New machine claims to eliminate bottle line jams
13-Dec-2007 - A new bottle packaging machine claims to allow for efficient and consistent packaging lines that...
China can't improve product safety alone
12-Dec-2007 - Companies outsourcing to China need to go well beyond price and delivery terms to ensure...
Revlon refinances to stave off debt
12-Dec-2007 - A new loan for Revlon means that key investor MacAndrew and Forbes now has a...
Cream Perfume Company goes organic
12-Dec-2007 - Niche becomes even more niche, as the California Cream Perfume Company taps into a key...
Chloe fragrance launched in Paris apartment
11-Dec-2007 - Launched in 'Chloe's apartment' the luxury brand's new fragrance seeks to push boundaries of expectation...
UK water systems threatened by cosmetic chemicals
11-Dec-2007 - Chemicals commonly used in personal care products remain in the water system and may prove...
Coty acquires Del Laboratories and parent company
10-Dec-2007 - Leading fragrance manufacturer Coty has acquired DLI Holding Corp. which manufactures cosmetics and pharmaceuticals under...
BASF shake-up results in creation of care chemicals division
07-Dec-2007 - As part of a major reorganisation of its business BASF has created a care chemicals...
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Union formed to encourage ethical trade in natural ingredients
06-Dec-2007 - The Union for Ethical BioTrade could help cosmetics companies negotiate the regulatory 'minefield' of trading...
Clarins defends itself against interest group attacks
06-Dec-2007 - Citing a lengthy legal battle Clarins has defended itself against a targeted interest group campaign...
Cosmetics consumers looking for reassurance
06-Dec-2007 - Faced with a constant barrage of health scares and growing fears about the environment, the...
L'Oreal steps up internet marketing with new website
06-Dec-2007 - L'Oreal Paris has announced the launch of its new interactive website providing personalised beauty advice...
Diversity and globalisation determine fragrance trends
06-Dec-2007 - With the season for buying fragrances well upon us, market experts say that cultural differences...
Discussions reveal deep divisions on safety of synthetic ingredients
05-Dec-2007 - Following several high profile cosmetics health scares in recent months, discussions at the Natural Beauty...
Christmas crime wave to target perfumes and cosmetics
04-Dec-2007 - UK retailers should brace themselves for a Christmas crime wave of cosmetic and perfume products,...
CTFA changes name to focus on consumer safety
03-Dec-2007 - The Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association has changed its names to the Personal Care Products...
Mintel lifts the lid on cosmetics trends for 2008
30-Nov-2007 - Eco-friendly, ethical personal care products are likely to prove one of the biggest worldwide trends...
India targeted by international cosmetics companies
30-Nov-2007 - The second Professional Beauty India trade show, opening its doors this weekend, will see the...
QSLD designs latest P&G fragrance bottle
30-Nov-2007 - France-based designer QSLD has revealed its involvement in the packaging design behind the latest Procter...
L'Oreal the best of a bad lot
30-Nov-2007 - L'Oreal comes top in WWF's appraisal of the environmental and social records of the leading...
Clarins reaffirms intention to stay independent
29-Nov-2007 - As shares in the luxury French cosmetics player continue to fluctuate over take-over speculation, Clarin's...
Inter Parfum sales to exceed profits in 2008
29-Nov-2007 - Inter Parfums predicts that sales growth will exceed profits in 2008, which the company puts...
Personal care drives Cognis results
29-Nov-2007 - Solid nine month sales for fine chemicals and ingredients player Cognis are driven by particularly...
Natural cosmetics lobby group formed
29-Nov-2007 - The formation of NaTrue, a lobby group that will represent the interests of the natural...
Tate & Lyle invests in fragrance firm Allylix
29-Nov-2007 - Fine chemicals firm Allylix is to get more than $3m worth of investment by a...
