Cosmetics

Essel Propack and Arista Tubes join

10-Aug-2004

Essel Propack, an important manufacturer of laminated tubes used in
the cosmetics, personal care and toiletries sector, has acquired
the UK-based Arista Tubes, which manufactures plastic seamless
tubes.

Longer lives mean increased desire for youthfulness

03-Aug-2004

Marketers of health and beauty products are watching the ageing
population of major markets in North America and western Europe
with great interest, knowing that the trend towards living longer
is bringing with it increased demand...

Chinese men contribute to vigorous growth of cosmetics, toiletries market

05-Jul-2004

China's metrosexuals, the "ai-mei nanren" (love-beauty men), are
spending their rising disposable incomes in beauty salons, and
contributing to the 8 per cent value growth experienced in the
country's cosmetics...

Henkel to buy Indola professional hair care company from Alberto-Culver

07-May-2004

Henkel is to acquire hair care company Indola from Alberto-Culver.
They are expected to complete the deal by 1 June 2004, subject to
final agreement and competition law clearances. The transaction is
the latest in a series of mergers...

Swallowfield to restructure operations

21-Apr-2004

Swallowfield - a UK cosmetics and toiletries manufacturer - is to
overhaul business in a bid to reposition itself as an international
supplier of contract outsourcing services to the toiletry,
household and cosmetics markets. Operations...

Direct marketers of beauty care poised for future growth

07-Apr-2004

Vorwerk & Co - a German direct selling business - has announced
it is to acquire beauty care company Jafra Cosmetics. The
acquisition represents the expansion of Vorwerk into the cosmetic,
fragrance and skin care market, the largest...

Cosmetic wipes to drive market

30-Mar-2004

Disposable wipes have evolved into a global business concept
generating more than $5 billion in sales a year, reports
Euromonitor. Achieving strong double-digit growth year after year,
the category now assumes a major role in the...

Anti-aging market thrives

24-Mar-2004

The anti-aging product market grew by 13 per cent last year - more
than doubling its previous two-year growth rate - reports the NPD
Group. It comes as no suprise therefore that increasing numbers of
pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies...

French beauty consumers top tables

18-Feb-2004

France's perfume and cosmetics industry has reported a domestic and
global sales increase of 1.6 per cent for 2003. Findings show that
the French remain the world's top users of cosmetics and fragrances
with half a milion...

Buyout war unlikely for Kanebo cosmetics

11-Feb-2004

Unison Capital has put forward a management offer - believed to
match Kao's withstanding bid of €3 billion - for Kanebo's cosmetic
operations. However the revelation has not unnerved toiletries
manufacturer, Kao, who started...

BSE causes a drop in collagen sales

05-Jan-2004

Following the recent BSE scare in America, the Bureau of Health in
Taiwan has banned a list of cosmetics thought to contain prohibited
US cattle and sheep-sourced ingredients. It is believed the embargo
of American imports will encourage...

Betulin becomes big business

11-Dec-2003

NaturNorth Technologies and wood producer Potlatch and Synertec,
have developed a patented process to cost-effectively isolate large
quantities of pure betulin and other compounds from birch bark.
Many cosmetic companies use the extract...

Croda uses wool protein Keratin

25-Nov-2003

Croda International, one of the world's largest manufacturer of raw
materials for the cosmetic industry, has signed a a global
distribution and collaboration agreement with Keratec, a New
Zealand wool biotechnology company.

Asian cosmetics market to swell

21-Nov-2003

China appears to be the latest Asian country to attract the
attention of the western cosmetics industry. Faced with a maturing
market in Japan, the nation's largest cosmetics company, Shiseido
has turned its attention to China.

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.