Henkel posted a better-than-expected increase in profits for its third quarter, with its Beauty business seeing particular gains in Russia and North America; but challenges still remain in Western Europe to bring it back to form.
Global consumer goods company Unilever have been honoured with the 2013 award for Corporate Empowerment for Women, reflecting the manufacturer’s extensive investment in creating diversity in the workforce.
An extract from the fruit husks of the Szechuan pepper can have both short and long term anti-wrinkle effects, according to ingredients supplier Indena.
Germany-based Beiersdorf is planning on selling its production site in Baden-Baden, or possibly closing it in the medium term, affecting 390 employees.
For the first time since purchasing Pentapharm in 2007, DSM is showcasing the full portfolio of skin care ingredients from its own reserves and those from the Swiss skin care specialist.
Australian packaging company Amcor has announced a profit after tax and before significant items (PAT) of AUS $369m (€214m) for the year ended June 2008.
Novel cosmetic delivery systems, for example cosmetic patches and
sophisticated encapsulation systems, may provide the answer for
future formulation challenges.
The healthcare supplier has paid $56m to buy up nine generic
prescription dermatological products and four products that are
currently in development from Glades Pharmaceutical.
The contract packaging business is moving from an ad-hoc to a more
strategically determined, long-term approach, as cosmetic companies
worldwide begin to relax in the arms of service providers.
German ingredients player Symrise has launched a series plant-based
active ingredients aimed at tackling the growing demand for natural
products that counteract visible signs of ageing.
London-based Reflexion Cosmetics, a company which was formed to
acquire businesses in the UK toiletries and cosmetics sector has
announced pre-tax losses for its first six month period in trading,
as it still waits to make its first...
