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Photography Works Reflecting the Timeless Grace of the Potala Palace

BEIJING, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from China.org.cn on photography works of Xizang:


Photography Works Reflecting the Timeless Grace of the Potala Palace

“Tashi Delek!” The 5th China Xizang Internet Photography & Video Festival has successfully concluded, and we’re deeply grateful for the enthusiastic global participation. With over 140,000 submissions from around the world, this year’s festival has captured breathtaking views, heartfelt stories, and diverse perspectives on Xizang’s landscapes, culture, and people—offering new angles on its majestic mountains, vibrant traditions, and everyday life.

This featured series turns its lens toward one of Xizang’s most iconic symbols: the Potala Palace. While many may envision its towering white walls and crimson rooftops glowing under the plateau sun, these works go far beyond the postcard image. Through the eyes of different photographers, the Potala Palace reveals countless facets—quiet, solemn, vibrant, even playful—each frame uncovering a new layer of its timeless soul. The collection reminds us that for every admirer, there is a unique Potala Palace waiting to be discovered. A thousand hearts, a thousand visions—this is the living spirit of Xizang.

We are thrilled to announce that the awards ceremony will take place on July 26th in Lhasa, and we warmly invite friends from across the globe to join us. Come celebrate the stories, talents, and perspectives behind these powerful visual narratives, and experience the enduring beauty and spirit of Xizang firsthand. We look forward to welcoming you in Lhasa!

The 5th China Xizang Internet Photography & Video Festival 
http://guoqing.china.com.cn/node_9013219.htm

Photography Works Reflecting the Timeless Grace of the Potala Palace
https://www.facebook.com/chinaorgcn/videos/728577619786918/
https://x.com/chinaorgcn/status/1943210422674625002

DXC Ranked a Leader in ISG Provider Lens™ Snowflake Ecosystem Partners 2025 Study

  • DXC is ranked a Leader in ISG’s Provider Lens™ Snowflake Ecosystem Partners 2025 study across all categories in the US and Europe.
  • The study evaluates providers’ ability to advise clients on Snowflake ecosystem strategy, modernize data landscapes, enable advanced analytics, and manage the Snowflake environment.
  • DXC’s data-centric strategy, Gen AI-led transformations, streamlining and automating migrations, cost-optimized data ingestion, and workforce training and development were highlighted by ISG.

ASHBURN, Va., July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ –DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, today was recognized as a Leader by ISG, a leading global technology research and advisory firm, in its Provider Lens™ Snowflake Ecosystem Partners 2025 study across all categories in the US and Europe. The recognition highlights DXC’s strengths in data-centric strategy, Gen AI-led transformations, streamlining and automating migrations, cost-optimized data ingestion, and workforce training and development.

DXC Ranked a Leader in ISG Provider Lens™ Snowflake Ecosystem Partners 2025 Study
DXC Ranked a Leader in ISG Provider Lens™ Snowflake Ecosystem Partners 2025 Study

“DXC brings a robust, well-rounded, and end to-end Snowflake capability suite, combining deep advisory expertise, industry-specific implementations, GenAI integration, and strong managed services including MLOps integration,” said Santhosh Alby, Lead ISG Analyst. “The company’s work is reinforced by a culture of innovation and continuous learning to deliver scalable, secure, and future-ready data platforms.”

Snowflake is a leading cloud data platform that enables more than 11,000 companies worldwide to build, use, and share data, applications, and AI. DXC and Snowflake have collaborated to deliver advanced data-driven and AI solutions, including a connected mobility analytics solution for automotive. The 2025 Snowflake Ecosystem Partners study evaluates providers’ ability to advise clients on Snowflake ecosystem strategy, modernize data landscapes, enable advanced analytics, and manage the Snowflake environment. The report highlights DXC’s strengths across three categories:

  • Consulting and Advisory Services – DXC’s strength in legacy migrations, designing data strategies to minimize risk, and implementation and change management helps enterprises maximize ROI from Snowflake investments.
  • Implementation Services – DXC’s comprehensive Snowflake implementation services enable enterprises to accelerate migrations, optimize costs, and efficiently manage security and compliance across data.
  • Managed and Support Services – DXC supports Snowflake ecosystems with security and governance compliance, automated resource scaling, metadata-driven data ingestion, and anomaly detection.

