In-cosmetics Asia 2011 postponed

Although central Bangkok and the exhibition venue remain unaffected by the flooding, it has now become clear that disruption to movement around the capital and the outlying areas make it impossible to guarantee the delivery of a successful event next week.  Therefore In-Cosmetics Asia will be re-scheduled and new dates will be announced very shortly. … Read more

L´Oréal-Erbin entmündigt

Die reichste Frau Frankreichs darf nicht mehr selbst entscheiden: Ein Vormundschaftsgericht in Paris hat die fast 89-jährige L’Oréal-Milliardärin Liliane Bettencourt entmündigt. Das teilten ihre Anwälte und ihre Tochter Françoise Bettencourt-Meyers in Courbevoie bei Paris mit. Einem medizinischen Gutachten zufolge leidet Bettencourt an Demenz. Ihr ältester Enkel Jean-Victor Meyers übernehme nun die Vormundschaft, hieß es. Die … Read more

C.H. Erbslöh distributes Indena in the German cosmetic market

Indena cosmetic ingredients will be distributed in Germany, Austria and Benelux by C.H. Erbslöh. “Indena’s extensive range of mostly dry, highly purified plant extracts with proven efficacy even at very low concentrations, represents a completion to our portfolio and is a great offer to our customers in the conventional and “green” cosmetic sectors”, says Birgit … Read more

Mintel’ new premium service for the beauty and personal care industry

Mintel has launched Mintel Beauty & Personal Care (BPC) – a brand new market leading premium service – the only one of its kind available in the BPC marketplace. Developed in response to client feedback, Mintel Beauty & Personal Care provides robust data, predictive analysis and critical recommendation, combined with a creative direction to visualise … Read more

AkzoNobel invests $20 million to increase surfactants capacity

AkzoNobel wants to invest $20 million to increase capacity at its Surface Chemistry plants in Itupeva, S.P., Brazil, and Morris, Illinois, USA, over the next two years. This investment will enable the company to expand production capacity for fatty amine derivatives, which are essential ingredients in formulations used in a broad range of industries such … Read more

Rexam announces major plant expansion at excelsior springs

Rexam, a global consumer packaging company, announced plans to expand its current operations at its Excelsior Springs, MO, production facility by more than 50 percent to support growing customer demand for its products.  The facility manufactures custom molded components for major U.S. personal care product brands.  As part of the expansion, the strategically situated facility … Read more

New name for S&D Chesham GmbH

The new name of S&D Chesham GmbH is ProTec Ingredia GmbH. To harmonize the corporate identity of the affiliated companies in the United Kingdom and Poland are now called ProTec Ingredia Ltd. Pro in the name stands for Progressiv and Tec for Technology.

Aerosol & Dispensing Forum in February 2012 in Paris

The growing interest in dispensing systems, which make it possible to dispense even highly viscous, homogeneous compositions in the form of a spray, liquid, foam or powder, while reducing VOCs and preservatives, is reflected in any number of research works, developments and patents. The Innovation Workshop chaired by Michel Fontaine, President of the CNE (National … Read more

Get Ready For BEAUTY FORUM SPAIN in February 2012!

On February 25th and 26th, 2012, will take place in Valencia the 2nd edition of BEAUTY FORUM SPAIN, the Spanish trade fair for all the beauty and aesthetics professionals. Your company may take advantage of the International Business Forum (IBF), an exchange programme, to attend free of charge to BEAUTY FORUM SPAIN 2012. Get to … Read more

Greentech launches Greenweb

Greentech develops and produces active ingredients from plants, algae, micro-algae and biotechnology in the cosmetic and nutraceutical fields. Its range of products and latest news can be discovered by clicking on its brand new website: www.greentech.fr

Coty partners with Elite World to launch new fragrance lines

Coty, a global beauty company and Elite, a modeling network partner to develop and market a new line of fragrances encompassing the values and image of this prestigious yet accessible, global brand. The new fragrance collection is set to launch in January 2012 and will include four fragrances that will embrace the alluring beauty and … Read more

