Archives for August 3, 2010

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Unilever to source segregated sustainable palm oil

By Katie Bird

Fully segregated sustainable palm oil will be supplied to Unilever by Netherlands-headquartered IOI Group, as the consumer goods giant works towards its target of 100 per cent sustainable palm oil by 2015.

Oral wheat ceramides may improve skin hydration

By Katie Bird

Taking supplements of wheat ceramides daily for three months may improve skin hydration, although the difference in the skin feel noted by users was less significant.

P&G outlook points the way to another rough ride

By Simon Pitman

Procter & Gamble, the world’s biggest consumer goods company, posted results below market expectations yesterday and put nerves further on edge by predicting that growth would slow in the next two quarters.