The German company celebrates the grand opening of its new US site this month and will be producing the its signature products there—color cosmetic pencils for eyes, lips, face and brow.
The Lonza Consumer Care Business has signed a long-term commercial collaboration with Lamberti as a means of extending its reach in the personal and home care ingredients market in South America.
Chemicals player Ashland has decided to enhance the focus of its business by dividing into separate specialty chemical and industrial lubricants businesses.
As part of plans to expand beyond Asia, South Korean cosmetics player Amore Pacific says Colombia is a likely contender as a new market to enter, and the skin care category should prove the primary aim.
Amway has invested in $25 million in a Binh Duong based facility that will focus on beauty from within brand, Nutrilite as part of its 'long-term commitment to Vietnam.'
As part of moves to expand its market reach beyond Asia, Amore Pacific executives are on a mission to gauge whether Colombia will be one of the next new markets it opens up in.
Kao has been named as the 2015 industry group leader in the Household & Personal Products category of the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) for the second consecutive year; while ingredient supplier AkzoNobel was recognised as the...
Procter & Gamble is aiming to raise the bar on its sustainability profile after announcing ambitious plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its production facilities by 30% by the year 2020.
The beauty behemoth has appointed Hervé Navellou from within to head up L’Oréal France as General Manager and strengthen its governance in its home market by creating a new management structure.
Avon Products could be facing another SEC probe, just a few days after more positive news broke that the company is in discussions with private equity companies to make bids for the business.
Combined sales of cosmetics, perfume and health products make this the fourth largest category, and ecommerce growth in all categories is up 16% for the first half of the year, according to marketing strategies firm E-bit.
As part of the government-backed drive to broaden and expand the Colombian cosmetics industry, some of the key domestic players are getting hot house treatment in an effort to boost their footprints.
In partnering up with global advertising software platform TubeMogul, L’Oreal has made yet another stride towards establishing itself as a beauty industry leader when it comes to digital strategies.
The new product line centers on an ingredient—Neossance Squalane—made from that country’s own sugar cane. And the partnership will go beyond shared distribution channels to include a manufacturing relationship.
Too much focus on energy and commodities has left the Colombian economy vulnerable to global economic cycles. But with a renewed emphasis on diversification, the country’s cosmetics and personal care sector is in the spotlight.
The cosmetics retailer has been accused by former shop managers in California of misclassifying their employment status to avoid paying overtime wages.
Ingredient supplier Frutarom has kept its acquisition momentum up with its 10th of the year, having purchased 79% of the shares of the Spanish company Nutrafur, who specialise in the research and development and manufacture of speciality natural plant...
International luxury fashion house and beauty brand, Burberry has opened its third 'beauty box' in China - a concept that offers personalised and digital experiences in colour cosmetics, skin care, nail care and fragrances.
In just a few years Brazil-based Natura has risen from nothing to become a major cosmetics player in the Colombian market. Here, Natura’s head of the Colombian operations tells the story.
The announcement of the hiring of former Apple executive, Ian Rogers, as LVMH’s new head of digital confirms the luxury goods multinational is rising to meet the promise of e-retailing in the luxury sector.
The Colombian government has big ambitions for the cosmetics and personal care industry and is charging the National Business Association of Colombia (ANDI) with laying the foundations for the growth. Here we find out about how those plans are being implemented.
In the first in a series of articles focusing on the cosmetics industry in Colombia, we look at how, after years of improved political stability and economic growth, the country is now emerging as an increasingly important player in the industry.
Edgewell Personal Care has confirmed the sale of its Industrial Blades division to AccuTec Blades in a move that aims to further streamline the newly independent business.
The Mexican government is withholding tax rebates to companies such as Procter & Gamble, Colgate and Unilever worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to reports.
The mass-market perfume distributor has struck an asset-based financing deal with Bibby Financial Services for several million dollars to sustain business as usual.
