Beiersdorf AG ordnet Führungsstruktur ab 2019 neu

Beiersdorf baut zum 1. Januar 2019 unter dem neuen Vorstandsvorsitzender Stefan De Loecker die Führung des Unternehmens um. Ralph Gusko, seit Juli 2011 Vorstandsmitglied der Beiersdorf AG, derzeit für Marken, R&D sowie die Region Asia Pacific zuständig, wird das Unternehmen im beiderseitigen Einvernehmen verlassen. Das Regionalressort Asia Pacific wird Ralph Gusko weiter verantworten bis spätestens … Read more

Clariant Color Forecast: Greens are back in 2020

Clariant, a global supplier of specialty chemicals, has released ColorForward 2020, the 14th edition of the annual color forecasting guide for the plastics industry. While consumer preferences have been trending toward warmer tones in recent years, Clariant color-trend watchers see a shift to cooler blues and greens in the palette they developed for 2020. In … Read more

Cosmoprof: Cosmotalks presents the latest trends and innovative solutions

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2019, the international B2B event for the cosmetics industry, presents an exclusive preview of the latest trends, innovative solutions and technologies for the sector, providing all beauty professionals with an overview of how the industry is evolving in the future. For its third edition, CosmoTalks will present research, new products, consumer trends … Read more

Beiersdorf reshuffles its management.

Beiersdorf will reshuffle its management starting January 1, 2019 when the new CEO Stefan De Loecker takes office. Ralph Gusko, member of the Executive Board since July 2011 and until now responsible for brands, R&D as well as the Asia Pacific region, will leave the company by mutual consent. Ralph Gusko will continue to be … Read more

Croda ranks high in company contest

Croda International, supplier of high performance ingredients and technologies has been voted the most admired company in the British chemical sector for the second year running, and was also named the third most admired company in Britain. Improving on their place from the 16th most admired company in 2017, the Yorkshire headquartered Company were recognised … Read more

Nivea launches accelerator-program for beauty start-ups in South Korea

Beiersdorf announces plans to establish an innovation hub for the next generation of Korean beauty disruptors in Seoul. The innovation hub will be sponsored by Nivea. Selected start-ups from South Korea will receive exclusive access to Beiersdorf’s global market reach and leading expertise in the skin care industry. The innovation hub will start the selection … Read more

Terje Haglund acquires Zanders

The group around Terje Haglund acquired Zanders and established the new Zanders-Paper GmbH. Dr Marc d’Avoine, insolvency administrator at Zanders, said: “We are pleased that the acquisition was made by paper professionals who are already very successful in the industry. The continuation of paper production at Zanders is thus assured. All know-how carriers remain on … Read more

Clariant increases Ethylene Oxide capacity

Clariant, a global supplier of specialty chemicals, expands the capacity of its ethylene oxide (EO) unit in Gendorf, Germany. With this investment Clariant continues its development of new EO-based specialties to support a wide range of industries, such as personal and home careNo further details of the investment will be disclosed. “Clariant continues to invest … Read more

IFF-LMC acquires 3 personal care ingredients from Kemin

IFF-Lucas Meyer Cosmetics (IFF-LMC), a cosmetic actives subsidiary of International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), has expanded its strategic portfolio with the acquisition of three personal care ingredients and related intellectual property from Kemin Industries, an ingredient manufacturer committed to improving the quality, safety and efficacy of feed, food and health-related products. This acquisition expands IFF-LMC’s … Read more

Clariant’s BioDTox boosts skin detoxification

Clariant, a supplier of specialty chemicals, and its active ingredients business have unveiled new data further confirming the effectiveness of BioDTox, a food-origin plant extracts active, in activating the skin’s natural detoxification process, controlling sebum and cleansing pollutants on the skin so that they can be easily eliminated. The result is a brighter complexion and … Read more

COSMOPROF WORLDWIDE BOLOGNA 2019 towards sustainability

Cosmoprof is internationally recognised as the place where innovative products and trends in the beauty world are first discovered. A prevailing market trend is undoubtedly a focus on sustainability. Businesses are committed to becoming eco-sustainable in terms of both their organisation and their products while consumers are becoming increasingly aware of natural ingredients and completely … Read more

INOLEX Announces New Flagship US Production Facility

November 27, 2018 (Philadelphia, PA USA) — INOLEX, a global leader in sustainable and innovative beauty care ingredient solutions announced today a major expansion of its US manufacturing capabilities. The expansion, which is set for completion by the second half of 2019, will replace the company’s current US production and warehouse operations with a new … Read more

Gigantischer Coffein-Shampoo Absatz in China

Am frühen Sonntagabend endete der weltweit größte 24-Stunden-Shopping-Marathon in China. Handels-Riese Alibaba bescherte auch dem Männer-Shampoo Alpecin einen neuen Rekord. Alibaba verzeichnete laut eigener Meldung einen Umsatz von rund 31 Milliarden US-Dollar am heutigen Tag und legte damit erneut zu. (Gesamtergebnis 2017: 25,3 Milliarden US- Dollar). Auch der Shampoo-Hersteller aus Bielefeld erreichte einen neuen jemals … Read more

Beiersdorf startet #FutureFocusDay für Kinder von Mitarbeitern

Hamburg, 23. November 2018 – Es ist eine Frage, die sich jeder Schüler früher oder später stellt: Was mache ich eigentlich nach dem Schulabschluss? Ob Ausbildung, Studium oder Beruf, soziales Engagement oder Gap Year – den Jugendlichen stehen heute alle Türen offen. Umso schwerer fällt es so manchem, sich zu entscheiden. Beiersdorf bietet Mitarbeiterkindern und … Read more

Henkel mit guter Entwicklung im dritten Quartal

„Henkel hat im dritten Quartal eine gute Entwicklung gezeigt. In einem weiterhin herausfordernden Marktumfeld mit Belastungen aus negativen Währungsentwicklungen und steigenden Materialpreisen konnten wir Umsatz, Ergebnis und Profitabilität weiter steigern. Zu dieser positiven Entwicklung haben alle drei Unternehmensbereiche beigetragen“, sagte Hans Van Bylen, Vorstandsvorsitzender von Henkel. „Das insgesamt gute organische Umsatzwachstum wurde insbesondere durch den … Read more

Henkel reports good development in third quarter

“Henkel delivered a good development in the third quarter. In a continuously challenging market environment with currency headwinds and higher material prices, we further increased sales, earnings and profitability. All three business units contributed to the positive development,” said Henkel CEO Hans Van Bylen. “The overall good organic sales growth was mainly driven by our … Read more

LESSONIA starts a factory dedicated to sheet masks.

4 years ago Lessonia decided to invest on premises dedicated to sheet masks production for European and the North American markets. To face the real emergence of these markets Lessonia did a lot of R&D around sheet masks and made the decision to build a performing factory that complies with European quality norms. The company … Read more

Acquisition: Floressence has been acquired by Creations & Parfums

Creations & Parfums | Floressence, a subsidiary of Elixens has been acquired by Creations & Parfums. Floressence brings along strong international positions in Russia, Europe and Asia which will complement the ones of Creations & Parfums in Africa and the Middle East. Creations & Parfums has been achieving robust double-digit growth for the past five … Read more

WeylChem Group acquires the Home Care and process catalyst business of Catexel Group

Effective November 1, 2018, International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) and WeylChem Group have acquired the Home Care, Cellulosics and Synthesis business of Catexel Group from Unilever Ventures. By acquiring Catexel Technologies Ltd. and Catexel Cellulosics Ltd. from Unilever Ventures, WeylChem Group broadens its portfolio of performance chemicals, providing access to additional markets in industrial & … Read more