Industry buzz
bareMinerals’ new skincare line aims Asian markets
A launch scheduled in March 2012 in Japan and a double challenge for Bare Escentuals: to launch its bareMinerals brand out from the...
Recyclable airless packaging for Biomaris
For its new range of dermatological skin care products devoted to the treatment of sensitive, dry to very dry, allergy-prone or irritated...
L’Oréal expands in Africa
After the opening in September of subsidiary in Nigeria, L’Oréal opened this week its new Kenyan subsidiary, which will be the hub for...
Cosfibel: end-of-year gift sets for Bourjois
The gift sets created by Cosfibel for Bourjois’ men’s line are transparent to allow their contents to be on centre stage. The consumer...
U.S. prestige make-up market still on the up
Lips, eyes, nails, all segments of the U.S. prestige colour cosmetics market are growing, both in value and volume, according to a survey...
France to tax cosmetic companies
The third attempt was successful for French senator Alain Milon (who belongs to Nicolas Sarkozy’s centre right party) who, after two...
BeautyEurasia and Cosmoprof: Divorce, Italian Style
Ipekyolu and Platform Exhibitions, the organisers of BeautyEurasia, recently announced they will take “all necessary actions against...
Delight: New asymmetrical flip-top cap by Promens
Promens, a leading designer and manufacturer of plastic packaging for the cosmetics industry, continues to offer all-inclusive standard...
M-real increases its folding boxboard production capacity
M-real has successfully completed the rebuild of its Kyro mill in Finland, where it makes the high quality folding boxboards Carta Elega...
Pola Orbis to acquire Jurlique
The race to internationalization continues among leading Japanese cosmetics makers. While Shiseido’s CEO Hisayuki Suekawa recently...