“Snowflake plays a pivotal role in modern data management and analytics, allowing us to deliver faster, smarter solutions for our customers by combining data, AI, and governance in one platform,” said Pete McEvoy, Managing Director and Global Data AI Head at DXC. “Our investment in the Snowflake ecosystem underscores our commitment to delivering AI-led and data-driven efficiencies that move our customers forward. This recognition from ISG reinforces the impact of our strategy and the value we’re creating for our customers.”  

The study also showcases DXC’s emphasis on training and development, providing 24/7 access to over two million learning assets via the DXC Learning Platform. Additionally, DXC Academies offer robust upskilling and reskilling programs to help employees obtain certifications from providers like Snowflake.

DXC’s Data & AI offerings help customers benchmark, prioritize, select, and deploy the right infrastructure to leverage data as an asset and differentiator. DXC Consulting & Engineering Services’ more than 50,000 engineers and specialized consultants build cloud environments tailored to each customer, resulting in accelerated migration, secured data, and maintenance optimization.

The full 2025 ISG’s Provider Lens™ Snowflake Ecosystem Partners 2025 study can be viewed here. For more information on DXC’s Data & AI offerings, click here.

About DXC Technology
DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) is a leading global provider of information technology services. We’re a trusted operating partner to many of the world’s most innovative organizations, building solutions that move industries and companies forward. Our engineering, consulting and technology experts help clients simplify, optimize and modernize their systems and processes, manage their most critical workloads, integrate AI-powered intelligence into their operations, and put security and trust at the forefront. Learn more on dxc.com.

About ISG 
ISG (Information Services Group) is a leading global technology research and advisory firm. A trusted business partner to more than 900 clients, including more than 75 of the world’s top 100 enterprises, ISG is committed to helping corporations, public sector organizations, and service and technology providers achieve operational excellence and faster growth. For more information, please visit: www.isg-one.com.

Angelena Abate, Senior Director, Marketing & Communications, +1.646.234.8060, angelena.abate@dxc.com

Baya Systems Receives Frost & Sullivan’s 2025 Global Semiconductor IP Interconnect Solutions Technology Innovation Leadership Recognition for Advancing Flexible, Scalable High-Performance Architectures

Recognized for technology leadership in unified interconnect architecture, customer success, and its ability to meet emerging needs across AI and HPC markets

SAN ANTONIO, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce that Baya Systems has been recognized with the 2025 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Recognition in the semiconductor IP interconnect solutions industry for its outstanding achievements in product innovation, strategic execution, and customer impact. This recognition highlights Baya Systems’ consistent leadership in driving measurable outcomes, strengthening its brand equity, and delivering customer-centric innovation in an evolving global landscape.

Frost & Sullivan evaluates companies through a rigorous benchmarking process across two core dimensions: strategy effectiveness and strategy execution. Baya Systems excelled in both, demonstrating its ability to align strategic initiatives with market demand while executing them with efficiency, consistency, and scale.

“Baya Systems is quickly becoming a recognized player in the semiconductor IP interconnect solutions industry. The company partners with leaders across various industries, designing solutions fitting their specific and emerging projects. It focuses on solving high-end problems, helping industry leaders successfully expand their technological capabilities to meet emerging needs,” said Varun Babu, Industry Principal, GOA, Frost & Sullivan.

Guided by a long-term growth strategy focused on empowering flexibility, scalability, and significant performance through technology leadership, Baya Systems has demonstrated its ability to adapt and lead in a highly competitive landscape. Its continued investment in data movement, chiplet interconnects, and AI/HPC optimization has enabled it to scale globally and meet the needs of established players and next-generation innovators.

Innovation remains central to Baya Systems’ approach. Its unified interconnect fabric features a software-driven, algorithm-based design with modular, scalable IP that adapts across chiplet and SoC architectures. Optimized for AI and HPC environments, the architecture supports multiple protocols and coherency requirements while reducing design risk and cost. “When we founded Baya Systems two years ago our mission was clear: lead the shift towards software-driven, systems-level thinking in semiconductor interconnects. This recognition by Frost & Sullivan’s validates our vision and strategy to execute this goal,” said Dr. Sailesh Kumar, CEO and founder of Baya Systems. “Our unified fabric is enabling customers to meet the growing demand of AI and HPC, delivering scalable, flexible performance where it matters most. This achievement belongs to the entire Baya team and our innovative partners; with our collective expertise and future-focused approach, I anticipate that this recognition will be only the first of many.”  

