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Dow and Rohm and Haas find agreement to close acquisition
Dow Chemical and Rohm and Haas say that they have reached an agreement to close Dow’s previously announced acquisition of Rohm and Haas...
La Prairie Group bets on Asian markets
Beiersdorf’s La Prairie Group posted double-digit growth in 2008 for the fourth consecutive year. The Swiss company announced that net...
Helen of Troy to buy P&G’s Infusium business
Helen of Troy Limited is in the process of acquiring the global Infusium 23 hair care business from The Procter & Gamble Company. The...
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...
