Industry buzz
FDA wants more stringent rules for antibacterial soaps
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a proposal to require manufacturers of antibacterial hand soaps and body washes to...
Revlon exits Chinese operations to reduce costs
U.S. cosmetics group Revlon has announced new restructuring actions that will include exiting its operations in China, which operations...
Coty creates a distribution subsidiary in the UAE
Global beauty group Coty, which market brands such as Adidas, Calvin Klein, Chloé, Davidoff, Marc Jacobs, OPI, philosophy, Playboy,...
PPI: luxury coffrets for Christmas
Prestige Packaging Industries (PPI) has supplied several beauty brands with a series of luxury coffrets for the 2013 holiday season....
Henkel strengthens its beauty care business in Russia
Henkel has recently completed the acquisition of a cosmetics plant in Russia from Austrian company Wellchem Holding GmbH, thus expanding...
Evonik gets halal certification for its personal care ingredients
Germany-based supplier of specialty chemicals, Evonik Industries has commissioned an examination of its plants in Essen and Duisburg for...
A Cosmogen tube for Pierre Ricaud’s eye lifting treatment
French skin care brand Dr. Pierre Ricaud has chosen the applicator-tube Mini Squeeze’n Tint, by Cosmogen, for the Eye Lifting treatment...
Oriflame goes upscale with the help of Aptar
Sold exclusively by catalog from November 2013, Oriflame’s eau de toilette for men, Sir Avebury, is now proposed with brand new packaging...
Global natural personal care market to keep growing, says Kline
Despite variable economic conditions, the natural personal care market continues to see strong growth, posting a healthy 10.6% increase...
MakeUp in Seoul partially lifts the veil
Almost all exhibitors at MakeUp in Seoul are now known. The list was revealed in the presence of about fifteen journalists at the press...
