Cosmetics International articles from August 2007

Cosmetics International archives from August 2007

Hammer to create beauty empire with best of British.
August 17, 2007... George Hammer is planning to take his successful Urban Retreat concept into high street products and services, building in the process a leading British beauty company worth millions. "I am trying to create a great British company," Hammer...

ICI finally agrees to Akzo Nobel takeover.(Imperial Chemical Industries PLC)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... UK chemicals giant ICI has finally agreed to a takeover by Akzo Nobel after two months of wrangling. The 8.1bn [pounds sterling] deal values ICI at 679.95p a share, including 670p in cash and an extra 9.95p in dividends, bringing the price...

Givenchy is this month launching a new website to sell its products in France.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(Website overview)
August 17, 2007... GIVENCHY IS this month launching a new website to sell its products in France. The LVMH-owned brand will use the e-commerce venture to promote products that do not have enough support in store, such as skin care. It is the first time Givenchy...

Icelandic investment group Baugur has bought an 8% stake in US luxury retailer, Saks.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... ICELANDIC INVESTMENT group Baugur has bought an 8% stake in US luxury retailer, Saks. The group, which owns UK department store chain House of Fraser and has a stake in Debenhams, paid $22 per share, amounting to approximately $250m.

Nuance-Watson has been awarded the contract to run the perfume and cosmetics stores at Singapore's Changi airport for a further three years to 2011.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... NUANCE-WATSON has been awarded the contract to run the perfume and cosmetics stores at Singapore's Changi airport for a further three years to 2011. The concession comprises 4,424sqm of shop floor space spread across four terminals.

New Zealand-based skin care brand Living Nature is building up its presence in neighbouring Australia by entering the David Jones department store chain this month.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... NEW ZEALAND-based skin care brand Living Nature is building up its presence in neighbouring Australia by entering the David Jones department store chain this month. The brand, which aims to have 300 points of sale by the end of the year, will...

Two Japanese department stores are reported to be considering a capital tie-up which, if it emerges, would form the country's largest department store group with sales of $13.2bn.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... TWO JAPANESE department stores are reported to be considering a capital tie-up which, if it emerges, would form the country's largest department store group with sales of $13.2bn. Misukoshi and Isetan are currently Japan's fourth and fifth...

Skin Doctors celebrates 10th anniversary by shedding its old image.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... Skin Doctors' may have been created to provide high performance cosmeceuticals at affordable prices but the company pulled out all the stops to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The Australian company used the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo...

Inter Parfums buys Lanvin for 22m [euro].(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... Fragrance manufacturer and distributor Inter Parfums has acquired the worldwide rights to Lanvin Perfumes from Jeanne Lanvin in a 22m [euro]/ $29.7m cash deal. The iconic French fragrance house becomes only the second company to be bought...

Drom buys its way into Brazil.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(Drom Fragrances International)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... German fragrance house drom has expanded its presence in South America with the acquisition of Quorum Holding, a leading Brazilian fragrance supplier. The new drom Brasil gives its new owner its own production and development centre in...

Selective Beauty signs Posen in first US deal.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... New York-based fashion designer Zac Posen has signed a long term worldwide fragrance licensing agreement with Selective Beauty. The deal represents the first US licence for the Paris-based creator, manufacturer and distributor of fragrance...

Basell takes a third bite at the cherry.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... After losing out in two previous takeover bids, Dutch chemicals company Basell has forged a deal to acquire larger rival Lyondell. Basell will pay $48 per share, valuing US-based Lyondell at $12.7bn. The cash transaction will triple...

Coty to create for Lagerfeld.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(Karl Lagerfeld)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Fragrance powerhouse Coty Inc has entered into a strategic licensing agreement to produce a new line of signature fragrances for Chanel fashion designer, Karl Lagerfeld. Coty has distributed the Lagerfeld fragrance line since 2005 and...

Nanotechnology under scrutiny.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... Beauty products using nanotechnology do not warrant special labels, according to a task force advising the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The report found that the FDA has sufficient authority over food additives and drugs to...

Chinese firm to build in Korea.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... While South Korean cosmetics companies such as Amore Pacific stretch their reach in China, a Chinese company is looking for a foothold in the South Korean market. According to the Korea Land Corp, a Chinese manufacturer has applied for...

