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COSMAX has passed the Halal certification and is tapping into the multi-billion-dollar Halal market.
2025-05-15
On March 15, 2016, COSMAX, a renowned Korean cosmetics OEM company, officially obtained Halal certification for its factory in Jakarta, Indonesia. This marks the company's entry into the Muslim cosmetics market by producing Halal-certified cosmetics, making it the first Korean cosmetics company to receive this certification.
The halal certification of COSMAX's Indonesian factory is authorized by the Indonesian Ulama Council (Majelis Ulama Indonesia or MUI), and this halal certification is recognized by about 40 countries worldwide.
Indonesia, the world's fourth-largest country with a population of nearly 220 million, is home to approximately 87% of Muslims, making it the country with the largest Muslim population. The Indonesian government requires that food and cosmetics sold in the market must be certified by the Indonesian Ministry of Health (MUI) and must be "HALAL" certified.
Generally speaking, most regular cosmetics on the market use alcohol as a primary solvent during production, and even contain animal products, practices prohibited by Islam. Halal-certified cosmetics, on the other hand, are more carefully selected for their ingredients and do not contain alcohol or animal fats, further aligning with Islamic teachings. Clearly, with halal certification, COSMAX's Indonesian factory will expand its business beyond its existing Southeast Asian market to also meet the beauty consumer demand in the Middle East and other Muslim countries.
Shen Yingjie, a representative from COSMAX (my country) Cosmetics Co., Ltd., told reporters: "HALAL application is indeed quite complicated and takes at least two months. Certification is also based on the product, and changes to the product formula require re-application."
According to preliminary estimates by Techviano, the global halal cosmetics market was estimated to be worth US$23.4 billion (approximately RMB 151.8 billion) in 2015. Furthermore, the global halal cosmetics market is expected to grow at an average annual rate of over 14%, meaning it is expected to exceed US$45 billion (approximately RMB 291.9 billion) by 2020.