Industry buzz
Stora Enso launches CKB Nude, a brown board for a natural positioning
Stora Enso has launched CKB Nude, a new paperboard designed to meet consumer preferences for renewable, recyclable and sustainable...
Arcade Beauty Europe passes North American conformity tests for OTC products
Arcade Beauty’s Socoplan factory in Western France, which specializes in cosmetic samples and single-dose packaging, recently passed...
Claudia Poccia named Chief Marketing Officer of Bare Escentuals
Claudia Poccia has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Bare Escentuals in the US, announced parent company Shiseido Americas....
Natural ingredients sourced in Madagascar will be processed locally by Givaudan
Givaudan just inaugurated NATEMA (Natural Extracts Madagascar), a new processing plant dedicated to clove leaf oil in Madagascar. This...
L’Oréal and Poietis partner to develop bio-printing of hair
French cosmetics giant L’Oréal and biotech firm Poietis have signed an exclusive research partnership to pursue a new scientific...
Clariant to open Global Competence Centre Haircare in Brazil
Clariant has chosen Brazil for its first-ever global Competence Center Haircare (gCCH), set to open in the first quarter of 2017. Located...
HCP takes over plastic mascara injected brushes manufacturer SIMP
HCP, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of prestige primary packaging containers for the cosmetics, skincare and...
CJEU: No exceptions to cosmetics animal testing ban
The Court of Justice of the European Union, EU’s top court, has ruled the issue of animal testing outside the EU in order that the...
Green acquisitions set to continue
Unilever’s purchase of Seventh Generation this week is the latest in a series of green acquisitions. Organic Monitor predicts the trend...
DuPont and SIMP create new mascara brush
For its new injected mascara brush showcased at the latest Luxe Pack tradeshow in Monaco, SIMP has selected DuPont Performance Materials...
