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No 620 / November 10 2014 www.cosmeticsbusiness.com Lauder on luxury acquisition drive

Just 16 days after its last acquisition thrilled to welcome her and her brand to INSIDE THIS ISSUE announcement, Estée Lauder has The Estée Lauder Companies.” revealed the addition of yet another Rodin said: “The guiding philosophy BUSINESS luxury brand to its ever-growing portfolio. of my brand has always been that ‘there LVMH and Hermès enforce The latest brand to join the Lauder is beauty in simplicity’. The Estée Lauder settlement agreement family is RODIN olio lusso. The luxury skin Companies not only shares and embraces page 3 care brand was founded by New York the core values that I’ve instilled into my stylist Linda Rodin in 2007, who is said business, but also has an amazing track ASIA FOCUS to have taken inspiration from the ‘easy- record of nurturing and growing prestige LG Household & Health Care going’ Italian beauty aesthetic. brands while maintaining – and encouraging acquires stake in CNP The brand provides a selective line – the spark that makes them so unique. The page 4 of premium, sensorial products targeted Estée Lauder Companies is truly the perfect at consumers of all ages and skin types. home for RODIN olio lusso.” INTERVIEW In particular, RODIN is well-known for its Rodin, a former model and stylist, Ralf Kunert, Head of Global skin care oils – olio lusso translates to first created her line of face and body oil Sourcing, Dr. Hauschka luxury oil – and is currently sold in products by mixing essential oils in her page 5 high end boutiques and specialty retail apartment in Manhattan. After bringing her channels including Barneys, Colette products on set, she soon recognised their SUPPLIERS and Liberty. potential as they gained a solid following. Lignin shown to increase RODIN will be overseen by John During the acquisition, Lowenstein sunscreen efficacy Demsey, The Estée Lauder Companies’ Sandler LLP served as legal counsel to Estée page 7 Group President, responsible for the Lauder, while Rodin received financial advice Estée Lauder, MAC, Tom Ford, from Susan Newman, CPA, and legal counsel RETAIL Prescriptives, , Bumble and from Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Trio of L’Oréal brands bumble, Jo Malone, La Mer, Smashbox The news follows Lauder’s announcement to enter travel retail and & Designer Fragrance brands. on 15 October that it was set to acquire high page 8 , President and Chief end fragrance and sensory lifestyle brand Executive Officer of The Estée Lauder . Le Labo (The Lab) was founded in PRODUCT Companies, said: “RODIN olio lusso is the 2006 by fragrance industry veterans Fabrice Juice Generation takes a ultimate ‘insider’ beauty brand. With its Penot and Eddie Roschi. The brand has stores shot with Beauty Bombs luxurious product line and strong creative in New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles, San page 9 point of view, we believe it has the Francisco, Tokyo and Hong Kong, while it also potential to be a high-growth global skin retails in select prestige department stores SPOTLIGHT care brand that strategically enhances our and on the brand’s website. With a focus maker Oceanic eyes portfolio.” Speaking about the brand’s on personalisation, Le Labo sells fragrances, acquisitions in Poland founder, he added: “Linda is truly an body care and candles. The Le Labo deal page 12 authentic creative force and has an is set to close this month. incredible entrepreneurial spirit. I am Lucy Copp

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International Flavors & Fragrances the new research division, Bioscience CosmeticNews Weekly (IFF) has announced that Andreas Fibig, Research, Research Triangle Park. Finally, HPCi Media Limited currently the company’s Chief Executive on 1 December, Dr Stefan Blank will Unit 1, Vogans Mill Wharf, 17 Mill Street, Officer, will take on the role of Chairman become President of the Intermediates London SE1 2BZ, UK +44 20 7193 1279 of the Board from 1 December. division, Ludwigshafen. The current head [email protected] Fibig will succeed Doug Tough, the of division, Sanjeev Gandhi, has been News Editor current IFF Chairman, who is due to retire appointed to the Board of Executive Lucy Copp from the board. Tough stepped down as Directors of BASF SE. Dr Guido Voit will +44 20 7193 9502 [email protected] CEO in September. Arthur Martinez, IFF’s succeed Blank as head of New Business. Lead Director, said: “I would like to thank Reporter Georgia Seago Doug for his many contributions to IFF Kintari, a subsidiary of Skinvisible and +44 20 7617 7114 and wish him all the best in the future. the makers of Youth Renewed skin care [email protected] Under his leadership, IFF achieved products, has announced that Dean Layout Sub-editor remarkable results, both strategically Aldridge is to take on the role of Master Ross Murdoch and financially, that led to excellent Distributor, spearheading distributor [email protected] returns for our shareholders.” expansion and development globally. Correspondents: He added: “IFF is fortunate to have Kintari President Terry Howlett said: Australia & New Zealand Sarah de Castro someone with Andreas’ experience and Brazil Sueli Ortega “We are very pleased to have Aldridge, a China Keith Crane leadership skills assume the role of world class marketer and sales leader, as France Patricia Mansfield-Devine Chairman. He brings a combination of our Master Distributor.” He added: “Dean Germany Annie Kruse India Chitra Gopalak passion, vision and dedication that will has proven his skills over the past 15 years David Kilburn further enhance IFF’s ability to create in the network marketing industry. He is a Poland Jaroslaw Adamowski Russia Eugene Gerden long term shareholder value.” multiple award winner and has climbed to Spain Lola Gavarrón the highest level of every company he has UK Imogen Matthews US Kavita Daswani Labelling and packaging company Avery been associated with.” Travel Retail Kevin Rozario Dennison has announced the election of

