Tommy Hilfiger Toiletries has signed up global music icon Enrique
Iglesias for a multi-year deal to front True Star Men, a new
fragrance within the division's master brand collection due to be
launched worldwide in Autumn 2005.
A scientific study has shown that artificial musk fragrance can
increase sensitivity to toxins in mussels, indicating possible
implications for human health. Simon Pitman reports on the
findings and industry's reaction.
Crown Risdon, one of the leading packaging providers to the US
personal care industry, has supplied the caps and collars for the
new Liz Claiborne Spark Seduction EDP and EDT fragrance packages.
Chemicals specialist Orgasynth is increasing its presence in the
flavours and fragrance sector following the recent acquisition of
Floressence. The company says it now plans to sell its colourants
division and increase its focus on...
Inter Parfums has reported a better than expected sales performance
for the fourth quarter and full year 2004. The company said that
favourable currency exchange and it Burberry branded fragrances
were the main reason for the result,...
Takasago International, one of the leading global flavours and
fragrance groups, has established a new division in Shanghai aimed
at expanding its manufacturing and retail presence in China as well
cutting costs.
Parlux Fragrances has acquired exclusive worldwide licensing rights
relating to the XOXO fragrance brand, in a move that aims to
re-launch the high-end brand in time for Valentines day gift
buying.
Tennis star Andy Roddick has signed an exclusive license agreement
with Parlux Fragrances to launch a signature fragrance under his
own name. Parlux expects to launch the fragrance before spring 2006
and it is said that Roddick will...
As Elizabeth Arden reveals that strong Internet sales are helping
to push sales of its Britney Spears fragrance, experts reveal that
selling online is set to become the way forward for future
fragrance sales, reports Simon Pitman.
As part of the update to the Jean Paul Gaultier perfume range, the
company has again chosen Sleever International to provide secondary
packaging that is said to increase shelf visibility.
Health Canada has confirmed that the labelling of all ingredients
on cosmetics products will become compulsory in the course of the
next two years, bringing the country in line with the United States
and Europe. Simon Pitman reports.
Firmenich, the privately-owned Swiss flavours and fragrance group,
has reported a 4.1 per cent growth in its annual sales, driven by
the particularly strong performance of its fragrance division in
the Latin American and Asia Pacific...
Inter Parfums says it expects sales for 2005 to be well ahead of
its original guidance following the strong performance of British
fragrance brands and the continued success of several new launches.
Simon Pitman reports.
Job cuts and production consolidation for the number four flavours
group Symrise as the equity fund-owned firm says nearly 600 jobs
will go by the end of 2006.
International Flavors & Fragrances says it is planning the
construction of a new specialty ingredients manufacturing plant in
China, in a move that aims to boost global production capacity.
The Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association is today holding
its annual Regional Meeting in California, US. The one-day seminar
will feature information sessions focusing on regulatory,
international, legislative, and scientific...
US-based Human Pheromone Sciences is entering into an agreement
with the University of Utah to conduct research and development
programmes on a series of compounds already identified and isolated
by scientists relating to synthesised...
Technology Flavors & Fragrances, a provider of flavour and
fragrance product formulations that are used to develop customised
products cosmetic and toiletry products worldwide, has reported
flat sales and a mounting loss for the...
Natural cosmetics maker Oriflame has reported a steady increase in
sales for the first nine months of the financial years, although
the most recent quarter bucked that trend, reflecting increased
costs and currency movements in international...
An investment arm of the Canada-based Onex Corporation, Onex
Partners LP, has announced it has acquired the parent company of
Cosmetics Essence (CEI) - the largest contract manufacturer of
alcohol-based fragrance products in the United...
Swedish cosmetics company Oriflame is about to launch a new line of
products called Indulgence, combining essential oils and
all-natural products. Tapping in on the premium end of the mass
market, the line is said to focus on giving...
Pfeiffer has launched two new, smaller, pump dispensers aimed at
providing cosmetic companies greater flexibility in the packaging
of middle- to high-end fragrances.
Elizabeth Arden joins the swell of cosmetics companies delivering
strong first quarterly results, attributing the improvement to its
brand association with Britney Spears fragrance.
Despite Wella reporting a 7.2 per cent increase in sales for its
core cosmetics and fragrance business in the first six months of
the year, the company has reported a drop in group profits bought
on by restructuring costs - a factor...
Innovative production and design techniques in glass packaging will
be decisive factors in the future growth of the cosmetics sector,
claims German packaging company the Gerresheimer Group. Tom
Armitage reports.
Colors and flavors group Sensient Technologies this week reported
an increase in earnings for the third quarter of 2004, a welcome
result after a drop in profit in the first six months of this year.
Burberry, the UK fashion house, announced last week a 14 per cent
rise in underlying first-half sales, bolstered by strong retail
expansion and the launch of its Burberry Brit men's fragrance.
Italian fashion brand Miss Sixty announced last week that it is to
launch a new line of fragrance, marking its first foray into the
sector - and signaling the continuing allure of the cosmetics
market to designer clothes labels. Tom...
Researchers in the US uncover a rapid and reversible chemosensory
circuit, regulated by both food and serotonin levels, dependent on
the G protein, GPA-11.
Human Pheromone Sciences, one of the few cosmetics fragrance
manufacturers to use synthesized human pheromones in its products,
has welcomed a scientific report, which validates the claim that
pheromones have the ability to alter...
Sales at the world's biggest supplier of flavours and fragrances,
Swiss company Givaudan, have been hit by the discontinued sales of
fragrance ingredients and adverse conditions for flavours but the
company said its current fragrance...
Pioneering scientists Richard Axel and Linda Buck are rewarded for
their efforts to unravel the olfactory system, reaping a joint
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2004 from the Swedish
jury this week.
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...
US-based Eastman Chemical Company has launched Eastar Copolyester
EB062, a glass polymer that is said to bring clarity and design
flexibility to cosmetics packaging.
International media have focused in on Donald Trumps agreement to
become the 'spokesperson' for a new perfume to be launched by Estee
Lauder's Aramis and Designer Fragrances. Although some mind find it
an odd match,...
Karl Lagerfeld, known for his work with upmarket Chanel, has
designed a new unisex fragrance for poplular Swedish retailer
H&M - a move that has provided some surprise.
The International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma traders
(IFEAT) is to hold a conference in Lisbon, Portugal at the end of
October that is set to address a number of issues relevant to the
cosmetics sector.
Italian packaging company G Candiani has launched a new perfume
called Just Cavalli. Part of the the Roberto Cavalli fragrance
line, it uses glass polymer packaging from Eastman Chemical to help
produce a bottle that uses three different...
Sephora, the French concept of selling beauty products from
elaborate retail outlets, is to set up shop in Toronto before the
end of the year. This move completes its effort to conquer the
North American market begun in 1998.
French cosmetic group Inter Parfums is aggressively going at the
male personal care market following its joyful experiences in
pampering men with beauty products.
Perhaps the world already smells good enough, writes Jordan
Mateev, as Givaudan, the world's biggest maker of fragrances
and flavours reported another period of declining fragrance sales.
The Swiss company, whose mission is to...
Eastman Speciality Plastics will demonstrate its new glass polymer
product at Luxe Pack 2004, which it believes offers several
advantages over traditional glass for the luxury packaging market.
A professor is demanding that the US government builds on its
recent ruling that major allergens in food products be clearly
visible on product labels, by passing a similar piece of
legislation for fragranced products.
Sales of leading brands to mass retailers and the use of big stars
such as Elizabeth Taylor, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Britney Spears
in its advertising campaigns helped boost Elizabeth Arden's sales,
though operating loss was...
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.
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.