P&G presses the replay button.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... Procter & Gamble Prestige Products has signed a fragrance licensing agreement with Italian fashion brand Replay. The deal aims to expand the FMCG giant's presence in the young consumers' fragrance segment. Global marketing director,...

J&J seeks $1.6bn savings.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... Johnson & Johnson has unveiled plans to improve its cost structure by $1.3bn to $1.6bn in 2008. Savings will primarily come from consolidation in the company's pharmaceuticals segment and its medical Cordis franchise. Company-wide...

GHD to make smooth transition.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... Martin Penney, founder of the ghd hair straightening and styling brand, has led an MBO of Jemella Group, funded by Montagu Private Equity. The 160m [pounds sterling] deal is the second time the brand has been sold in as many years and...

Wal-Mart tightens grip on China and gets set for India.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... US mass retailer Wal-Mart aims to make itself the leading retailer in the Chinese market by more than doubling its stores over the next five years. The group currently operates 84 stores across 46 Chinese cities but expects to have a 20%...

Miller time for Parlux Fragrances.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... Parlux has signed a global licensing agreement with New York fashion designer Nicole Miller. The new fragrance label follows Katz's decision to expand the upper level of Parlux's portfolio (Cosmetics International 20 July 2007). The first...

Southern belle.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(Avon Products Inc.)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Oscar winning actress Reese Witherspoon has been named as Avon's first global ambassador. Witherspoon will serve as the honorary chairman of the Avon Foundation, focusing on breast cancer, domestic violence and emergency relief initiatives in...

The French C&T market returned to health in 2006 with a 3.7% rise in sales to 6.5bn [euro], according to the Federation des Industries de la Parfumerie.(EUROPEAN NEWS)(cosmetics and toiletries)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... THE FRENCH C&T market returned to health in 2006 with a 3.7% rise in sales to 6.5bn [euro], according to the Federation des Industries de la Parfumerie. At wholesale prices, the mass market recorded total sales of 3.58bn [euro], followed by the...

As Watson-owned perfumery chain Marionnaud has launched its first line of own label products across more than 1,200 points of sale in 13 countries.(EUROPEAN NEWS)
August 17, 2007... AS WATSON-OWNED perfumery chain Marionnaud has launched its first line of own label products across more than 1,200 points of sale in 13 countries. The 49-sku Watsons Bodycare range is already distributed in Watsons drugstores in Asia. The...

L'oreal has had its knuckles rapped over its advertisement for Telescopic mascara.(EUROPEAN NEWS)
August 17, 2007... L'OREAL HAS had its knuckles rapped over its advertisement for Telescopic mascara. The ad, which features Penelope Cruz, was branded misleading by the UK Advertising Standards Authority for inserting individual false lashes into Cruz's own...

As a first step to introducing Italian beauty company Deborah's brands to the UK, ProCosmetics is taking Rouge Baiser into Fenwick's department store on London's Bond Street at the end of the month.(EUROPEAN NEWS)
August 17, 2007... AS A first step to introducing Italian beauty company Deborah's brands to the UK, ProCosmetics is taking Rouge Baiser into Fenwick's department store on London's Bond Street at the end of the month. ProCosmetic's Daniela Ruggieri says the next...

Barber buys Bronnley as a platform for brand portfolio.(EUROPEAN NEWS)
August 17, 2007... After 123 years of family ownership, Ann Rossiter has sold UK bath and body brand Bronnley to a management buy-in team headed by ex-Lornamead ceo Leslie Barber. Barber said he will bring in more relevant lines and present them in a more...

Time of the essence for Beauty Lab.(EUROPEAN NEWS)
August 17, 2007... Time is beauty is the theme for this year's Beauty Lab, the must-see section for any visitors to Beyond Beauty interested in spotting future concepts for the beauty industry. Once again, the installation brings together suppliers, packagers...

Spiezia invests in organic growth.(EUROPEAN NEWS)
August 17, 2007... Organic skin care company Spiezia has just secured 100,000 [pounds sterling] of funding from local businesswoman Carrie Gilmore to take it to the next level. With senior formulator Martyn Cole, md Amanda Barlow is taking the company into...

