opens a new tab<\/span> The privately-funded Ancolotti Group, Italy’s largest contract manufacturer in the sector, is not yet facing major supply shortages, but cites rising logistics costs, longer delivery times and rising raw material prices as challenges.<\/div>\n“As routes get longer and ports get busier, lead times are getting longer. What used to take eight weeks can now take 12 to 14 weeks,” Ancolotti CEO Roberto Bottino said.<\/p>\n
Bottino added that some customers are using rail transport to reach Asia.<\/p>\n
The Ancolotti Group generates annual revenues of approximately 220 million euros from the sale of products to beauty brands around the world.<\/p>\n
Bottino said it’s hard to imagine that rising costs in the supply chain won’t eventually be passed on downstream.<\/p>\n
“Customers in the Middle East value quality and are willing to pay a premium for added value, so not being able to access these markets could have a negative impact,” said Fabio Francina, chairman of hair care product maker Framesi.<\/p>\n
Francina said the company’s distributors in the region are exploring alternative delivery routes.<\/p>\n
“They are considering (options such as) shipping to Jeddah and then transporting the goods overland instead of going through Persian Gulf ports,” he said.<\/p>\n
Some goods are now shipped by air rather than by sea, further increasing costs, he added.<\/p>\n
According to industry association Cosmetica Italia, Italy will produce 18 billion euros of cosmetics in 2025, of which 8.4 billion euros will be exported, making it the world’s fifth largest exporter of beauty products and one of the leading producers of hair dyes, eye make-up and fragrances.<\/p>\n
(1 dollar = 0.8623 euro)<\/p>\n
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