Industry buzz
RPC to supply bottles for new Nivea Visage line
Beiersdorf has chosen RPC’s blow moulding cluster to be the supplier of the new Nivea Visage line, the packaging supplier said in a...
Dow Corning and Elevance join forces to tap natural ingredients market
Dow Corning and Elevance Renewable Sciences have signed joint development and marketing agreements to create and market a new line of...
IFF names new head of supply chain
Global creator of flavours and fragrances, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), recently announced the nomination of Beth E....
Beiersdordf’s conquest of the East
Beiersdorf’s Central and Eastern European Management Unit reported an 11% increase of its turnover in the first half year of 2008 to...
Bormioli Rocco bets on low-impact materials
The plastics division of Italian packaging producer Bormioli Rocco is launching a range of 100% recycled PET bottles for cosmetics and...
Nivea launches creatine based men’s hair care
Beiersdorf’s Nivea is launching Hair Recharge a new hair care line for men, including a shampoo and tonic, formulated with a combination...
Kemira and Rockwood form titanium giant
Kemira Oyj and Rockwood Holdings Inc. have combined their titanium dioxide (TiO2) businesses in a joint venture to create one of the...
Procter & Gamble purchases haircare specialist Nioxin
The Procter & Gamble Company announced the acquisition of Nioxin Research Laboratories, a leader in the scalp care professional...
BASF confirms price rise trend in the paper and cardboard industry
German chemicals giant BASF announced a 15% increase in the price of all its wet-end paper chemicals in Europe, the Middle East and...
Zirh goes airless with Rexam
Maker of prestige formulations for men, Zirh, has chosen Rexam’s Sof’Airless for its new Zirh Platinum skin treatment products: Zirh...
