COSMETICS INTERNATIONAL

Cosmetics International and Cosmetic News Weekly - Cosmetics Business owner HPCi Media Ltd is pleased to announce that it is the new publisher of beauty and personal care industry titles Cosmetics International and Cosmetic News Weekly, formerly published by Communications International Group.
Read More • Friday, Jan 25, 2013

Croda makes Innovachem deal - Croda International has acquired the assets of American company Innovachem.
Read More • Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013

Clariant buys CRM International - Swiss speciality chemicals group Clariant is to acquire CRM International SAS, a French based manufacturer of natural ingredients for the personal care industry.
Read More • Monday, Jan 14, 2013

Shiseido makes palm oil pledge - Japanese beauty company Shiseido has pledged to use only palm oil certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) by 2013.
Read More • Monday, Nov 12, 2012

Q3 net sales up 4.8 per cent at Revlon - American colour cosmetics stalwart Revlon posted net sales up 4.8 per cent to $347m ($337.2m) for the third quarter.
Read More • Thursday, Oct 25, 2012

Lush explores emotions with colour debut - British fresh cosmetics brand Lush is moving into colour cosmetics for the first time with a new concept called Emotional Brilliance.
Read More • Sunday, Jul 1, 2012

Avon income plummets 82 per cent - Following its rejection of a $10bn takeover bid from US beauty giant Coty, direct seller Avon has just posted a first-quarter revenue slip of two per cent to $2.6bn.
Read More • Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Lush unveils fresh approach to retail - British cosmetics brand Lush is launching a new retail concept which focuses on a “back to basics” approach to customer service.
Read More • Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Naturex acquires Burgundy Botanical Extracts - French plant-based natural ingredients manufacturer Naturex has acquired French natural active ingredients manufacturer and supplier Burgundy Botanical Extracts.
Read More • Monday, Oct 24, 2011

YSL delivers glycobiology-based youth elixir - L'Oréal's YSL has stepped into skin care with a revolutionary new anti-ageing line based on glycobiology.
Read More • Monday, Oct 17, 2011

Evonik invests €31m in innovation centres - German specialty chemicals company Evonik is looking to open two new research and development centres at its Essen site in Germany.
Read More • Monday, Sep 26, 2011

Univar acquires Brazil’s Arinos - Global chemical distributor Univar has acquired Brazilian chemical distributor Arinos Química Ltda. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Read More • Friday, Sep 2, 2011

Shiseido domestic sales dip - Proving that tough trading conditions continue to impact Japan, Japanese beauty company Shiseido has posted a 5 per cent year-on-year drop in domestic sales for the month of July.
Read More • Thursday, Sep 1, 2011

Saks sales hit by hurricane Irene - US luxury department store operator Saks Inc has posted sales of $168m for the four weeks ending August 27, 2011.
Read More • Thursday, Sep 1, 2011

Hermès net income surges 49.5 per cent - French luxury products manufacturer Hermès has posted sales of €1.31bn for the first half of 2011, a rise of 22 per cent on last year.
Read More • Wednesday, Aug 31, 2011

L'Oréal posts healthy first-half 2011 results - French cosmetic giant L'Oréal has posted sales of €10.15bn for the first half of 2011, up 5 per cent on last year.
Read More • Wednesday, Aug 31, 2011

L'Oréal posts healthy first-half 2011 results - French cosmetic giant L'Oréal has posted sales of €10.15bn for the first half of 2011, up 5 per cent on last year.
Read More • Wednesday, Aug 31, 2011

Japan’s Fujifilm on expansion path - Fujifilm Corp. plans to open a cosmetics store in Shanghai from September as part of an overseas push that includes both Southeast Asia and Europe.
Read More • Wednesday, Aug 31, 2011

Unilever sells VO5 brands to private equity - Anglo-Dutch conglomerate Unilever is to sell the Alberto VO5 brand in the US and Puerto Rico, along with the Rave brand globally to private equity firm Brynwood Partners.
Read More • Friday, Aug 26, 2011

Clariant ramps up sustainability with KitoZyme - In a move said to help Clariant meet the needs of its customers looking for natural and sustainable ingredients, the Swiss specialty chemicals supplier has partnered with Belgium-based ingredients manufacturer KitoZyme.
Read More • Thursday, Aug 25, 2011

Lauder’s Richard Kunes to retire - US beauty brand Estée Lauder (The Estée Lauder Companies) will farewell Richard W. Kunes, executive vice president and cfo, after he announced plans to retire effective on June 30, 2013.
Read More • Wednesday, Aug 24, 2011

Frutarom furthers growth with Aromco acquisition - Israel-based flavour and ingredients company Frutarom has acquired flavours company Aromco in a £15m cash transaction.
Read More • Monday, Aug 22, 2011

US prestige beauty sales overtake pre-recession highs - Market research company NPD Group has reported that prestige make-up sales in the US have surpassed pre-recession figures.
Read More • Friday, Aug 19, 2011

Limited Brands raises profit forecast - US-based apparel and beauty retail group Limited Brands has been given a confidence boost from its strong 2011 second quarter results.
Read More • Friday, Aug 19, 2011

Birchbox receives $10.5m boost - US sampling website Birchbox has received a $10.5m funding boost led by global venture capital and growth equity firm Accel Partners.
Read More • Thursday, Aug 18, 2011