Specialty chemicals company HallStar has acquired butter and oil supplier BioChemica in an attempt to capitalise on the growth in the natural and organic personal care market.
Specialty chemicals company Lubrizol has invested further in its personal care business with the acquisition of Nalco Performance Products, a supplier of specialty polymers and formulated additives.
Procter & Gamble announces steady gains for its third quarter sales ending in December, but profits are down on lower retail pricing and negative currency exchange rates.
Global beauty company Coty has received minority equity investments from two private equity firms which will aid in its accelerated growth plans on a global scale.
Consumer goods giant Kimberly-Clark announced a slight increase in both its organic and like-for-like sales and will focus on restructuring its pulp and tissue division.
Skin care company Murad has reported that 2010 sales were up 11 percent over 2009, which it attributes to new product launches and partnerships with other organizations.
With economic hardship and uncertainty set to persist as 2011 unravels, researchers at the Demeter Group believe that the US cosmetics and toiletries industry should start to rebound by 2014.
Beiersdorf has announced a full year organic 2010 sales increase of 3.1 percent, in line with the forecast that were recently lowered by costs relating to its restructuring programme.
e.l.f. cosmetics has taken on a minority investment from private equity firm TSG in a bid to penetrate the US markets and aim for international expansion.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has entered into an agreement with professional dental product manufacturer Dentsply to create a portfolio of co-branded products that will expand its oral care business into the dental office.
The international expansion for natural personal care brand Burt’s Bees’ has been slower than expected, leading owner Clorox to write down the business by a quarter of its acquisition price.
Private equity firm Brynwood Partners has announced its newly formed portfolio company High Ridge Brands has acquired the Zest brand from Procter & Gamble, as it lays a solid foundation to its investments in the personal care market.
Japanese-headquartered Kao Corporation has invested in a new manufacturing plant in the Anhui province, China, in order to reinforce its production base of consumer goods in the country.
Specialty chemicals company Pinova has acquired the flavor and fragrance business of LyondellBasell, in a bid to expand and strengthen its global business.
Inter Parfums has announced that its 74 percent owned Paris-based subsidiary, Inter Parfums SA, has signed a 15 year exclusive worldwide license agreement with Boucheron.
TPR Holdings has announced the acquisition of Trilogy Fragrances, a developer and manufacturer of natural and organic fragrances for the personal care industry, as it looks for further growth in the natural and organics sector.
Illinois-headquartered personal care product manufacturer Alberto Culver has announced that its stockholders voted to approve the acquisition by Unilever.
P&G said it was sticking by previous earnings and sales expectations for the second quarter and is looking to trim back its manufacturing operations to cut costs.
Anti-aging skin care specialist International Stem Cell has forged a $25m common stock financing agreement with Aspire Capital Fund in an effort to fund the research and development of new products.
Beiersdorf has announced new measures designed to focus the business on skin care, which it says will weigh on next year’s operating margin, including pulling out of the color cosmetics market in Germany.
Intercos America, a leading worldwide manufacturer of make-up products has secured state investment to expand its production facilities in New York State.
Indian fast moving consumer goods giant Godrej has acquired two important niche brand in the country’s hair and body care market, Swastik Shikakai and Swastik Neem.
Fragrance and cosmetics manufacturer Coty has announced its plans to purchase a majority stake in TJoy in an attempt to increase its presence in China.
Procter & Gamble has emerged from a challenging financial period to become a leaner and more efficient business, but in the current quarter profits still look under pressure.
Five months after announcing its intention to buy up specialist chemicals provider Cognis, BASF has been given the all clear for the acquisition from the European Commission.
A group of shareholders of Alberto Culver have reached an agreement with the company stemming from its proposed acquisition by Unilever, in which it claims the best deal was not sought by the beauty care firm.
L’Oréal, LVMH, Marionnaud and Nocibé are all required to pay fines for previous price fixing in the fragrance domain, after their appeal was refused by a French court.
Future growth for L’Oreal in the US market will be heavily dependent on the success of its anti-aging skin care lines, according to financial information provider Trefis.
American Securities, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired a controlling interest in Arizona Chemical, a producer of a bio-renewable line of polymeric materials to the personal care industry.
Godrej Consumer Products is planning future acquisitions in the emerging markets in order to grow in the personal wash, hair care and household care categories.
Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever has been given the all clear to acquire Sara Lee’s Personal Care and European Laundry business by the European Commission (EC), on the condition it sells on the Sanex deodorant brand after acquisition.
Prestige perfume and cosmetics manufacturer Inter Parfums expects brand extensions and new launches to add to the positive effects of an improving economic climate in building strong growth in 2011.
Consumer goods company Dabur India has acquired Namasté Laboratories and its three subsidiary companies for $100m, marking Dabur’s entry into the ethnic hair care market in the US, Europe and Africa.
Speaking at the annual shareholders meeting, Estee Lauder CFO Fabrizio Fread says the company wants to grow its business by focusing on the Asian skin care market.
Flavours and fragrance giant Symrise has reported very strong sales growth in the first nine months of the year, driven by outstanding gains in emerging markets.
Ingredients player United Guardian has released financial results for the first nine months of the year that reveal personal care is the driving force behind its strong growth.
Avon Products is selling its 74.7 percent stake in Avon Japan to affiliate TPG Capital as part of aims to focus the business on high value direct sales.
Unilever has announced a big rise in both net profit and turnover for the third quarter on the back of big gains from emerging markets and a solid performance from personal care.
Mexico-based Nanomateriales has entered into an agreement with NanoBioMagnetics (NBMI) to produce and commercialize a nano titanium dioxide UV filter for sunscreens and cosmetics.