North America
Segmentation increases on US natural and organic personal care market
Natural and organic personal care product sales are growing at a healthy rate in the US, a new research by Ecovia Intelligence (formerly...
Canada to prohibit plastic microbeads by mid-2018
Canadian federal government has published a proposed regulation on “Microbeads in Toiletries”. According to the text, the manufacture...
Groupe Marcelle acquires Lise Watier Cosmétiques and becomes the largest Canadian beauty company
Groupe Marcelle, a leading Canadian cosmetics developer, manufacturer and distributor (brands Marcelle, Anabelle, CW Beggs & Sons)...
Sephora continues to expand in Canada
Sephora continues to expand beauty presence in Canada with the launch of a newly optimized Canadian Sephora.ca website and the opening of...
Cardboard maker Iggesund expands its presence in North America
Iggesund Paperboard is expanding distribution in the US making its flagship product Invercote available coast to coast. “Increasing...
Beraca opens a subsidiary in New Jersey
Brazilian-based company Beraca, a leading supplier of natural ingredients from the Amazon rainforest, has announced the opening of its...
Canada: antiperspirants reclassified as cosmetic products
Health Canada confirmed last week that aluminum-based antiperspirants are now classified as cosmetic products in Canada. So far,...
Yves Rocher wants to expand its retail network in Canada
Yves Rocher, who historically only operated its own stores in Canada, is now offering them up as franchises, with the aim to strengthen...
Canada opens consultation on heavy metal impurities
Health Canada is opening a 45 day consultation on its draft guidance on heavy metal impurities in cosmetics. Interested parties can...