US Sales Manager Mitchell Butier as President and Chief BRAND AMBASSADORS Suzi Richardson Operating Officer, effective 1 November. +1 305 461 0861 Butier has been the company’s Senior American singer and actress Miley Cyrus [email protected] Vice President and Chief Financial Officer has been revealed as the new face of MAC Editorial Director since June 2010. He will continue to fulfil Cosmetics’ Viva Glam colour collection. Erika Hatva his role as CFO until a successor is named. The 21 year old announced the news +44 20 7193 9279 [email protected] Dean Scarborough, Chairman and via Twitter when she tweeted: “Going Chief Executive Officer, said: “Mitch has #VIVAGLAM with @MACcosmetics. Look Managing Director been a great thought partner in shaping for my in early 2015”. Colin Bailey-Wood +44 20 7193 6066 our business model and an architect of All proceeds from sales of Cyrus’ Viva [email protected] our value creation strategy.” He added: Glam products will go to the MAC Aids

Chairman “He has worked in both of our core Fund, which supports those affected by Michael Harrington businesses and played an instrumental HIV and Aids. The charity celebrated its +44 20 7193 1092 role in developing their strategies for tenth anniversary earlier this year. [email protected] www.cosmeticsbusiness.com profitable growth.” Previous celebrity faces of the MAC Viva Glam campaign include Lady Gaga,

Subscriptions Chemicals and plastics company BASF Nicki Minaj and Rihanna. +44 20 7193 1279 has announced a number of personnel [email protected] one year subscription: US$1,585/a1,250/£990 changes. Gabriel Tanbourgi, President Daisy Lowe has been announced as the a two year subscription: US$2,800/ 2,250/£1,780 of the Care Chemicals division, will retire face of Rodial’s debut make-up collection. on 31 December. Hans-W Reiners, who The 25 year old model will front the CosmeticNews Weekly is currently President of the Performance brand’s new range of colour products, CosmeticNews Weekly no620 10 November 2014 Chemicals division, will take over designed to sculpt and create definition.

Articles published in this newsletter may only be reproduced with Tanbourgi’s role from 1 January, 2015. Lowe said: “I am very honoured to be the permission. The publisher accepts no responsibility for any statements made in signed contributions or in those reproduced In addition, Professor Christian ambassador of Rodial’s new make-up from any other source. ISSN 1953-0633 Fischer will take on the responsibility for range and to be working with such HPCi the Performance Chemicals division on 1 innovative, creative businesswomen such media January, while Dr Harald Lauke will take as Maria [Hatzistefanis]. This new range over from Fischer. Also on 1 January, Dr simplifies sculpting and highlighting, Peter Eckes will assume responsibility for creating natural beautiful contours.”

