Event Reports

EuroCham Cosmetic Working Group was invited to attend a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on 8 December 2021 which was held by the Directorate for Standardization of Traditional Medicines, Health Supplement, and Cosmetics of the National Agency for Food and Drug Control (BPOM). The FGD discussed the outcome of 34th ASEAN Cosmetics Scientific Body (ACSB) Meeting. The purposes of the FGD was to seek for inputs as well as to ask the readiness of cosmetics companies to conduct reformulation of products which use Carcinogenic, Mutagenic Reprotoxic (CMR) in its ingredients in case of BPOM in the future plan to ban its usage. The FGD collected inputs on additional of new ingredients as well as changes of requirements on several cosmetic Ingredients. The overall event was chaired by the Director of Standardization of Traditional Medicines, Health Supplemens, and Cosmetics, Drh. Rachmi Setyorini, MKM.

On 1 December 2021, the EuroCham Energy Working Group represented by David Cullerier, Thomas Wagner, Miroslav Djakovic, Eva Pitterling, and Thomas Dressen had the opportunity to meet with Dadan Kusdiana (Director General of New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation) who was accompanied by Chrisnawan Anditya (Director of Varios New Energy and Renewable Energy). The meeting was intended to discuss and exchange ideas on how to further accelerate the development of renewable energy in Indonesia, as well as explore areas for more cooperation in the future.