Christian Louboutin opens first beauty boutique in Paris
French shoe and handbag designer Christian Louboutin has opened his first beauty boutique in Paris, following the launch of the Louboutin nail lacquer range in 2014. The beauty boutique, which Louboutin describes as “small shop or a big shrine…completely dedicated to...
L’Oreal agrees to change ‘bad at maths’ boast advert
L’Oreal has agreed to change an advert in which British actress Dame Helen Mirren admits to being bad at maths, following a complaint from a numeracy charity. In the recent adverts for the brand’s Age Perfect skincare range, Mirren comments, "Age is just a number. And...
Britain’s Middle East trade holds up despite strong pound
UK exports to the Middle East exceeded £18bn last year despite the strong pound and falling oil prices leading to fears of weakened demand in the region. Yet according to data from HM Revenue & Customs, total UK exports to the region were only slightly lower than...
Oriflame Cosmetics inaugurates production facility in Russia
Swedish cosmetics firm Oriflame Cosmetics has opened a new production site in Niginsk, Russia, following an investment of 150 million euros. The new production site was officially inaugurated today and features a factory, warehouse and distribution centre built on a...
Rawlings Expands into Cosmetic & Pharmaceutical Glass
Glass bottle manufacturer Rawlings is launching a new range of products aimed at the cosmetics and pharmaceutical markets. Founded in England in 1850, Rawlings has established a reputation for manufacturing glass packaging for the food and beverage industry. Yet the...
Household and personal care product suppliers face record fines for price-fixing in France
Personal care brands such as Proctor & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, Henkel and Unilever have been fined 605.6 million euros by French authorities over price-fixing schemes. The French Competition Authority (FCA) issued the fine, the highest it has ever issued, after...
L’Oreal reports profits increase following sale of skin-care business
French cosmetics giant L'Oreal says the sale of a skin care subsidiary underpinned a 66 per cent rise in profits last year, while sales in its key consumer products business fell amid a volatile economic environment. The company behind Lancome cosmetics and The Body...
Oat Cosmetics appoints Thai distributor
UK-based ingredients supplier Oat Cosmetics has appointed Thai distributor Forecus to drive business in the ASEAN territory. Forecus will supply Oat Cosmetics’ full portfolio of Ecocert and COSMOS approved natural and organic oat ingredient. These include Oat COM, a...
UK manufacturing sector on the rise
The UK manufacturing sector grew in January due to a greater number of export orders, a monthly survey of private sector companies has revealed. Orders from both home and abroad came in faster last month, with new export orders at a five-month high, the Markit/CIPS...
L’Oreal predicts profit increase due to weak euro and low oil price
L’Oreal has predicted a substantial increase in profits during 2015 due to greater consumption in Western Europe triggered by the weak euro and slump in oil prices. Chief Executive Jean-Paul Agon stated in a presentation on Thursday that he expects growth of the...
French Parliament launches bill on the use of vegetal and animal genetic resources
The French Parliament is considering new legislation on biodiversity, which will affect companies in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and agri-food sectors that use genetic resources from vegetal, animals and micro-organisms. Despite the existence of international...
New study reveals consumer insight on product launches
Nearly three quarters (74 percent) of consumers are excited by product launches, but only 28 percent end up remembering them, according to research by UK-based marketing agency Five by Five. The report, which surveyed 2,000 UK adults, found that half of consumers...
Packaging manufacturer Albéa opens new plant in Italy
Packaging manufacturer Albéa has opened a new US$7 million production site near Milan. The 18,400 square metre site located in the village of Bottanuco will employ 250 people and has the capacity to produce 160 million units per year. It has been fitted with...
Essentra completes $455m acquisition of Clondalkin
UK-based packaging manufacturer Essentra has strengthened its position in as a global leader in beauty packaging through its acquisition of US packaging specialists Clondalkin SPD in a deal worth US$455. The acquisition adds 2,400 people in 24 facilities, including...
Packaging companies Pujolasos & Decopak team up to launch patented ‘metallised wooden’ cap for cosmetics
Two Barcelona-based companies, Pujolasos wood & pack, a producer of wood packaging for luxury goods, and Decopak Europ, a company specialising in product surface decoration, have teamed up to launch a newly-patented “metallised wooden cap.” Showcased at the latest...
Swedish cosmetics firm Oriflame hurt by currencies
Swedish cosmetics firm Oriflame Cosmetics has revealed that its earnings have been hit by the deprecation of some of its main trading currencies, such as the Russian rouble. The company, which sells cosmetics in more than 60 countries, said sales converted into euros...
P&G shuffles management in bid to strengthen beauty business
Proctor & Gamble has reorganised key members of its managerial team in an effort to strengthen its beauty business. David Taylor, Group President of Global Health and Grooming, will now also oversee beauty. The promotion puts him in charge of two of the...
Products due to launch at Packaging Innovations revealed
Organisers of UK trade show Packaging Innovations have announced details of new products to be launched at next month's event. The two-day show, which takes place at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on 25 and 26 February, will showcase the latest trends...
Vetroplas launches in-mould labelling technology for tubes into the UK
Vetroplas, a packaging supplier for the cosmetics and personal care industry across the UK and Ireland, is launching a range of tubes using new in-mould labelling technology. Vetroplas claims to be the first UK-based company to offer the technology, developed by...
Lancôme appoints Lisa Eldridge as Creative Director of Makeup
Lancôme has appointed international makeup artist Lisa Eldridge as Creative Director of Make-up. Previously, Eldridge was Creative Director of Boots No7 from 2003 to 2013. She has also collaborated with brands such as Prada, Chloé and Donna Karan on runway shows and...
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