Africa / Middle East
Cosmetista Expo North & West Africa to open 6th edition in Casablanca
The Cosmetista Expo North & West Africa trade show will place from 27-30 May 2023 at the International Conference and Exhibition...
Fragrances: A Lebanese village at the heart of the Damask rose tradition
In Lebanon’s Bekaa plain, Damask roses have been cultivated for generations to make the rose water which will be used to scent pastries...
Laneige, Amorepacific’s spearhead for global growth
Recently launched in the United Kingdom and the Middle East, the premium skincare brand is the main pillar of the Korean beauty giant’s...
Coty appoints Jerome Dubois as Managing Director, Africa
The U.S. beauty maker has announced the promotion of Jerome Dubois as Managing Director, Africa. With 25 years’ global experience,...
The shea butter sector, a real instrument of economic development in Africa
Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa), a tree indigenous to Africa, and whose fruit – collected almost entirely by women – is used to produce one...
Argeville opens a new development centre in South Africa
After a recent establishment in Vietnam, the French company specialising in the production of fragrance compositions (more than 80% of...
Tunisia: Prickly pear producers predict cacti cosmetics cash-in
Rows of sprawling cacti fill a valley in central Tunisia, where producers are hoping the spiky fruit can fuel a cosmetics cash-in....
Brazilian companies expand their presence in the Middle Eastern CT&F market
Supported by the Beautycare Brazil sectoral project, 55 companies participated in the Middle East’s largest fair of the CT&F sector,...
Beautycare Brazil takes 52 companies to Beautyworld Middle East 2022
Beautycare Brazil, the Internationalization Project of the Brazilian Cosmetics, Toiletries and Fragrances Industry and its correlates,...
Skin whitening products remain popular in Cameroon despite risks
Back in the spotlight when Cameroon’s health ministry on August 19 banned the import, production and distribution of cosmetic and...
