Alcan sells tubes business
Alcan is to sell its European aluminum tubes business operationsto its current management team and 21 Centrale Partners, an investment fund specialised in high-potential mid-size industrial companies, reports Simon Pitman.
Archives for April 6, 2005
Lobby groups say FDA is holding back on unsafe ingredients
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics says that the FDA recently conducted a safety study of phthlates - a group of industrial chemicals linked to birth defects that are used in many cosmetics products - but is refusing to publicly release the study's...
Soybean wastage becomes next cosmetics ingredient
Japanese company Bernet International is turning waste from soybean processing into a base ingredient for cosmetic applications using newly developed biotechnology, reports Simon Pitman.
Young women drive Indian cosmetics
Women between the age of 15 and 24 in India are currently providing the backbone to significant growth in the cosmetics industry, reports Simon Pitman.
Valeant hits high streets
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International says its Kinerase brand of skin care products - previously only available through dermatologists, plastic surgeons and spas - will be available directly to consumers through beauty retailer Sephora on-line outlet...