Latin America
Brazil’s Grupo Boticário strengthens online business with the acquisition of Beleza na Web
With the purchase of the multibrand ecommerce site Beleza na Web, Grupo Boticário wants to strengthen its online presence and to increase...
Cargill Beauty’s offer of nature-derived cosmetic ingredients now available in Latin America
Cargill Beauty has expanded its distribution agreement with Univar to cover LATAM cosmetics market. Effective immediately, the new...
Braskem’s sugarcane plastics are already used by more than 150 brands worldwide
O Boticário, Neutrox and Shiseido are among the cosmetics companies that have opted for the “green polyethylene” produced by the...
Natura buys Avon and becomes the world’s 4th largest cosmetics group
Brazilian cosmetics group Natura &Co has confirmed an agreement to buy US-headquartered beauty group Avon. The all-share transaction...
Puig takes minority stake in Colombia’s Loto del Sur
Spanish beauty group Puig has taken a minority stake in Loto del Sur, the Colombian premium beauty company. With this investment, Puig...
Univar expands capability in Latin America with new sales center in Colombia
Global distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients Univar has opened a new sales center in Colombia, to expand Latin American...
Can Artificial Intelligence make more unique fragrances than a human nose?
According to Richard Goodwin, principal research scientist on an IBM project studying how to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for product...
Hallstar scoops silver award at in-cosmetics Latin America for an anti-pollution active
Hallstar, a specialty chemical company headquartered in Chicago, has been awarded the 2018 ITEHPEC Innovation Silver Prize for its...
Cosnova Beauty enters into the Brazilian market
Essence, a brand of the Cosnova Beauty group, is entering the Brazilian market. Well known in Europe for its popular prices, the German...
Brazil: ANVISA agrees to simplify the regulations of cosmetics for children
The Brazilian Association of personal hygiene, perfumery and cosmetics (ABIHPEC) announced on July 3 another regulatory breakthrough for...