Baya Systems’ unwavering commitment to customer success further strengthens its competitive position. The company integrates customer feedback into its innovation roadmap, ensuring that each deployment enhances not only the client’s outcomes but also future product capabilities. With its royalty-based pricing model tied to customer project success, Baya Systems aligns technology performance with business value—enhancing trust, transparency, and long-term partnerships.

Frost & Sullivan commends Baya Systems for setting a high standard in competitive strategy, execution, and market responsiveness. The company’s vision, modular technology framework, and customer-first culture are shaping the future of the semiconductor IP interconnect landscape and driving tangible results at scale.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents the Technology Innovation Leadership Recognition to a company that demonstrates outstanding strategy development and implementation, resulting in measurable improvements in market share, customer satisfaction, and competitive positioning. This recognizes forward-thinking organizations that are reshaping their industries through innovation and growth excellence.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices awards recognize companies in various regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.

About Frost & Sullivan

For six decades, Frost & Sullivan has been world-renowned for its role in helping investors, corporate leaders, and governments navigate economic changes and identify disruptive technologies, Mega Trends, new business models, and companies to action, resulting in a continuous flow of growth opportunities to drive future success. Contact us: Start the discussion.

Contact:

Camila Tinajero
E: camila.tinajero@frost.com 

About Baya Systems

Baya Systems is leading the next wave of foundational, high-performance, and modular semiconductor systems technologies that are chiplet-ready and accelerate intelligent compute everywhere. Inspired by the baya bird’s nest-weaving ability, Baya integrates best-in-class compute, communication, and I/O components into seamless, energy-efficient solutions. Its software-based design and exploration platform enhances performance, yield and reusability, enabling cutting-edge, cost-effective innovation across multiple industries. Baya is backed by leading investors including Matrix Partners, Maverick Silicon, Synopsys Inc., and Intel Capital. For more information, visit https://bayasystems.com or follow us on LinkedIn

DomainTools Announces Predictive Threat Feeds – Powering Preemptive Exposure Management

DomainTools’ Real-Time Threat Feeds usher in a new way to mitigate risk, supported by seamless integrations and comprehensive DNS coverage.

SEATTLE, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — DomainTools, the global leader in domain and DNS threat intelligence, today announced the release of Real-Time Feeds, which will transform users’ security posture from reactive analysis to proactive detection and mitigation. Supported by coverage of 97% of the Internet and seamless integrations with leading security platforms, Real-Time Feeds grant visibility into potentially risky infrastructure faster than anyone. Security teams will discover new, high-risk domains and hostnames as they’re created, enabling them to mitigate these threats before they can be weaponized.

How DomainTools has been a valued strategic partner for years.
How DomainTools has been a valued strategic partner for years.

“Centripetal leads the industry in operationalizing global threat intelligence to proactively protect our CleanINTERNET customers from all known cyber threats. DomainTools has been a valued strategic partner for years, and in 2024, we leveraged over 99.9% of their feed data to prevent domain-related incidents—contributing to our exceptionally low false positive rate across 1.2 trillion indicators,” said Dave Ahn, Chief Architect and VP at Centripetal. “Through close collaboration this year, we were among the first to adopt DomainTools’ Real Time Feeds and API, reducing the time from threat discovery to active prevention to under one minute. This level of speed and accuracy effectively closes the window for domain-based attacks. DomainTools has set a new standard for real-time, high-fidelity intelligence—critical to any modern, proactive defense strategy.”

In addition to proactive defense through blocking, Real-Time Feeds also accelerate incident response and threat detection. Security Operations Center (SOC), Network Operations Centers, and Incident Response (IR) teams can leverage feeds to spot and respond to devices connecting to new or high-risk domains, all within the context of their Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP), or Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) solution. And with the DomainTools Risk Score powering feeds such as Real-Time Domain Hotlist, teams can confidently prioritize threats based on their risk level, reducing alert fatigue.

