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Kemira and Rockwood form titanium giant
Industry buzz
Kemira Oyj and Rockwood Holdings Inc. have combined their titanium dioxide (TiO2) businesses in a joint venture to create one of the...
Procter & Gamble purchases haircare specialist Nioxin
Industry buzz
The Procter & Gamble Company announced the acquisition of Nioxin Research Laboratories, a leader in the scalp care professional...
Australian cosmetics companies target Asia
Markets & trends
Increasing Asian demand is pushing Australian exports of beauty and natural health related products. Last year Hong Kong imports of...
South-Korean authorities want to promote parallel imports
Markets & trends
South Korean authorities have announced their intention to implement a system of parallel imports to promote competition in the cosmetics...
Fears over perfume unfounded, CTPA says
Science, R&D
The old story linking the use of perfumes or scented creams, with cancer or infertility in unborn baby boys, came at the surface again,...
Good vibrations for mascaras
Innovation & new products
One after another, Estée Lauder, Lancôme and Givenchy are launching innovative mascaras. Both Estée Lauder and Lancôme are betting on...
Beyond Beauty Paris, « leading ‘full-service’ event in Europe»
Markets & trends
David Bondi, president of ITEC France, the organizer of the international tradeshow Beyond Beauty Paris, which will be held on October...
Trade associations want to demystify cosmetics
Companies & industry
Several associations of cosmetics producers have created online resources to explain cosmetology bases, ingredients, safety and...
BASF confirms price rise trend in the paper and cardboard industry
Industry buzz
German chemicals giant BASF announced a 15% increase in the price of all its wet-end paper chemicals in Europe, the Middle East and...
Zirh goes airless with Rexam
Industry buzz
Maker of prestige formulations for men, Zirh, has chosen Rexam’s Sof’Airless for its new Zirh Platinum skin treatment products: Zirh...
