- CEO
- Seong-Ho Lee
- Full Time Employees
- 228
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Industrial specialties
- Address
- Seoul South Korea
- IPO Date
- Jan 27, 2021
- Business
- Sunjin Beauty Science Co., Ltd. is a South Korea-based specialty chemicals company primarily engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and distribution of cosmetic raw materials, active cosmetic ingredients, and finished personal care formulations. The company operates across several core product categories and service divisions: Inorganic and Organic UV Filters, producing surface-treated zinc oxide, micronized titanium dioxide, liquid UV dispersions, and encapsulated sun protection compounds marketed under brand lines including SUNZnO, SUNTiO, and SUNSIL-TinNatural; Microbeads and Sensory Modifiers, supplying porous and non-porous silica beads under the SUNSIL series, poly-methyl methacrylate (PMMA) micro-powders under the SUNPMMA brand, and biodegradable natural cellulose powders engineered as sustainable alternatives to microplastics for texture enhancement and optical blurring; Color Cosmetic Ingredients, providing surface-treated pigments, specialized binders, and pigment dispersions for foundations, cushions, and makeup applications; Emulsifiers and Rheology Modifiers, offering water-in-oil (W/O) emulsification systems, polymeric stabilizers, and naturally derived functional surfactants; Turnkey ODM/OEM Formulation Services, developing and manufacturing finished functional skincare, makeup, and over-the-counter (OTC) sunscreen formulations; Proprietary Consumer Brands, marketing finished clean-beauty skincare products through its in-house brand i-RECIPE; and Clinical Efficacy Testing Services, conducted through its Sunjin Clinical Research Center (SCRC) to provide in vitro and in vivo safety, efficacy, and SPF rating verification.
The company serves global cosmetic conglomerates, contract manufacturers, and indie beauty brands across Asia, Europe, North America, and South America, supplying key materials to major industry clients including L'Oréal, Estée Lauder, and Amorepacific. Founded in 1978 as Sunjin Chemical Co., Ltd., the company rebranded to Sunjin Beauty Science Co., Ltd. in 2016 and completed its initial public offering on the KOSDAQ exchange in 2021 under ticker 086710. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, and operates state-of-the-art synthesis, extraction, and cleanroom manufacturing facilities at its cGMP- and US FDA-compliant Janghang industrial complex in Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, supported by international business entities and operational subsidiaries in the United States, China, Italy, and Indonesia.
In recent strategic and operational developments, Sunjin Beauty Science has vertically expanded its business model from raw ingredient supply into full-service finished cosmetic and OTC sunscreen ODM/OEM manufacturing, completing a 25.4 billion KRW dedicated OTC production facility at its Janghang complex designed to meet stringent U.S. Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) standards and European safety frameworks. Concurrently, the company has scaled up production capacity for high-margin natural silica and sustainable sensory beads to capture surging demand driven by global regulatory bans on synthetic microplastics, broadened the testing scope of its Sunjin Clinical Research Center to offer integrated global compliance validation, and strengthened its direct overseas commercial presence through the establishment of dedicated local sales and distribution entities in the United States and Southeast Asia.