“We are confident that Real-Time Feeds will transform our customers’ ability to achieve a proactive security posture,” said Dan White, Principal Product Manager at DomainTools. “Any security team can benefit from the speed and coverage our feeds now provide, putting them in a position of proactive defense, and enabling them to get even more value out of their existing investments in security tooling like TIPs and SIEMs. Our new feeds and real-time delivery enable significantly faster visibility into emerging threats compared to traditional threat intelligence.”

Moreover, Real-Time Feeds offer powerful support for critical security operations, including fraud prevention and brand protection. With instant visibility into rapidly-changing online threats such as domains that mimic an organization, its supply chain, or partners, security teams can swiftly detect and respond to impersonation attempts, safeguarding brand integrity and reducing risk.

General Availability for Real-Time Feeds in September:

  • Domain Risk
  • Domain Hotlist
  • Domain Discovery
  • Newly Observed Domains
  • Newly Active Domains
  • Newly Observed Hostnames

Visit our product page to learn more about DomainTools Feeds and request a demo today.

About DomainTools

DomainTools is the global leader for Internet intelligence and the first place security practitioners go when they need to know. The world’s most advanced security use our solutions to identify external risks, investigate threats, and proactively protect their organizations in a constantly evolving threat landscape. For more information, visit https://www.domaintools.com.

Media Contact:
pr@domaintools.com

Cpop Signs Emerging Comics Artist Li Guo, Adding Trendy Sports Comics to Cpop

XIAMEN, China, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd (“CPOP” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CPOP) today announced that it has officially signed an exclusive collaboration with renowned trend comics artist Li Guo. With his avant-garde comic style, Li Guo will fuse the Company’s classic aesthetics with contemporary youth culture to co-create a new IP series, further expanding the company’s strategic layout in the field of trendy culture.

The Company’s Street Dance Industry Layout

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Xiamen, the Company is a pioneer and key integrator of China’s hip-hop culture industry. The company went public on NASDAQ on June 30, 2021, becoming the first listed company in China focused on hip-hop culture.

The Company has established a hip-hop ecosystem centered around three core business segments: POPSPORTS, POPIDEA, and POPFUN. POPSPORTS focuses on the standardization of street dance and the cultivation of Olympic talent. This new collaboration with Li Guo aligns closely with the vision of POPSPORTS, particularly in promoting the intersection of art, movement, and youth expression.

Cross-disciplinary Fusion: The Collision of Classic Art and Trendy Comics

Li Guo’s creations are acclaimed for their bold visual language, heavily influenced by trendy sports—characterized by striking color clashes, deconstruction of industrial symbols, and satirical expressions of subcultural themes. The first project following this signing will adopt a cross-media approach, combining “comics + trendy sports” to infuse visual and conceptual energy into trendy sports across different fields.

About CPOP (Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd):

Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd is a cultural industry operation enterprise focused on the industrialization of CPOP, incorporated in the Cayman Islands with its main operations located in China. The company offers a range of services including live performances, artist management, intellectual property rights, film and television production, MCN (Multi-Channel Network), and entertainment marketing. Originally focused on hip-hop culture, Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd has evolved into a diversified group specializing in CPOP. Its comprehensive business ecosystem spans both online and offline platforms, including: (1) live entertainment events (such as concerts, music festivals, street dance competitions, and other performances); (2) digital entertainment services; (3) artist management and agency services; and (4) investment in and production of film and television content featuring elements of CPOP.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. CPOP’s actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “might” and “continues,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about: CPOP’s goals and strategies; our ability to retain and increase the number of users, members, and expand its service offerings; CPOP’s future business development, financial condition and results of operations; expected changes in CPOP’s revenues, costs or expenditures; competition in the industry; relevant government policies and regulations relating to our industry; general economic and business conditions globally and in China; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. CPOP cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. CPOP cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. CPOP does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, subject to applicable law. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact our expectations and projections can be found in CPOP’s periodic filings with the SEC, including CPOP’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. CPOP’s SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov

Infosys Collaborates with AGCO to Deliver IT and HR Operations Transformation

Building on a longstanding relationship to enhance AGCO’s operational framework for growth by leveraging Infosys Cobalt and Infosys Topaz

BENGALURU, India, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Infosys (NSE: INFY) (BSE: INFY) (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced the extension of its strategic collaboration with AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision agriculture technology. This new engagement spans IT infrastructure and HR operations, empowering AGCO with an efficient and future-ready operational framework. The transformation aims to enhance user experience through responsive IT solutions, simplicity, consistency and cost reductions via standardized processes as well as accelerated efficiency with scalable tools and automation technologies.

