Fair trade: a popular principle
Many companies support the concept of fair trade but far fewer are willing to go the distance and conform to Fairtrade certification, research group Organic Monitor says.
Archives for April 15, 2010
KitoZyme launches vegetal chitosan ingredient
Belgium-based ingredients provider KytoZyme has launched a new vegetal-based version of its Chitosan ingredient, Kiosmetine-Cs, falling in line with demands for hypoallerginc requirements.
Small- and medium-sized cosmetics players lead the way in social media
With smaller companies leading the way on the take up of social media, industry expert and consultant Richard Stacy believes that the time to become involved in this increasingly important marketing tool is now.
Encouraging growth predicted in resilient European beauty retail market
The European health and beauty retail market has remained resilient during the recession and encouraging growth is predicted over the next few years, according to Mintel’s latest report.
Greentech acquires France-based Phytocos
Active-ingredients supplier Greentech has acquired France-based Phytocos, a specialist in fine chemicals, molecular distillation and raw material plant extraction.