IMCD N.V., a leading distributor of speciality chemicals and food ingredients, announces that Tony Jaillot has been appointed Group Business Director Personal Care, effective January 6, 2020. In his role, Tony, will lead the Global IMCD Personal Care Business Group in establishing and driving the business strategy toward new growth markets in speciality ingredients distribution … Read more
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Evonik has concluded a purchase agreement to acquire Wilshire Technologies, with the transaction to be completed by the end of January. Headquartered in Princeton NJ (USA), Wilshire Technologies supplies phytochemicals and derivatives to the global cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. The new home for the cosmetics part of Wilshire’s product portfolio will be in Evonik’s Care … Read more
Albéa has announce the upcoming opening of its new plant in Huai’an, China. The groundbreaking (cutting) ceremony for the new plant in Huai’an, China took place in December. Huai’an will be the company’s new centre of excellence for the manufacturing of metal parts for their cosmetic and skin care packaging. Operations should start in 2020. … Read more
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The Italian Ministry of Economic Development has confirmed its support for the promotional activities of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, the B2B leading event for the beauty industry, for the 2020 edition, The program is part of all the initiatives aiming at the enhancement of the Made in Italy. The plan is implemented thanks to ITA – … Read more
The 24th edition of Cosmoprof Asia, an international beauty trade event, concluded its four-day run (12-15 November) at the AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE) and Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). 2,955 exhibitors coming from 48 countries and regions showcased their new products and services across the two venues’ 118,900 sqm of exhibition area. 24 Country, Region … Read more
Givaudan has reached an agreement to acquire the cosmetics business of Indena. Headquartered in Milan Italy, Indena is a global company dedicated to the identification, development and production of active ingredients derived from plants, for use in the pharmaceutical, health food and personal care industries. With almost a century of botanical experience, Indena has developed … Read more
The Estée Lauder Companies has signed an agreement to acquire the shares that it does not already beneficially own in Have & Be, the Seoul-based, global skin care company behind Dr. Jart+ and men’s grooming brand Do The Right Thing. Expected to close in December 2019, the acquisition follows the company’s December 2015 minority investment … Read more
Henkel has acquired Deva Parent Holdings, from a fund managed by the Private Equity Group of Ares Management Corporation. Deva Parent Holdings owns DevaCurl, a high growth professional hair care business. Founded in 1994, the company offers high-growth, premium hair care and styling products for all types of curly and wavy hair with a comprehensive … Read more
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The Cosmotrends Asia report, compiled by the global trend forecasting agency Beautystreams, showcases key trends spotted among exhibitors of Cosmoprof Asia and highlights notable brands and products. All exhibitors were invited to submit their most innovative products for the pre-show report. Hundreds of submissions were analysed to spot the most striking trends. ASMR Beauty: Multisensorial … Read more
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Beauty industry professionals from around the world are increasingly ensuring B2B mega-event Cosmoprof Asia is on their annual calendar. The gateway event between Asia and the rest of the world, Cosmoprof Asia is where the world comes face-toface with the emerging trends, products and services that will sweep the industry. After all, what happens in … Read more
As part of its strategy to focus on its higher-margin oral care, personal care and pet nutrition businesses, and expanding its portfolio in premium skin care, Colgate-Palmolive has agreed to acquire the Laboratoires Filorga Cosmétiques (Filorga) skin care business for an equity purchase price of €1,495.5 million (approximately US$1,690 million). Filorga is a anti-aging skin … Read more
The German specialty chemicals distributor Biesterfeld Spezialchemie has extended its partnership with the US company Carrubba. With immediate effect, Biesterfeld will offer the extensive portfolio of aromatic extracts and the odour absorber DeoPlex throughout Europe, except for the British Islands. Carrubba and Biesterfeld focus in their sales partnership on custom-made aromatic extracts which can be … Read more
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Cosmoprof Asia, the leading b2b international beauty trade show in Asia, turns 24 this November. The success of the "One Fair, Two Venues" formula is well reflected in the results of the last edition: 5% growth in number of exhibitors to 3,030 companies from 53 countries and regions, and 4.2% growth of visiting number to … Read more
BASF is streamlining its administration, sharpening the roles of services and regions and simplifying procedures and processes. As a result, the company expects savings of €300 million, as part of the ongoing excellence program, which is anticipated to contribute €2 billion to earnings annually from the end of 2021 onwards. In the course of the … Read more
June 2019 – Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, the international B2B leader event for the beauty industry organized by BolognaFiere Group, is focusing on internationalization, with new promotional activities in key markets. Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna aims at strengthening its brand identity in the world, increasing business opportunities for key players and leaders of the beauty industry worldwide. … Read more
237 EXHIBITORS AND 7,429 PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED COSMOPROF INDIA MUMBAI 2019 The event has turned the spotlight on the future of the cosmetic industry in India Mumbai, June 14, 2019 – Cosmoprof India Mumbai closed the 2019 edition with excellent results, reflecting the constant growth of the cosmetics industry in India: from 107 exhibitors in 2018, … Read more