Schweizerischer Kosmetik- und Waschmittelverband (SKW)

The Swiss Cosmetic and Detergent Association (SKW) is the leading Swiss national association of the cosmetics, detergent and cleaning products industry and the soap producers. Its 76 members pull in domestic sales of about CHF 4.0 billion (reseller prices) and employ approx. 5,500 people. The SKW was created in 2001 with the merger of the «Verband Schweizerischer Seifenfabrikanten» (Association of Swiss soap producers), which was founded in 1899 and renamed to «Verband der Schweizerischen Seifen- und Waschmittelindustrie» (Association of the Swiss soap and detergent industry) in 1988, and the «der Schweizerischen Kosmetikindustrie» (Association of the Swiss cosmetics industry), founded in 1934.