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Events | Our selection of new developments presented at this year’s Cosmetic Business shows new packaging, ingredients and full-service highlights and appealing formulation concepts.

Product development | The Sign Tribe is a new beauty brand that has just launched what it claims to be the world’s first nail polish remover cream. This innovation qualifies as our Star of the Month.

In a challenging environment, the Scent & Care segment of Symrise achieved strong organic growth of 10.1 % in the first half of the year. In this continuing tense situation of the raw material markets, especially with the supply of important aromatic substances, the segment sustained the dynamic development from the previous quarter and grew … Read more

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Interview | “Schwan Cosmetics is now moving into the space of being a sustainable innovator”

Sederma and Crodarom, part of Croda International has become carbon neutral by investing in its manufacturing operations to reduce carbon emissions and by carbon offsetting with ClimateCare through a project in Indonesia. In addition to energy saving initiatives as part of group wide environmental improvement targets, Sederma and Crodarom are aiding a global reduction in … Read more

With the products from Biosynthis, starting immediately, Biesterfeld Spezialchemie will offer biodegradable emollients for the cosmetics and cleaning sectors. The raw materials from the French manufacturer will primarily serve as a natural alternative to synthetical emollients, and will be distributed by Biesterfeld in the DACH region, in Eastern Europe and the Iberian Peninsula. Biosynthis’ portfolio … Read more

Henkel has officially inaugurated its first Beauty Care laboratory in the Middle East. As a further milestone of Henkel’s continuous investment in the region, the new facility provides state-of-the-art technology to innovate and test Beauty Care products tailored specifically for the consumers in the Middle East. The new Beauty Care laboratory is the second Henkel … Read more

Hamburg, August 7, 2018 – Beiersdorf successfully continued its profitable growth path in the first half of 2018. The Group generated organic sales growth of 7.7% in the first six months of the year. Sales were up 2.8% in nominal terms, from €3.513 billion to €3.613 billion. Group EBIT climbed by 4.3% from €561 million … Read more

New look for the 2019 edition of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, the leading international B2B exhibition for the beauty industry. The show will be re-organized, gathering halls according to each sector, so to facilitate the visit of professionals in Bologna and maximize the opportunities for new contacts and new projects. After the positive feedback of last … Read more

The Health and Beauty Group is setting the course for a successful future: BolognaFiere Cosmoprof (Milan), one of the world’s largest organizers of trade fairs for the cosmetics industry, acquires the majority of the capital and provides funding for further expansion.

Barry M Cosmetics, a London based cosmetics manufacturer, have been a long standing customer of filling machinery manufacturer Adelphi for a number of years, and have recently added a new Response Automation Filling Line to their large manufacturing site in Mill Hill, North London. Founded by Barry Mero in the early 80’s, Barry M are … Read more

L’Oréal announces the signing of an agreement to acquire Logocos Naturkosmetik AG, the German beauty company which pioneered natural cosmetics with the brand Logona and other brands such as Sante. All the company’s brands are vegan and bio certified with a range of products using their own plant extracts and natural ingredients derived from organic … Read more

Unilever has signed an agreement to acquire a 75% stake in the Italian personal care and wellbeing business, Equilibra. Equilibra product range  Founded in 1987 by Franco Bianco, Equilibra has a growing presence in the so-called ‘natural’ personal care segments, offering Skin Care and Hair Care ranges; and is a leading player in nutritional supplements … Read more

Funds advised by the global private equity advisory firm Apax Partners have received a binding offer and have entered into exclusive discussions to sell Azelis, a global specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor, to the EQT VIII fund and PSP Investments. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, and other conditions including consultation with employee representatives, is expected to … Read more

The Supervisory Board of Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg, and the Company’s Chairman of the Executive Board, Stefan F. Heidenreich, have reached an amicable agreement at today’s Supervisory Board meeting that he will resign from the Executive Board when his current term of office ends on December 31, 2019. Stefan F. Heidenreich will vacate his post earlier, … Read more

Events | Find details on fresh insights and data for the global beauty industry from the Marketing Trends Presentations of this year’s In-Cosmetics Global in Amsterdam compiled by Imogen Matthews.

Product development | This month Michelle Strutton from Mintel looks at active ingredients in personal care products highlighted on the company’s GNPD*.