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Revlon reveals Q3 results has announced results for the third quarter, ended September 30, 2014. LVMH and Hermès clarify In order to compare Q3 2014 to Q3 2013 accurately – following Revlon's peace agreement terms acquisition of The Colomer Group (TCG) in October 2013 – the company n a final move to end the long standing dispute between LVMH and Hermès, presented its results using three the two luxury groups have entered into a settlement agreement to “restore measures: Reported, Adjusted and Ia climate of positive relations between them”. Pro Forma Adjusted. The terms of the settlement will see LVMH distribute to its shareholders all of Total company Pro Forma net sales its Hermès shares on the understanding that Christian Dior, which currently holds totalled US$473.9m, which includes net 40.9% of LVMH’s share capital through Financière Jean Goujon, will distribute the sales from the consumer and professional Hermès shares that it receives from LVMH to its own shareholders. Distributions arms of the business. Meanwhile, total are set to be paid on 17 December. company Pro Forma segment profit LVMH Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault will see Group Arnault left with reached $106.2m. In the consumer approximately 8.5% of Hermès share capital – sinking any plans Arnault had of segment, net sales decreased 0.9% to a takeover. Arnault has agreed not to hold a number of Hermès shares exceeding $348.2m, compared with Pro Forma that which he will receive under the distributions for the next five years. net sales of $351.3m in Q3 of 2013. LVMH’s Board of Directors are due to submit a resolution to its shareholders Excluding the impact of foreign currency at a Combined General Meeting on 25 November to approve the distribution. fluctuations, Q3 net sales increased 2%. The dispute between LVMH and Hermès started back in 2010 when LVMH The company said this growth was obtained a 23.2% stake in the family owned rival via the direct purchase of shares “primarily driven by $8.8m of favourable and dervatives – a move that shocked Hermès and prompted fear of a hostile returns reserve adjustments in the US as takeover. LVMH was fined u8m by France’s watchdog AMF last year for failing a result of lower expected discontinued to inform the market it was preparing to raise its stake in Hermès. products in the future related to the company’s strategy to focus on fewer, bigger and better innovations, partially New Beauty Alliance for France offset by increased returns expense for current year returns”. ard on the heels of the Nocibé/Douglas grouping, France’s fourth-largest The company also reported lower net perfumery chain, Beauty Success, has teamed up with the sixth-largest sales of and SinfulColors colour Hchain, Passion Beauté, to create Beauty Alliance France. cosmetics, although this was “partially The new alliance – which the companies stress is not a merger – will form the offset” by higher net sales of Mitchum fourth-largest perfumery chain in the French market with an 11% market share, deodorant products. The consumer around 450 perfumeries and 400 beauty salons. segment also includes the results of retail Beauty Success is the biggest franchised perfumery chain in the country, while brands acquired in the TCG acquisition, Passion Beauté represents the largest chain of independents. The heads of the which represented $19.6m of As Reported two companies, Philippe Georges at Beauty Success and Jean Pierre Dry at Passion net sales in Q3 2014 and $18.2m of Pro Beauté, will jointly head up the new entity with a management team of four Forma net sales in Q3 of 2013. Consumer representatives from each company. At over 10% market share, Beauty Alliance segment profit in Q3 2014 was $78.1m, France surpasses what it reckons is the required threshold to have a presence in compared with Pro Forma consumer profit the market, though it is hoping to build its share to 15% by 2019, according to of $80.4m in Q3 2013. a joint statement from Georges and Dry. Currently, 75% of the French market is held by the majors, the other two being raises H1 expectations and Marionnaud. The companies’ representatives said the partnership Japanese cosmetic and hair products was ‘an alliance of common sense’. Both have a strong presence in small to medium- maker Mandom Corp is expected to sized towns nationwide and are geographically complementary, said Georges. report an operating profit of roughly JPY5bn for the April-September half, higher than the forecast by JPY200m. southeast Asian markets. However, high Indonesian Rupiah’s depreciation. The figure is down 7% on last year. materials costs pushed profit down. Mandom’s international business is The company’s Gatsby brand Sales are expected to rise 3% to heavily dependent on Indonesia, which cleansing sheets sold more widely than JPY38bn, short of the forecast by has been developed as a manufacturing expected domestically, gaining new JPY1bn. Japan’s April consumption tax base since 1971. Indonesia now popularity with middle-aged consumers. hike put only a minor dent in domestic accounts for about two thirds of net Make-up sales climbed in major sales. Overseas sales were hurt by the sales outside Japan. In Indonesia, the

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women’s make-up brand Pixy performed ASIA FOCUS well. Sold in department stores, the high-margin offering apparently drove LG acquires stake in CNP profit in Indonesia, helping to make up for the rupiah’s weakness. Men’s hair outh Korea’s cosmetics and beverage maker LG Household & Health Care care products generally sold well in Ltd has agreed to pay KRW54.2bn to buy an 86% stake in CNP Cosmetics southeast Asia. SCo, the Korean cosmeceuticals company. For the fiscal year ending March The acquisition aims to help the company develop its business in cosmeceuticals, 2015, Mandom expects sales to increase which are expected to develop quickly as a new growth engine, LG said. LG’s 4% to JPY71.2bn and operating profit larger cosmetic rival, AmorePacific, shares a similar point of view and is already to rise 4% to JPY7.1bn. Domestically, engaged in stem cell research to develop new products as well as managing Iope, Mandom is focusing on promoting its a cosmeceutical brand that targets customers in their mid-20s to mid-30s. new women’s skin care line Bifesta, ‘Cosmeceuticals’ describes products that have both cosmetic and medical released in August. It also plans to benefits. LG already has a presence in this sector with Carezone, a range of expand sales in Asia. Apart from products for sensitive skin, and Dermalift, a range to help restore damaged skin. Indonesia, other Asian markets where CNP Cosmetics, created by CHA Gangnam Medical Centre, is the leading Mandom has a subsidiary or joint Korean cosmeceutical maker, selling about 120 such products. CNP, founded in venture include , Thailand, March 2000, created a boom in interest in cosmeceutical products in South , , China, Malaysia Korea. The company’s product range includes cosmetics for damaged and and South Korea. sensitive skin in most of the formats that regular brands offer: moisturising, anti-ageing, sun protection and whitening. Arden net sales plummet 20.5% CNP had an operating profit of KRW4.8bn in 2013 with sales of KRW24bn. The has announced its global cosmeceutical market is estimated at around KRW35trillion and is growing first fiscal quarter results ended twice as fast as the conventional skin care industry, according to LG. In addition, 30 September, which saw net sales CNP’s existing distribution channels will also help expand LG’s sales network. decrease 20.5% to $270.4m, compared CNP’s beauty products are currently sold in CNP Skin Laser Clinics, Korean-style with the prior year. The net loss per drug store CJ Olive Young and online shopping malls. LG is generally thought diluted share for the quarter was $1.54. to have weaker distribution power than rivals AmorePacific and Able C&C. Net sales of the Elizabeth Arden’s North America and International segments declined by 23% and 17%, respectively. Amore aims to increase The company said these sales declines “were expected and reflect continued proactive tightening of distribution sales ninefold by 2020 globally, particularly of Elizabeth Arden morePacific Group says it aims to increase sales ninefold in China by 2020. branded products, in an effort to The remarks were made when company Chairman Suh Kyung-Bae opened a improve pricing and gross margins, Anew plant and a beauty campus in Shanghai this October. “We will strive to and lower sales of celebrity fragrances, become the number one in Asia by 2020, and ultimately the global number one, from which primarily impacted the company’s being Korea’s number one beauty products maker today,” Suh said during the North American business”. opening ceremony. Last year, the company’s sales ranked it as the world’s 17th E Scott Beattie, Chairman, President largest cosmetics company, according to Women's Wear Daily. L’Oréal led the field, and Chief Executive Officer, said: “Our followed by Unilever and Procter & Gamble. first quarter results were in line with our AmorePacific said it would use the new Beauty Campus in Shanghai to grow expectations, with sales and earnings by about 40% annually, and achieve sales in China of KRW3trillion by 2020. This declines that we expected and forecasted. would account for about 20% of total projected sales of KRW15trillion by that As we previously stated, fiscal 2015 time. If these goals are achieved, AmorePacific’s China business might indeed is a rebuilding year and during the help it to become global number one. Last year, AmorePacific recorded sales of quarter we continued to advance the KRW339bn and is expected to post sales of KRW450bn this year. The new plant key elements of our turnaround plans.” has the capacity to produce 13,000 tons or 100 million units of Amore’s popular Beattie noted that Arden recently China brands such as Sulwhasoo, Etude House and . established a joint venture with the The company first entered China in 1992 with a small Shanghai unit. Chalhoub Group in the Middle East Operations have grown to 2,900 stores for AmorePacific’s major brands such to accelerate growth in the region. as , Mamonde, Sulwhasoo, and Etude House, which have all He added that the company remains launched globally over the past 12 years. committed to achieving a total of $40m to $50m of annualised savings.

