L’Oréal opens its largest factory in Indonesia
Cosmetics maker L’Oréal has invested €100 million ($128 million) in its largest factory in the world in Indonesia as it continues to meet its objective of reaching one billion new consumers.
Archives for November 8, 2012
The cosmetics industry gets tangled up in illegal Israeli settlement exports
22 NGOs have accused the European Union of being "inconsistent" with illegal exports from Israeli settlements, and are calling for various goods including a cosmetic line falsely marked with ‘Made in Israel’ labels, to be banned in Europe.
USA to the rescue but Q3 sales still down for Inter Parfums
Fragrance player Inter Parfums saw its net sales drop for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012, despite results in the US making up for losses from its European operations.
Evonik launches Tego Cistus and Tego Stemlastin skin care ingredients
Germany-based ingredients supplier Evonik has launched two new skin care ingredients: Tego Cistus claimed to protect the skin against environmental stress and Tego Stemlastin said to reduce chronological ageing.
China takes steps towards first ever non-animal test
The Chinese government are taking steps towards accepting a non-animal test for cosmetics for the first time, after a PETA grant allowed the necessary research to develop a new toxicity test, and the necessary training was carried out in a Beijing...