News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
Analysts at investment bank Liberum Capital expect Unilever to sell its food arm, excluding the ice cream and beverage category, for an estimated figure of €14bn in an effort to grow its home and personal care business.
As social media evolves, more retailers need to look at integrating it into their online stores and turn them into entertainment destinations, or they may be missing a trick, according to data analyst Verdict.
A team of researchers in Peoria, Illinois, focusing on yeasts, claims to have found it to be a possible source of ‘green’ surfactants for use in industries such as cosmetics and personal care.
Driven by an aging population looking for anti-aging solutions, the cosmeceutical market in the US is projected to grow at almost double the average rate for the cosmetics sector, according to the Freedonia Group.
Merck Millipore has acquired the microbiology business of Biotest AG, as it seeks to complement its portfolio in the growing segment of industrial microbiology for contamination detection.