Global flavour and fragrance major Givaudan has completed the acquisition of Italian botanical specialist Indena and announced plans to acquire French biotech firm Alderys – all part of a wider drive to strengthen active beauty capabilities.
The European Organization of Cosmetic Ingredients Industries and Services (UNITIS) has called on tradeshow organisers to cancel all 2020 cosmetics events, stating a need to remain sensitive to the reality and constraints currently facing industry.
US beauty major Coty has announced the European expansion of Kylie Skin a year after its launch – part of a wider plan to build out Kylie Jenner’s beauty businesses into a global powerhouse brand.
The European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients (EFfCI) has called on tradeshow and conference organisers to cancel any events this year, stating industry cannot work with so many in a short space of time and that its members do not feel confident it...
The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the face of beauty business as we know it, and a dig into the financials shows some majors and categories have weathered the storm better than others.
The Clean & Ethical Beauty Summit has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis but it has now been transformed into an exclusive online video series, launching next month.
L’Occitane International is looking to boost development in the hand care category to keep up with demands generated by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
The merger between International Flavors & Fragrances and DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences will be carved into four divisions, with ‘scent’ the most important for the beauty world.
Japanese cosmetics company Shiseido has announced new strategies to tackle impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak if the economy does not recover by early 2021.
L’Oréal has announced a multi-million environmental and social protection program that aims to support vulnerable women and ecosystem preservation – priority areas as the world reels from coronavirus (COVID-19), it says.
L’Oréal UK and Ireland has developed a support guide for UK barbers, hair and beauty salons outlining post-confinement hygiene and operating guidelines for when businesses are able to reopen.
International skin care major Beiersdorf has reported a sales dip for the first quarter of 2020 amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with European business and the La Prairie brand especially hard-hit.
K-beauty giant Amorepacific plans to reinforce digital strategy to improve 2020 earnings amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis after sales and operating profit decreased by 22% and 67% in Q1.
Personal care giant Colgate-Palmolive has reported a sales surge for the first quarter of 2020, with growth particularly strong in Europe led by Germany and the UK, despite the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
Cosmetics major Lush has started reopening shuttered stores across EMEA and Russia as coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns start to ease – a move executives say would not have been possible without the help of local governments, councils and landlords.
