Markets & trends
Indian cosmetics market to stay away from global crisis
The Indian cosmetic industry grew rapidly in the last couple of years, at a CAGR of around 7.5% between 2006 and 2008. However, the...
Plastic tubes: Revolution on its way
A near 3 billion extruded plastic tubes and almost 4 billion laminate tubes, the mind boggles when looking at these production figures in...
“Tube got its edge,” Eric Firmin, HCP
HCP Packaging has been partnering for three years with Shanghai Wan Hui Plastic Packaging, with the aim to provide its customers with a...
UK retail will never be the same again
The current UK retail downturn is not simply a temporary side-effect of the recession, says Verdict Research, part of the Datamonitor...
“The crisis thrashes out given ideas,” Dominique Bouvier, Strand Cosmetics Europe
Strand Cosmetics Europe just launched its new Spring/Summer Time 2010 collection. On this occasion, Dominique Bouvier, CEO, sketches out...
“Beauty industry professionals, now more than ever, need to meet,” David Bondi, ITEC France
Difficult economic times harshly affected professional tradeshows worldwide. Despite this dull context, David Bondi, president of ITEC...
Lostmac’h exports Brittany through cosmetics
Lostmarc’h, the perfumery brand, which was created in 2006 by Antoine Vuillermet is continuously progressing on foreign markets....
Luxury goods sales to drop by 10% in 2009, says Bain & Company
The luxury sector faces between a 15% and 20% decline in sales revenues during the first two quarters in 2009 (at constant exchange...
Cosmoprof: a lacklustre edition
As many other professional tradeshows, the 2009 of Cosmoprof was likely to be impacted by the current economic situation. Despite the...
“Creativity is Brazil’s main asset,” Joao Carlos Basilio Da Silva
Despite the economic crisis, Brazilian cosmetics makers still have ambitious goals on foreign markets, ABIHPEC’s President, Joao Carlos...
