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30-Jul-2004
Kaneka builds US plant and creates US subsidiary to meet roaring Q10 demand
30-Jul-2004 - The rapid growth in the use of the natural antioxidant CoQ10 in the cosmetics and supplement industry has prompted the Japanese corporation Kaneka to build a new plant in the...
Cosmetics growth in Bulgaria
30-Jul-2004 - After sluggish sales in 2002, the cosmetics industry in Bulgaria saw healthy growth in 2003, according to a report put out this month by Euromonitor.
Strong demand lifts sales at Croda
30-Jul-2004 - UK chemicals group Croda has seen strong demand for its marine and nutritional oils as well as products for the personal care sector, driving sales to the personal and healthcare...
Huber buys number one xanthan gum and pectin slot
30-Jul-2004 - Family-owned US firm JM Huber - which makes chemicals added to everything from toothpaste to cosmetics - has become the number one pectin, xanthan gum and CMC supplier after agreeing...
Nu Skin sees Chinese potential
30-Jul-2004 - Mainland Chinese consumers are increasingly joining the health and beauty craze which is gripping the west and as such have helped US personal care group Nu Skin Enterprises to a...
27-Jul-2004
InduSoft & Protia unveil IT processing breakthrough
27-Jul-2004 - InduSoft is integrating its Web Studio (IWS) industrial automation software with Protia's Strategic Line of Sight software to provide customers with improved manufacturing performance visibility.
Potential merger between US manufacturers
27-Jul-2004 - According to TheDeal.com, US personal-care product manufacturers, Cosmetic Essence (CEI) and Marietta, have begun looking for new investors, fuelling speculation that they could be purchased by a single buyer and...
Health Canada warns against hair product use
27-Jul-2004 - Health Canada is warning consumers not to use Sesa Hair Supplement capsules, a product designed to treat hair loss, after it was found to be contaminated with unacceptable levels of...
Janson-Beckett launches eye product
27-Jul-2004 - Janson-Beckett Cosmeceuticals has launched OkuSil, a product specially formulated to reduce puffiness and discoloration in the under-eye area.
Lancôme announces major ad campaign
27-Jul-2004 - Paris-based Lancôme has announced a $300 million advertising campaign to be launched this autumn as part of the company's attempts to create a new, more dynamic image.
Cosmetics growth in Bulgaria
27-Jul-2004 - After sluggish sales in 2002, the cosmetics industry in Bulgaria saw healthy growth in 2003, according to a report put out this month by Euromonitor.
22-Jul-2004
ELC elects Barry Sternlicht to board of directors
22-Jul-2004 - The Board of Directors of The Estée Lauder Companies has elected Barry S. Sternlicht as a director, bringing the number of directors to ten.
Colour-changing pigments from Merck
22-Jul-2004 - German chemicals group Merck is introducing two new pigments for cosmetics. Xirona Kiwi Rose and Xirona Volcanic Fire are said to have high lustre and interesting colour changes, and are...
Kleenex launches cold-killing tissues
22-Jul-2004 - Kleenex plans to sell new facial tissues that it claims will kill cold and flu viruses.
Tolsom/Quixtar join male skin care market
22-Jul-2004 - The times when men had little choice when it came to skin care products are well past. This month Tolsom will join the crowd, launching a skin care for men...
Tommy Bahama heads into fragrances
22-Jul-2004 - US publicly listed firm Oxford Industries has signed up five new licensing agreements for its Tommy Bahama brand, marking the next step in the lifestyle company's controlled brand extension.
Thailand drives processing and packaging demand
22-Jul-2004 - The organisers of Propak Asia expo, held in Bangkok last month, claim that strong growth and an upward trend in investment in the region's processing and packaging markets were reflected...
Lancôme announces major ad campaign
22-Jul-2004 - Paris-based Lancôme has announced a $300 million advertising campaign to be launched this autumn as part of the company's attempts to create a new, more dynamic image.
Sales up for brand perfume maker
22-Jul-2004 - Domestic and brand name fragrance firm Inter Parfums reported a hefty rise in net sales for the first quarter, pushing the company to raise its 2004 sales guidance.
15-Jul-2004
Inter Parfums Q2 sales up 13 per cent
15-Jul-2004 - Inter Parfums has announced second quarter sales are up 13 per cent on the same period last year and raised its 2004 sales guidance.
