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NPA and NaTrue toward equivalency agreement for natural cosmetics
The Natural Products Association (NPA), the leading U.S. trade organization for manufacturers, retailers and distributors of natural...
L’Occitane: first IPO… in Hong Kong
French manufacturer and distributor of cosmetics L’Occitane has selected Hong Kong for its first initial public offering (IPO). The...
Maesa Group designs new solid fragrance accessory for Hanae Mori
Hanae Mori turned to Maesa Beauty to envision and create a new vessel for its Butterfly fragrance. Together with the Hanae Mori team,...
Brazil raises tariffs on U.S. goods including cosmetics
Brazil announced yesterday it would raise tariffs on 102 U.S. exports in a bid to force the U.S. to end subsidies to cotton producers....
Full house for MakeUp in Paris
Four months before its inauguration, more than thirty industrial partners have decided to participate in the first edition of MakeUp in...
BeautyFull Club: recovery program for 2010!
The Board of Directors composed of the BeautyFull Club’s founding members met last week to take stock of actions engaged since its...
Colorado will not ban carcinogen substances in cosmetics
Colorado lawmakers have indefinitely postponed House Bill 1248 that would have prohibited shampoos, shaving creams and other personal...
Two new decoration techniques by Pochet
Eager to carry on innovation, Pochet is launching to new glass decoration techniques: – a technique to give a metallic aspect to the...
Cosmogen strengthens Chinese operations
Cosmogen, a France-based specialist of cosmetics packaging, in particular of make-up dispensers and applicators, just opened an office in...
The Grand Prix du Parfum opens up to the general public
For its 11th edition, the Grand Prix du Parfum changed its formula in order to allow the general public to give its opinion on the...