Risdon International has cut production but denies that it is considering bankruptcy and insists that the cosmetics packaging company is on route to financial recovery.
Reed Singapharm Exhibitions says continued economic growth in China will lead to a bigger Personal Care and Homcare Ingredients China (PCHi) event next year.
China-based ingredients supplier Fenchem says it has launched a new skin whitening technology to tap into the growing global market for this type of product.
Avon says its newly expanded restructuring plan should see the company’s workforce shrink by up to 3,000, while the number of sales representatives is set to rise.
The main drawback of depilatory creams has always been the pungent odour. But French company Laurence Dumont believes it has come up with an odour-free hair removal cream.
International Flavors and Fragrances has announced a new head of global fragrance research, charged with driving innovation and profitability within the division.
Amongst the economic doom and gloom Anglo-Dutch personal and household care provider Reckitt Benckiser has posted strong sales growth backed up by impressive profits.
A combination of good product diversity, further boosted by strong personal care sales helped give LVMH a solid performance during the fourth quarter and 2008.
The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods maker has announced strong results on the back of the sale of food operations and increased selling prices during its fourth quarter.
Skinvisible has signed a partnership with RHEI Pharmaceuticals of Belgium, allowing it to license its dermatology products in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
A marked division between the performance of established and developing markets in the prestige beauty category in 2008 underlines the impact of the economic crisis.
Lipotec is opening a representative office in Singapore to develop a closer relationship with its customers and distributors in the Asia-Pacific region.
Danisco is now offering sustainable options on its palm-based emulsifiers, as palm oil produced at certified sustainable plantations enters the marketplace.
China’s personal care and homecare ingredients show will be offering conferences and symposiums on technology, regulation and formulation as part of its programme.
A provider of proprietary developments for nutraceutical and cosmeceutical ingredients has extended an existing cooperation for discovering new functional materials sourced from the jungles of Malaysia.
France-based Rhodia has acquired the US McIntyre Group to build on its presence in the personal care and oil surfactant categories as a means of maintaining growth.
New Zealand-based Industrial Research Ltd (IRL) has struck up a partnership with Fomana Capital to enable the company to develop high-value cosmeceutical and nutraceutical products from waste.
The US market is about to witness the launch of a nanotechnology encapsulated anti-aging skin care system that has already hit other major global markets.
China-based ingredients maker Fenchem says it will continue its expansion into cosmetics ingredients, having announced a 35 per cent increase in its annual revenue.
Latest research into the ingredient chlorine dioxide (CIO2) shows that it can help to contain bad breath for up to four hours when used in a mouthwash.
Procter & Gamble continues to extend its lead in the list of the top ten publicly traded global personal care players, according to their performances in 2007.
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