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Oeakametall seeks to capitalize on its strengths
Companies & industry
These days, Oekametall is more than happy to have its business split between the cars (1/3) and the cosmetics packaging (2/3) industries....
Brivaplast invests massively in mascara
Industry buzz
Brivaplast, an Italian manufacturer of cosmetics packaging, based near Milan, and specialised in primary packaging for make-up products,...
Record sales for Rexam in 2008
Industry buzz
Rexam’s sales rose to £4.6 billion last year including the benefit of recent acquisitions and foreign currency exchange, an increase of...
Risdon fights to avoid bankruptcy
Industry buzz
US supplier of primary packaging components, Risdon International, had to shut down its U.S. operations after the Sovereign Bank cut off...
Fast growth for botanical ingredients, study says
Ingredients & formulation
Botanicals consumption is growing at 8.0%, outstripping growth of other specialty actives in U.S. and Europe, according to a recent study...
Beyond Beauty launches training workshops
Industry buzz
Which management for the current economic climate? Which certification for organics? What is the future for Spas? All these questions and...
The beauty industry seeks to reenchant cosmetic products
Companies & industry
A hundred of representatives from the entire cosmetics industry discussed on February 11 in Paris about “the needed revolution of perfume...
L’Oreal continues to grow in 2008 but net profit falls
Industry buzz
French cosmetics maker L’Oreal announced a 27 percent net profit fall in 2008. Sales rose 2.8 percent in the year to euro17.54 billion...
France: beauty sales slow down in 2008
Markets & trends
The growth of cosmetics and perfumes sales in France significantly slowed down in 2008 and should continue the same trend in 2009, says a...
Triclosan: European experts cautious about safety
Laws & regulations
The Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP) recently adopted an opinion on triclosan, a common preservative in cosmetic...
