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LVMH: record sales in 2014
The world’s leading luxury products group, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, recorded revenue of 30.6 billion euros in 2014, an increase...
The Body Shop acquires its Australia franchise business
The Body Shop has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of Adidem Pty Limited, the company operating The Body Shop Australia since...
Topline creates a protective bubble for Kenzo’s latest anti-aging skincare
Kenzo Parfums selected Topline Products to create the packaging for its latest launch: white lotus enriched anti-aging skincare line...
Ariane and Cobra, two pack innovations by Seriplast
French plastic converter Seriplast A.T. Packaging, based in Oyonnax, in Eastern France, has launched several patented innovative plastic...
Japanese artist Houxo Que creates a fluorescent flacon for YSL Paris Premières Roses
Rather than launching a new perfume this season, YSL Beauty decided to bring fine art to the perfume world in a new flacon. The French...
“No link drawn” between cosmetics and earlier menopause, says the CTPA
Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine have examined the women’s blood and urine for signs of 111 chemicals that...
Cardboards: Iggesund adds a light coat on Invercote’s reverse side
From summer 2015, Invercote G, the bestselling paperboard in Iggesund Paperboard’s Invercote family, will feature a lightly coated...
Packaging suppliers MWV and Rock-Tenn to merge
U.S. packaging giants MeadWestvaco (MWV) and Rock-Tenn Company have entered into an agreement to combine their businesses creating a...
Aptar beauty + home: Elisabteth Salom L’Ancien named Vice President Business Development Fragrance
Elisabeth Salom L’Ancien, aged 48, has been appointed Vice President Business Development Fragrance within Aptar’s Global Market...
Cosmetic ingredients: Clariant and Beraca establish strategic alliance
Switzerland based supplier of specialty chemicals Clariant is acquiring a 30% share of Beraca’s Health and Personal Care division, with...