Farmacia grows in Europe.(EUROPEAN NEWS)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Beauty and wellness brand Farmacia is on the hunt for financial backing as it expands its presence in Europe. The UK company is already present in Spain and Portugal and plans to secure distribution in a further five European countries in...

Named after a Finnish lake, Lumene is proud of its links with Nordic nature. President and chief executive Tapio Pajuharju talks about his plan to spread the Nordic message.(INDUSTRY INSIGHT)(Interview)
August 17, 2007... One year shy of its 60th anniversary and four years since it was bought by investment group CapMan from Orion, leading Finnish beauty company Lumene is punching far above its weight with sales of 136.5m [euro]. The company was the first to...

Pharmacy chain Shoppers Drug Mart saw a 19% rise in second quarter profits following the addition of big brand cosmetics to the Canadian retailer's mix.(FINANCIAL NEWS)(Financial report)
August 17, 2007... Pharmacy chain Shoppers Drug Mart saw a 19% rise in second quarter profits following the addition of big brand cosmetics to the Canadian retailer's mix. Net earnings increased to C$112m from C$94m last year, while sales rose 9% to C$1.93bn....

Swiss flavours and fragrances player Givaudan has seen its half year net profits plunge almost 70%.(FINANCIAL NEWS)(Financial report)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Swiss flavours and fragrances player Givaudan has seen its half year net profits plunge almost 70%. However, much of this profit fall relates to its recent Quest acquisition from ICI earlier this year. Still, sales rose by 35% to just over...

IFF has reported record Q2 earnings thanks to healthy sales along with a tax ruling handing back tax liabilities.(FINANCIAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... IFF has reported record Q2 earnings thanks to healthy sales along with a tax ruling handing back tax liabilities. Sales climbed 8% overall, with fine fragrance sales up 11% to $574m compared with $531m a year ago.

Australian retailer David Jones has reported record sales of A$1.98bn.(FINANCIAL NEWS)(Financial report)
August 17, 2007... Australian retailer David Jones has reported record sales of A$1.98bn. The company's fourth quarter revenues hit A$509.4m, a 12% hike on last year's Q4. Some of the uplift was because of Jones' confident decision to delay its winter clearance...

PZ Cussons, maker of Original Source, Carex and Imperial Leather, has reported an 11% rise in pre-tax profits to 68.3m [pounds sterling].(FINANCIAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... PZ Cussons, maker of Original Source, Carex and Imperial Leather, has reported an 11% rise in pre-tax profits to 68.3m [pounds sterling]. UK consumers helped Cussons by spending more on shampoo and shower gels, propelling profits up 7%.

Beiersdorf outperforms global market in first half.(FINANCIAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... German beauty giant Beiersdorf has announced a bumper set of interim results for the first half of 2007. Total sales rose 10.9% to 1.39bn [euro], while the company's operating result (EBIT) was up 6% to 172m [euro] and post tax profit grew...

Beauty sales rise 16.7% as Kao pushes premium lines.(FINANCIAL NEWS)(Financial report)
August 17, 2007... Japanese consumer goods group Kao Corporation has reported an increase of 12.1% in its consolidated net sales to [yen] 318.2bn in the first quarter ended 30 June 2007. The Kanebo Cosmetics, Molton Brown and John Frieda brand owner reported...

Istithmar wins Barneys battle.(FINANCIAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... Dubai-based private equity group Istithmar has won the tussle to buy Barneys, the US department store chain. Istithmar will pay $942.3m for Barneys, considerably higher than the $825m it initially offered for the 34-strong chain. The...

Record sales for Schwan Stabilo.(FINANCIAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... Another German company has outperformed the cosmetics market. This time, it's colour cosmetics contract manufacturer Schwan Stabilo. The pencil specialist recorded sales of 340m [euro] in 2006/7, up 19% on 2005/6. The cosmetics division saw...

Will luxury goods players be tempted to sell out?(FINANCIAL NEWS)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Luxury goods family-owned businesses have been on a roll for several years and share prices of many have soared. The temptation to sell when the going's good must be huge. But is it worth it long term? Hermes, one of the best known luxury...

