Hwasung Cosmetics was selected as the "top partner" of U.S.-based Estee Lauder Companies (ELC).
Hwasung Cosmetics said on the 27th that it won the top supplier award at the 2026 Global Partner Summit held recently at ELC's headquarters in New York.
ELC's Global Partner Summit is an event that brings together ELC executives, brand heads, supply chain management (SCM) and quality control representatives, and key partner executives. This year's summit invited 48 top partners out of about 3,000 partners worldwide.
Each year, ELC selects its top partners by comprehensively considering ▲ quality ▲ innovativeness ▲ speed and agility ▲ business impact ▲ partnership engagement, among other factors. Hwasung Cosmetics was recommended as a candidate this year by several of ELC's global brands and, after earning high marks from the judging panel, was said to have received the top award.
Hwasung Cosmetics has worked with ELC for a shorter period than competing OEM·ODM companies such as Intercos, Chromavis, KDC, Kolmar Korea, and COSMAX. However, the company said it built trust through technology and, in a short time, was able to supply core ELC brands including Estée Lauder, Bobbi Brown, Tom Ford, MAC, and Too Faced.
A Hwasung Cosmetics official said, "This award is the result created by all departments' executives and employees communicating and collaborating proactively toward a single mission and goal of 'No. 1 partnership,'" adding, "We will continue to do our best in technological innovation and thorough quality control."