Mary Kay showcases commitment to China with new Administrative Management Center
Direct sales giant Mary Kay has showcased its long-term commitment to development in the Chinese market thanks to the opening of the new Administrative Management Center in Shanghai. Unveiled earlier this month, the centre cost 800 million yuan to build and has 13...
Unilever eyes Pakistan for further development
Dutch personal care giant is said to be looking to Pakistan to further investments. According to Daily Pakistan, the development was revealed during a meeting with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad, as told by the Netherlands Ambassador. Pakistan is said to...
Shiseido Hong Kong hosts 4D 5-sense technology exhibition
Shiseido Hong Kong has hosted a 4D 5-sense technology exhibition that led visitors through a sensory technology journey to encourage people to share their ‘precious beliefs’ in a bid to better target ‘millennials’. The exhibition, held at Harbour City, had a 4D...
Johnson & Johnson expands Aveeno range into China
Personal care giant Johnson & Johnson has expanded its Aveeno skin care range into China. The news follows the development of the brand into the Philippines, showing that the company is looking for global dominance with the popular skin care range. The company is...
Social Kinnect media agency wins L’Oréal Professional pitch
Mumbai-based digital media agency Social Kinnect has won L’Oréal Professional’s digital business and will handle the brand’s creative work. This work will span across all platforms including video campaigns. Social Kinnect came out victorious following a multi-agency...
Japanese flavors and fragrance giants T Hasegawa and Tagasako to invest in Southeast Asia
T Hasegawa is planning to spend up to ¥4 billion to build a new manufacturing plant in Malaysia, according to a report published by Nikkei. The company has identified a site in Enstek Industrial Park, south of Kuala Lumpur, although the schedule for construction and...
Kolmar Korea blows KRW17 million on US-based PTP to ‘pave way’ for Americas entry
Kolmar Korea has bought a majority share in a US-based cosmetics manufacturer to ‘pave the way’ for entry to the Americas market, according to a report released by Yonhap News. Kolmar indicated in a regulatory briefing that it has purchased a 51 percent stake in...
LG Household & Health Care to break ground on Cheonan cosmetics complex this year
LG Household & Health Care is said to be planning to break ground on an industrial complex spanning 390,000 square meters in Cheonan later this year, according to a report published by The Korea Herald. The site will house a ‘smart’ factory boasting IoT...
SaSa tempts Chinese consumers back with digital focus
SaSa International is hoping to reverse its fortunes with a new focus on digital, according to a report published by CNBC. The Hong Kong retailer is hoping to establish relationships with potential Chinese shoppers via social media and e-wallet platforms in advance of...
Shiseido Hong Kong Chief Communications Officer to step down
Shiseido Hong Kong has announced that May Law is set to leave the company in October to ‘pursue other opportunities’, according to a report published by Marketing Interactive. Law took up the role of Chief Communications Officer in July. Gloria Ho, Brand General...
Going global: Caolion Cosmetics enlists POSCO Daewoo to spread the word about its K-beauty range
Mid-sized Korean cosmetics firm Caolion Cosmetics has signed a memorandum of understanding with POSCO Daewoo, mandating the latter to promote its cosmetics range via its global marketing network, according to a report published by The Korea Times. Caolion Cosmetics...
A leap in the dark: J&J reluctant to up digital spend while metrics remain unclear
Johnson & Johnson is holding back on its digital marketing budget in the absence of a clear way to measure the performance of digital against traditional channels, according to a report published by Mumbrella. The company’s APAC Head of Global Strategic Insights...
Snowball effect: India to review hand soap regulations after FDA ban
The Indian Central Drug Standard Control Organization is deliberating whether to review the FDA’s decision to ban the use of certain ingredients in antibacterial hand and body washes in a bid to determine whether India’s regulatory body should enact a similar ban,...
Rexona celebrates Australian sports stars with 18-episode series video campaign
Unilever’s Rexona has launched a marketing campaign celebrating Australian athletes, according to a report published by Bandt. The campaign comprises 18 videos featuring stars in various sports. Created by Octagon, in partnership with Fox Sports and AME Management,...
Yoai hopes to kickstart tampon sales in China with premium-styled brand Fémme
Yoai has launched a new tampon brand onto the Chinese market in the hope of revolutionizing the feminine hygiene market, according to a report published by The Drum. With tampon sales accounting for just 1 percent of the £60.7 billion feminine care industry, Yoai is...
TheFaceShop launches in India
K-beauty favorite TheFaceShop has launched onto the Indian market. The K-beauty brand is pursuing a marketing strategy designed to emphasize its natural origins in a bid to appeal to the same consumers who have helped local brand Patanjali achieve its meteoric rise....