Revlon shares buoyed by Q2.(FINANCIAL NEWS)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Revlon has seen its second quarter losses narrow, sales leap and costs decline, all boosting its share price. Losses have been slashed to just two cents a share, down from 20 cents a share this time last year. Wall Street analysts greeted...

Symrise doubles the market rate.(FINANCIAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... In the first six months following its IPO in December 2006, Symrise recorded a 6.8% rise in sales in local currencies to 660.9m [euro], twice the rate of the flavours and fragrance market. The German supplier's EBITDA increased from 123.5m...

Unilever Q2 rises--but not enough.(FINANCIAL NEWS)(Unilever Group)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Better Q2 earnings have lifted Unilever, with organic sales growth of 5.8%. Though encouraging, analysts nevertheless say the new sales uptick represents the same amount of group sales as Unilever's frozen food division--before it was sold...

Stock market wobbles make banks struggle with Alliance Boots debt.(FINANCIAL NEWS)
August 17, 2007... The wave of risk aversion hitting the markets is now threatening KKR's banks' plans to sell the debt they took to finance the 9bn [pounds sterling] Alliance-Boots deal. Analysts for the moment are holding back from declaring the market...

Shares latest.(FINANCIAL NEWS)(Statistical data)
August 17, 2007... >SHARES LATEST NAME VALUE AT VALUE AT ACTUAL 26/07/07 09/08/07 % CHANGE BIGGEST GAINERS ORIFLAME SK334.50 SK372.00 +11.21 L'OREAL 82.38 88.39 ...

Tricologist Philip Kingsley has launched two new products inspired by ducks and designed to protect hair from the rain and UV rays.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... TRICOLOGIST PHILIP Kingsley has launched two new products inspired by ducks and designed to protect hair from the rain and UV rays. Preen Cream is a leave-in emulsion that promises to nourish hair and provide high shine while reducing static...

Clinique has created a foundation for dry skin.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 17, 2007... CLINIQUE HAS created a foundation for dry skin. Supermoisture Makeup combines intense humectants with a lightweight creme-gel formula to provide long lasting hydration and a radiant glow. The foundation, which goes on counter in September,...

Boots is capitalising on the success of its Protect and Perfect Beauty Serum by launching a complementary Moisturising Body Serum and limited edition 200ml version of the original in time for Christmas.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Boots Company PLC launches moisturising body serum)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... BOOTS IS capitalising on the success of its Protect and Perfect Beauty Serum by launching a complementary Moisturising Body Serum and limited edition 200ml version of the original in time for Christmas. The new products go on shelf in October...

Oriflame has launched its first toothpastes.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 17, 2007... ORIFLAME HAS launched its first toothpastes. Optifresh multi-action with fresh, sweet mint flavour and Optifresh multi-action whitening with cool water mint contain the Advanced Remineralising System, a protective combination of sea algae and...

Puffy's passion.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Estee Lauder Inc.)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs took the starring role in a passionate advertising campaign for his first female scent, Unforgivable Woman. The scent, created by Estee Lauder has a creamy, floral juice that combines top notes of bergamot, pina...

Lauder hits sweet spot.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Estee Lauder Inc.)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Estee Lauder has revisited its glucosamine-based Idealist formula to create a new product which promises a dramatic improvement in skin tone and texture in just four weeks. Idealist Pore Minimizing Skin Refinisher contains three times more...

Perricone edges into colour.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 17, 2007... Celebrated doctor's skin care brand N.V. Perricone is making its first foray into cosmetics. Ceramic Skin Smoother is said to be the first anti-ageing product to bridge the gap between serious skin care and natural looking make-up. The...

Cerruti redefines male elegance.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Cerruti 1881 S.A)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Cerruti has created a new fragrance for men with Coty, which is designed to reflect the brand's innate sense of style and elegance. Cerruti Pour Homme is a woody fougere with a head of sparkling mandarin and bergamot and an accord of dew...

Origins looks at firming eye care.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 17, 2007... Origins has extended its Youthtopia line into eye care. The Estee Lauder-owned company has formulated Youthtopia Firming Eye Cream with the line's signature rhodiola extract and phytosphingosine and passion flower to help reduce the...

