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Biesterfeld Spezialchemie: Distributor for Dr. Straetmans productportfolio in Russia

Biesterfeld Spezialchemie GmbH and Dr. Straetmans GmbH, both headquartered in Hamburg, further expand their successful cooperation. Effective since August 2014, Biesterfeld Spezialchemie in Russia has taken over the distribution of Dr. Straetmans’ product portfolio. The successful partnership started in 2008 when Biesterfeld Spezialchemie started to promote the Dr. Straetmans products in Eastern Europe. „We are … Read more

L’Oréal and Nestlé want to end their joint venture Innéov

By Angelika Meiss

L’Oréal and Nestlé announced the project to end the activity of their joint venture Innéov during the course of the first quarter 2015. Created in 2002, Innéov offers cosmetic nutritional supplements sold in pharmacies. The brand has not met the development expected by both partners. In 2013, Innéov achieved a turnover of 52 million euros. … Read more

Winners of Sustainable Beauty Awards

By Angelika Meiss

Organic Monitor has announced the winners of its 2014 Sustainable Beauty Awards. About 140 international executives attended the Sustainable Beauty Awards reception at the Paris Marriott Champs-Elysées on 24th November. From about 100 entries, winners and runner-ups were selected per award category…   Sustainability Pioneer Cruelty Free International is the winner for its global campaign … Read more

Estée Lauder Companies has acquired Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle

By Angelika Meiss

Estée Lauder has signed an agreement to acquire Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, the storied fragrance brand established by the perfumer Frédéric Malle. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to close in January 2015. Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle offers a collection of exclusive, luxury fragrances crafted by some of … Read more

L’Oréal’s 3rd quarter with low growth

By Angelika Meiss

Commenting on the figures, Jean-Paul Agon, Chairman and CEO of L’Oréal, said: “In the third quarter, L’Oréal recorded low growth because of a slight contraction in the Consumer Products Division, as the mass market hit an air pocket in Western Europe. On the other hand, there has been a succession of good news since the … Read more

Estée Lauder acquires Le Labo

By Angelika Meiss

Estée Lauder has signed an agreement to acquire Le Labo (“The Lab”), a high-end fragrance and lifestyle brand with a French heritage. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to close in November 2014. Founded in 2006 by fragrance industry veterans Fabrice Penot and Eddie Roschi, Le Labo provides a selective … Read more

Biesterfeld Helvetia: New distribution partnership with Kelisema

By Angelika Meiss

The Italian company Kelisema has appointed Biesterfeld Helvetia as exclusive distributor of their product portfolio for LifeScience Cosmetics in Switzerland. Kelisema, a family-owned company, was founded in 1989 in Tavernerio, a North Italian town in the Lombardy. The company develops and produces vegetable protein hydrolysates, collagen, silk, keratin and milk protein hydrolysates for use in … Read more

L’Oréal obtains a licence for reconstructed skin models Episkin in China

By Angelika Meiss

L’Oréal has been granted a Chinese business licence for Shanghai Episkin Biotechnology. The company will market its reconstructed skin models Episkin which are essential for the validation of alternative methods to animal testing for cosmetic products and ingredients. An alternative method makes it possible to evaluate the safety of products and ingredients without animal testing. … Read more

Drom opens new subsidiary in Jakarta

By Angelika Meiss

In April 2014, Drom Fragrances opened its second Asian subsidiary, PT. Drom Fragrances Indonesia, in Jakarta, strengthening its presence in Indonesia and across Asia. With its new Jakarta location, the company created a local service team in Indonesia that is able to provide Customer Service, Fragrance Development, Research and Development, Logistics and Warehousing. “Indonesia is … Read more

Clariant doubles capacity for pigments in India

By Angelika Meiss

Clariant, a supplier in specialty chemicals, has announced the inauguration of a new extension to its production facility in Roha, south-east of Mumbai, India. The expansion doubles its capacity at the facility for pigments and pigment preparations. This higher output will enable the company to increase its market coverage in India and the neighboring countries … Read more