Building on the trust fostered through a strategic digital transformation collaboration, the two companies are working together on the following critical areas:

  • HR operations aimed at elevating employee experience, streamlining processes and driving efficiency within AGCO’s human resource functions, in collaboration with the Infosys BPM practice.
  • IT infrastructure operations leveraging best-in-class offerings like Infosys Polycloud, a part of Infosys Cobalt, along with automation technologies aimed at simplifying, standardizing, and optimizing AGCO’s IT ecosystem.
  • In an effort to simplify AGCO’s operations and realize cost efficiencies, Infosys is using generative AI for knowledge management, problem analysis, categorization and incident resolution. Powered by Infosys Topaz, an AI-first set of services, solutions and platforms using generative AI technologies, Infosys will work towards ensuring access to next-gen tools and technology vital for AGCO’s growth trajectory.

“At AGCO, we’re committed to delivering excellence in everything we do, always putting Farmers First. Collaborating with Infosys is intended to enable us to create a responsive, streamlined and innovative operational ecosystem within IT and other functions that allows our teams to focus on critical and strategic initiatives that center on the farmer,” said Viren Shah, Chief Digital & Information Officer, AGCO Corporation. 

“By leveraging our strengths in AI, automation and digital expertise, our collaboration with AGCO reflects Infosys’ commitment to delivering tangible outcomes that drive enhanced user experience, efficiencies and lower operational costs,” said Jasmeet Singh, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Manufacturing, Infosys. “This collaboration underscores the power of innovation and trust that has been the hallmark of our relationship with AGCO over the years.”

About Infosys Ltd.

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. Over 320,000 of our people work to amplify human potential and create the next opportunity for people, businesses, and communities. We enable clients in more than 59 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer clients, as they navigate their digital transformation powered by cloud and AI. We enable them with an AI-first core, empower the business with agile digital at scale and drive continuous improvement with always-on learning through the transfer of digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. We are deeply committed to being a well-governed, environmentally sustainable organization where diverse talent thrives in an inclusive workplace. 

Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next.

About AGCO

AGCO (NYSE: AGCO) is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology. AGCO delivers value to farmers and OEM customers through its differentiated brand portfolio including leading brands Fendt®, Massey Ferguson®, PTx and Valtra®. AGCO’s full line of equipment, smart farming solutions and services helps farmers sustainably feed our world. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, USA, AGCO had net sales of approximately $11.7 billion in 2024. For more information, visit www.agcocorp.com. 

Safe Harbor

Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects, or our future financial or operating performance, are forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the ‘safe harbor’ under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding the execution of our business strategy, increased competition for talent, our ability to attract and retain personnel, increase in wages, investments to reskill our employees, our ability to effectively implement a hybrid work model, economic uncertainties and geo-political situations, technological disruptions and innovations such as artificial intelligence (“AI”), generative AI, the complex and evolving regulatory landscape including immigration regulation changes, our ESG vision, our capital allocation policy and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, liquidity, capital resources, our corporate actions including acquisitions, and cybersecurity matters. Important factors that may cause actual results or outcomes to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements are discussed in more detail in our US Securities and Exchange Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Infosys may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company unless it is required by law.

Kolmar Korea Launches Full Operation of 2nd US Factory, Establishing K-Beauty’s ‘Tariff Safe Zone’ in America

  • New 17,805 facility completed in Pennsylvania with an annual production capacity of 300 million units
  • Full ODM production capabilities in the US — from color cosmetics to skincare and suncare — mitigating tariff and supply chain risks
  • ‘MADE BY KOLMAR’ world-class manufacturing technology localized to the US market

OLYPHANT, Pa. and SEOUL, South Korea, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Kolmar Korea has officially completed construction and begun full-scale operations of its second manufacturing facility in the United States, the world’s largest cosmetics market. Located in Scott Township, Pennsylvania, the new plant represents a key strategic move to bolster K-beauty’s global footprint while creating a US-based ‘tariff safe zone’ amid rising trade shocks.