ODM Kolmar Korea: we will become number one
ODM Kolmar Korea’s new CEO Yoon Sang-hyun has pledged that the company will become the leader in global cosmetics original design manufacturing (ODM) and also pharmaceutical contract manufacturing organization (CMO) in the next five years. Speaking after his...
Budget retailer Aldi to launch cut-price skincare range
Budget supermarket Aldi is set to launch a new anti-ageing skincare range, named Lacura Skin Science Icellage, in Australia where every item is under $20. Dubbed ‘high quality skincare without the hefty price tag’, is set to be in store and online as of today and is a...
Shilip Kumar appointed Henkel India President
Shilip Kumar has been appointed as the President of Henkel India, succeeding Jeremy Hunter, who moves to President of Henkel China. Kumar will be responsible for spearheading the adhesives and beauty care sectors of the division, as well as continuing his role as...
Shiseido Travel Retail appoints Evelyne Ly-Wainer as Vice President Business Development
Evelyne Ly-Wainer has been named as Vice President Business Development for Shiseido Travel Retail. As part of her role Ly-Wainer will report to Shiseido Travel Retail President Philippe Lesné and will be based in Singapore. Joining from L’Oreal where she spent 13...
Increased investments in K Beauty creates new ‘super rich’
As the popularity of K Beauty shows no sign of abating, the investors are lining up to take a slice of the pie, in turn creating a new wave of superrich CEOs and entrepreneurs. According to a new report in the Korea Herald, international firms are capitalizing on the...
New labelling law creates influx of halal beauty products
Some of the larger multinationals are creating more products to cater to the growing Muslim consumer group ahead of a new law that requires all halal goods to be labelled as such. As the growing desire for halal products increases, so does the need for a clearer level...
Shiseido and Kao lead the way with animal testing alternative approval
Japanese beauty giants Shiseido and Kao have been received approval from The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development for an animal testing alternative called the human cell line activation test, or h-CLAT. Said to reduce product development costs as well...
AmorePacific CEO sets up science foundation
Suh Kyung-bae, chairman and CEO of AmorePacific, has used his own private shareholdings to finance a new science foundation named The Suh Kyungbae Science Foundation. Ploughing around 300 billion won ($268 million) into the venture, Kyung-bae gave a statement at the...
Johnson & Johnson expands Aveeno range into the Philippines
Personal care giant Johnson & Johnson has sought new growth avenues for its successful skin care range Aveeno and has launched it into the Philippines. The natural skin care range, which contains active natural and organic ingredients such as colloidal oats, is...
P&G uses Alibaba.com to boost e-commerce in China
Proctor & Gamble is looking to digital innovator Alibaba.com to assist its online growth in the Chinese market. The company, which launched into China in 1988, is hoping to further capitalize on the 700 million strong online community in the country by utilizing...
Indian government plans trial waiver for foreign cosmetics
It has been reported that the Indian government is set to waiver any research trials for foreign cosmetics that contain ingredients already used in pharmaceutical products. At present all imported brands must undergo trials similar to pharmaceuticals, however, in a...
New Zealand cosmetics firm Linden Leaves leads protest over Chinese animal testing requirement
New Zealand cosmetics companies are protesting the requirement to test their products on animals in order to be approved for sale on the Chinese market, according to a report published by Stuff. The Executive Director of New Zealand’s Cosmetics, Toiletries and...
Perfect recall: Unilever, Colgate and L’Oréal win through at Zee Mindspace Awards
Indian content company Zee Entertainment Enterprises has announced the winners of its first ZEE Mindspace Awards. Several multinationals were recognized for their success at capturing consumers’ mindspace, with Hindustan Unilever clocking up wins across five...
Korean pharmaceutical firm Celltrion to invest KRW150 billion into cosmetics business
The Chairman of South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion has announced that the company is set to invest KRW150 billion into its budding cosmetics business, according to a report published by The Korea Herald’s Investor. “Cosmeceuticals is a growing trend in the...
Unilever Indonesia triumphs in Sustainable Business Awards
Unilever Indonesia was declared the overall winner for Indonesia in the Sustainable Business Awards. “From sourcing of raw materials, through production, to sales, Unilever has consistently increased its efforts year-on-year to adapt its supply chain towards an...
Amway India relaunches Attitude Skin Care
Amway India has re-launched its Attitude skin care range with new formulations and packaging, according to a report published by Orissa Diary. The premium brand is targeted at the youth market with prices starting at Rs325. “The newly launched Attitude skin care range...
Private equity firm Quintessa to acquire GDK Cosmetics?
South Korean sheet-mask manufacturer GDK Cosmetics is said to be in talks with private equity firm Quintessa to sell its majority stake in the firm for some KRW100 billion, according to a report published by The Korea Herald. The stake in question is rumored to be in...
