Industry buzz
Australia: national regulatory regime for product safety
The Australian Commonwealth is likely to take control of consumer protection following proposals to amend the Trade Practices Act and...
Cognis sells Botanicals Extracts business
Global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis sold its Botanicals Extracts business to Burgundy Botanical Extracts. The agreement was...
Quadpack wins Worldstar Packaging Award for Nude
After winning the Benchmark Award in 2007, the gold Starpack award in May 2008, Nude’s packaging range, developed by Quadpack wins the...
French competitiveness clusters ink partnership
The Cosmetic Valley and the pole PASS, Perfumes-Aromas-Scents-Saveurs, the two French competitiveness clusters of the French cosmetics...
Symrise names new president of the EAME Scent & Care division
Effective 1st March 2009, Mr Holger Winkel was appointed new president of the EAME region (Europe, Africa, Middle East) for the Scent...
Rexam invests in plastic packaging facility in Mexico
Rexam has purchased the remaining 50% of its joint plastics venture with Pavisa Industries, in Mexico. Rexam subsequently takes full...
Nivea most trusted skin care brand in Europe
For the ninth time in a row Nivea received the highest ranking in the “Most Trusted Brands” survey conducted by the Reader’s Digest...
Korus Coffret shuts down operations
The Korus Group, a French supplier of packaging and printing solutions, today announced the shut down of all operations for its coffret...
Qualipac strengthens position in Brazil
The Qualipac group announced today the acquisition of the Brazilian company Ipel Industria de Pincéis e Embalagens Ltda. Ipel is the...
LGR Emballages sells Nortier
LGR Emballages, a French producer of cardboard folding boxes, recently announced the sale of Nortier Emballages, its subsidiary...
