Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Intercos Group is one of the most important players in the world in the research, development and production of make-up products for the biggest international players in the cosmetics industry.
Mr. Dario Ferrari founded Intercos Group with a company eimsd B.B.C. S.r.l. in 1972. The company established presence in France, the United States, the United Kingdom and Asia in the following decade. In 1991, Intercos began producing pencils following the establishment of Interfila S.r.l. In 2000, Intercos took a step forward and put down roots in the USA.
The 2000s are years of consolidation on foreign markets for Intercos Group. In September 2003, Intercos decided to invest in a new manufacturing base in China for overseas market. In 2007, a second manufacturing facility in Suzhou was established to serve the Chinese domestic market. Since 2006 Intercos has started to operate also in the skincare market, through the acquisition of the Swiss company CRB Benelux. In 2010, Vitalab S.r.l., as a joint venture with Aterra Bioscience S.r.l., was established specialising in life sciences for the development of new active ingredients, In 2011, Intercos do Brasil S.A. was established to increase its penetration of Latin America mass market to both regional and global clients, focusing in particular on powders.
In 2015, Intercos start to grow her presence in the Korean marketing by a joint venture project with Korean Shinsegae International Co., Ltd. In October 2016, Intercos Concept S.r.l., was formed dedicating, among other things, to the provision to all its clients, and particularly retailers, a 360° marketing service.
To date, the group has established 12 branches in eight countries in Europe, North America, South America and Asia, as well as 13 production factories and 9 R&D centers in 10 countries.