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"Chinese consumers feel very strongly about their cultural heritage", Émilie Coppermann, Symrise
Markets & trends
With the launch of Mon Instant, their first fragrance, China’s premium beauty brand Herborist has taken a step further in the development...
Albéa completes eco-friendly solution offering
Packaging & design
Reducing, reusing, recycling: Albéa explores all areas of improvement to design responsible packaging that meets brand and consumer...
Yelp maps 15 years of beauty trends
Industry buzz
Is the Brazilian wax officially unfashionable? It could be, according to online directory Yelp, which has made the suggestion as part of...
Easyfairs acquires Milan-based Packaging Première exhibition
Industry buzz
Global exhibition organiser Easyfairs has acquired a majority stake in Italian exhibition Packaging Première. Dedicated to designers and...
China: Pechoin or the resounding return of a sleeping beauty
Companies & industry
"The only local brand that is chosen more than ten million times," according to Kantar Worldpanel. For the third year in a row, the...
Firmenich takes a minority stake in Robertet
Industry buzz
The wave of mergers and acquisitions continues in the perfume sector, as the industry’s global giants seek to consolidate their portfolio...
Essence and Ulta Beauty team up on teen-led makeup launch
Industry buzz
Ulta Beauty has teamed up with the global media company Essence on a new cosmetics collection co-created by young African-American young...
Eastman unveils new sustainable plastic packaging solutions
Packaging & design
The specialty plastics provider is unveiling a new and greener generation of Trēva, its sustainable alternative to ABS, and Cristal Revēl...
“We can now offer differentiated standardization and customization capabilities to our customers...
Packaging & design
With the acquisition of RPC, at the beginning of summer 2019, for a USD 4.4 billion bill, Berry sets foot in Europe and becomes one of...
Qualiform and Sincoplas launch the first liquid spray plated plastic bottle
Packaging & design
Applied to Qualiform’s "Grand Luxe 50ml" standard bottles made of glass polymer, the novel liquid spray coating technology implemented on...