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Synthetic fears fuel organic growth A report by Organic Monitor has INTERVIEW revealed that growing consumer concerns about synthetic chemcials in cosmetics Ralf Kunert, Head of Global Sourcing, Dr. Hauschka and toiletries is driving growth in the natural and organic market. The Consumer Insights report revealed Nurturing sustainability the major trigger for consumers to switch to natural and organic products erman cosmetics brand Dr. Hauschka continues to drive ahead with its is health concerns; 90% of UK buyers commitment to sustainability. This year the brand’s project in Ethiopia of these products said avoidance of Greached a milestone: after supplying rose cuttings to farmer Fekade Lakew synthetic chemicals was important or seven years ago, the cuttings have now turned into Damask rose bushes, from which very important to them, while almost Lakew recently distilled his first batch of essential rose oil – marking the first rose oil two thirds stated that they look to avoid production in sub-Saharan Africa that is transitioning to organic standards parabens when buying products. Consumer awareness of synthetic Can you tell us a bit more about the history of the project? chemicals has increased significantly The history of the Ethiopian project started in 2005 with trials of rose plantations. The since 2007 when a previous survey aim was to learn whether damask roses can grow close to the Equator. The assumption revealed just 3% of buyers wanted to was that the harvesting period – normally 3-4 weeks – would be expanded. This avoid phthalates and lanolin. Today, 19% assumption was proved, but we also learned a second, smaller harvest was possible in of buyers wish to avoid these substances. autumn. We decided to start a cultivation project, with the support of BMZ (German Finally, certification is also a key Ministry of Cooperation). Today we are in small scale production, but we will increase consideration for consumers, with 43% rose production and other biodynamic crops with Lakew in the future. saying they look for symbols and logos on products, up from 33% in 2007. All How does the partnership benefit Lakew? consumers surveyed said they would Lakew has a strong partner in Dr. Hauschka for the long term development of his farm. pay more for certified products; 72% Together, we have improved not only rose cultivation, but also animal husbandry and stated they would pay up to 20% extra. fruit production. Our common goal is to turn the farm into a biodynamic one that could benefit the rural development in the region of Debre Berhan, where the farm is located. Herborium sales soar in France To achieve this, we have supported Lakew with intensive consulting and financial aid. Herborium Group, a botanical As a result, this year his farm became the first biodynamic and fair trade farm in Ethiopia. therapeutics company, has seen sales of its botanical acne treatment AcnEase What other sustainability projects is Dr. Hauschka currently involved with? sky-rocket by an impressive 200% in Our target is to source all our raw materials in a sustainable way. We support the regional France since January this year. production of medical plants as well as the production of raw materials abroad. An As a result of the rapid growth, the example is what Dr. Hauschka developed with Hamburg based Cremer – organic company recently launched a wholly- certified glycerin based on coconut. With one of our Indian Partners we made the first designated website in France: organic castor oil in pharma quality and the first organic certified mango butter. acnease.fr. The company also announced that by the end of 2014, Sustainability aside, what are Dr. Hauschka’s goals for the coming year? AcnEase will be sold via two retailers: Our goals for the coming year are: continuing organic growth; continuing the Parashop and mondebio.com. development of our retailer’s POS experience and consultant quality; and enhancing Parashop is a leader in the para- our digital experience. pharmacy sector in France with 69 stores there and four in Italy. In 2013, price/mix grew 5%. Active representatives She added: “We saw good results Parashop generated sales of over were down 4%, while average order grew from our EMEA region, while sluggish u125m. Meanwhile, mondebio.com has 5%. Looking at beauty, sales declined performance in Brazil contributed to been listed as one of the top growing 9%, but grew 1% in constant dollars. softer results in Latin America. French e-commerce businesses with Sheri McCoy, Chief Executive Officer “Despite the strong headwinds in annual sales growth of over 10%. of , said: “We began the a number of markets, we continue to year with the expectation that the make progress on Avon’s turnaround Avon Q3 revenue tumbles 8% second half of 2014 would show journey,” she added. Avon’s third quarter 2014 results saw its improvement relative to the first half Avon’s net debt (total debt less total revenue shoot down by 8% to and Avon’s third-quarter results are cash) at 30 September stood at $1.8bn, $2.1bn, but increase 1% in constant consistent with modest improvement up $191m from year-end 2013, and dollars. Total units decreased 4% while on both top and bottom line.” $172m lower than at 30 September, 2013.