SKII gives total make-over.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 17, 2007... Procter & Gamble-owned Japanese skin care brand SKII has launched a new line that claims to be a total anti-ageing solution for the face. The three-sku range comprises Signs Totality facial moisturiser, Signs Eye Cream and Signs Transform...

Dove takes flight into fragrance.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 17, 2007... After 30 years in the beauty business, fragrances bearing the name Roja Dove will finally appear on fragrance counters. The Professeur de Parfums has created The Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie Trilogy of fine fragrances, which he says "smell of...

Sisley sees the light.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Sisley S.A.)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Sisley says it has taken anti-ageing to a new level with its new serum, SisleyA Radiance Anti-Aging Concentrate is said to help the face regain the radiance and luminosity of younger skin, reducing the appearance of age spots and leaving skin...

Soap stars.(PRODUCT NEWS)
August 17, 2007... Gamila Secret has launched its Herbal Skincare Bars in the UK, its 11th market in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The bars were developed as a natural alternative to soap over a period of 40 years by founder Savta Gamila, who grew up in...

Floris turns back the clock for men.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Floris London)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Floris London has turned the clock back more than 50 years to relaunch a classic men's cologne from its archive. Floris No 89, described as a quintessentially English fragrance, is named after the company's Jermyn Street store in London and...

Global packaging manufacturer Aptar Group has reported record second quarter 2007 results.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(Financial report)
August 17, 2007... GLOBAL PACKAGING manufacturer Aptar Group has reported record second quarter 2007 results. The parent company of Valois, Pfeiffer and Seaquist Closures and Perfect Dispensers saw its sales jump 19% to $472.9m from $398.6m a year ago. Operating...

Tricor Braun has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) as part of its ongoing effort to help its customers address environmental concerns.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)
August 17, 2007... TRICOR BRAUN has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) as part of its ongoing effort to help its customers address environmental concerns. US-based SPC supports innovative, functional packaging materials and systems that promote...

Global asset management firm Investcorp has agreed to acquire a majority ownership interest in Berlin Packaging.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)
August 17, 2007... GLOBAL ASSET management firm Investcorp has agreed to acquire a majority ownership interest in Berlin Packaging. The US-based rigid packaging supplier manufactures plastic, glass, closures and metal containers across several industries.

Crown Holdings' gross profit for the second quarter 2007 rose 15.5% to $283m while net sales rose 11.7% to $1.9bn in comparison to the same period last year.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(Crown Holdings Inc.)(Financial report)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... CROWN HOLDINGS' gross profit for the second quarter 2007 rose 15.5% to $283m while net sales rose 11.7% to $1.9bn in comparison to the same period last year. The increase was put down to higher sales unit volumes across most product lines, the...

Mondi group has bought a majority interest in Tire Kutsan.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)
August 17, 2007... MONDI GROUP has bought a majority interest in Tire Kutsan, a Turkish corrugated packaging and containerboard business, and 100% of Unterland Flexible Packaging, a consumer flexibles business based in Austria.

PLA is clear front runner.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(Rohm and Haas (U.K.) Ltd)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Rohm and Haas has created an impact modifier designed to improve the strength of environmentally friendly packaging. Paraloid BPM-500 broadens the use of bioplastics such as corn-derived PLA polymer by making it stronger without sacrificing...

Primapack fulfils its destiny.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)
August 17, 2007... Cosfibel's Primapack subsidiary has created a game-like cube to house Lancome's Jeu Secret Yeux et Levres. The Destiny Box is made from injected aluminium, which has the advantage of high density while being relatively lightweight. The...

STO extends standards with Linton.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(STO Flaconnage Inc.)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Following the launch of the Carlton range at the beginning of the year, STO-Flaconnage is introducing a new standard glass bottle for the perfumery and personal care market. The Linton is a 100ml tall, rectangular bottle with straight...

Risdon to build Chinese plant.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)
August 17, 2007... Just four months after opening its Shanghai office, Risdon International has been granted permission to build a manufacturing plant in China. Risdon plans to transfer its metal plating machinery, existing tooling and engineering support to...

Symrise softens up skin care.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)
August 17, 2007... Symrise has expanded its portfolio of functional materials with the addition of a hydrophilic emollient known as SymMollient W/S. The water-soluble emollient has sensory properties that soothe skin made dry by the use of hair and skin...

