In its efforts to further penetrate the US cosmetics and personal care product markets, internationalization project Beautycare Brazil enjoyed a successful first year at NYSCC Suppliers’ Day that topped over $1 million in international sales.
Italian beauty brand Teaology believes its business in Asia could surpass Europe in just a “couple of years” in line with the company’s five-year plan to expand its global footprint.
International trade of French beauty and personal care products was up 2.5% in 2021 versus 2019, largely due to rising trade of makeup, face care and perfumes and record growth rates in exports to China and the US, says the French Federation for Beauty...
By Tatiana Gladenkova, a PhD research student, Moscow State University
In this guest article, Tatiana Gladenkova, a PhD research student at the Moscow State University, presents the findings of her research into the shifting nature of trade in the global cosmetics industry.
The private label bath and body care maker is among a group of business leaders participating in an economic development trade mission between the State of Florida and South Africa.
To find out how business on the ground is fairing since this country’s new President had his ‘worst call by far’ with a foreign leader, Cosmetics Design caught up with Jacqui Rathner of Naturally Australian Products.
The UK Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery association has released a position paper that considers the main implications of Brexit onto the beauty and personal care market.
Last month Cosmetics Design ran a reader survey to gauge your sense of how the next four years will reshape the industry. The results are in—likely new policy on trade agreements, international sourcing, and regulations will impact the beauty business.
MCG Pharmaceuticals, a supplier of non-psychoactive cannabidiol (CBD) resin extract, has set up an online retail platform for its cosmetics products, which will allow it to sell directly to EU consumers.
A lot has been made about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) as it affects many different markets, but for beauty, fears surrounding it could lead to consumers and brands opting more for purer and more natural products, according...
As the West calls for more of South Korea's beauty innovations, even the smallest of players are benefiting, despite struggling to ward off stiff competition at home.
Personal care product producer Henkel will invest LE 300 million (€34.7 million) into its Port Said facility and its new factory in Egypt, according to the Industry and Trade Minister, in a move that will hopefully boost the economy.
France and Germany are looking to make changes to the free trade agreement of the EU and Canada, despite the EU/US TTIP talks being the focus for most member states.
Following the signing of an Economic and Trade Agreement pact with Europe, Canada is confident it will see more personal care industry sales as a result.
At the sixth round of EU-US trade talks on a new trade and investment deal between the two continents, experts suggested that the two sides may struggle on an agreement, particularly in the area of prohibited cosmetic ingredients.
The European Commission will host a sixth round of EU-US trade talks next month on a new trade and investment deal, known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP; and the outlook is positive as Europe is in a strong position.
This October, Israel submitted a new draft set of cosmetics regulations to the World Trade Organization (WTO) which promise to improve both trade and consumer safety.
The U.S. Commercial Service is assisting and supporting Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna with a team of cosmetic industry staff from US-based and international offices to execute two-client focused programs: International Buyer Recruitment and e-Showtime.
President Obama's announcement during his State of the Union address that the US and the European Union (EU) will begin free trade negotiations will have a big impact on the cosmetics industry and has been welcomed by trade associations.
According to ‘Aquafinca Saint Peter Fish’ - a Honduras-based fish hatcheries company, demand from the European cosmetics industry alone for tilapia (fish skin processed for the production of collagen) will see its exports reach USD 600,000 (€458,000)...
People in Turkey spend around $4bn (€3.1bn) every year on imported cosmetics, which account for 80 per cent of the products sold on the market according to one of the country’s Health Ministry officials.
According to Unipro, the Italian cosmetics industry association, “exports have reached €2.9bn in 2011, increasing 19 per cent year on year and boosting the industry as a whole by 6 per cent.”
The Personal Care Product Council has announced its support of President Obama's decision to send the Colombia, Korea and Panama free trade agreements to Congress, stating the importance of international trade in the cosmetics industry.
New York-based beauty and personal care show HBA is emphasizing the show’s international focus this year and has organized a French morning as part of its conference program.
China is set to lower import taxes on a variety of international goods, including cosmetics and personal care items, according to a report in the Nanfang Daily newspaper.
Proexport Columbia is one of several companies working with the Columbian government to push exports in Europe, and as part of the Comsetics Valley pavilion at Beyond Beauty 2010, was promoting five different companies that can supply raw cosmetics ingredients...
The Brazil government has threatened to introduce trade sanctions against US produced cosmetics in retaliation over subsidies the US government is paying to its cotton farmers.
Gaba International, which is owned by global oral care giant Colgate-Palmolive, has been fined by Swiss authorities for contravening competition regulations.
The EU will not compromise on the safety of Chinese exports and
will continue to monitor the market even though the country is
making efforts to combat the problem, according to an EU official.
A new European trade association has been formed to promote the
interests of synthetic ethanol producers active in the cosmetics,
pharmaceutical and other industries.
Heat-shrink labels with integrated holograms could help the
personcal care industry in the fight against counterfeiting and
forgery, the manufacturers claim.
The financial burden of setting-up a production plant in China has
forced the owners of a cosmetics packaging firm to call in the
administrators and sell the business.
EU ministers meeting in Luxembourg this week approved a new customs
agreement for the bloc, aiming to cut out the paperwork and reduce
the costs of importing and exporting goods including cosmetics.
In light of the recent scare over poisonous chemicals found in
toothpaste exports from China, the US Food and Drug Administration
has advised consumers to avoid buying any toothpaste labeled as
made in China.
The recent scare over tainted toothpaste imported from China is
forcing US authorities to mount pressure on the China government to
impose restrictions and increase vigilance over imports of gray
market goods that continue to flood...
China has long-proved a difficult market for personal care players
to crack, but after the government recently announced that it was
relaxing personal care import regulations from countries with BSE,
things might start to get a little...
Japanese beauty manufacturer Shiseido is expanding its research and
development centres, opening up facilities in Europe and Asia in an
effort to better appreciate the needs of its customers there and
expand beyond the US and domestic...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Chinese government
have announced a trading agreement to reverse action taken in China
earlier this year that suspended, on public health grounds, the
importation of US cosmetics.