Kerachi University establishes halal testing laboratory
Kerachi University has established a special laboratory called The International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) to test halal food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics products. The ICCBS has been established to provide Pakistan with an authentic halal...
Supervision of cosmetics industry to be tightened in China
China's drugs watchdog is soliciting public opinion on whether tighter supervision should be applied to the production of cosmetics. On Tuesday, the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) outlined provisional changes to regulations, which would require cosmetics...
Indian personal care e-commerce site Nykaa registers 323% growth
Indian beauty e-commerce website nykaa.com has experienced soaring sales over the last nine months, registering 323% growth. Despite having been founded as recently as 2012, Nykaa's customer base has grown to over 300,000 people all over India who have purchased a...
Shiseido teams up with IBM to launch mobile app for brand ambassadors
Global cosmetics manufacturer Shiseido Group is collaborating with IBM to create a mobile app to be used by its network of 10,000 brand ambassadors in Japan. Shiseido’s ‘Beauty Tablet’ will be linked up to the company’s internal systems to process direct sales carried...
Toxic lipsticks still sold in Manila
An environmental advocacy group has warned that lipsticks containing “atrocious” levels of toxic ingredients are still being sold in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, despite repeated alerts from the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The EcoWaste...
Charities lobby New Zealand government to ban animal testing
Four of the world’s leading animal welfare charities are urging the New Zealand government to ban cosmetics animal testing. Humane Society International, World Animal Protection, International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Royal Society for the Prevention of...
The Body Shop acquires its Australia franchise business
The Body Shop has completed its acquisition of Adidem Pty Ltd, the independent franchisee company which has been operating The Body Shop in Australia since 1983. This acquisition will move the fifth biggest The Body Shop market's retail sales from a franchise...
AmorePacific’s opens 350 new stores in China
Korean cosmetics firm AmorePacific has announced plans to increase its revenue by opening 350 new stores in China. The firm will increase the number of Laneige and Sulwhasoo sales outlets and partner with a wider range of online retailers to drive sales of its...
South Korean Cosmetics Company Cosmax Opens First U.S. Plant In Solon
South Korean cosmetics manufacturer Cosmax USA has opened its first US-based plant in a former L’Oreal factory in Ohio. Cosmax USA has four factories in China and Indonesia and produces cosmetics for more than 200 brands worldwide, including L’Oreal, Estée Lauder,...
Men account for majority of spending in China’s luxury goods market
Men account for around 55 percent of China’s luxury goods market, well above the global average of 40 percent, according to research from brokerage CLSA. The trend has been attributed to the gift-giving culture in China as businessmen regularly buy presents for...
Indian company Emami acquires controlling stake in Australian personal care manufacturers, Fravin
Indian consumer goods company Emami has acquired a 66.67 percent stake in Fravin, an Australia-based manufacturer of natural and organic personal care products. The acquisition of Fravin is the first overseas acquisition by Emami in four years after the company took...
Use of parabens in cosmetics banned in Southeast Asia
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations' Cosmetics Committee has banned the use of five parabens as preservatives in cosmetics. The substances include isopropylparaben, isobutylparaben, phenylparaben, benzylparaben, and pentylparaben. The compounds will be added to...
AmorePacific considers patent lawsuit against L’Oreal Korea
AmorePacific, South Korea’s leading cosmetics firm, revealed on Tuesday that it is considering legal action against Lancôme over a possible patent infringement of its signature air cushion compact. Officials from AmorePacific said the company would decide whether to...
Australian patent granted to Cellmid for the use of midkine in hair loss products
Australian biotechnology company Cellmid has been granted an Australian patent for the use of molecular protein midkine to prevent and treat hair loss. Midkine is a protein that in humans is produced during oncogenesis (the creation of cancerous tumours), inflammation...
Animal testing banned in South Korea
South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has announced plans to ban animal testing for cosmetics. Under the government’s Five Year Plan for Animal Welfare, testing finished products on animals will be banned, and further consideration will go into...
The Government of India releases new Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill
The Government of India has published a draft of its Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill, 2015, a revised and updated version of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The Bill proposes to expand the scope of the 1940 Act. Its documentation outlines that it will,...
Packaging manufacturer Essel Propack targets new markets by opening plant in China
Leading packaging manufacturer Essel Propack has opened a new plant in Suzhou, eastern China to target the fast-moving consumer goods and cosmetics markets in Middle East, Africa and China. Essel Propack, part of the Essel Group, valued at US$2.4 billion, specialises...
South Korean cosmetics brand Missha closes 20 stores across Hong Kong
South Korean cosmetic brand Missha has closed 20 outlets in Hong Kong during the New Year period. The brand has proved popular among Chinese consumers in recent years, yet analysts have attributed the closure of its stores to fierce competition from a new wave of...
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