Companies

Coty erweitert Betriebsstruktur in Afrika

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Coty hat eine neue hundertprozentige Tochtergesellschaft in Südafrika gegründet, die künftig das gesamte Südafrikageschäft des Unternehmens koordinieren, verwalten und vollständig übernehmen und zusätzlich seine geschäftlichen Aktivitäten in 13 weiteren afrikanischen Staaten abwickeln soll. Mithilfe einer strategischen Vereinbarung, die Coty mit seinem langjährigen Partner Indigo Brands Proprietary Limited, einer hundertprozentigen Tochtergesellschaft von Avi Ltd., abgeschlossen hat, … Read more

Coty enhances operating structure in South Africa

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Global beauty company Coty has formed a new, wholly owned subsidiary in South Africa in order to direct, manage and fully operate all of its South African business as well as its business in 13 other African countries. The enhanced operating structure marks the latest important strategic move by Coty as it continues making strides … Read more

Colep acquires contract manufacturing plant in Mexico

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Colep, a global player in the consumer goods packaging and contract manufacturing industries, has acquired the aerosol personal care products contract manufacturing plant of Aerosoles y Liquidos S.A de C.V., in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico. The new company will trade as Colep S.A de C.V. With this acquisition, Colep initiates its operations in the Central … Read more

Symrise als „Grünes Unternehmen“ zertifiziert

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Die DQS hat Symrise für ein Jahr als "Green Company" zertifiziert, da das Unternehmen die internationalen Anforderungen des Global Conformance Programms erfüllt und seinen Einfluss auf die Umwelt minimiert. Symrise will bis 2020 die Folgen seiner unternehmerischen Tätigkeit auf die Umwelt gegenüber 2010 pro verkaufte Produkteinheit um ein Drittel reduzieren. Das schließt den Einkauf von … Read more

Inter Parfums acquires assets of Oscar de la Renta fragrance enters into a license agreement

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Inter Parfums’ wholly-owned subsidiary Inter Parfums USA entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets of the fragrance division of Oscar de la Renta, the international fashion house. Terms were not disclosed. Simultaneously, the firms entered into a worldwide and exclusive licensing agreement to create, produce and distribute perfumes and cosmetics under the Oscar de … Read more

SEPAWA: Induchem wins an Innovation Award

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Induchem was praised for the second time by the entire cosmetic industry for its new ingredient Neodermyl during the SEPAWA congress last week in Germany. With over 1,500 members, SEPAWA e.V. is the largest European professional association for the cosmetics, detergents/cleansers and the perfume industries. The decision on this award has been made by an … Read more

Sigmund Lindner GmbH expanded the location in Germany

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Topping out ceremony of the new SiLiglit plant Sigmund Lindner GmbH clearly came out in favour of the Upper Franconia location. At the company headquarters in Warmensteinach, Bayreuth district,  the  family-managed company invested EUR five million in a new plant. SiLi celebrated the topping out ceremony of the new hall on  Bayreutherstraße in Warmensteinach. The … Read more

Dr. Heiko Prade new Director R&D at CLR

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Dr. Heiko Prade joined CLR as Director R&D. Prior to this he held different functions in leading cosmetic companies. He began his career in the early 90ies at Dralle in Hamburg. During the many years in the personal care industry, he collected comprehensive R&D experience focusing on skin & hair care research. Heiko Prade succeeds … Read more

New safety assessments for Rahn Cosmetic Actives

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The new EC Cosmetic Regulation 1223/2009 entered into force with the aim to protect and improve the health and safety of consumers of cosmetic products. Since July 2013 manufacturers of cosmetic products have been legally required to prepare a PIF (product information file) including a cosmetic product safety assessment. However, the preparation of safety assessments … Read more

Clariant divests Detergents & Intermediates Business

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Clariant, a global supplier of in specialty chemicals, has signed an agreement to divest its Detergents & Intermediates business to International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG). The total consideration of the sale amounts to CHF 58 million, out of which 20 million will be in cash at closing. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. “Having … Read more

Clariant veräussert Geschäftseinheit Detergents & Intermediates

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Clariant, ein globaler Anbieter der Spezialchemie, hat eine Vereinbarung über die Veräusserung ihrer Geschäftseinheit Detergents & Intermediates an die International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) unterzeichnet. Der Gesamtverkaufspreis für die Geschäftseinheit liegt bei 58 Millionen CHF, davon 20 Millionen in Barmitteln nach Geschäftsabschluss. Die Transaktion bedarf der Zustimmung der zuständigen Aufsichtsbehörden. „Nach dem erfolgreich abgeschlossenen Verkauf … Read more

Firmenich’s annual results 2013

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For its 2013 fiscal year, ended June 30, 2013, Firmenich posted sales of CHF 2.89 billion, an increase of +7.0% in local currencies and +10.0% in Swiss Francs, its reporting currency. The company recorded increases in all geographic regions. Firmenich opened a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility near Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of its Flavor encapsulated … Read more

Albéa cooperates with Vacheron Industries

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Albéa has has finalised an industrial agreement with the Vacheron group, one of whose subsidiaries specialises in the anodization of aluminium parts in order to propose to its customers integrated metal-plastic solutions for all of its regions — Europe, Asia and North America—whilst maintaining project management for all plastic injection and assembly activities. Within this … Read more

Natural cosmetics: Technical & sustainability issues persist

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Although the palette of green materials has widened in recent years, Organic Monitor finds cosmetic formulators still face many technical and sustainability issues when using natural ingredients. Preservation remains the number one technical hurdle for formulators of natural and organic personal care products. Although many green materials have become available for preservation, no single material … Read more

NAT: new ethical label for natural cosmetics

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When Cosmebio launched its Bio label and ethical charter in 2002, the aim was to promote a natural alternative to standard cosmetic products. Today in 2013, the natural cosmetics market is plagued by false marketing claims and misleading labels ‐ mainly greenwashing, claims overstating the ‘green’ credentials of cosmetics, and the misleading advertising of so‐called … Read more

Naturkosmetik Branchenkongress mit 150 Teilnehmern

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Mehr als 150 Teilnehmer aus 11 Nationen, darunter Entscheidungsträger aus Industrie, Handel und Wissenschaft, kamen am 24. und 25. September 2013 in der Hauptstadt zusammen, um sich über branchenrelevante Themen zu informieren. Mit Vorträgen, Expertenforen und zum Teil auch kontroversen Diskussionen ermöglichte der Kongress, der nun bereits zum fünften Mal stattfand, einen Rundum-Blick auf das … Read more

Safic-Alcan acquires Laserson

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Safic-Alcan, an international distribution group of chemical specialties, has acquired Laserson, a French chemical distributor. About Laserson Laserson is a french distributor of specialty ingredients for the cosmetic and pharma industries. The company supplies a large portfolio of ingredients. Based in Etampes – France, Laserson employs 21 people and achieved sales revenues of € 17.5 … Read more