Archives for September 5, 2005

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ACS symposium highlights nano cosmetic progress

By  Simon Pitman

A two-day symposium held at the American Chemical Society's annual national meeting last week has unveiled a series of commercially important ingredients and delivery technologies featuring nanotechnology - evidence of the growing importance of this...

Rexam expands cosmetics plastic packaging in the US

By  Simon Pitman and Ahmed ElAmin

Rexam is expanding its plastics packaging business in a tough market, announcing that today it has agreed to purchase a US maker of injection-moulded jars and closures for £83m (€123m) - a move that will expand its capabilities in both the beauty and...

Californian cosmetics bill inches closer to enactment

By  Simon Pitman

The California Safe Cosmetics Act has been passed by the assembly floor and now only has to be approved by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger before all cosmetics manufacturers selling products in the state are required to abide by stricter...