Ashland today confirmed the acquisition of the Zeta Fraction biofunctional technology from rival ingredients player Akzo Nobel, a move that forms part of an industry-wide investment in advanced ingredients technology that has also included big players...
Swiss ingredients player Givaudan has continued its efforts to build its science-based active cosmetics ingredients business with the acquisition of Induchem.
Procter & Gamble is on course to emerge as a leaner and probably healthier business in the wake of selling off a $12.5 billion slice of its fragrance and cosmetics business to Coty.
The global Makeup events are pressing on with their expansion into the Americas for the second edition of the Makeup in Sao Paulo event, highlighting the huge potential for the color cosmetics market in Brazil.
Despite the major downward trend of global stock prices, Avon has had some good news as its share prices rose almost 5% upon news that a $62 million lawsuit is about to be settled.
Bliss World skincare and spa company president Mike Indursky spoke to Cosmetics Design about the evolution of the business into a broader range of products that will include a full range of color cosmetics as part of its development as a lifestyle brand.
Procter and Gamble’s CEO admits the company was clearly over-extended, particularly in Beauty, but with the refocus ‘essentially done’ it will become a simpler business to create value from.
Estee Lauder saw sales and earnings drop in the fourth quarter mainly due to a big drop in skin care as some of its heritage brands come up against big challenges attracting consumers.
Despite the obvious sustainable benefits of coconut oil over palm, a politician has accused the Philippines government that the latter should be given an equal footing as coconut shows 'little growth' due to pests and calamities.
Coty pleased the financial market by revealing a strong set of fourth quarter results, beating expectations and seeing the business swing back into profit.
Unilever made its intentions clear since the start of the year through four prestige skin care acquisitions and the company now believes it is a major player right away in the market with more to come thanks to the addition of key figures too.
Henkel has taken a novel approach to consumer testing its Schwarzkopf hair products by launching its new VIP Tester program and offering selected internet users the possibility to exclusively test its latest styling, hair care, and colour products.
Elizabeth Arden had a tough fourth quarter, with revenues suffering on account of unfavourable currency exchange and a big decline in its North American operations.
At least that’s how company president & CEO Christian Brickman put it in his statement to the press on Thursday, which also indicates gross profits are up slightly and includes a revision of previous expectations for fiscal year 2015.
The newly spun-off and renamed business, Edgewell Personal Care, has released the first financial results, showing it was hard hit by the currency revaluation in Venezuela and the strength of the US dollar.
France-based speciality chemicals provider Safic-Alcan has acquired a majority stake in Ohio-based ChemSpec, a deal that will also give it a footing in the China market.
Beiersdorf has continued on its positive growth path thanks to the weak euro’s current situation, lower costs, and rising sales of Nivea and Eucerin products; although it remains cautious after business slowed in the first half of the year in the Western...
New Jersey-based Sun Chemical and parent company, DIC, have acquired Kingfisher Colours Limited, a privately-owned decorative cosmetics color manufacturer with a global footprint and based in Reading, United Kingdom.
Despite the Chinese market proving tough for some of LVMH's brands, the luxury goods firm reported a 6 per cent increase in its perfumes and cosmetics division.
By picking up the Brazilian firm, graphics services company Diaeis is expanding its global footprint as well as jockeying to work with leading beauty and personal care companies investing in South America.
Business for the beauty giant is booming everywhere—except in Brazil—and the success of some niche brands acquired by the company says a lot about evolving consumer behavior and which business models work well in the current economy.
Colgate-Palmolive has reported its fourth consecutive quarter of falling revenues as it continues to battle a strong US dollar against international currencies.
It has been a busy time for Procter & Gamble with the brand divestment to Coty and the announcement of its new CEO and this all acts as evidence that the company is shifting its focus away from Beauty, according to market research firm Euromonitor...
Avon Products revealed that revenues for the current quarter slipped by 17% as the company continues to do battle in the face of a strong US dollar that is impacting its international business.