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BASF unveils new ingredients that decrease with age. LOX-AGE is a Clariant explores African oils Chemicals company BASF has debuted ‘skin relief perfector’ and, according to Swiss speciality chemicals company several new ingredients with a focus the company, is capable of restoring the Clariant has announced the launch of on anti-ageing, skin rejuvenation and expression of LOX to a similar level as in Plantasens Abyssinian Oil. sun protection. young skin. Extracted from the seeds of the Epigenist, ‘the epidermal rejuvenator’, Uvinul Easy has been developed plant Crambe abyssinica, which grows is a new active ingredient that aims to to help manufacturers overcome the high up in the African highlands, it is help the epidermal innervation regain complexities of creating a sunscreen. claimed to be rich in Omegas 6 and density. It is formulated to reverse the It is a sunscreen concentrate that turns 9 and long-chain triglycerides. natural degradation of nervous fibres into a sunscreen on contact with water. The company recommended it for and to restart growth. Extracted from It is oil based with UV filters and use in hair and skin formulations, the African bambara pea (Voandzeia emulsifiers. The addition of water at a lipstick and . For skin care the subterranean), Epigenist can rejuvenate constant temperature with moderate oil acts as an emollient with a matte ageing skin and improve the longevity stirring leads to a spontaneous finish, while for sun care it disperses and proliferation of cells, said BASF. formation of a white oil-in-water and solubilises UV filters. Its hydrating LOX-AGE targets the integrity and emulsion. It can be applied to any and protective characteristics make it structure of the epidermis, which can sunscreen between SPF6 and SPF50 useful for lipstick, while for hair care, lessen with age, causing blemishes. – the range of SPF categories the oil adds a soft and light feel to hair. BASF experts discovered the integrity recommended in Europe. During dry-combing tests, it required of the epidermis can be restored if For an SPF30 sunscreen, for much less force than argan oil. keratinocytes in the epidermis are example, the concentrate needs to be The oil is extracted by cold-pressing enabled to differentiate in an optimal diluted down to 30%. Thickener can be the plant seeds without the use of way. This is the concept behind LOX- added to achieve the desired rheological solvents, is GMO-free and approved by AGE: LOX (lysyl oxidase) is a key protein properties for various formats, such as EcoCert, and carries Clariant’s EcoTain in the differentiation of keratinocytes , creams or sprays. sustainability label.

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6 • CosmeticNews Weekly No620/November 10 2014 • www.cosmeticsbusiness.com Suppliers