P&G merges fragrance and salon division with Wella
15-Jul-2004 - US-headquartered FCMG group Procter & Gamble is merging its fragrance and salon hair care products activities with those of recently acquired German subsidiary Wella.
Milliken introduces plastics additives for packaging
15-Jul-2004 - Milliken has introduced a range of plastic additives to provide bright, clear and colourful packaging for a range of consumer products, including toiletries.
09-Jul-2004
Cognis subsidiary targets men's grooming with anti-sensitivity ingredient
09-Jul-2004 - Laboratoires Sérobiologiques aims to serve the growing men's grooming market with its synergistic botanical complex Anasensyl, which it claims decreases sensitivity to daily stresses, preventing redness and stinging.
Elan sells Botox rival Myobloc to Solstice
09-Jul-2004 - Irish neuroscience based biopharmaceuticals company Elan has sold its botulinum toxin type B product Myobloc/Neurobloc to Solstice Neurosciences for up to €15 million.
US Nutra introduces cranberry based ingredients
09-Jul-2004 - Manufacturer of fluid extracts for the cosmeceutical, dietary supplement and functional food industries US Nutra has announced two new oil based proprietary ingredients manufactured from pure cranberry seeds, for use...
US natural, organic sales show 20 per cent growth
09-Jul-2004 - American shoppers spent more than US$42.8 billion on natural and organic products in 2003, according to research published in the 23rd Annual Market Overview in a recent issue of The...
Henkel halves sales growth target due to sluggish market
09-Jul-2004 - 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...
'Live skin' development offers new product potential
09-Jul-2004 - Scientists at the University of Leeds have created the first ever model of live skin with a full ecosystem of micro-organisms. The development has the potential to help develop dozens...
Pharmavite's Olay Vitamins wins new health and beauty product award
09-Jul-2004 - Olay Vitamins Complete Woman's Multivitamin has received a beauty and health care industry Glammy Award for new products, sponsored by the US National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Glamour magazine...
07-Jul-2004
P&G signs US$30m deal for personal care nonwoven materials
07-Jul-2004 - Procter & Gamble announced it has signed a US$30 million (€24 m) contract for future business over the next 18 months with Amantea Nonwovens, a minority-owned nonwovens company, to provide...
DNAcare Systems develops new generation sunscreens
07-Jul-2004 - UK scientists are using world-first technology to develop the next generation of sunscreens that aim to prevent sun-induced DNA damage.
European chemical industry unveils action plan
07-Jul-2004 - Although Europe is a world leader in chemical production, holding 28 per cent of the world market, its proportion of global trade has dropped by 4 per cent over the...
NeoStrata launches Exuviance brand home skin peel system
07-Jul-2004 - US-based specialists in alpha hydroxyacid (AHA) technology NeoStrata has launched its Skin Healthy Home Resurfacing Peel System, an integrated home-use regimen of medically driven skin treatment products to help consumers...
Skinvisible awarded patents for personal care polymers
07-Jul-2004 - Skinvisible has announced a patent has been granted for its range of 15 Invisicare polymer compositions for use in a variety of personal care products.
06-Jul-2004
Schiapparelli cosmetics to diversify
06-Jul-2004 - Italian pharmaceutical and cosmetics company Schiapparelli has announced that it will issue rights to 858 million new shares at 0.05 euros each, raising a total of up to 42.9m euros...
Japanese Lion pulls out of Henkel hair colour joint venture
06-Jul-2004 - Japan's second largest manufacturer of household goods Lion is to terminate a hair care product joint-venture agreement with a Japanese unit of German company Henkel.
UK environmental group says govt must heed public's chemical concerns
06-Jul-2004 - 79 per cent of people in Great Britain are concerned about the build up of chemicals in the bodies of people and wildlife, according to an opinion poll conducted by...
BASF supplies variable colour pigments for Shiseido cosmetics packaging
06-Jul-2004 - Shiseido's premium skincare line 'Beauty Voltage' is not only an experience for the skin but for the eye as well, courtesy of BASF's Variocrom variable colour pigment.
Kurz develops dual process foil packaging design
06-Jul-2004 - French stamping foil manufacturer Kurz has developed a wide variety of design options, including a dual processing system that utilises a hot stamping and overprinting process, as demonstrated at Drupa 2004.
