Gum and extracts experts establish new venture
22-Oct-2008 - Milan-based firms, Indena and the Gum Base Company have teamed up to bring fruit extract-fortified...
Givaudan puts in solid nine month sales performance
09-Oct-2008 - Sales figures at Givaudan have held up solidly over the first nine months of the...
Cognis lifts lid on new technologies
09-Oct-2008 - Cognis Care Chemical has chosen the recent IFSCC congress in Barcelona to unveil a number...
Dr Straetmans signs Eastern European distribution deal
08-Oct-2008 - Dr Straetmans is expanding into Eastern Europe to capitalise on the growing demand for natural...
Silab showcases new organic ingredients line
11-Sep-2008 - France-based ingredients supplier Silab has been showcasing its recently released organic ingredient lines at New...
India market brimming with up-market potential
11-Sep-2008 - Although the Indian market remains weighted towards basic personal care and cosmetics products, a growing...
Stem cell technology is the ‘new age of anti-aging’ skincare, say top scientists at HBA
10-Sep-2008 - In a session led by Eric Perrier from LVMH, scientists discussed the potential new...
Cognis struggles to protect profits
27-Aug-2008 - Germany-based Cognis has reported strong sales growth for the first half of the year but...
Symrise expands its range of organic actives
06-Aug-2008 - Symrise has partnered with a Californian producer of botanical extracts as part of plans to...
Croda profits boosted by cost initiatives and strong sales
29-Jul-2008 - Croda profits rocket by over 60 per cent as the company successfully curbs cost inflations...
Dow's results suffer from rising costs
25-Jul-2008 - Significant price increases have only partly offset rising costs for Dow Chemical as net income...
Boots protests against Superdrug's advertising claims
24-Jul-2008 - Two of the UK's biggest health and beauty retailers have fallen out over advertising claims...
Tupperware continues to outpace market
24-Jul-2008 - Tupperware Brands has posted an 18 percent increase in sales for the fourth quarter on...
Study hails laser treatment as effective anti-wrinkle tool
24-Jul-2008 - Scientists have hailed carbon dioxide laser resurfacing as a highly effective treatment for facial wrinkles...
Cognis sells stake in Cognis Oleochemicals to PTT Chemical International
23-Jul-2008 - Cognis has sold its stake in a producer of natural oil and fat derived chemicals...
Alban Muller launches green consultancy
22-Jul-2008 - Alban Muller has launched a consultancy service to help others design and produce natural and...
Sales growth helps Revlon into profit
17-Jul-2008 - Revlon has moved further down the road to recovery reporting strong preliminary financial results for...
Safic-Alcan changes division name and redesigns website
17-Jul-2008 - Safic-Alcan has renamed its fine chemicals division Life Science to better reflect its focus on...
Alban Muller launches 29 fruit focused actives
16-Jul-2008 - France-based Alban Muller has launched 29 new active ingredients for the global naturals market with...
Sederma releases skin tightening ingredient
16-Jul-2008 - Sederma's new ingredient promises an immediate skin tightening effect to appeal to the modern consumer...
Kimberley-Clark reports profits below expectations
15-Jul-2008 - Kimberley-Clark blamed its disappointing second quarter profits on higher than expected cost inflation and cut...
L'Occitane aims east with Hong Kong flotation
15-Jul-2008 - Cosmetics retailer L'Occitane is planning a flotation on the Hong Kong stock exchange to raise...
Dow buys Rohm and Haas for $18.8bn
10-Jul-2008 - Dow Chemical has acquired Rohm and Haas in an $18.8bn deal designed to deliver higher...
Rousselot acquires hydrolyzed collagen range
10-Jul-2008 - Rousselot has acquired a range of hydrolyzed collagens from BHJ Peptan Products to widen its...
Stem cell cream gets into marketing trouble
09-Jul-2008 - The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled against Basic Research for failing to substantiate anti-ageing...