PolyOne enters deep space PolyOne, a provider of polymer materials, services and solutions, has Lignin shown to increase unveiled a new collection of liquid colourants, which take inspiration from outer-space. sunscreen efficacy The new colourants are designed to esearchers at the South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, help brand managers and packaging working with McMaster University, Ontario, have shown the effectiveness designers create “out of this world” R of commercial sunscreens can be enhanced by the addition of lignin. The C&T products packaged in PET; they study also showed sunlight exposure may even help sunscreens to work better. are inspired by “cosmic mystery” and Lignin is already known to be a useful UV-absorber and a broad-spectrum mimic the darkness of deep space and sun blocker, according to the researchers. However, although more than 50 interstellar hues. million tons of lignin is produced industrially each year, it has never been used The collection is available as in sunscreens due to safety concerns. ColorMatrix liquid colourants. Gary Now that certain types of lignin have been found to be safe, the researchers Fielding, Marketing Director of PolyOne experimented with adding 10wt% lignin into creams and evaluating their ColorMatrix, said: “Distinctive and performance. When added to moisturiser, the lignin was found to increase the dynamic packaging colour effects play cream’s sunblock capability up to 5.72, outperforming a commercial SPF15 a significant role in creating a quality sunscreen. Adding it to a commercial SPF15 sunscreen gave a value of 89.58, perception for consumers. “These multi- far better than a commercial SPF50 product. dimensional colourants give designers The performances of the sunscreens were also found to improve following and product managers the potential UV irradiation, meaning the sunscreens could potentially improve their SPF to enhance brand equity and gain a values after sun exposure. competitive edge on store shelves.” Spectra aims for elegance Fatty acids in high demand Spectra Packaging has revealed its new Burano Oval pack. he global demand for fatty acids and fatty alcohols is burgeoning in end-user The new design features an oval industries such as cosmetics, food, plastics and rubber, according to market shoulder contour that sweeps down into T analyst Frost & Sullivan. a rectangular base. The pack was initially Southeast Asia has become a hotbed of activity in the sector, said the analyst, available as a 200ml, but has also been due to a combination of factors: raw materials are abundantly available in the designed to accommodate standard region, consumers increasingly prefer vegetable based products and manufacturing closures and will launch in HDPE. costs in the region remain low. Jonathan Powell, Sales Director for The products manufactured in southeast Asia are mainly basic oleochemicals Spectra, said: “The new Burano is such as fatty acids, fatty alcohols and glycerin, said Frost and Sullivan. another fine example of how our skilled In 2013, the revenue of the fatty acid market was $1.26bn, expected to rise design team can create a pack that is to $2.74bn in 2014; fatty alcohol was $471.6m, expected to rise to $1.03bn; and simple yet extremely elegant. We firmly refined glycerin was $61.1m, expected to rise to $131.9m. However, the markets believe customers are going to embrace are held in check by the cost of feedstock. Higher demand for vegetable based the ergonomic feel and distinctive raw materials has had a marked effect on the profit margins of manufacturers, as contours this new container offers, it’s raw materials account for 80-90% of the costs of fatty acids or fatty alcohols. certainly an oval with a difference.” Therefore the frequent fluctuations in the prices of vegetable oils, such as palm The Burano Oval originally launched oil and coconut oil, affect the oleochemicals market. last year and will now be incorporated into the company’s range of off-the- shelf designs comprising 150 standards. market expansion services for BASF’s pan-Asian coverage”, through specialised product range of personal care colourants teams in each country and its broad DKSH joins forces with BTC in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, range of services including eight innovation DKSH, a market expansion services Japan, Korea, Malaysia, , and six regulatory affairs centres. provider, and BTC Chemical Distribution, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore, “We are delighted that BASF has a subsidiary of BASF, have announced Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam. chosen DKSH as their Market Expansion plans to start a strategic collaboration The cooperation includes the product Services partner across Southeast Asia,” for colourants in 14 Asian countries. lines Puricolor and Iragon. DKSH said Cesar Saez, Vice President, Business DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Business Unit Performance Materials has Line Personal Care Industry at DKSH Materials has been appointed to provide been chosen due to its “comprehensive Performance Materials.

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sell luxury brands, cosmetics and apparel as well as food and beverages. Some L’Oréal trio enter travel retail items will be new to Thailand, including Takashimaya’s in-house brands, while ’Oréal’s travel retail division has announced that the company’s Vichy, La others will be designed for Iconsiam. Roche-Posay and Kérastase brands will enter selected travel retail locations With a number of shopping malls L in Asia by the end of 2014 and the Americas at the beginning of 2015. springing up in Bangkok recently, Iconsiam Vichy and La Roche-Posay will be retailed through specialised ‘shop-in-shop’ hopes to stand out by offering products outlets devoted to dermocosmetics, which will offer personalised advice. exclusive to the area. Siam Piwat used Similarly, the launch of Kérastase, a luxury professional hair care brand, a similar strategy last year when it will have a tailor-made retail approach, with hair and scalp consultations on offer. renovated Siam Centre. Takashimaya Nicolas Hieronimus, President of Selective Divisions at L’Oréal, said: “By said it is considering opening more meeting consumers’ beauty aspirations, whatever their nationalities, beauty outlets in Thailand in the future. The 185 rituals or purchasing power, L’Oréal travel retail plays a strategic role in year old company currently has 19 conquering new consumers who will pursue their experience with our brands in stores in Japan and three overseas in their home countries. The launch of Vichy, La Roche-Posay and Kérastase in Singapore, Shanghai and Taipei. travel retail demonstrates our confidence in the huge potential of this channel. The new store marks a comeback by From now on, all of the group’s major brands will have the opportunity to Japanese retail after years of decline in develop on this ‘sixth continent’.” which other Japanese department stores Travel retail encompasses all travel distribution channels including airports, have left Thailand, including Daimaru, airlines, ferries, cruises and duty free shops, and caters to over 2.4 billion Yaohan and Sogo. Currently, only Tokyu international travellers every year. Beauty is the number one category. According and Isetan department stores, Loft and to Panel Generation, the 2013 global travel retail market (including all sectors) Aeon’s Maxvalu supermarket have was estimated at $60bn and is predicted to double in value before 2025 to outlets in the country. $120bn. L’Oréal’s travel retail division had a 21.3% market share in 2013. MAC caters for Generation Z MAC Cosmetics is targeting millennials Tria joins forces with Douglas and Generation Z customers with the design of several of its new stores. ria Beauty, the light based skin care company, has announced a new The company’s store in Orlando, partnership with German beauty retailer Douglas. The pan-European retail Florida, which opened in the summer, T venture will see Tria’s full portfolio of products launch through 450 is one of MAC’s top five outlets, and has Douglas stores and online shop; further expansion is expected within a year. seen a rise in sales approaching 20%. Jessica Clark Finch, VP/GM, EMEA at Tria Beauty, said: “The European market The store features a 20ft-long table has seen significant growth in the professional beauty category and is a key shaped like the ‘C’ of MAC, while an ‘M’ growth area for Tria. Tria will leverage our expertise in professional beauty holds products and the cashwrap forms to make this launch successful and highly profitable for both companies.” an ‘A’. Products are presented together Nadine Riedweg, Douglas Director of Group Purchasing and Category rather than by category. Management, added: “At Douglas we will strongly build and grow the innovative The store also features a 40ft-wide skin care devices category in the beauty retail landscape in Europe. Given Tria’s entrance, seven make-up stations and leadership in the at-home professional skin care market, the company was a an animated LED screen. The ambience natural fit for the Professional Beauty Category launch at Douglas. We further is designed to attract the younger need to differentiate through customer focus and innovation, and look forward customer to test products in-store. to a long, successful partnership with Tria that will open up access for European On the store’s opening day, make-up women to at-home, professional-level skin care for the first time.” artists helped people create the perfect selfie, which could be taken with singer Madison Beer in a photo booth. Takashimaya heads to Thailand have agreed to form a joint venture, Going forwad, MAC stores will Japanese department store Takashimaya Siam Takashimaya (Thailand), with no longer be down to size, said the will open its first outlet in Thailand in BAHT1.2bn in registered capital, to company, but to the demographics 2017 as the core tenant of Iconsiam, a operate the store. The joint venture of a particular area: two other formats huge shopping and residential complex will be 51% owned by Takashimaya include the ‘fashion authority template’, being developed along the Chao Phraya and 49% by Iconsiam Co. and flagships. River in Bangkok. Takashimaya’s new store will have MAC’s next youth format store – a Takashimaya and Iconsiam, seven floors and a gross floor area of 930sqft outlet – will open in December developer of the BAHT50bn complex, around 36,000sqm. The new store will in Union Square, New York.

