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Market growth continued to slow as macro-economic pressures affected consumer demand, with emerging market growth remaining weak and a sharp slowdown in China. It wasn’t much better in Europe as both volume and price declined, though this was down...
The silicon supplier Dow Corning announced it has won the SEPAWA Innovation Award for its ES-Silicone Glycerol Emulsifier. This ingredient is a water-in-oil silicone emulsifier which Dow Corning says is suitable for PEG-free formulation systems. This emulsifier was developed...
The Cosmetic Business regulatory Summit brings together the leading figures in regulatory compliance for the cosmetics, personal care and fragrance industries. The two-day annual meet provides an opportunity for different areas of these industries to share and discuss their...
As media becomes more digital, L’OrĂ©al is moving to reach consumers in newly imaged ways. The company has selected digital agency Maxus to handle its media buying and planning in the Nordic countries, as Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland....
Indena, the world producer of plant derived active principles for use in the pharmaceutical, health-food, and personal care industries, and Azelis, the global speciality chemicals distributor, announce that Azelis will distribute Indena‘s pharma and health-food ingredients in Romania and...
Customers are increasingly looking specifically for products that meet individual needs. Cosmetics manufacturers therefore face the particular challenge of offering a broad product portfolio with comparable high quality for specific markets. While Europe for example, is seeing a general...
The European Parliament overwhelmingly adopted new rules on access to genetic resources and fair and equitable sharing of benefits resulting from their utilization (also known as ABS) in the European Union. The European Parliament also granted its consent for...
The Union for Ethical Bio Trade (UEBT) records trends in consumer awareness of biodiversity and ethical sourcing, enables the UN to measure progress towards its biodiversity targets for 2020. UEBT has announced it will launch this year’s Biodiversity Barometer...
This year’s National Congress SICC will be held in June, rather than in the traditional period for the conjunction of IFSCC Congress held in Paris in October. On 26/27 June, 39° Congresso Nazionale Sicc will be held in Milan...
Swiss manufacturer Givaudan is aiming to further reach out to its customers in Asia-Pacific and meet their needs, having announced the signing of a joint venture with Zhejiang Xinhua Chemical, an aroma chemical manufacturer, for the production of fragrance...