27-Jan-2010 - British cosmetics brand Illamasqua has announced Joe Corres, the founder of lingerie brand Agent Provocateur, has become a formal shareholder and key investor in the company.
27-Jan-2010 - Perfume packaging maker SGD is upgrading facilities at its factory in Mers-les-Bains, France, as part of a 5 year, €293 investment plan.
26-Jan-2010 - The French company behind the sun care brand Lovea will be developing its newly acquired Copar brand in an attempt to become one of the leading suppliers of organic products in the country’s supermarkets.
26-Jan-2010 - The first meeting of the year for French industry association Cosmetics Valley will concentrate on how to enhance supply chain efficiencies.
26-Jan-2010 - Strong trading performance, particularly in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, has boosted profits for PZ Cussons despite a fragile economic environment.
25-Jan-2010 - Japan-based cosmetics giant Shiseido has instigated the procedure for its tender offer to acquire mineral make-up specialist Bare Escentuals.
21-Jan-2010 - Retail cosmetic sales grew at 16.9 per cent in China during the course of 2009, a figure that defies the global market trend but indicates slower underlying growth.
21-Jan-2010 - After a poor 2009 in North America, financial experts believe that L’Oreal’s operations in the region should return to growth, boosted by poor comparisons and signs of growth.
20-Jan-2010 - Bare Escentuals shareholders have demanded investigations into the board of directors following the announcement that Shiseido wants to buy the mineral make-up player.
20-Jan-2010 - Organic cosmetics company Huiles & Baumes has set its sights on expansion throughout Europe and Japan with new investment.
19-Jan-2010 - Procter & Gamble has elected Linda Clement-Holmes to the position of senior vice president of global diversity and global business services, effective from 1 February 2010.
15-Jan-2010 - Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido has offered to pay $1.7bn (€1.2bn) for all the outstanding shares in global mineral make-up company Bare Escentuals.
15-Jan-2010 - Douglas Perfumeries, part of Douglas Holdings, will be concentrating on own and exclusive brands after a mixed performance in the last fiscal year.
13-Jan-2010 - Some of the world’s biggest personal care players, including Procter & Gamble, Unilever, L’Oreal and Colgate are likely to be affected by Venezuela’s move to devalue its currency.
13-Jan-2010 - Rules for access to the Chinese marketplace for cosmetics products have been updated by the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA).
12-Jan-2010 - The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has appointed Christopher Wood to the position of senior vice president of the Global Strategic Modernization Initiative (SMI), to oversee the next stage of the program.
12-Jan-2010 - Profits fell by one third for global beauty provider Beiersdorf as European consumers cut back on their beauty spend during 2009.
08-Jan-2010 - Elementis Specialties, a manufacturer of rheological modifiers, has acquired the Fanning Corporation and its subsidiary Fancor, one of the largest North American suppliers of lanolin and lanolin derivatives.
07-Jan-2010 - Chemicals giant BASF has appointed Stefan Beckmann as the new head of Care Chemicals and Formulators, Europe unit.
06-Jan-2010 - L’Oreal has acquired two distributors of professional hair salon products in the US through its professional products distribution operation, SalonCentric.
06-Jan-2010 - German pharamaceuticals and skin care provider Merz has acquired medical aesthetics company BioForm Medical.
05-Jan-2010 - The Malaysian arm of Marico, an Indian consumer products group, has entered into an agreement with Colgate-Palmolive to buy its Code 10 hair styling brand.
05-Jan-2010 - The international fragrance house CPL Aromas has appointed Sam Boylan to the position of senior analyst within the company.
05-Jan-2010 - Bris Rocher has been confirmed as the new head of the Yves Rocher Group following the death of its founder Yves Rocher.
22-Dec-2009 - France-based pharmaceutical group Sanofi-aventis has increased its presence in the US market and expanded into personal care with the acquisition of Chattem.