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Juice Generation takes a shot This month, fresh juice company Juice Generation will launch an ingestible Lalique looks back in time product called Beauty Bombs. alique is set to release its Noir Premier Collection – a six-strong line-up of The bombs are 30ml shots priced at luxury fragrances that highlights the milestones in the brand’s history. The $3.95 each and come in two flavours: Lfragrances are inspired by names and themes from Lalique’s legacy. Pure Earth, which contains bentonite Rose Royale features rose absolute, peach and osmanthus and blends apricot clay, alkaline water and rosewater to nectar, powdery violet and suede, softened by musk and cashmere wood. ‘absorb toxins and remove inflammation’; Meanwhile, Terres Aromatiques is centred around thyme, strengthened by and Le Détox, with French green clay lavandin. Notes of pineapple, cardamom, freesia and lemon add vibrance. Amber, and cucumber water to ‘hydrate and vetyver and tonka bean – a blend of hay, almond and tobacco – round off the stimulate the liver’. layers. Thirdly, Fleur Universelle mixes rum and cinnamon with cool pink pepper, This month the company will also cardamom and myrrh. Tonka bean and patchouli finish the scent. launch three revamped juices claiming Elégance Animale, meanwhile, opens with notes of saffron, peach and beauty benefits from the addition of geranium. Heart notes include rose, jasmine and gurjum, a rarely-used balsam. charcoal ($9.95). Activated Lemonade Leather accord and sandalwood dry down the scent. Fruits du Mouvement claims to support healthy, glowing skin; features mandarin and prune with black pepper and ginger, blended into jasmine Activated Greens claims to have an absolute on amber, sandalwood and cashmere wood. anti-ageing effect; and Activated Protein Sculpteur d’Epices (Sculptor of Spices) is an exclusive edition to Harrods. It is claimed to balance blood sugar. opens with bergamot and pepper and has cinnamon at the heart, enriched by rose “At Juice Generation, we have been and jasmine absolute. The base has labdanum, tonka bean and patchouli accord. flirting with the beauty industry for the The juices are bottled in the very first black bottle designed by René past year and a half,” Emily Parr, Lalique in 1911: the ‘Quatre Aigles’ (Four Eagles) bottle. Adorned with four female spokeswoman for Juice Generation, told figures sculpted on its edges, it is decorated with a motif of wings engraved on the Cosmetic News Weekly. “We have been glass edges. Each bottle has the name of the fragrance written in gold letters on tracking recent beauty trends for about its left side along with the year of the event the fragrance refers to, as well as the six months and have used the industry name of the collection. The cap is engraved with Lalique’s swallow emblem. as our inspiration for the Beauty Bombs. Charcoal and clay have been critical in detoxifying the skin when used topically MakeUp Eraser enters UK and when ingested internally, the effects are largely the same. Thus these fter launching successfully in the US, MakeUp Eraser is set to come to UK ingredients were the next best step for shores. MakeUp Eraser, which launched in 2012, removes waterproof us as we delved further into beauty.” Amasara and eyeliner using just water and the eraser. The product has already sold more than 1 million units in the US. MakeUp Eraser will be distributed Reese trades fashion for fragrance by Profile Marketing Services in the UK. This month, American fashion designer Clive Ramsden, Director of Profile Marketing Services, said: “In a recent Tracy Reese is launching into the fragrance report, Kantar stated that ‘growth is most likely to come from revolutionary, not market with the feminine fragrance Tracy evolutionary NPD’, and we believe MakeUpEraser will be the perfect example of Reese Eau de Parfum. this. It’s rare that something so innovative, yet simple, comes to the market. After The fragrance will cost $68 for 100ml seeing MakeUp Eraser in the US, we recognised the value of a product that is and will be sold exclusively through chemical-free and will save consumers time and money. We knew it could be huge Anthropologie stores. A clear juice in in the UK. We approached the family of three generations of women who invented a clear bottle, it has head notes of the product to discuss bringing it to the UK.” bergamot, Anjou pear and green tea; heart notes of freesia, lys-ylang, magnolia, violet leaves and lavender; and base notes of said Reese. The Tracy Reese fashion label, Organic Pharmacy drops new idea amber, musk and sandalwood. known for its feminine and bohemian The Organic Pharmacy has launched a The cylindrical glass bottle features a print, was launched in in new product that can be used to boost white stopper in the shape of a flower, 1998 and is carried by retailers such as the radiance of skin topically or from while the outer-card packaging features a Bloomingdale’s, Bergdorf Goodman, the inside out. print with illustrations of herbs, created by Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom. The new Beauty Drops are designed Tracy Reese specifically for the fragrance. The company launched its flagship to be swallowed, diluted in a glass of “Anthropologie has supported our store in New York 2006 and another in water or applied to the skin, mixed in collections from the very beginning, so Tokyo in 2011. The brand’s celebrity with other Organic Pharmacy creams, this feels like a very natural next step,” clients include First Lady Michelle Obama. serums or masks. The drops cost £49.