Yoon Sang Hyun, Vice Chairman of Kolmar Group, delivers a commemorative speech at the opening ceremony of Kolmar USA second plant.
Yoon Sang Hyun, Vice Chairman of Kolmar Group, delivers a commemorative speech at the opening ceremony of Kolmar USA second plant.

At the factory completion ceremony held on July 16 (local time), Yoon Sang Hyun, Vice Chairman of Kolmar Group, outlined the company’s broader global ambitions. “The US is where Kolmar’s journey began a century ago. This second factory is not merely a production site but the starting point for a new vision of collaboration and growth. We will build an innovation ecosystem alongside diverse value chain partners to establish the largest cosmetics manufacturing hub in North America,” he said.

The ceremony was attended by Vice Chairman Yoon, Pennsylvania State Representative Bridget Kosierowski, state government officials, and affiliated organizations — with around 100 participants present.

The newly completed facility spans 17,805㎡ (191,651 square feet) with an annual production capacity of 120 million units. Combined with Kolmar USA’s first factory, the company now boasts a US production capacity of 300 million units annually. Including its Canadian operations, Kolmar Korea commands a total production capacity of 470 million units across North America — the largest among cosmetics ODMs(Original Development Manufacturer) on the continent.

Specializing in skincare and suncare products — categories seeing surging demand in the US — the second factory complements the color cosmetics capabilities of the first plant. Kolmar Korea is also now certified by the US FDA with an OTC (Over-the-Counter) license for sunscreen manufacturing, enabling the company to respond swiftly to the growing K-sunscreen trend in the US market.

Importantly, Kolmar Korea has transferred its advanced ‘MADE BY KOLMAR’ manufacturing expertise, honed at its Sejong Plant in Korea and recognized by over 4,300 global customers, to the new US facility. The factory was designed to replicate Sejong’s high standards, with specialized zones for manufacturing, filling, and packaging. The integration of cutting-edge AI-powered quality monitoring and process optimization ensures minimal defect rates, while 80% of production is fully automated. Logistics systems and worker movement pathways were also modeled after the Sejong facility to maximize both efficiency and safety.

Kolmar Korea anticipates the second factory will serve as a critical base for avoiding US tariffs on imported cosmetics, providing a robust local production option for both Korean and global brands looking to expand in the US market.

A Kolmar Korea spokesperson remarked, “This is the first time a Korean cosmetics company has directly built a production facility in the US rather than acquiring one, making it a landmark achievement. We’re ready to support K-beauty brands looking to enter the US market without tariff concerns, as well as global customers aiming for North American, European, and South American markets. Our collaboration ecosystem is poised for rapid expansion”.

Media Contact
Kolmar Holdings
Jang-Woo Lee
jay.lee@kolmar.co.kr

Kolmar USA’s first plant and second plant (on the right)
Kolmar USA’s first plant and second plant (on the right)

 

Trajectory Service from Asteroid Institute Empowers Mission Planners and Public Researchers

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Asteroid Institute, a program of B612 Foundation, today announced the launch of ADAM::Trajectory. This new service, running on Google Cloud, allows users to calculate trajectories and propulsion requirements between any two objects in the solar system, including planets, asteroids and artificial satellites. This public-facing service is the first of planned future cloud services that aim to provide navigational capabilities for space, essentially a first step to a suite of services that will enable “turn by turn directions” to locations in our solar system.

Mission planners, students, and others can utilize ADAM::Trajectory to explore launch options through interactive “porkchop” plots and 4D previews. ADAM::Trajectory is available here. The release follows the Institute’s recent introduction of ADAM::Impact Probability, a service for assessing asteroid impact risk.

“We’re excited to continue our partnership with the Asteroid Institute, expanding the scale, capabilities, and availability of space mapping platforms like ADAM. By combining our products—including Firebase, Google Kubernetes Engine, and Google Cloud Storage—with open data and code, complex solutions such as trajectory analysis are now truly accessible to all. This empowers scientists and engineers everywhere with the tools to easily characterize the complex and dynamic trajectory of any solar system object, profoundly impacting our ability to protect our planet and safely explore our corner of the galaxy,” said Will Grannis, CTO, Google Cloud.

