Pola Orbis

Brand story: Updates from Aveda, Coty, Yatsen and more top beauty brands

12-Sep-2023 By Amanda Lim

We round up our most-read stories on the top beauty brands, featuring news updates from Aveda, Coty, Yatsen and more.

Out of this world: Pola Orbis’ water-conserving skin care approved for use in space

04-Sep-2023 By Hui Ling Dang

Japanese cosmetics company Pola Orbis says it has developed two semi-solid products that are not only designed for use in space, but also have potential to be adopted by populations facing water scarcity.

End of the line: Pola Orbis axes Amplitude and ITRIM in bid to improve profitability

13-Mar-2023 By Amanda Lim

Pola Orbis Group will discontinue Amplitude and ITRIM this year as part of plans to enhance its brand portfolio and improve the firm’s overall profitability.

‘Upfront investment’: Pola aims to increase China revenue by 50% on the back of offline expansion

07-Mar-2023 By Amanda Lim

Japanese luxury beauty brand Pola is targeting to grow revenue in China by about 50% as it focuses on reinforcing its brick-and-mortar store network.

Mister right: Orbis renews men’s skin care line with aims to reach men in their 40s

27-Feb-2023 By Amanda Lim

Japanese beauty brand ORBIS is aiming to develop its skin care line and release products designed for men in their 40s as the demographic is ‘growing significantly’.

Relaunch goals: Orbis aiming to achieve $18.5m sales target with new skin ageing care range

13-Jul-2022 By Amanda Lim

J-beauty skin care brand Orbis will relaunch its best-selling skin ageing care range, Orbis U, with three new products, with the firm targeting sales of JPY2.5bn ($18.5m) in its first year.

Centennial goals: Pola Orbis aims to achieve at least $2.4bn in beauty sales for 100th anniversary

08-Mar-2022 By Amanda Lim

Japanese personal care conglomerate Pola Orbis Holdings has set a target for its cosmetics business to achieve at least JPY280bn (U$2.4bn) in sales by 2029, the year it celebrates its centennial.

New hot shots: POLA to expand bestselling White Shot range with skin care essence and supplements

19-Jan-2022 By Amanda Lim

Luxury J-beauty brand POLA is set to expand its bestselling White Shot range in late January with a skin care essence and beauty supplement which are based on the company’s new research and development.

POLA progress: Overseas and online growth of flagship luxury brand drives up Pola Orbis Q3 profits

03-Nov-2021 By Amanda Lim

Pola Orbis has reported that its beauty business saw a 45.7% increase in operating profits in its latest quarter as POLA recorded robust growth overseas and on local online channels.

POLA pay off: ‘Super prestige’ brand’s 129% growth guides Pola Orbis to recovery

04-Aug-2021 By Amanda Lim

Japanese cosmetics company Pola Orbis Holdings has rebounded on the back of high-end flagship POLA, which posted remarkable operating profit growth of 129.2% in the first half of FY2021.

POLA arrives in Hainan: Luxury skin care brand set to rapidly expand its duty-free footprint following launch

07-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

Pola Orbis Holdings is aiming to capitalise on the growing popularity of the POLA brand in China by launching up to five additional doors on Hainan Island this year.

Brand story: Top cosmetics news on Amorepacific, Shiseido, Unilever and more

24-Apr-2020 By Amanda Lim

We round-up of our most-read brand-related stories of the region, featuring Amorepacific, Shiseido Unilever and more.

Two birds, one biopolymer: Pola Orbis innovation for cosmetic ingredient and eco-friendly packaging

21-Apr-2020 By Amanda Lim

Japanese cosmetics firm Pola Orbis Holdings has partnered with Hitachi Zosen Corporation to jointly develop cosmetic ingredients and packaging materials with a 100% plant-based biopolymer.

‘Dance’ the wrinkles away: Pola Orbis finds link between exercise habits and skin condition

09-Apr-2020 By Amanda Lim

Japan’s Pola Orbis has designed an exercise routine it claims can improve the appearance of skin after eight weeks, on the back of new research.

Food for the skin: Pola Orbis scores as ‘oral’ skin care product pulls in $264m in first year

04-Mar-2020 By Amanda Lim

Cosmetics manufacturer Pola Orbis announced that its edible beauty product has exceeded the company’s expectations and raked in JYP29bn ($264m) in sales its first year.

Pola Orbis FY19 sales growth hindered by decline of flagship brand POLA

25-Feb-2020 By Amanda Lim

Pola Orbis Holdings attributed its dip net sales to the decline of domestic inbound demand for its flagship brand POLA.

Peach leaves and horsetails: Pola Orbis discovers ingredients to inhibit wrinkle-causing white blood cells

16-Oct-2019 By Amanda Lim

Japanese cosmetics maker Pola Orbis has highlighted what it believes are the key ingredients needed to prevent neutrophils from forming skin wrinkles.