Personal care holds up for Beiersdorf as adhesives slump
Although the company’s adhesives business has been battered by the recession, Q2 sales for its personal care operations were buoyed by developing markets
Archives for August 3, 2009
Pale is the new tanned...or is it?
The announcement that sunbeds are as carcinogenic as cigarettes was seen by many as proof that the fashion for a tan is fading, but preparations for a revolutionary rush on very high SPF factors may not be necessary.
Colgate sues over use of Total brand name
Oral care giant Colgate-Palmolive is suing both Johnson & Johnson and Chattem over claimed misuse of its toothpaste brand Total.
Givaudan first half sales drop although it sees ‘encouraging recovery signs’
Fragrance and flavour supplier Givaudan blames a drop in sales on destocking and lower consumer demand, although it said second quarter results show a slight recovery.
Symrise moves closer to consumers through Twitter
Ingredients giant Symrise has become one of the first personal care suppliers to tap into the world of social media as a means of finding out what end users really want.