Cosmetic start-up company AOBiome promotes live bacteria as secret to healthy skin
In a bid to make a dent on the skin care market North American company AOBiome is promoting the use of live bacteria for healthy skin and has incorporated a live bacteria solution into its signature product that you spritz onto the face and body. The spray has been...
BASF and Petronas Chemicals set to build global plant in Kuantan as part of diversification strategy
Germany-based BASF and Petronas Chemicals have announced a new joint venture in the proposed build of a global plant in Kuantan, South Asia. The new world-scale production plant will make highly reactive polyisobutene (HR-PIB) and will be the first of its kind in the...
North American cosmetics innovator Markwins appoints new president to bolster Physicians Formula division
Jeff Rogers has been announced as the new President of Markwins International Corporation Physicians Formula – a part of the Markwins organisation since 2012. The appointment will see Rogers working with the founder and CEO of the company to focus on creativity and...
Cosmetics behemoth Unilever beats analyst expectations with 2.9% growth in the first half of the year
Consumer goods company Unilever has reported a 2.9% growth in the first half of the year, beating expert forecasts, which were 2.6%. The growth boosted the company on the FTSE 100 with shares up by two per cent to £29.18 in early trading. However, the company warned...
Ho Chi Minh police seize five tons of counterfeit cosmetics in smuggling ring raid
The National Steering Committee on Prevention and Control of Smuggling, Trade Fraud and Counterfeit Goods and Ho Chi Minh City’s economic police have seized a huge haul of counterfeit cosmetics in the city’s District 6. Some five tons of fake beauty products were...
Online beauty retailer Hermo scoops full L’Oréal listing in Malaysia-first
Malaysian e-commerce site Hermo has teamed up with L’Oréal to become the first online beauty retailer in the country to carry the French beauty giant’s full complement of mass market brands. Products from L’Oréal Paris, Maybelline, Garnier, Biotherm and Clarisonic...
Unilever takes ‘Afrocentric’ approach to marketing in Malawi with Vaseline Winter Warmer campaign
Unilever Malawi has launched a new promotional campaign for one of its flagship products, Vaseline. The Vaseline winter warmer campaign will highlight the product’s key claims in a bid to attract new consumers. Marketing Manager for Unilever Malawi Wongani Vinkhumbo...
Givaudan goes small to grow big; world’s biggest fragrance manufacturer targets new regional customers
The world’s biggest flavors and fragrances manufacturer is hoping to secure business from smaller, regional customers to mitigate a slowdown in demand from the FMCG giants, according to a report published by Reuters. “Going forward, it’s really about continuing to...
DS Healthcare Group has high hopes for Brazilian market on Spectral.Lash launch; aims for 30 percent of sales
DS Healthcare Group has gone all out for the debut of its eyelash stimulating product, Spectral.Lash, in Brazil’s Drogaria Iguatemi in the hope of building high sales from the off. The launch campaign includes floor-to-ceiling displays, a cover position for...
Elizabeth Arden announces appointment of new president alongside new joint venture
Global prestige beauty products company Elizabeth Arden has announced the appointment of JuE Wong as president, commencing 3rd August, 2015. The appointment goes hand in hand with the news of a joint venture agreement with Asian prestige beauty distributor Luxasia...
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