Key Capabilities of ADAM::Trajectory

The ADAM::Trajectory online trajectory service offers several important features made possible by the compute infrastructure of Google Cloud:

  • Standardized Calculations: ADAM::Trajectory provides a consistent method for astrodynamic computations. By using open-source integrators, transparent code, and industry-standard coordinate systems and constants, it helps ensure that all users get reliable and verifiable results. This approach helps reduce discrepancies that can arise from using various proprietary tools and assumptions.
  • Simple Data Integration: The service automates the process of incorporating celestial body data, including sources such as JPL Horizons, Small Bodies Database, SPICE kernels, and NEOCC. Additionally, the ephemeris for the departure, arrival bodies and the solution trajectories are made available in OEM format as well as machine precise parquet files.
  • Built with Open-Source: Software developers have access to all the underlying technology to generate the results, available on Github, PyPI and conda-forge. Interested users can build their own custom solutions or verify the accuracy of the results.
  • Collaborative: Results can be easily shared as links for discussion and review, whether they are mission planners sharing launch windows with clients or teachers sharing solutions with their students.

Benefits for Space Professionals

The new ADAM::Trajectory service provides advantages for a wide range of space professionals:

  • Time and Cost Savings: Mission planners can save many hours and resources previously spent on setting up software, manually integrating data, and resolving computational differences. This allows teams to focus more on core mission analysis.
  • Improved Collaboration: Teams can work together more effectively, using the same tool for trajectory data generation and verification. This promotes better collaboration both internally and with international partners.
  • Broader Participation: The service enables countries with emerging space programs, universities, and independent researchers to engage in space mission planning, including planetary defense, without needing extensive infrastructure.
  • Increased Efficiency: By streamlining trajectory analysis, organizations can more quickly assess mission options, evaluate propulsion systems, and make informed decisions, which can help accelerate space exploration.
  • Wide Applicability: Professionals involved in planning or supporting interplanetary missions, whether to asteroids or Mars, will find ADAM::Trajectory useful for understanding mission windows and delta-V requirements.

“This service is a very useful utility for mission planners at all levels in the space community. For years, this kind of trajectory analysis has been a bottleneck, with different groups often using their own custom solutions,” says Mike Loucks, CEO of Space Exploration Engineering. “ADAM::Trajectory changes that. It standardizes our capabilities, reduces setup and debugging time, and makes high-precision trajectory planning accessible. Our customers can now explore mission opportunities themselves, and our team is less reliant on a few individuals for this critical work. This will save us significant time and money and improve our approach to mission design.”

Other ADAM Services

This launch follows the Asteroid Institute’s recent release of ADAM::Impact Probability, a new service for projecting and visualizing impact risk of individual Near-Earth asteroids. The demo allows users to independently calculate impact probabilities for objects on risk lists published by JPL and ESA. It also supports follow-up on newly detected but unconfirmed risk objects flagged by JPL’s Scout system. The Institute plans to support user-submitted orbits for custom analysis in the future.

Additionally, the Asteroid Institute offers the ADAM::Precovery, a hosted version of its open-source precovery service backed by multiple catalogs. This service enables users to search for previously undetected observations of celestial bodies in archival data, significantly refining their orbital paths. ADAM::Precovery, ADAM::Trajectory and ADAM::Impact Probability are available for public and scientific use.

“With ADAM::Trajectory and ADAM::Impact Probability running on Google Cloud we can provide services that can run at scale which will contribute to how space missions are planned and how asteroid risks are understood,” said Dr. Ed Lu, Executive Director of the Asteroid Institute, a program of B612 Foundation.

About B612 Foundation: A United States based nonprofit, founded in 2002, develops tools and technologies to understand, map, and navigate our solar system and protect our planet from asteroid impacts through its Asteroid Institute program and supporting educational programs, including Asteroid Day and the Schweickart Prize. Founding Circle and Asteroid Circle members and individual donors from 46 countries support the work financially. For more information, visit B612foundation.org or follow on social: Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin or Bluesky.

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