L’Oréal Unveils $160M, 250,000 SF Research Center in Clark to Drive Innovation

Tom Bergeron, ROI-NJ   |   February 28, 2025

L’Oréal’s nearly 250,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art scientific research center in Clark is more than just the company’s largest facility outside of France – it is a significant milestone in the company’s 70-year history in the U.S., one that reaffirms its economic and workforce commitment in the market, company officials said Thursday.

Barbara Lavernos, Deputy CEO of L’Oréal Groupe, in charge of research, innovation and technology, said the $160 million investment shows the company’s commitment to the Garden State and beyond.

“The U.S. plays a defining role in shaping the future of beauty,” she said. “With its diverse and demanding consumers and world-leading innovation ecosystem, it is the ideal environment to drive our vision forward.

“This center embodies L’Oréal’s uniquely end-to-end innovation model, from upstream advanced research on new breakthrough ingredients to the downstream development of formulas ready for scale-up to deliver high-performance, safe, and responsible beauty solutions.”

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