns@chemicalweekly.com) Get-type sanitisers
General Manager
CHEMET N. Balakumar sanitisers. These products have several advantages over other formats such
Staying with COVID-19, we also document the ways to make gel-type
(balakumar@chemicalweekly.com)
Editorial In-Charge (Chennai)
P. Vijayalakshmi as solutions and sprays – lesser wastage, more effective cleansing, and
convenience, to name three – and several gel-based sanitisers are now available
(vijayalakshmi@chemicalweekly.com)
HEAD OFFICE : Span Centre, 2nd Floor, P.B.No. 26933, 556, Ramkrishna Mission Road, Design & Layout in the market. The gelation is typically achieved by rheology modifiers, the most
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J. Karthik (Chennai)
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Tel : +91-40-4856 5970/ 71 Abhishek R. Vora advertising of personal care products, and points to several instances when
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