AkzoNobel to plant 12,000 seedlings as part of project to restore Brazilian rainforest to Sao Paolo site
AkzoNobel has announced that it is planting 12,000 seedlings of species native to the region on a stretch of its Brazilian site. The six-hectare plot at the Tangara Reserve, Sao Paulo, is currently populated with non-native eucalyptus woodland. The move is the latest...
Seaweed used to make agar agar under threat of extinction in Chile as demand booms
A seaweed used to make agar agar is in danger of extinction in Chile, one of the world’s top producers of the gelatin substitute, according to a report published by Gulf News America. The Gracilaria chilensis seaweed is harvested from Coihun beach, but farmers report...
L’Oréal goes one better on murumuru partnerships; supplies 240 families with new equipment and training
L’Oréal has upped its game in the search for a sustainable source of murumuru butter, an ingredient said to lend strengthening and moisturizing properties to hair care ranges, according to a report published by European Supermarket Magazine. The French beauty giant is...
Unilever and IFF team up with NGOs on Haiti vetiver project
International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) and Unilever have announced a new partnership with leading non-governmental associations (NGOs) to enhance the livelihoods of smallholder vetiver farmers in Haiti. Goals set for Vetiver Together, as the project is known,...
Columbia peace deal to create potential business for cosmetics market through untapped jungle areas
An imminent peace deal between the Columbian government and The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army (FARC) is said to allow access to areas of the jungle formerly deemed too dangerous for research and as a result create business opportunities for...
Clariant to take sustainable model to Africa and Asia as Beraca deal closes
Specialty chemicals supplier Clariant has completed a transaction to acquire a 30 percent share in leading Brazilian natural and sustainable ingredients producer Beraca Ingredientes Naturais. The two companies announced their intention to form a strategic partnership...
Venezuelans turn to natural and handmade products as shortages bite
Venezuelans are making their own cosmetics in a bid to overcome the chronic shortages that the nation is experiencing as a result of the country’s deepening economic crisis, according to a report published by Reuters. With stores boasting little but empty shelves...
Venezuelans turn to natural and handmade products as shortages bite
Venezuelans are making their own cosmetics in a bid to overcome the chronic shortages that the nation is experiencing as a result of the country’s deepening economic crisis, according to a report published by Reuters. With stores boasting little but empty shelves...
CEO of Peru’s largest cosmetics manufacturer, Belcorp, scoops social sustainability award
Eduardo Belmot, CEO of Peruvian direct sales company Belcorp, has been honored with a BRAVO Business Award in recognition of ‘his committed action to the company's employees, consumers, suppliers, to the community and the environment, but most importantly, for...
Natura signs sales agreement for Solazyme’s microalgae oil
One of Brazil’s largest cosmetics and personal care companies, Natura, has signed a purchasing agreement with ingredients supplier Solazyme for a proprietary microalgae oil. The agreement is the culmination of a two-year collaboration to develop new formulations using...
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