K-beauty meets K-pop: South Korean celebrities cash in with own cosmetics lines
Several South Korean celebrities are hoping to leverage their popularity together with the craze for Korean cosmetics by launching their own beauty lines, according to a report published in the Korea Herald. Three notable actresses have launched their own lines of...
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South Korean home shopping channel to launch in Thai market
South Korean High Shopping Co, a joint venture between InTouch Media and Hyundai Home Shopping, is set to become the third South Korean home shopping operator to enter the Thai market, with a launch in Vietnam slated for the second quarter of 2016. High Shopping’s...
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Crabtree & Evelyn to move into Chinese market following takeover
Cosmetics company Crabtree & Evelyn is set to capitalize on the Chinese market following its take-over late last year by Chinese company Nan Hai. It was the largest foreign cosmetic deal to date involving a Chinese buyer and has given the brand an inroad into the...
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India to further target Vietnam as main cosmetics and chemicals trade export
It is thought that Indian cosmetics and chemical manufacturers are continuing to eye Vietnam as a promising export market, with the market for exported chemicals increasing over the past two years. According to Chemexcil statistics, India’s exports of dyes, dye...
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Avon puts paid to rumors suggesting China exit
Avon has spoken out to quash rumors that are circulating the industry suggesting the direct sales giant is set to remove its products from the Chinese market due to an ongoing sales lull. It’s no secret that currency pressures have made China a volatile market for...
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Sales of AmorePacific-owned Sulwhasoo reach KRW1 trillion
Sales of AmorePacific’s premium skin care line, Sulwhasoo, reached a record KRW1 trillion in 2015. The K-beauty powerhouse is said to have reported a 25 percent increase on 2014 sales, thanks to growing popularity with Chinese consumers. The brand’s popularity in...
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Amway opens Rs550 crore plant in India
Amway has cut the ribbon on its first manufacturing facility in India. The Rs550 crore plant is located in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu. The Indian plant is the direct sales giant’s third located outside of the US and Amway is said to have spent more than 30...
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Garnier Thailand makes spoof selfie stick commercial
L’Oréal-owned Garnier Thailand has commissioned CJ WORX to make a spoof selfie stick video for its Garnier Sakura skin care range. The commercial features a young girl struggling to use an extra-long selfie stick to avoid up-close shots of her skin's imperfections....
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Intercos signs joint venture with Shinsegae to develop cosmetics for Asia
Italian cosmetics manufacturer Intercos has signed a joint venture with South Korean retailer Shinsegae International, according to a report published by Reuters. The new joint venture is tasked with developing make-up and skin care products for Asian markets....
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Beiersdorf opens first Nivea manufacturing site in India boosting ‘Make in India’ initiative
Nivea parent company Beiersdorf has opened a new Nivea manufacturing site based in Sanand, India in a Rs 850 crore investment. The site will manufacture Nivea and Nivea for Men products, helping to boost the Make in India initiative launched by Indian Prime Minister...
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Rakuten to sell cosmetics on JD.com in a bid to break China
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has announced it will attempt to counteract stiff competition in the Japanese market by setting up an online store in China, on the JD.com Inc network. As limited growth prospects and a saturated market limit development in the...
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Baring Asia acquires HCP Packaging from private equity firm
Baring Asia has acquired cosmetic packaging company HCP Packaging from private equity firm TPG Capital Management. The acquisition will see a total of $1.55 billion returning to investors in 2015, according to a letter to its limited partners reviewed by Reuters. It...
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Croda celebrates expansion of manufacture site
Chemicals company Croda has this week celebrated the expansion of its alkoxylation facilities on Jurong Island, Singapore. The expansion comes as part of the company’s global strategy to provide innovative solutions to consumers in the fast growing markets of Asia...
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Unilever tops 2015 YouTube Asia Pacific Ads Leaderboard with OMO Matic video
Unilever has topped the 2015 YouTube Asia Pacific Ads Leaderboard with its Vietnam-targeted OMO Matic ad, featuring local celebrity Son Tung and attracting more than 14 million views to date. “Vietnamese people are becoming more digital savvy nowadays. Our research...
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Unilever Australia appoints new Chief Marketing Officer
Unilever Australia and New Zealand has appointed John Broome as Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President, effective February 15, 2016. Broome joins the Anglo-Dutch FMCG giant from Kellogg, where he was Chief Marketing Officer, and boasts 25 years’ of experience in...
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Korea’s Fair Trade Commission fines SK-II US$84,700 for false advertising
Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has penalized P&G Korea to the tune of US$84,700 for misleading consumers after its SK-II brand posted advertisements disguised as reviews on several websites, according to a report published by the Korea IT Times. P&G Korea...
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Multinationals triumph at Indian marketing awards
The winners of Exchange4media’s Indian Marketing Awards 2015 were revealed on Friday. The awards spanned 14 categories, including brand activation, B2B marketing, consumer insight, digital and mobile. A jury of respected industry experts, headed by Shantanu Khosla,...
