# South Korea's SME Minister Visits K-Beauty Plant

> South Korea's SME Minister visits Kolmar Korea's Sejong Plant to boost small beauty brands' global reach.
- Title: South Korea's SME Minister Visits K-Beauty Plant | Shortify
- Summary: South Korea's SME Minister visits Kolmar Korea's Sejong Plant to boost small beauty brands' global reach. South Korea's SME Minister Lee So-young visited…
- Keywords: south korea, sme minister lee so-young, kolmar korea, sejong plant, k-beauty, odm cosmetics, cosmetics exports, finance, markets, South, Korea's, SME
- Source: BigGo Finance — https://finance.biggo.com/news/365a836f-3d3e-4c33-94dc-6d62e2848595
- Author: BigGo Finance
- Published: 2026-10-18T04:05:21+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: south korea, sme minister lee so-young, kolmar korea, sejong plant, k-beauty, odm cosmetics, cosmetics exports, finance, markets
## First Private-Sector Visit
South Korea's SME Minister Lee So-young chose Kolmar Korea's Sejong Plant as her first private-sector visit since taking office.
## K-Beauty Export Growth
Cosmetics ranked as South Korea's No. 1 export item for SMEs, reaching $5.07 billion in first half of this year.
## ODM Ecosystem
Small brands and manufacturers collaborate through ODM to boost global competitiveness of k-beauty.
## Key Challenges
Imitation products and country-specific regulations hinder small brands' overseas expansion.

> Similar products imitating popular south korean brands overseas and country-specific cosmetics regulations are the main difficulties
## Government Support
Ministry pledges to support intellectual property protection and global expansion of small cosmetics brands.
## Sejong Plant Capacity
Sejong Plant produces 890 million skincare and suncare products annually for k-beauty exports.
## Next Steps
Kolmar Korea plans to strengthen production capacity to support growing global demand for made in korea products.
## Key takeaway

South Korea's SME Minister Lee So-young visited Kolmar Korea's Sejong Plant to support small and mid-sized cosmetics brands expanding overseas.