Disperse acquires Elizabeth French brands targeting multi-billion market
06-Jul-2004 - UK-based Disperse Technologies has announced its acquisition of cosmetics wholesaler and distributor Elizabeth French. The company's cosmetics brands target the pre-teen through to mid-twenties market. Researchers at Mintel estimate that...
Univar's €700,000,000 syndicated credit facility is oversubscribed
06-Jul-2004 - Global chemical distributor Univar has announced that the €700 million syndicated credit facility it has signed with 20 international banks was oversubscribed.
Classified Cosmetics alleges Del Laboratories infringed patent
06-Jul-2004 - Maker of Era Face spray-on foundation and other beauty products Classified Cosmetics has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against cosmetics and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals manufacturer Del Laboratories in a...
Inovia acquires toiletries and cosmetics business
06-Jul-2004 - Inovia International is to acquire William Ransom's toiletries and cosmetics and agricultural extracts businesses for £235,000.
Oriflame fragrances to receive royal approval
06-Jul-2004 - Swedish direct selling cosmetics company Oriflame is reportedly planning to launch two fragrances this autumn under the names of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Sylvia.
François de Grossouvre appointed Decléor and Carita export director
06-Jul-2004 - François de Grossouvre has been appointed director of exports Shiseido brands Decléor and Carita.
Portuguese cosmetics and toiletries market achieves €1bn sales
06-Jul-2004 - While it is too soon to tell whether the influx of footballers for Euro 2004 has had a measurable impact on sales of hair styling mousses and gels and other...
Eastman supplies glass polymer Cavalli perfume packaging
06-Jul-2004 - An Italian company has selected Eastman's glass polymer for the bottle for Just Cavalli, a new Roberto Cavalli fragrance. The transparent bottle is made up from different fully integrated parts:...
UK supermarkets gain ground in toiletries sales
06-Jul-2004 - While almost two-thirds of consumers say that supermarkets are their first choice retailers of toiletries and household goods, nearly 40 per cent of them still prefer to purchase cosmetics from...
Univar consolidates, strengthens its approach to personal care industry
06-Jul-2004 - Chemical and ingredients distributor Univar has consolidated its operations by creating a dedicated sales and services contact for the specialist personal care and pharmaceutical markets.
05-Jul-2004
US FDA alerts consumers about adverse events with 'Permanent Makeup'
05-Jul-2004 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an alert to the public warning of a number of adverse events associated with individuals who have undergone certain micropigmentation procedures,...
PZ Cussons acquires Charles Worthington hair care
05-Jul-2004 - International household and personal care products company PZ Cussons has is to acquire top UK haircare brand Charles Worthington in a deal worth up to £37m (€55 m) to the...
American teen boys boost fragrance sales
05-Jul-2004 - The metrosexual trend is extending to the younger generation as more than 80 per cent of American teenaged boys aged 13-17 splash on some scent, according to a report published...
Co-op's cruelty-free stance sets standard
05-Jul-2004 - The UK Co-operative Group is marking the National Cruelty-Free Week with special cosmetics and toiletries promotions and has announced that it has become the first retailer to be awarded the...
Chinese men contribute to vigorous growth of cosmetics, toiletries market
05-Jul-2004 - China's metrosexuals, the "ai-mei nanren" (love-beauty men), are spending their rising disposable incomes in beauty salons, and contributing to the 8 per cent value growth experienced in the country's cosmetics...
02-Jul-2004
Church & Dwight holding company to buy Del Labs
02-Jul-2004 - The maker of Arm & Hammer toothpastes Church & Dwight and private investment firm Kelso have agreed to acquire cosmetics and over-the-counter drugs manufacturer Del Laboratories.
US appeals court overturns dismissal of Avon lawsuit
02-Jul-2004 - The California Court of Appeals has overturned two rulings that had dismissed a class-action lawsuit that alleges direct-selling cosmetics company Avon inflated figures in its financial reports by accounting for...
01-Jul-2004
German perfume retailers scent success with Beauty Alliance Deutschland
01-Jul-2004 - A number of perfume retailers in Germany, led by InterCos and Parma-Aurel, have formed an alliance named Beauty Alliance Deutschland that is expected to generate a total annual turnover of...
Italian Medicea products introduced to US market
01-Jul-2004 - The Italian 'Voglia di…' yoghurt bath and body gel collection is being introduced to the north American market by US importer and distributor of upscale European beauty products Luna Moda....
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