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FDA Phillapines warns against unregistered cosmetics
As more and more consumers purchase cosmetics in the run up to Christmas, the Philippines Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned against buying personal care goods such as imported shampoo, toothpaste, hair dye, and facial creams. In an advisory...
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Unilever expands presence in Philippines with new global shared hub
Personal care giant Unilever has continued to ramp up its investment in the local Philippine market with the establishment of the Enterprise and Technology Solutions (ETS) global shared hub and office. The ETS is part of the company’s EURO 100 million investment in...
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L’Oréal China CEO: We stay strong in Chinese market by understanding the consumer
L’Oréal China CEO Alexis Perakis-Valat has spoken of the company’s success in the Chinese market, and has attributed it in part to how well it understands the local consumer. Speaking to China Daily.com, Perakis-Valat said, "What is more interesting is the underlying...
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AmorePacific’s exports to hit US$200 million milestone
AmorePacific is hoping to achieve a milestone target of exports this year, and is on track to hit the US$200 million mark – a K-beauty first, according to a report published in The Korea Times. The latest figures from the Korean Customs Service show that the South...
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Procter & Gamble moves to local production in Pakistan
Having broken ground on a new project to extend its existing manufacturing facility at Port Qasim, Karachi, Procter & Gamble is planning to manufacture its popular hair care ranges, Pantene and Head & Shoulders, locally for the Pakistan market, according to a...
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AmorePacific Chairman named Forbes Asia Businessperson of the Year
The Chairman and Chief Executive of South Korea’s largest cosmetics company, Amore Pacific, has been named Businessman of the Year 2015 by Forbes Asia. Suh Kyung-Bae is featured on the cover of the latest issue, available on newsstands now. Suh is credited with the...
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Shiseido travel retail zones in on Chinese tourists with digital marketing
Following the announcement that Shiseido had created a new global travel retail marketing team in accordance with the group’s Vision 2020, Global Travel Retail Marketing Director Elisabeth Jougelet has spoken to The Moodie Report about the division’s plans for the...
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South Korea set to pass cosmetics animal testing restrictions bill
The National Assembly’s Health and Welfare committee in South Korea has passed a bill that will ban the use of cosmetics and cosmetic ingredients. According to Cruelty Free International, the committee will apply for the bill from 2018, two years earlier than was...
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Eco&more becomes first Chinese company to join PETA’s cruelty-free cosmetics list
Shanghai-based Eco&more has become the first Chinese personal care company to join PETA’s cruelty-free list of companies that refuse to make products that are manufactured using animals to test the products, formulations or ingredients. It is a historic move for...
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Management restructure for LG Household & Care
In a bid to boost its foothold on the healthcare market LG Household & Care has made a variety of changes to its management team, including promoting Senior Vice President Lee Jung-ae to Executive Vice President. Lee becomes the first group’s first female...
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Alpha Holding expands packaging business in Africa with new production site
Packaging company Alpha Holding has acquired a new production site in Egypt, acquired from Argo. Due to take place at the end of the year, the acquisition is hoped to further the company’s market position in the area. The site is situated close to Cairo and currently...
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Pakistani brand Luscious Cosmetics goes global with Sephora listing
Pakistani brand Luscious Cosmetics has secured a space on Sephora’s shelves. The nine-year-old brand is currently stocked by Luxola – now owned by Sephora – and is popular among South Asian consumers. “Luscious is popular within the South Asian expat diaspora....
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India to double trademark registration fee but simplifies procedure for ‘well known’ status
India is proposing to replace the rules that currently govern trademark procedures to simplify and expedite trademark filing, according to the World Trademark Review. The draft measures also propose a hefty hike in fees – with a 100 percent rise in registration costs,...
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Japanese firm Teijin Frontier to launch moisturizing clothing range made from cosmetic fibers
A Japanese chemical company, Teijin Frontier, is set to launch a range of women’s undergarments made from a new fiber said to retain moisture in the skin. The clothes are made from polyester fibers containing malic acid designed to maintain the pH balance of the skin,...
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One in five Asians blame manufacturers who use palm oil for haze
Some 18 percent of people surveyed in countries affected by the haze believe that companies who produce products containing palm oil are responsible for the air pollution that has blanketed Southeast Asia for months on end. A YouGov survey asked 7,536 residents in...
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South Korean cosmetics exports expected to surge as China-South Korea Free Trade Agreement eliminates tariffs
The South Korean cosmetics industry is expected to reap the rewards over the next 10 years as the China-South Korea free trade agreement (FTA) eliminates tariffs on exports between the two countries. Export tariffs currently stand at 10 percent. The free trade...
