France-based cosmetic company Roquette Beauté has announced the opening of an Expertise Center in Shanghai, China, to create plant-based beauty ingredients for the Chinese cosmetic market. “Roquette Beauté chose Shanghai because it is in the heart of one of China’s main cosmetics hubs, which allows for closer partnerships and collaborations with key players,” Bénédicte Courel, general manager at Roquette, tells Personal Care Insights.