US luxury brand RéVive Skincare wants to expand its international footprint further and continue fast-paced product launches beyond North America, notably Eastern and Western Europe and the Middle East, its CEO says.
L’Oréal has secured strong third-quarter earnings across its global business, driven largely by dynamic growth in its Luxe and Active divisions and business has accelerated across Eastern Europe.
Eurofins, a global group of laboratories providing testing services to consumer goods industries, has announced the acquisition of Dermatest, a major sun care testing company in Australia.
DSM Personal Care announces it is upping its collaboration with Nordmann, Rassmann Group, and will employ the German firm as its sole distributor in Central and Eastern Europe.
German manufacturer Henkel posted good results for the first quarter 2015 but admitted that things were still to pick up in Western Europe whilst the situation in Russia and the Ukraine is still expected to have an effect on earnings.
L’Oréal has posted strong underling global results, with revenues in Western Europe also showing signs of recovery, but a strong Euro negates much of the gains.
L'Oréal first quarter sales dropped 2.2% as demand for mass market products and brands such as Garnier and Maybelline slows, but company CEO Jean-Paul Agon is confident that the French firm will bounce back as quickly as next quarter.
The world’s biggest cosmetics company, L’Oreal, has recorded continued growth at well above market average rates for its second quarter and first half financial results, although southern European revenues decline.
The demand for surfactants from beauty and personal care will see sector outperform total ingredients in the segment between 2011 and 2016, according to a market forecast.
L’Oréal CEO Jean-Paul Agon has stated that he does not expect any change in the next twelve months for the global cosmetics market after the French firm posted its third-quarter sales in which growth has slowed.
Global packaging firm Rexam expects the skin care market to lead market growth in the European beauty packaging with consumer demands and innovations key to its success.
L’Oreal CEO Jean-Paul Agon says the company will maintain the strong position of its cash balance in readiness for interesting acquisition possibilities.
The French cosmetics maker has released its second quarter sales revealing that trading was down in Eastern Europe and North America due to less consumer demand.
Packaging company Edelmann has invested four million Euros to expand its site in Poland to further strengthen its Spolish subsidiary’s position in the Griup as a production site for cartons and leaflets.
Beiersdorf reported solid group sales growth, driven by big gains for its industrial adhesives unit, Tesa, and more modest increases in its consumer products division.
CPL Aromas has announced the appointment of Angus McJannet as International Account Manager, as the fragrance firm claim his industry experience and market knowledge will help to drive the company forward.
Beiersdorf first half results reveal that while industrial sales and growth in the Americas are on track, consumer sales in Europe remain hard hit by the tough retail environment.
Sarantis Group, a producer and distributor of consumer products, has signed a distribution agreement with Turkish soap and personal care products manufacturer, Evyap.
In order to work more closely with local businesses, Dow Corning, a developer and manufacturer of silicon-based materials, has opened a new commercial office in Warsaw, Poland.
AkzoNobel has formed Europe’s newest personal care ingredients distribution network, following last year’s acquisition of National Starch Personal Care.
The HCPI conference will be opening its doors in Warsaw, Poland on November 24, with a full programme schedule addressing scientific and technical issues.
Douglas Holding reported a drop in profits in the latest quarter as weak perfume sales in Western Europe contributed to the stagnation of its sales figures.
Unilever has announced its plans to invest a further Ft 2 bn
(€7.7m) into its cosmetics and household chemicals plant in
Northeast Hungary in order to boost production in the area.
British consumer goods retailer and manufacturer Marks &
Spencer has entered into a joint venture with COMS to expand its
presence in key Central and Eastern European markets.
The prominence of the Ukraine personal care market is steadily
increasing, now only second to Russia in Eastern Europe, the region
will be a prime focus of this years In Cosmetics event.
The Ukraine hair care market is said to be on the rise, one
more reason for the increasing importance that emerging
markets such as this are playing in
international cosmetic manufacturer's strategies.
L'Oreal has laid heavy emphasis on the growing significance of
emerging markets in its future plans to continue strong sales
growth and to further consolidate its place as the worlds leading
cosmetics manufacturer.
L'Oreal has met its targets for 2006 after reporting a strong
fourth quarter results, driven by renewed vigour in the Western
European markets and a continued strong performance in new markets
such as Russia and China.
As part of Beiersdorf's effort to grow the worldwide presence of
its Nivea brand, the company says it will be focusing on the
rapidly expanding Eastern European markets of Romania and Bulgaria
in an effort to raise awareness...
Sweden-based direct sales player Oriflame says it will continue to
focus its plans for sustained growth on Eastern Europe and
Mediterranean regions, following the publication of its 2005
financial report.
Anglo-Dutch consumer giant has revealed that challenges retail
conditions in western Europe have hit its third quarter
performance, but figures were buoyed by stronger personal care
sales driven by a particularly robust performance...
Europe continues to lead the way in the global fragrance market,
with a recent market report pointing out that it now accounts for
40 per cent of all international sales. But a closer look at
individual markets reveals a mixed bag...
World leading cosmetics companies have rediscovered "the rest of
the world" - everywhere outside Western Europe, North America
and Japan - as one of the strongest forces driving sales growth.
With increasing incomes, the...
Aggressive expansion of its direct sales network into various
emerging markets has put Swedish cosmetic group Oriflame on route
for its sixth consecutive year of sales growth, writes Sibonelo
Radebe.
German maker of Schwarzkopf hair care products Henkel recently cut
its sales growth target by nearly half to 2 per cent, blaming a
sluggish market, both at home and in other European countries.