Henkel launches Singaporean global supply chain base
Henkel has set up a new global supply chain base in Singapore, according to a report published by Singapore Business Review. The new facility will work alongside fellow Amsterdam-based hub to standardize the German FMCG manufacturer’s purchasing, production and...
Englewood seeks listing on South Korea’s KOSDAQ as first step to grow Asia presence
US cosmetics developer Englewood Lab has applied to be listed on South Korea’s secondary KOSDAQ bourse, according to a report published by The Korea Herald’s Investor. The company is due to go public in October, and will offer 3.5 million shares priced between...
Vyome Biosciences raises US$14 million to fund ground-breaking acne treatment
Vyome Biosciences has closed a US$14 million Series-C funding round, led by New York-based Perceptive Advisors and Boston-based Romulus Capital. The specialty bio-pharmaceutical firm will employ the cash primarily to further advance research and development of a...
Oriflame to open 30 new service points in India by the end of 2016
Oriflame has moved its Chennai office to larger premises in order to better support consultants based in the area, according to a report published by the Times of India. The new office is located in the Seethakathi Business Centre, Anna Salai. Anil Budania, Senior...
L’Oréal Professional takes the contouring trend to hair color
The contouring trend made famous by selfie-obsessed celebrities such as Kim Kardashian has moved into the hair color sector, according to a report published by The Age. L’Oréal Professional has created a new hair coloring method that is based on the principles of...
L’Occitane to open first ‘digital store’ in Tokyo
L’Occitane is gearing up to open its first ‘digital store’, transforming its flagship in Tokyo’s Shinjuku into a fusion of digital and physical shopping, complete with virtual reality experiences, according to a report published by the Nikkei Asia Review. The store...
Red alert! Shisiedo and Pola Orbis see sales soar of infrared-blocking cosmetics
The latest trend to hit the cosmetics scene in Japan is products that purport to block infrared rays, according to a report published by The Japan Times. While UV light is an established cause of aging, infrared is now being touted as the next enemy to a youthful...
Fair Treatment? Industry analyst calls Unilever’s bluff over new Dove ad for India
The News Minute reporter Sowmya Rajendran has published a scathing attack on Unilever, accusing the Anglo-Dutch FMCG giant of ‘hypocrisy’ after the company’s Dove brand released a new ad designed to challenge stereotypes. The new ad, entitled Is that You?, and...
AmorePacific partners with eBay Korea
AmorePacific and eBay Korea have signed a joint business plan to strengthen their relationship, according to a report published by The Investor. Under the agreement, the K-beauty giant will offer beauty products from its major brands via eBay Korea’s online...
NEC new bioplastic emulates Japanese lacquerware
Japanese technology company NEC has joined forces with the Kyoto Institute of Technology and local lacquerware artist Yutaro Shimode, to develop a bioplastic that uses resin from grasses, trees and other non-edible plant resources that features the highly regarded...
Rakshit Hargave lands Unilever East promotion
Rakshit Hargave has been promoted to Senior VP for Sahara Africa, India & Sales Beiersdorf near East. Hargave has previously held the roles of Managing Director of Nivea’s Indian operations and Chief Operating Officer of Lakme Lever. He will now relocate to Dubai...
Nature Essence listed for sale for Rs600 crore
Cosmetics maker Nature Essence has gone on sale for Rs600 crore and is hoping to attract investors such as Godrej, Emami, Dabur India and Marico. According to Livemint.com, a source claims that the New Delhi-based beauty company has hired advisory firm Deloitte Touche...
L’Oréal Malaysia: new media partner wanted?
There is industry speculation that L’Oreal Malaysia is calling for a media review and looking for a new media agency to handle its accounts. According to marketing-interactive.com, the Malaysian arm of the French beauty house is seeking a new partner as part of the...
Indian cosmetic companies rebrand to attract younger consumers
As beauty consumers get increasingly younger, traditional Indian cosmetic companies are rebranding in a bid to gain valuable market share. Indeed, many companies are rethinking out-dated formulas and marketing in order to breathe new life into their products and...
Shiseido Hong Kong appoints new Head of Digital PR
Shiseido has appointed Zaheer Nooruddin as the newly created role of Head of Digital PR. Nooruddin is an experienced PR guru and has a decade at the forefront of digital communications, most recently his role as executive director and head of innovation at Golin....
Colgate-Palmolive India renews royalty deal with Colgate-Palmolive USA
Colgate-Palmolive India has today announced it has entered into a new five year royalty agreement with its holding company, Colgate-Palmolive USA. As before, royalties will be paid to the holding company for the use of its know-how and intellectual rights. The renewal...
AmorePacific creates customizable lipstick
South Korean multinational AmorePacific has created a lipstick that is entirely customizable. The first for the company, the Two Tone Lip Bar lipstick can be created at the Laneige outlet in Myeong-dong, Central Seoul. Buyers can create two tone lipsticks to match...
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