Shortly after announcing its acquisition of hair color specialist Issue Group, India-based Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) has said it is to purchase another Argentine hair care player.
The 2010 edition of in-cosmetics Asia has an educational thread that aims to open up the fast growing facial skin care market in Asia for international players as well as help Asian companies target Europe.
Ingredients supplier Jan Dekker has launched an extract of the East Asian silver vine fruit which it claims can improve skin transparency and lead to younger looking skin.
Flavour and fragrance ingredients manufacturer and supplier, Treatt, said its Group results for the six months period ending 31 March 2010 were ‘satisfactory’ in light of current economic conditions.
Anglo-Dutch consumer giant, Unilever, has announced it expects its acquisition of Sara Lee’s personal care and European laundry business to be completed by Q4 2010.
Although demand for mineral make-up remains high, the increasing number of products on the market with a low mineral content may harm the credibility of this product category, according to Datamonitor.
German chemicals and nutrients giant Cognis has turned in its best ever Q1 operating profit as sales across its three core divisions exceeded 2008 pre-financial crisis volumes in 2008 for the first time - fueling ongoing buy-out speculation.
Indian personal care products company, Marico, has acquired the aesthetics businesses of Singapore-based Derma Rx Asia Pacific through its skin care solutions subsidiary, Kaya.
A range of cosmetics with mix-it-yourself formulas and ‘transformer’ ingredients have become available in Europe after proving popular in China and India.
Leading glass bottle beauty packaging supplier, Arrowpak, is increasing its focus on plastics packaging solutions for the skin care market as a means of expanding its business.
While consumer demand for green packaging is growing, it is still of secondary concern compared to the main priorities of simplicity, functionality and personality, according to Benjamin Punchard, head of packaging research at Euromonitor.
The trend for ingestible beauty products with beauty enhancing claims has slowed in Europe despite last year’s brighter predictions, according to Mintel.
Lonza has confirmed that its planned vitamin B3 production expansion will occur in China, where the firm expects a double digit surge in demand for the ingredient in coming years.
US-based Topline Products Company, a supplier of cosmetics products and packaging, has announced the establishment of a manufacturing facility in Reynosa, Mexico.
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Beiersdorf reported strong like-for-like sales growth driven by a marked recovery in its Tesa adhesive group, but the consumer goods division shows a very mixed performance.
US-based International Flavors & Fragrances recorded a 17 percent increase in first quarter revenue, aided by robust Fragrance sales and a strong performance from both divisions in Asia.
French cosmetics player L'Occitane says its recent IPO has helped it to raise HK$5.5bn (€553m) as part of efforts to target expansion in the fast growing China market.
Germany-based Henkel reported a 7.8 per cent increase in first quarter sales aided by an ‘impressive sales performance’ in its cosmetics and toiletries division.
Colgate-Palmolive has announced strong sales growth for its first quarter, driven by robust overseas sales, but tax charges relating to the Venezuelan currency devaluation hit profits.
The company is rolling out an extension to its portfolio that includes hair care, sun care and natural antiperspirant ingredients all aimed at global markets.
Direct-seller Avon has reported a 14 percent increase in first quarter revenue aided by double digit sales growth in the company’s strongest markets; Europe and Latin America.
French plant-derived ingredient supplier Naturex has reported revenues and profits in line with its 2009 targets, and is working on the full integration of recently acquired Natraceutical assets.
In order to avoid accusations of bio-piracy, companies taking out patents on naturally-derived ingredients need to improve their awareness of traditional knowledge.
Steady growth in overseas sales failed to offset a poor domestic performance for Japan-based Shiseido, resulting in a 6.7 per cent decline in consolidated net sales for 2009.
Laboratoires Sérobiologiques (LS), the active ingredients division of Cognis Care Chemicals, has launched a skin care ingredient it claims helps the skin overcome stress and rescue collagens at the same time.
Estee Lauder Companies has beat profit expectations having posted a 10 percent increase in Q3 sales as consumers of prestige products return to their old spending patterns.
Global Japan-based personal care provider Kao was hard hit by the global recession in 2009, although there are clear signs that the downward trend is looking up again.
Kimberly-Clark registered sales growth of 7.6 percent for its first quarter, boosted by a steady increase in organic sales and positive currency translations.
Multifunctionality and ease of use are some of the key drivers for the development and sale of new products within the personal care packaging industry, according to a recent report from Pira International.
Increased skin firmness, elasticity and resistance to harmful external factors is the claim behind Provital Group’s new active ingredient, Zirhafirm, that was presented at in-cosmetics last week.
The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has announced plans to realign and rebrand its network of associations in order to achieve greater efficiencies and industry responsiveness.
An Organic Market Report issued by the UK Soil Association has made special mention of the dynamic growth in organic health and beauty products in the UK, which increased by a third to £36m (€40.7m) last year.
It is now possible for cosmetics companies to achieve Fairtrade certification for natural products that use ethically sourced ingredients. However, many brands are now going beyond certification, developing independent ethical standards to attract a more...
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