AXIM Biotechnologies launches new cosmetics range
Industrial hemp biotech firm AXIM Biotechnologies is launching a cosmetics division to sell a new line of cannaboid-based skin care, hair care and oral care products. Based in New York and the Netherlands, AXIM Biotechnologies has traditionally specialized in the...
Oriflame Cosmetics inaugurates production facility in Russia
Swedish cosmetics firm Oriflame Cosmetics has opened a new production site in Niginsk, Russia, following an investment of 150 million euros. The new production site was officially inaugurated today and features a factory, warehouse and distribution centre built on a...
Rawlings Expands into Cosmetic & Pharmaceutical Glass
Glass bottle manufacturer Rawlings is launching a new range of products aimed at the cosmetics and pharmaceutical markets. Founded in England in 1850, Rawlings has established a reputation for manufacturing glass packaging for the food and beverage industry. Yet the...
Charities lobby New Zealand government to ban animal testing
Four of the world’s leading animal welfare charities are urging the New Zealand government to ban cosmetics animal testing. Humane Society International, World Animal Protection, International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Royal Society for the Prevention of...
The Body Shop acquires its Australia franchise business
The Body Shop has completed its acquisition of Adidem Pty Ltd, the independent franchisee company which has been operating The Body Shop in Australia since 1983. This acquisition will move the fifth biggest The Body Shop market's retail sales from a franchise...
Consumer preference for natural personal care products predicted to rise
The global market for natural personal care products increased by nearly 10 percent in 2014, according to a report published by market research firm Kline & Company. The Natural Personal Care Global Series report predicted that growing consumer awareness of...
Household and personal care product suppliers face record fines for price-fixing in France
Personal care brands such as Proctor & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, Henkel and Unilever have been fined 605.6 million euros by French authorities over price-fixing schemes. The French Competition Authority (FCA) issued the fine, the highest it has ever issued, after...
L’Oreal reports profits increase following sale of skin-care business
French cosmetics giant L'Oreal says the sale of a skin care subsidiary underpinned a 66 per cent rise in profits last year, while sales in its key consumer products business fell amid a volatile economic environment. The company behind Lancome cosmetics and The Body...
Oat Cosmetics appoints Thai distributor
UK-based ingredients supplier Oat Cosmetics has appointed Thai distributor Forecus to drive business in the ASEAN territory. Forecus will supply Oat Cosmetics’ full portfolio of Ecocert and COSMOS approved natural and organic oat ingredient. These include Oat COM, a...
P&G due to open US$200 million biomass plant in 2017
In an effort to increase its commitment to renewable energy sources, Proctor & Gamble has announced plans to open a US$200 million biomass plant power powered by scrap wood. The US plant, which is due to open in Georgia in 2017, will turn scrap wood into steam and...
UK manufacturing sector on the rise
The UK manufacturing sector grew in January due to a greater number of export orders, a monthly survey of private sector companies has revealed. Orders from both home and abroad came in faster last month, with new export orders at a five-month high, the Markit/CIPS...
L’Oreal predicts profit increase due to weak euro and low oil price
L’Oreal has predicted a substantial increase in profits during 2015 due to greater consumption in Western Europe triggered by the weak euro and slump in oil prices. Chief Executive Jean-Paul Agon stated in a presentation on Thursday that he expects growth of the...
Revlon partners with Google to launch Valentine’s Day campaign
Revlon has teamed up with Google to create an innovative advertising campaign for Valentine’s Day. Powered by Google technology, the #LOVEISON campaign allows consumers to upload their own photos and messages to Revlon e-cards, which they can then share with loved...
Procter & Gamble appoints Demi Lovato as the face of The Radiant Collection
Procter & Gamble is partnering with US singer Demi Lovato to promote its feminine care product line, The Radiant Collection. The new campaign coincides with a rebrand of The Radiant Collection packaging, covering products from P&G’s Tampax and Always ranges....
Avon loses top spot as leading global direct sales company
Avon is no longer the top global direct sales company as its market share has been exceeded for the first time since 2004 by rival brand Amway. US-based beauty and skincare direct seller Amway gained a higher market share in global direct sales during 2014 at 9.1...
Air Products announces changes to its distribution network
US gas and chemical supplier Air Products has announced changes to its distribution network that will improve the delivery of active ingredients and speciality polymers for the personal care market. Effective immediately, chemical distributor HORN has been appointed...
French Parliament launches bill on the use of vegetal and animal genetic resources
The French Parliament is considering new legislation on biodiversity, which will affect companies in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and agri-food sectors that use genetic resources from vegetal, animals and micro-organisms. Despite the existence of international...
Procter & Gamble announces appointment of director
Proctor & Gamble has appointed Francis S. Blake, former Chief Executive of hardware chain Home Depot, to its board of directors. Blake served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Home Depot from 2007 until his decision to step down as Chief...
L’Oréal named one of Fast Company’s ‘50 Most Innovative Companies in the World’
L’Oréal has been included by US magazine Fast Company in its ’50 Most Innovative Companies in the World’ list for 2015. Every year, the US technology and business magazine ranks the top 50 companies from across the world, according to their use of inventive or...
Walgreens targets the multicultural market with exclusive colour cosmetics line
Walgreen stores across the US will target the multicultural market with the introduction of Circa Colour Cosmetics, a new range of cosmetics designed for range of skin tones. The retail chain is working with cosmetics company Maesa to create affordable products for...
AmorePacific’s opens 350 new stores in China
Korean cosmetics firm AmorePacific has announced plans to increase its revenue by opening 350 new stores in China. The firm will increase the number of Laneige and Sulwhasoo sales outlets and partner with a wider range of online retailers to drive sales of its...
New study reveals consumer insight on product launches
Nearly three quarters (74 percent) of consumers are excited by product launches, but only 28 percent end up remembering them, according to research by UK-based marketing agency Five by Five. The report, which surveyed 2,000 UK adults, found that half of consumers...
Revlon appoints Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Revlon has announced that Benjamin Karsch will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Revlon’s consumer division. Karsch recently spent six years at global health insurance provider Cigna as Chief Marketing Officer. Karsch was...
Macy’s to acquire Bluemercury for $210 million
US department store firm Macy's Inc. has announced that it acquire Washington DC-based beauty chain Bluemercury in an effort to boost sales. Bluemercury was founded in 1999 and began as a local chain offering beauty products and spa services in the affluent regions...
US demand for tube & stick packaging to exceed US$2 billion by 2018
Demand for tube and stick packaging in the US is projected to rise by 4 percent per year, with the market forecasted to reach $2.1 billion by 2018, according to industry intelligence specialists ReportBuyer. Growth will be fuelled by recoveries in the manufacturing...
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