Sidel reshapes the mould.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)
August 17, 2007... Packaging equipment manufacturer Sidel has developed an alternative to the traditional stainless steel moulds used in heat-resistant blow moulding. The F300 mould is made of lightweight aluminium, which is easier to machine than steel,...

Dragon focuses on the small print.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(Dragon Plastics )(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Dragon Plastics has created a standard closure with a built-in magnifier to help users read the information on personal care and pharmaceutical products labels. MagnicaP is available initially as a 30mm R3 configuration with a built in...

HCP brushes up on mascara wands.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)
August 17, 2007... HCP Packaging USA has unveiled three new developments in mascara applicators. Triad features an asymmetrical, triangular brush engineered to incorporate a product feed groove and multiple application surfaces. The groove allows for a...

Silab set to go beyond the pale.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(Silab launches new product)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Silab is joining the fight against pigmentation of the skin caused by UV exposure with the launch of a new lightening ingredient. Whitonyl contains palmaria palmata, a red alga rich in xylose and galactose and said to create a refined,...

Ingredients get sun protection.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)
August 17, 2007... DSM Nutritional Products has launched Parsol Guard to shield colour and light-sensitive ingredients in personal care products. The company developed the compound in response to the increasing need to protect light-sensitive formulations...

Top tubes.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)
August 17, 2007... Rexam's dispensing tube technology has been chosen to house the latest viscous products from Clarins, Ducray Laboratories, Sentiva and Victoria's Secret Beauty. The airless SP343 Pump is delivered as one assembled component designed for...

Chris Pickthail, ceo of CPL Aromas tells Cosmetics International how consolidation in the perfume industry is actually opening up opportunities for smaller fragrance suppliers.(Q & A)(Interview)
August 17, 2007... How big is CPL and what is its core business? We have sales of approximately $70m. Our business is 100% fragrance. We don't have essential oils or flavours any more--they were sold to Frutarom. Our aromachemicals have gone too. So, when you...

Cook to shine as Colgate's chief.(PEOPLE)
August 17, 2007... Ian Cook has taken the helm at Colgate-Palmolive following Reuben Mark's retirement as coo after 23 years' service. The new president and ceo also joins the home and personal care manufacturer's board of directors. Mark, meanwhile, will...

Limited loses Schlesinger.(PEOPLE)(Limited Brands Inc)(Brief article)
August 17, 2007... Len Schlesinger has resigned from his post as vice president and chief operating officer of Limited Brands. Schlesinger's responsibilities will be assumed by Limited's coo Leslie H Wexner and Martyn Redgrave, executive vice president and...

Jones Apparel Group.(PEOPLE)
August 17, 2007... WESLEY R CARD has been nominated president and coo of Jones Apparel Group. His appointment follows the resignation of Peter Bonaparth. John T McClain has been appointed as cfo of the group, which is selling the Barneys department store chain.

Bare Escentuals.(PEOPLE)
August 17, 2007... KAREN BARNER has been appointed to the newly created position of senior vice president, direct to consumer, at Bare Escentuals. Barner will be responsible for leading the California-based company's home shopping television network, infomercial...

Jafra Cosmetics.(PEOPLE)
August 17, 2007... FRANK P MINEO is the new president of US-based direct sales company Jaffa Cosmetics. Mineo first worked for Jafra 20 years ago but comes to the position after 13 years with PartyLite, a division of Blythe Inc.

ABIHPEC.(PEOPLE)
August 17, 2007... JOAO CARLOS BASILIO DA SILVA has taken on his fifth term as president of ABIHPEC, the Brazilian Association of the Cosmetic, Toiletry 8 Fragrance Industry. Da Silva will also serve a seventh term as chair of SIPATESP, the Association of...

J Sainsbury plc.(PEOPLE)
August 17, 2007... MIKE COUPE and Mary Harris have joined the board of J Sainsbury plc, Coupe as executive director and Harris as a non-executive director.

Crown Holdings.(PEOPLE)
August 17, 2007... DIDIER SOURISSEAU has been promoted to vice president of Crown Holdings' worldwide specialty packaging business. He was previously sales and marketing director in Europe and North America.