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Degussa set for steady growth

14-May-2003 - Despite a testing global economic climate, sales remained steady and earnings before interest and taxes rose for German speciality chemicals company Degussa in the first...

Climate knocks 1Q for Henkel

03-May-2003 - In the first quarter of fiscal 2003, German pharmaceutical group Henkel increased sales, adjusted for foreign exchange effects by 2.8 per cent, over the prior-year...

Roche vitamin C production on track

15-Apr-2003 - Swiss pharmaceuticals group Roche says that scale-up work at its vitamin C plants is proceeding as planned. The company has completed environmental investments at the...

Henkel buys stake in Wella

03-Apr-2003 - German pharmaceutical group Henkel has acquired a stake of 6.86 per cent in the share capital of Wella. Through a subsidiary the group obtained 4.99...

Fragrance merger takes form

27-Feb-2003 - Symrise - the new fragrance and flavour synergy. Just four months after the European Commission gave equity group EQT the all clear to buy two...

Givaudan accelerates speciality ingredients focus

16-Jan-2003 - Swiss fragrance and flavours company Givaudan has agreed with Swiss chemical firm Roche to terminate supplies of sunscreen filters out of the Givaudan Vernier site...

Price hike for Rhodia ingredients

01-Jan-2003 - Rhodia Perfumery, Performance & Agro (PPA) has increased the price - from five to ten per cent - for a large range of its products,...

Unilever sells Elizabeth Arden

31-Oct-2002 - Unilever today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Elizabeth Arden business, brands and certain assets to FFI Fragrances based in...

New Silk Road reports new manufacturing contract

03-Oct-2002 - US firm The New Silk Road has formed a manufacturing and marketing partnership with ServiGlobe International Manufacturing, a contract manufacturer based in Montreal, for skin...

Unilever steps TV power

27-May-2002 - The largest advertising deal of its kind in the UK - worth £320 million (€500m) - has been signed by Unilever with Carlton Sales and...

Welcome to Unilever Cosmetics

07-Mar-2000 - Unilever announced today that it has created a new company, Unilever Cosmetics International, to extend its global portfolio of prestige beauty and fragrance brands. "The...