Splat-Cosmetica
Splat-Cosmetica (stylized as SPLAT-COSMETICA, often abbreviate SPLAT Global) is a Russian manufacturer of oral care products, household eco chemicals, and children's cosmetics.[2] The firm is a private company started in 2000 by Evgeny Demin and Elena Belous. Its main factory is located in Okulovsky District of Novgorod Oblast,[3] and its headquarters is in Moscow.[4] The company name comes from Spirulina platensis[5]—among its first products were cosmetics and dietary supplements containing this blue-green algae.
Type | Private |
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Industry | Personal care |
Founded | 2000[1] |
Headquarters | Switzerland, Latvia, China, Russia, Turkey |
Products | oral care and beauty products |
Number of employees | 1268 (2021) |
Website | www |
Around 17-20 % of its products are exported outside Russia.[6][7] The firm does not advertise on TV[7] but relies on word of mouth communication; it is known for letters from the founder Evgeniy Demin that are found inside toothpaste packs.[1]
Products
The firm is primarily a toothpaste manufacturer (according to DSM Group, in Q1 2016 the company ranked 3 in Russia's top toothpaste manufacturers with 9,7% market share in value and 14,7 % in volume.[8] It produces other oral care products. Apart from its principal brand, it has other oral care brands Iney, Innova, and Pro Whiter.[9][10]
The firm also produces natural cleaning products (Biomio),[9] baby cosmetics (Lallum Baby)[9] and hair care products (Heya).[11]
History
The SPLAT brand was registered in Russia in 1994[12] and the Splat-Cosmetica company in 2000,[1] when the founders rented production facilities near Moscow and started to make toothpaste.[13] In 2006, the company launched a line of toothpastes[14] and in 2008 an oral care foam for children.[15]
In 2009, production moved to the Okulovsky District of Novgorod Oblast and the company started to produce dental floss, oral care foam for adults and a black toothpaste with charcoal.[16] By 2010, the company became the number three player in the Russian toothpaste market.[12]
The company started international expansion in 2011.[17] It was included in the “Global Entrepreneurship and the Successful Growth Strategies of Early-Stage Companies” report released by the World Economic Forum and Stanford University.[18] According to the report, in 2010, the firm held a 10% share of the Russian toothpaste market and earned over 60 million USD in projected revenue.[18]
In 2012, the company started making baby cosmetics under the trade name Lallum Baby.[9] In 2014, it 2014 it launched ecologically sound cleaning products under the trade name Biomio,[17] and in 2016 it began producing hair care products under the trade name Heya,[11] and opened an office in India.[19]
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- Владимир Гендлин (2015-05-17). Проба на зуб (in Russian). КоммерсантЪ. Archived from the original on 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- Haemmig, Martin (2010-11-20). "Section 7 – Executive Cases: Splat Cosmetica". In Foster, George; Davila, Antonio; Haemmig, Martin; He, Xiaobin; Jia, Ning (eds.). Global Entrepreneurship and the Successful Growth Strategies of Early-Stage Companies (PDF). World Economic Forum. pp. 341–343. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- "SPLAT arrives in India, to spread the infectious smile". Prlog.Org. 2016-04-08. Archived from the original on 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2017-01-28.