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Sa Sa reports profit slump due to Chinese tourist slowdown
Hong Kong skin care and cosmetics retailer Sa Sa International Holdings has reported a half-year net profit plunge of 55 percent; hit by a drop in mainland tourists. Net profit fell to HK$153 million ($19.7 million) for the six months ending September 2015, while...
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Marketers innovate with beauty devices in 2015
Following a record-breaking growth of 15 percent globally in 2014, the beauty devices market is continuing to innovate this year, with key players upgrading their product portfolio in 2015. According to Kline Blogs, marketers are capitalizing on the fast-growing...
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Matrade: Tokyo 2020 is the perfect opportunity to explore the Japanese halal market
Malaysia’s External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) hosted a seminar for SMEs on export opportunities for Malaysian halal products and services, held in partnership with global logistics consultant Nippon Express and Brahim’s Holdings, highlighting how the...
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Clariant promotes palm oil sustainability with education initiative for Malaysian farmers
Swiss specialty chemicals group Clariant has teamed up with Wilmar International and L’Oréal to educate Malaysian palm oil producers on sustainability, certification and supply chain traceability – and increase productivity by 20 percent. The project, named...
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Shiseido ad wins Grand Prix at Epica Awards
Shiseido has picked up one of the ad industry’s most respected gongs for a branded short film which challenges our perceptions of gender identity. The ad, named High School Girl?, was created by Watts of Tokyo and has attracted eight million views since being posted...
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Nivea extends brand marketing to personalized tins
Beiersdorf-owned skin care favourite Nivea has taken its brand marketing to the next level by holding in-store events which allow consumers to add personal photographs to their Nivea tins. Consumers have visited the events, which have been held at E-Marts and...
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Future Group to challenge behemoths Unilever with FMCG expansion
Indian retailer Future Group is set to develop its foothold in the Indian market by expanding out of its own formats and delving further into the world of FMCG, challenging the likes of market leader Unilever. The company, which has formats such as Big Bazaar, Food...
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L’Oréal dominates ‘maturing’ cosmetics market
The global cosmetics market has seen relatively stable growth over the past 10 years, with L’Oréal coming out on top as the leader of the market, according to EY’s annual survey of the luxury and cosmetics industry titled, ‘Seeking sustainable growth: The luxury and...
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AmorePacific and LG Household & Health Care drop all litigation in cooperation agreement
Korean cosmetics giants AmorePacific and LG Household & Health Care have agreed to drop all litigation against each other and to share patents in a deal that will see the pair cooperate on product innovation. The deal will allow LG Household & Health to use...
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Taiwan’s FDA bans carcinogenic estrogen in cosmetics products
Taiwan’s Food and Drugs Administration has banned certain components of estrogen – estradiol, estrone and ethinyl estradoil – in cosmetics and personal care products. The ban will come into effect in July 2016. Companies found producing, distributing or selling...
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Shiseido CEO: Japanese brands need more emotional appeal
While Japanese brands are fully adept at their intrinsic values, they are lacking in extrinsic qualities and are falling flat when it comes to the emotional connection with consumers, according to Shiseido CEO Masahiko Uotani. Speaking at the Nikkei Global Management...
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Success for Chinese e-commerce site Alibaba on ‘Singles Day’
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, which sells FMCG such as cosmetics, has beaten its own record for sales on what is said to be the world’s biggest shopping day – Singles Day. The site has reported sales worth 91.2bn yuan ($14.3bn) – a 60 percent increase from the...
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Projected growth for packaging machinery driven by cosmetics industry
Demand for packaging machinery is said to grow by 4.9 percent annually over the coming three years, according to a forecast by Ucima Research Department. This growth will be driven by the cosmetics industry which will be up 6.6 percent. According to the forecast...
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‘Whitening’ salmon semen soap proves popular on underground Thai cosmetics market
A new soap containing salmon semen is said to be making waves online in Thailand as consumers continue to seek products to whiten their skin. The skin whitening market is big business in Thailand as consumers seek products that promise quick results to lighten the...
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Korean beauty brands create foothold on Indian cosmetics market
A group of Korean cosmetics companies have signed a deal with New Delhi-based distribution company Rajshree Empires to sell their products in-store and offline in India. The move sees Korean companies such as PLK International, Coson Co, Esthetics House, OUTIN...
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P&G dandruff research hailed for potential to treat chronic skin conditions
Procter & Gamble scientists have discovered a link between dandruff and a microbe found on the scalp that could have ramifications for the prevention and treatment of skin conditions such as eczema and seborrheic dermatitis, and even skin cancer. P&G’s...
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Kanebo caters for Japan’s aging population with new range for over 60s
Kanebo has launched a new skin care line aimed at women aged 60 and over. The Twany Glow range was conceived in response to the statistic that women aged 60 to 69 make up almost 40 percent of Japan’s cosmetics users and their per capita spending is the highest. “Women...
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