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Caro­li­ne Li, Direc­tor of the APAC Region at IFRA, recently met with Ms Yan Jiang-Ying, Chair­man of the Chi­na Asso­cia­tion of Fra­gran­ce, Fla­vour and Cos­me­tic Indus­tries (CAFF­CI), in Bei­jing, Chi­na. The mee­ting pro­vi­ded an oppor­tu­nity to build on the two orga­ni­za­tions’ long-stan­ding part­nership and to map out futu­re joint initiatives.Discussions cen­tred on three key areas: upco­ming colla­bo­ra­ti­ve pro­jects and workshop topics; regu­la­tory deve­lop­ments and how both asso­cia­tions can sup­port their mem­bers in navi­ga­ting evol­ving lands­ca­pes; and mutual know­led­ge exchan­ge bet­ween inter­na­tio­nal and domes­tic industry sta​kehol​ders​.As a con­cre­te out­co­me, IFRA and CAFF­CI offi­cially agreed to esta­blish a regu­lar dia­lo­gue bet­ween the two asso­cia­tions — for­ma­li­zing a com­mit­ment to sus­tai­ned, struc­tu­red collaboration.

Repre­sen­ting IFRA, Dr. Caro­li­ne Li par­ti­ci­pa­ted in a recent mee­ting of the RAIN Asia Wor­king Group, a plat­form brin­ging together lea­ding inter­na­tio­nal che­mi­cal industry asso­cia­tions, inclu­ding the Ame­ri­can che­mistry Coun­cil (ACC), che­mi­cal industry asso­cia­tion of Cana­da, CEFIC, SCIC ( Sin­ga­po­re che­mi­cal industry Coun­cil), among others, to dis­cuss regu­la­tory deve­lop­ments across Asia.The mee­ting focu­sed on recent deve­lop­ments in che­mi­cal regu­la­tions and the asso­cia­ted cha­llen­ges facing the industry and glo­bal value chains. Par­ti­cu­lar atten­tion was given to the imple­men­ta­tion of new che­mi­cal regu­la­tions in Asia Paci­fic coun­tries inclu­ding Viet­nam, which industry are acti­vely wor­king with local sta­ke hol­ders regar­ding cla­rity, prac­ti­ca­lity, and imple­men­ta­tion details.

IFRA Asia Paci­fic enga­ges with the Sin­ga­po­re Che­mi­cal Industry Coun­cil to advan­ce regu­la­tory dia­lo­gue and regio­nal cooperation

Gene­va, 4 February 2026 – The Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) has published its Annual Report 2025, mar­king a year defi­ned by glo­bal con­nec­tion, scien­ti­fic pro­gress and strengthe­ned enga­ge­ment with regu­la­tors, mem­bers and sta­kehol­ders worldwide.

A gro­wing num­ber of regions are enga­ging in open, scien­ce-based dis­cus­sions on fra­gran­ce ingredients.

Last week, the IFRA team took part in the CTFAS Regu­la­tory Forum ear­lier this week, joi­ning regu­la­tors, industry lea­ders and tech­ni­cal spe­cia­lists for a full day focu­sed on the futu­re of cos­me­tics, per­so­nal care and well­ness regu­la­tion across Asia.

Sin­ga­po­re, 16 Octo­ber 2025 – The Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) clo­sed the Glo­bal Fra­gran­ce Sum­mit 2025 in Sin­ga­po­re today, ending two days of deba­te and dia­lo­gue that pla­ced sus­tai­na­bi­lity, stan­dards, and inno­va­tion at the cen­ter of the fra­gran­ce industry’s future.

Sin­ga­po­re, 15 Octo­ber 2025 – The Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) ope­ned the Glo­bal Fra­gran­ce Sum­mit 2025 in Sin­ga­po­re today. The two-day mee­ting brings regu­la­tors, scien­tists and industry lea­ders together under the the­me Scent con­nec­tions – advan­cing stan­dards and colla­bo­ra­tion across cul­tu­res. The pro­gram on day one focu­sed on glo­bal stan­dards, ingre­dient defen­se, regu­la­tory align­ment and a spe­ci­fic look at the Asia-Paci­fic context.

The Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) was hono­red to be invi­ted to the recent gathe­ring of the Cham­ber of Cos­me­tics Industry of the Phi­lip­pi­nes (CCIP), which brought together more than 200 par­ti­ci­pants from across the beauty and well­ness sector.