Industry buzz
Natureworks anticipates rapidly growing demand for bioplastics
NatureWorks, world’s largest supplier of low-carbon-footprint biopolymers, will market a range of polymergrade lactides in order to...
Avon to open new R&D centre in Shanghai
U.S. direct seller and cosmetics giant, Avon, will open a new regional Research and Development centre in Shanghai, with the aim to...
Natrue introduces QR codes on cosmetic products
NaTrue is betting on transparency and information and position itself as a pioneer label on the natural and organic cosmetic market....
Natural is good, ethical is better
Leading French makers of natural cosmetics are dealing with a new ethical issue: animal testing. After Yves Rocher; it is time for...
Formulation remains an issue for natural cosmetics
The quality and supply of organic and natural ingredients is still an issue for manufacturers and brand owners, according to a new...
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...