Essential Ingredients to distribute AkzoNobel Personal Care products

By Angelika Meiss

AkzoNobel has selected Essential Ingredients, a sales and marketing organizations in personal care, household and industrial products, as its new distributor of personal care products and technologies. Under the agreement, Essential Ingredients will be the exclusive distributor for U.S. customers east of the Rocky Mountains, with the exception of Texas. The product offering includes the … Read more

L’Oreal to acquire Niely Cosmeticos Group in Brazil

By Angelika Meiss

L’Oréal has signed an agreement to acquire in Brazil. Founded in 1981 by Daniel Fonseca de Jesus, Niely Cosmeticos is the largest independent hair coloration and hair care company in Brazil, one of the world’s largest hair color and hair care markets. With a net revenue of 405 million Brazilian Reals (140 million euros) in … Read more

Biesterfeld Spezialchemie: Salicylates and Chemicals with 3 alternative preservative blends

By Dorothea Michaelis

Salicylates and Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. , a partner of Biesterfeld Spezialchemie, has launched three multi-functional preservative blends with the additive ethylhexylglycerin belonging to the Saliguard®-product portfolio keeping up with the current trend of paraben free preservatives. Saliguard® EHGP (INCI: Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol), a broad-spectrum preservative that works well against bacteria, yeast, mold and fungi, and is … Read more

AAK Personal Care team up with Mexican distributor

By Angelika Meiss

AAK Personal Care expands its global distributor network with ABA Mexico. “AAK Personal Care have signed a sole distributor agreement with ABA Mexico S.A. de C. V. The company fit into our distributor network since they too are specialized on bioactives and functional ingredients”, says Minna Dam, Global Director at AAK Personal Care. ABA was … Read more

Induchem to open a new office in Asia this summer

By Angelika Meiss

Induchem will open a new office in Asia. Frederic Serres, Induchem’s new sales representative for Asia, will manage this office in Singapore by mid July. Mr. Frederic Serres will be in charge of supporting Induchem’s distributor network in the Asian market. He has 14 years professional experience in Sales and Technical support in Cosmetics, and … Read more

Moroccanoil and Avon Products resolve trademark dispute

By Angelika Meiss

Moroccanoil and Avon Products have resolved all disputes regarding Moroccanoil’s challenge to Avon’s trademarks and trade dress for its Advance Techniques hair care products containing argan oil, as well as Avon’s challenges to the validity of Moroccanoil’s trademark registrations and oppositions to Moroccanoil’s trademark applications. The disputes included a litigation in the United States District … Read more

L’Oréal USA’s reaction to FTC Agreement

By Angelika Meiss

USA and the Federal Trade Commission have reached an agreement that will end an inquiry regarding certain advertising claims that were discontinued some time ago. The proposed agreement imposes no monetary penalties and expressly states that L’Oréal USA does not admit any improper advertising practices.The agreement approved today by the Commission is subject to a … Read more

NCD and Variati have extended collaboration

By Angelika Meiss

NCD Ingredients Germany and the Italian company Variati have extended their collaboration. Since July 2014 NCD has taken over responsibility for marketing and sales of Variati products not only in Germany but also in Switzerland and Austria. The product line includes antibacterial ingredients, moisturizing power complexes and emollient actives. Additionally Variati is the specialist for … Read more

Avon plans to cut 600 jobs

By Angelika Meiss

Avon announced additional actions as part of the company’s ongoing turnaround efforts to return Avon to sustainable, profitable growth. These steps are related to continued efforts to right size the cost structure, improve organizational effectiveness, streamline processes to gain efficiencies and reduce cost across the organization. These actions are primarily global headcount reductions of approximately … Read more

Impag distributes DuPont Soy Polymer line for Personal Care

By Angelika Meiss

DuPont’s SoBind Harmony line of Soy Polymer products is now distributed by Impag throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland. DuPont Soy Polymers product line, SoBind Harmony, is uniquely designed for the personal care industry. It has pigment dispersing properties, is a rheological aid, stabilizes and emulsifies products in skin care, hair care and color cosmetics formulations. … Read more

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