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Trade associations want to demystify cosmetics
Companies & industry
Several associations of cosmetics producers have created online resources to explain cosmetology bases, ingredients, safety and...
BASF confirms price rise trend in the paper and cardboard industry
Industry buzz
German chemicals giant BASF announced a 15% increase in the price of all its wet-end paper chemicals in Europe, the Middle East and...
Zirh goes airless with Rexam
Industry buzz
Maker of prestige formulations for men, Zirh, has chosen Rexam’s Sof’Airless for its new Zirh Platinum skin treatment products: Zirh...
CVS to test high-end concept stores
Markets & trends
U.S. drugstore chain CVS will test a high-end beauty store concept. The company plans to open a store called Beauty 360 by the end of...
Beiersdorf reinforces its presence in India
Industry buzz
Beiersdorf has strong ambition on the Indian market. With Nivea for Men, the group has been pioneering the India men’s cosmetics market,...
ASA censors sensitivity claims
Laws & regulations
UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rapped a TV ad for a Church & Dwight’s toothpaste. The ad claimed that Church...
Russian chain retailer in financial turmoil
Industry buzz
Arbat Prestige, one of Russia’s largest cosmetics retailers, is facing financial uncertainties following fiscal and financial claims from...
The renewed modernity of aerosol dispensers
Packaging & design
Michel Fontaine, President of the French Aerosols Committee (Comité Français des Aérosols - CFA) and Director of the Packaging Research...
“The environment is the most important challenge for us,” Serge Brigot, Graindorge
Packaging & design
Graindorge is a company specialising in the surface treatment of high quality plastic products, specializing in the electroplating of...
New VP Global Supply Chain at Estée Lauder
Industry buzz
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. named Mr Gregory Polcer Executive Vice-President Global Supply Chain. Gregory Polcer is charged to...
