News
Standard & Poor’s downgrades M-real’s credit rating
Industry buzz
Standard & Poor’s has today downgraded M-real Corporation’s B- rating to CCC+, announced the company in a release. The downgrade...
Sumrfit-Stone may go bankrupt, report says
Industry buzz
US-based manufacturer of paperboard and paper-based packaging, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, has told its lenders that plunging...
Rhodia to acquire McIntyre Group
Industry buzz
France-headquartered chemical company Rhodia has signed an agreement to purchase the privately held McIntyre Group Ltd, a US manufacturer...
“Innovation and quality are the propellers of our growth”, Pierre Miasnik, Fiabila
Companies & industry
Created in 1977, Fiabila is one of the largest private label manufacturers of nail enamel, nail care and nail polish removers. Premium...
China to require full labelling of cosmetic ingredients
Laws & regulations
According to Chinese media reports, Beijng authorities will require cosmetic products, whether imported or locally-made to be marked with...
New manufacturing and R&D facilities for Promens in France
Industry buzz
The Icelandic group Promens is transferring its production of plastic packaging for the beauty and health markets to new premises, just...
What’s new with intellectual property rights in France?
Laws & regulations
The French “law for the modernisation of the economy”, which was adopted in 2008, gave holders of intellectual property rights new tools...
Ecuador’s President wants to close borders to perfumes
Industry buzz
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa recently announced its decision to limit the importation of around 25 product categories, including...
Lipotec opens a new subsidiary in Italy
Industry buzz
Spanish specialist of peptides and active ingredients, Lipotec, has chosen the Italian market to open its fourth subsidiary, together...
EU Commission clears Dow Chemical acquisition of Rohm and Haas
Industry buzz
The Dow Chemical Company said it received confirmation on January 08 that the European Commission was declaring its proposed acquisition...
