News
Child labour involved in mica sourcing
Industry buzz
Child labour is involved in the sourcing of mica used in some cosmetics and make-up products, wrote the Sunday Times in an article...
Alain Chevassus, Cosfibel: "proximity and creativeness to deal with the crisis"
Companies & industry
Packaging supplier Cosfibel is fighting the crisis through cost reductions and a strategy of creativity, and manufacturing and commercial...
M&H launches an animal-shaped standard bottle
Industry buzz
Latest addition to M&H Plastics’ range of standard products, ‘Character’ is a 250ml HDPE bottle with a 23mm snap-on flip top closure....
Autajon to inaugurate two new plants at the beginning of next fall
Companies & industry
The Autajon group is inaugurating a new manufacturing plant for folding boxes in the United States as well as another factory in Germany....
Plastics: innovation against the crisis?
Innovation & new products
ELIPSO, the trade organization gathering French manufacturers of flexible plastic packaging, recently released the latest issue of...
Brazilian cosmetics market scores much higher than expected
Industry buzz
Cosmetics sales in Brazil grew 18% from January to June 2009, the Brazilian Toiletry, Perfumery and Cosmetic Association (ABIHPEC), said...
Biopack: the scent of innovation
Industry buzz
Biopack, the French fragrance sample specialist that Socoplan - Ileos Group subsidiary providing samples and unit doses - acquired last...
Yves Rocher wants to expand its retail network in Canada
Companies & industry
Yves Rocher, who historically only operated its own stores in Canada, is now offering them up as franchises, with the aim to strengthen...
IFRA found banned fragrance in randomly tested product
Industry buzz
The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) recently announced that one out of the 50 products randomly tested from around the world...
Schwan-STABILO Cosmetics: “Colour is a means of expressing its individuality”
Packaging & design
Latest industrial investment to date for the giant manufacturer of cosmetic pencils: the construction and startup, a few weeks ago, of a...
