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Arcade Beauty Europe passes North American conformity tests for OTC products
Industry buzz
Arcade Beauty’s Socoplan factory in Western France, which specializes in cosmetic samples and single-dose packaging, recently passed...
Claudia Poccia named Chief Marketing Officer of Bare Escentuals
Industry buzz
Claudia Poccia has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Bare Escentuals in the US, announced parent company Shiseido Americas....
Natural ingredients sourced in Madagascar will be processed locally by Givaudan
Industry buzz
Givaudan just inaugurated NATEMA (Natural Extracts Madagascar), a new processing plant dedicated to clove leaf oil in Madagascar. This...
L’Oréal and Poietis partner to develop bio-printing of hair
Industry buzz
French cosmetics giant L’Oréal and biotech firm Poietis have signed an exclusive research partnership to pursue a new scientific...
Clariant to open Global Competence Centre Haircare in Brazil
Industry buzz
Clariant has chosen Brazil for its first-ever global Competence Center Haircare (gCCH), set to open in the first quarter of 2017. Located...
François Luscan, Albéa: "The aim is to stay the best at what we do!"
Packaging & design
For the Head of Albéa, the Group has improved its strength and can consider positive prospects! "A little more than half way through the...
HCP takes over plastic mascara injected brushes manufacturer SIMP
Industry buzz
HCP, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of prestige primary packaging containers for the cosmetics, skincare and...
CJEU: No exceptions to cosmetics animal testing ban
Industry buzz
The Court of Justice of the European Union, EU’s top court, has ruled the issue of animal testing outside the EU in order that the...
Green acquisitions set to continue
Industry buzz
Unilever’s purchase of Seventh Generation this week is the latest in a series of green acquisitions. Organic Monitor predicts the trend...
Trends: UK and France, two converging beauty markets?
Markets & trends
French women buy less prestige beauty products than women across the Channel and prefer anti-aging products rather than make-up products....