Download Tip October: Facial care trends in focus

Anti-ageing, stem cells, sustainable natural ingredients, but also hightech actives, ethical aspects and nutricosmetics – these are key phrases that are constantly heard in the COSSMA-exclusive trend statements from Sederma, Babor Cosmetics, DKSH, Greentech, OceanBasis and Gelita. COSSMA subscribers can download background information. picture: Dr. Babor

Top Downloads October: COSSMA readers’ favorites

The following downloads from the COSSMA website were most popular in this month: Market Data Facial Care Market: Market Sizes and Brand Share Ranking (Euromonitor) >> Literature Reference List, 2000-2011 (Sebapharma auf Wachstumskurs) >> Background Information Castor Oil; Lipstick Formulas; Materials; Web-Link list: What are consumer’s saying? (concerning LexFeel 700)   >> Produktinfo Moduline Maschinensystem >> Sunny Velvet … Read more

BEAUTY FORUM Trade Shows in 2012: Save the dates!

BEAUTY FORUM LEIPZIG 2012   2nd BEAUTY FORUM LEIPZIG will be held at Leipziger Messe 28th, 29th April 2012.  The information for exhibitors is ready. You can download it on www.beauty-fairs.de/leipzig BEAUTY FORUM MUNICH 2012The 27th BEAUTY FORUM MUNICH will be open to the beauty professionales on 27th, 28th October 2012. By the way: The 26th … Read more

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PCD congress: Discover the highlights of the 2012 programm

A single date to remember for PCD and Aerosol & Dispensing Forum, which will be held at the same time on Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th February 2012 at a new venue: Espace Champerret, Porte deChamperret, Paris. Each event will keep its identity. It will be an opportunity for players in cosmetics, aerosols and dispensing … Read more

BEAUTY FORUM SPAIN: 2nd Edition in February 2012

YOUR BEAUTY PROFESSIONAL MEETING IN SPAINThe second edition of the aesthetic professional trade fair BEAUTY FORUM SPAIN will take place  on 25th and 26th of February 2012 in pavilion 4 of Feria Valencia. Brands of aesthetics and beauty are betting on open market in other countries. Take this opportunity to do networking and business with … Read more

BEAUTY FORUM: 10th Beauty Hair & Spa in November, one of the biggest specialized fair and exhibition in Central Eastern Europe

BEAUTY FORUM – 10th Beauty Hair & Spa, one of the biggest specialized fair and exhibition in Central Eastern Europe is awaiting interested experts in the fields of cosmetics, hand and feet care, nail art and nail design, and hairdressing in SYMA Center of Events , Hall ‘A’, on November 5 to 6, Budapest. Professional Programs … Read more

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Sustainable Cosmetics Summit on 28th-30th of Nov. in Patris

The next European edition of this executive summit takes place in Paris on 28-30th November. Major themes of this sixth edition are marketing & distribution innovations and the growing use of sustainable ingredients in cosmetics. With marketing conditions rapidly changing, the summit devots a plenary workshop and session to marketing & distribution developments. Two dedicated … Read more

Topline products acquires Cosworld-Primapack

Topline Products, a supplier of cosmetics packaging, has acquired Cosworld-Primapack, a fully owned subsidiary of the Cosfibel Group. The acquisition creates a platform from which Topline will be able to offer its innovative solutions and full range of services (packaging, filling and assembly, and full turnkey solutions) to a dynamic customer base in Europe. With … Read more

Merck raises prices for pigments and cosmetic raw materials

Merck KGaA announced a global price increase for all its pigments and cosmetic raw materials, in most cases up between 5% and 15%, and in select cases up to 30%. The new prices will be effective November 1, 2011. In making the announcement, Peter Halas, Head of the Pigments & Cosmetics business unit at Merck, … Read more