All news

P&G, Pharmavite launch beauty supplement

24-Sep-2003

US vitamin maker Pharmavite has introduced its first cosmeceutical
line in partnership with Procter & Gamble's Olay brand to mass
retailers throughout the US.

Greenpeace calls for ban on certain preservatives

23-Sep-2003

Greenpeace claims the Austrian versions of some well-known
toothpastes and baby creams contain preservatives that can cause
skin rashes and make bacteria resistant to medicine, according to
an AFP report.

HBA awards to recognise industry talent

22-Sep-2003

Representatives from Estee Lauder, Avon Products, and
Colgate-Palmolive are to receive awards at the HBA Gala Event in
recognition of significant contributions to the cosmetic, toiletry
and fragrance industries.

Sephora moves into Russia

19-Sep-2003

LVMH-owned fragrance retail chain Sephora has announced the signing
of a partnership with Maxim Klimov, owner of the L'Etoile retail
chain, to develop Sephora across Russia.

P&G glides into floss business

19-Sep-2003

Increasingly sourcing innovation from outside, the Procter &
Gamble company has announced an agreement to purchase the number
two dental floss brand Glide from fibre technologists W. L. Gore
& Associates to complement its...

ADM, Burcon agreement finalised

18-Sep-2003

Burcon NutraScience Corporation and Archer Daniels Midland Company
have announced the finalisation of their licensing and development
agreement for ADM to commercialise Burcon's canola protein
ingredients.

Glass innovation at Taropak

17-Sep-2003

Glass and plastic packaging supplier the Gerresheimer Group is
currently exhibiting at Taropak 2003 in Poland, displaying a varied
and innovative range of products for the personal care and
fragrance industries.

Amerchol plans line divestment to Lubrizol

16-Sep-2003

Amerchol Corporation has announced an agreement for the sale of
several product lines used in the manufacturing of personal care
products, as well as a manufacturing plant in Belgium, to the
Lubrizol Corporation.

Alcan bid accepted by Pechiney board

15-Sep-2003

Alcan's hostile takeover of French counterpart Pechiney has become
a friendly bid following acceptance of a revised offer for the
company by Pechiney's board. But getting regulatory approval may
prove harder.

Unilever drops North American oral care brands

12-Sep-2003

Unilever has announced the signing of an agreement to sell its oral
care brands in the United States and Canada to owners of the Arm
& Hammer trademark Church & Dwight of Princeton, New
Jersey.

IFF launches Xpress marketing campaign

11-Sep-2003

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has announced the
launch of a major advertising campaign for Xpress, the company's
online flavour and fragrance catalogue aimed at small and medium
sized companies in a variety of...

Giorgio Armani launches new fragrance

10-Sep-2003

Giorgio Armani Parfums yesterday introduced its new Emporio Armani
Night fragrances at the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Awards in Beverly
Hills in the US.

Airspray technology to create bathtime bliss

09-Sep-2003

Netherlands-based Airspray International's Waterguard dispenser
technology is to be used in a new foaming bodywash by US personal
care product supplier Bath & Body Works, which operates more
than 1,600 stores worldwide, with...

New rules for 'use-by' date on cosmetics

08-Sep-2003

There should be no more doubts about whether or not to use that
opened tube of sun-cream you found at the back of a cupboard or the
mascara in the bottom of your handbag, asserts the European
Commission.

Orion tightens its belt with Noiro sale

05-Sep-2003

Finnish healthcare specialist the Orion Corporation and its funds
manager/adviser, private equity investor CapMan, have agreed upon a
deal for the acquisition of Orion's cosmetics and detergent
business unit Noiro by funds managed/advised...