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Kao and Kanebo to combine forces

24-Oct-2003

Kao, Japan's leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals and
personal care and household products, and Kanebo, the country's
second largest cosmetics maker, have announced a provisional
agreement to consolidate the two companies'...

New cosmetic lab investment for Karlshamns

20-Oct-2003

Swedish ingredients company Karlshamns has increased its ressources
dedicated to the cosmetic industry with its investment in a new
cosmetic laboratory for its Lipids for Care business.

Profits hit the black for The Body Shop

15-Oct-2003

The wind might have changed direction for UK-based The Body Shop
with the natural beauty company reporting first half figures for
2003 that showed profit before tax rose to £9.1 million, compared
to a loss of £0.7 million for the...

Unilever drops Brut brand in Americas

01-Oct-2003

Unilever has announced the completion of the sale of its Brut brand
of male personal care products in the Americas to Helen of Troy
Limited of El Paso, Texas, for $55 million (€47.07m) in cash.

Roche signs up for ingredient tech

02-Sep-2003

Fledgling Danish biotech company Up Front Chromatography signs
licence agreement with Swiss medical giant Roche for an updated
ingredient technology that enables production of certain molecules,
hailing in shorter production times...

Givaudan results take a knock

19-Aug-2003

Swiss flavours and fragrance company Givaudan saw operating profit
for the first half of 2003 knocked by lower gross margins and a
rise in pension charges.

ICN expands Senetek's Kinerase license

14-Aug-2003

ICN Pharmaceuticals has announced the signing of a license
agreement which amends its current manufacturing license with
Senetek to expand ICN's moisturising Kinerase product line.

Thai plant extract for soothing cosmetics

13-Aug-2003

Scientists in Thailand have developed a new herbal extract that
they claim could rival the ubiquitous tea tree oil in products as
wide-ranging as shampoos, toothpaste and massage oil.

Pasty Brits soak up suncare products

07-Aug-2003

Brits are among the world's biggest users of suncare products and
the market growth is expected to continue as fear about the growing
incidence of skin cancer also climbs, report market analysts
Datamonitor.

Cosmeceuticals more than a niche

04-Aug-2003

Cosmeceuticals can no longer be considered a niche market,
representing up to 50 per cent of supplement sales in some
countries, maintains a new report.

Sales dip for IFF in Q2

11-Jul-2003

Number one flavour and fragrance house reports a drop in sales for
the second quarter, hit by a slip in European and North American
sales. International Flavors & Fragrances had expected sales to
increase by 5 per cent on 2002,...

Eisai vitamin for skin health

04-Jul-2003

Japanese pharma firm Eisai has added a new vitamin B2 supplement to
its established Chocola BB range.

Gulf fair sees strong German participation

02-Jul-2003

The German beauty and body care industry showed strong representation at this year's Gulf Beauty show held in Dubai in early June. With 35...

Frutarom buys up natural ingredients

19-Jun-2003

Emil Flachsmann, a Swiss supplier of natural compounds and
ingredients for cosmetics, is to come under the wing of flavours
multinational Frutarom, following an agreement between the two
companies announced this week.

Queen honours Body Shop founder

14-Jun-2003

The Body Shop founder and ardent environmental campaigner Anita
Roddick was awarded the title of Dame as part of the Queen's
Birthday Honours released on 14 June. She was awarded the title for
her life-long work in retailing,...

Avon reaffirms 2003 outlook

03-Jun-2003

Avon Products, a world leader in direct selling of beauty and
related products, today said it expects sales and earnings per
share in the second quarter and full-year 2003 to increase in line
with preliminary estimates.

Coty signs two new fragrances

02-Jun-2003

Coty, one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of
fragrances, announced Friday that it has signed a contract to
acquire the fragrances licenses of American fashion designers
Kenneth Cole and Marc Jacobs.

Brightening up ageing skin

26-May-2003

US division of Japanese mail order skincare company DHC introduces
alpha-arbutin white mask. The company claims alpha-arbutin is up to
ten times more effective at brightening skin than the traditional
brightening ingredient beta-arbutin.

Colour-shift packaging from Clariant Masterbatches

20-May-2003

Fiji Blend, located in Santa Monica, California, wanted to create a
packaging concept that would immediately gain attention in the
crowded field of products for indoor skin tanning salons.

New formulation faces the sun

16-May-2003

Speciality chemicals company International Specialty Products (ISP)
continues its quest to expand the company's presence in the growing
personal care market segment with the news this week that it has
collaborated with biotech...

Top women scientists honoured by Unesco and L'Oreal

27-Feb-2003

The L'ORéAL-UNESCO programme 'For Women In Science' today
celebrated its 5th anniversary at a ceremony honouring twenty women
scientists from all corners of the globe.

New Silk Road reports new manufacturing contract

03-Oct-2002

US firm The New Silk Road has formed a manufacturing and marketing
partnership with ServiGlobe International Manufacturing, a contract
manufacturer based in Montreal, for skin and hair care products.