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UK seeks to stamp out unsafe "cowboy" cosmetic procedures
Laws & regulations
The UK government on Thursday, August 7, announced plans to tighten rules on high-risk cosmetic procedures such as so-called Brazilian...
Cosmoprof North America Las Vegas 2025 wraps up strong amid uncertainty
Markets & trends
The 22nd edition of Cosmoprof North America Las Vegas wrapped up with strong momentum, despite uncertainties of the economic and...
Brivaplast strengthens its management team and expands capabilities
Industry buzz
The Italian family-owned company is strengthening its management team with two key appointments: Sonia Fiori as Chief Financial Officer...
Boots to open first ever fragrance-only concept store in London
Industry buzz
The British retailer has revealed plans to open this autumn “a first of its kind fragrance boutique” in Broadgate Central, near Liverpool...
Former Merck pigment business Susonity now part of GNMI Group
Industry buzz
Merck’s former Surface Solutions business is now officially part of Global New Material International (GNMI), a leading supplier of...
Brazil: Lula signs law banning the use of animals in cosmetics testing
Laws & regulations
On Wednesday (July 30), President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed the law banning the use of live animals in laboratory testing for the...
Talks to resume in Geneva to reach global pact on plastic pollution
Environment
Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening on Tuesday, July 5, in Geneva but they...
Quadpack brings PET dip-in production to Europe
Industry buzz
At its Kierspe factory, in Germany, the group has expanded its injection-moulding facilities to produce monomaterial lip gloss bottles in...
US tariffs: South Korea also agrees to 15% rate on exported goods
Markets & trends
Following the European Union’s lead just days earlier, South Korea finalized a trade agreement with the United States on Wednesday, July...
EU-US deal on tariffs: “not good news” for the cosmetics sector, says L’Oréal CEO
Industry buzz
The announcement of 15% US tariffs “is not good news” for the cosmetics sector, a key European industry, L’Oréal CEO Nicolas Hieronimus...
