Industry buzz
World’s available CO2 ’budget’ for 1.5C smaller than thought: study
The amount of CO2 the world can emit and still limit warming to 1.5C is much smaller than previously thought and could be used up in six...
Unilever Ventures makes first foray into fragrance with The 7 Virtues
Unilever Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Unilever Group, has joined forces with True Beauty Ventures, a US based investment firm...
FDA proposes ban on hair relaxers containing formaldehyde
In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a ban on using formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing chemicals as an...
Positive Plastics teams up with Roctool to launch a“Positive Surfaces” kit
Launched by three material experts — Efrat Friedland, Erik Moth-Müller, and Markus Paloheimo — Positive Plastics aims to provide...
Amorepacific increases participation in COSRX and becomes main share owner
Amorepacific, who already owned 38.4% of COSRX shares, has announced the acquisition of the 288,000 remaining shares held by COSRX’s...
Eastman and Icons ICS launch eco-friendly monomaterial cosmetic compact
Icons ICS, a leading supplier of cosmetic packaging solutions, has partnered with specialty materials company Eastman to launch an...
The Body Shop: Natura enters exclusive negotiations with Aurelius
The Brazilian cosmetics giant announced on Monday, October 30, that it has signed an exclusivity agreement with German private equity...
Perfume: dsm-firmenich increases production capacities of its Habanolide musk
The Swiss-Dutch ingredient specialist for the nutrition, health and beauty markets has announced the upcoming commissioning of a...
Apoena Biotech inks deal with Greenact to distribute ingredients in Brazil
The Brazilian maker of biotech personal care ingredients has appointed Greenact to distribute its products in the domestic market....
Skincare reigns supreme in this year’s in-cosmetics Asia awards
The trade show dedicated to personal care ingredients, which will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 7 to 9 November 2023, has...
