Africa / Middle East
A.S. Watson Group partners with Al-Futtaim to enter the Middle East market
Hong Kong-headquartered A.S. Watson Group has signed an exclusive franchise agreement with Al-Futtaim to launch their flagship health and...
Iberchem Group expands activity in Africa with new subsidiary in Pretoria
The Iberchem Group is expanding its presence on the South African market by bringing together the teams of Iberchem, Scentium and...
Beautyworld Middle East to be held in November
The 25th edition of Beautyworld Middle East, the main professional event dedicated to the beauty sector in the Middle East, will be held...
The perfume plant sector post-Covid-19
Unlike the sector of mass-produced perfumed products, fine perfumery is bearing the brunt of the lockdown due to the Covid-19 epidemic....
Dubai Mall reopens with stringent rules to protect visitors against Covid-19
Clutching bags from designer boutiques in their gloved hands, customers are back at Dubai Mall, one of the world’s largest shopping...
Symrise brings the treasures of Madagascar to perfumers
Established in the Indian Ocean island since 2006, where 80% of the world’s vanilla is grown, Symrise opened an extraction facility in...
Covid-19: IMF forecasts the global economy to fall -3%
The “Great Lockdown”, as the International Monetary Fund names it, will trigger the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression in...
Beautyworld Middle East postponed for August
Messe Frankfurt Middle East has announced the postponement of Beautyworld Middle East 2020. The 25th edition, which was scheduled to take...
The coronavirus pandemic pushes the world economy into uncertainty
In just a few weeks, the economic shock created by the outbreak of Covid-19 had changed in dimension. The global cosmetics industry, was...
A 100 percent natural ingredient for the beauty of African skins
BASF Care Chemicals has unveiled new data regarding the efficacy of Bix’Activ, a 100 percent natural active ingredient, for the control...
