Industry buzz
LVMH, another step in Russian retail market?
French producer and retailer of luxury goods, LVMH, would have signed deal to buy 50% of Edinaya Evropa, the owner of Russian perfumery...
Pfeiffer names Thomas Eichberger head of beauty division
Germany-based manufacturer of spray and dispensing systems for the pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries, Pfeiffer has named Thomas...
Two new clays at Alban Muller’s
The French specialist of natural cosmetic ingredients, Alban Muller, is adding yellow and orange shades to its clay range. Finely crushed...
Naturex commits itself
French supplier of natural ingredients for the food, dietary supplement, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries, Naturex, is opening its...
Bormioli Luigi starts operating new furnace
Bormioli Luigi, who purchased one of the factories of its colleague Bormioli Rocco a few months ago, has just relaunched this factory’s...
BASF makes offer to acquire Ciba
BASF plans to acquire leading Swiss specialty chemical company Ciba, and will make a public takeover offer to Ciba’s shareholders....
RPC to supply bottles for new Nivea Visage line
Beiersdorf has chosen RPC’s blow moulding cluster to be the supplier of the new Nivea Visage line, the packaging supplier said in a...
Dow Corning and Elevance join forces to tap natural ingredients market
Dow Corning and Elevance Renewable Sciences have signed joint development and marketing agreements to create and market a new line of...
IFF names new head of supply chain
Global creator of flavours and fragrances, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), recently announced the nomination of Beth E....
Beiersdordf’s conquest of the East
Beiersdorf’s Central and Eastern European Management Unit reported an 11% increase of its turnover in the first half year of 2008 to...