International Magazine for Cosmetics and Fragrances
Wheatoleo, France and NCD Ingredients, Germany entered into a partnership regarding sales of green surfactants based on a patented green chemistry process and sustainable European sources of raw materials. The French production site with a bio refinery concept is unique in the world. NCD will handle marketing & sales of the Alkylpolypentosides (Appyclean) and biotech … Read more
“Although market growth has been slightly slowing down, L’Oréal recorded a solid first half. Each division and zone is growing and outperforming its market. The Consumer Products Division and L’Oréal Luxe are growing strongly, driven by L’Oréal Paris, Garnier, Lancôme, Giorgio Armani and Kiehl’s. The Professional Products Division, still held back by a difficult market, … Read more
Unilever broke ground for its palm oil processing plant in the Sei Mangkei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in North Sumatera. The plant is operated by PT Unilever Oleochemical Indonesia, a subsidiary of Unilever NV and it will enable further traceability and segregation of sustainable palm oil to support Unilever’s business, accelerating the transformation of the … Read more
Inter Parfums USA Hong Kong Limited, the newly created Hong Kong subsidiary of Inter Parfums, has entered into a 12-year exclusive worldwide license to create, produce and distribute perfumes and related products under China’s luxury brand, Shanghai Tang. The Company plans to launch its first fragrance under the Shanghai Tang brand in Spring 2014. Founded … Read more
The first-ever awards dedicated to sustainability in the beauty industry have been launched by Organic Monitor. The inaugural Sustainable Beauty Awards has opened for nominations, with winners to be announced at an evening reception in Paris on October 21st. The aim of the awards is to give recognition to cosmetic and ingredient firms who are … Read more
On the occasion of the ‘Beauty Forum Cluj’ on June 15 to 16 nearly 40 exhibiting companies presented for 1,000 visitors the latest trends, services, and brands in the Romanian beauty industry. Two sites (Beauty Point, Salon) hosted the hairdressing, cosmetics, make-up, and nail art programs, spectacular shows, and demonstrations of the latest face and … Read more
The Lindal Group, a supplier of aerosol packaging technology, earned Unilever’s Partner to Win Award for Winning Innovation, at the company’s largest-ever supplier summit, held in Singapore. According to Unilever, the contributions of innovative suppliers are a key to its growth – cited at €10 billion since 2009, despite challenging economic conditions. In that context, … Read more
Global Alternative Asset Manager The Carlyle Group has acquired Chesapeake, a global suppliers of value-added paper-based packaging products and services from Irving Place Capital and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management. Capital for this investment will come from Carlyle Europe Partners III L.P., a €5.3billion fund that makes mid- and large-cap investments. Further terms of … Read more
Merck has signed an agreement with the French company Greenpharma for its cosmetic active ingredient poppy seed extract. According to the agreement, Merck will market the active ingredient globally under its umbrella brand RonaCare as of September 2013. In addition, Merck is responsible for sales, logistics and application technology customer support. Poppy seed extract is … Read more
Green formulations and sustainable packaging are focal themes of the next editions of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit. The Latin American summit will take place in São Paolo on 18-20 September, whilst the European summit will be hosted in Paris on 21-23rd October. With growing pressure on the cosmetics industry to adopt green formulations and reduce … Read more
In two days 2,517 professionals came to this year’s Make-up in Paris to explore ingredients, formulations, packaging and make-up accessories. This represents an increase in participation of 18% over 2012. Marketing and R&D managers accounted alone for over 50% of visitors. As regards the number of foreign visitors, they recorded an increase of 110% with … Read more
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Driven by the demographics, and by increasing amounts of money to spend, more and more people are seeking sophisticated products to reset the clock for their hair – and to underline an elegant lifestyle. With the on-going market segmentation in hair care the anti-ageing category will undoubtedly grow and achieve global relevance within the next … Read more
To focus on its Fragrance Business Unit, Eurofragance sold its flavours division to the company Aromas y Fragancias Europeos S.L.U, part of the English group European Flavours & Fragrances PLC (EFF). The transaction is to guarantee the continuity of the flavours division and stimulate growth in years to come. With a history spanning 30 years, … Read more
DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials, a specialty chemicals distributor with a focus on Asia, has opened new office premises in India and started collaborations with blue-chip clients Clariant, Wacker and Synthomer. DKSH has moved into brand-new offices in Mumbai – larger than 1,000 square meters, the new offices are located in close vicinity to the … Read more
Tim Eaves explains why Technotraf, a specialist for wood in packaging, is a great addition to the Quadpack group of companies.
Anu Desikan presents the company’s recent launches at In-Cosmetic.
Givaudan laid the foundation stone for a new, state of the art, Fragrance Creative Centre and Compounding Facility in Singapore. The Centre is planned to open in 2014, when it will set a new industry standard in Asia Pacific for creative collaboration, fragrance development, consumer testing and fragrance compounding. The new Singapore Centre will host … Read more
Initial sales in China have exceeded expectations, with high double-digit growth in the first half year since the site went live in September 2012. Online customer acquisition is accelerating, with Clarins adding 5,000 to 10,000 new newsletter subscribers each month. Best known for luxury skin care products, Clarins sells cosmetics in every country around the … Read more
Gelita applied for a Health Claim regarding the beauty from within collagen peptide Versiol and its beneficial effect on skin health. Motivation was to clarify whether effects related to wrinkle reduction and higher elasticity of the skin are classified as health functions and consequently need a health claim. In EFSA’s scientific opinion regarding the 13.5 … Read more