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Malle celebrates Dubai launch French niche perfume house Editions de Foamous scents and softens Parfums Frédéric Malle has created The his month, fragranced foam manufacturer Swis & senS is due to launch a Night, a special fragrance to mark the new fragrance product in a novel mousse format under the brand Foamous opening of the company’s perfume Ton The Beautyst (see p11). counter at Bloomingdale’s Dubai. There are five fragrances in the range: Razz My Berries has head notes of Created by Dominique whipped peach, Granny Smith apples and black pepper; heart notes of jasmine Ropion of International Flavors and and white rose; and base notes of white cedar, dry woods and amber. Meanwhile, Fragrances, it has notes of Indian oud, Classy Chassis has head notes of pear, coconut and mandarin; heart notes of Turkish rose and amber. The company tuberose, jasmine and lily; and base notes of sandalwood, vanilla and patchouli. claims the amount of natural oud used Heels on Fire features head notes of black cherry, raspberry and plum; heart is “unprecedented” in a fragrance. notes of orchid, freesia and iris; and base notes of musk, amber and vanilla. Paper “In this age of globalisation,” said Shaker has head notes of mandarin, strawberry and raspberry; heart notes of Malle, “I believe that the time has come jasmine and wild raspberry; and base notes of patchouli, musk and popcorn. for a more accurate representation of There are two scents for men too: Chrome Plated has head notes of ginger the Orient. This is the essence of our ice cream, nutmeg and mandarin; heart notes of lavender and pear; and base latest project. notes of patchouli, cedar and musk. Made in the Shade, meanwhile, begins with “My desire to seek out true Oriental orange and lemon top notes; before moving to a heart of jasmine, rose and scents has driven me to conduct rosemary; and ending on musk, mousse and vetiver. The mousse is priced at u15 numerous trips to the Middle East over for 100ml and comes in a silver spray can with 50s-style English lettering. the years, as well as to open an Editions de Parfums in Dubai. “As always with Editions de Parfums Stella addition for Angry Birds Frédéric Malle, the retail price of this scent is proportionate to its cost.” panish fragrance licensor Air-Val has added a new fragrance collection to The fragrance will cost the equivalent the Angry Birds line. The new collection is named Stella, after the pink bird of $755 for 50ml and $850 for 100ml. Sin the best-selling videogame franchise. Both the counter and the fragrance The collection, which is aimed at the younger consumer, comprises eight skus: launched at the end of October. 50ml Stella (u12 ); 50ml Stella eau de parfum (u20); a toiletry bag The fragrance will be exclusive with a 50ml edp and lip balm (u29); a set of four Stella miniatures (u29) and to Bloomingdale’s Dubai. personal care products, costing between u6 and u15 and including a 100ml Stella body spray and money box, 300ml Stella shower gel, 300ml Stella and Melvita caters for dry skin 200ml Stella body spray. The edt and edp have slightly different scents. Notes for Skin care brand Melvita is launching a the edt include bergamot, jasmine, vanilla and amber, while those for the edp new collection targeting those with dry include mandarin, rose, jasmine and musk. skin this month. The bottle for the fragrance is pink and spherical, with the bird’s face on it, The new L’Argan Bio Body range and is housed in pink packaging with a clear front that shows the bottle inside. takes inspiration from Morocco with “Stella is the new lifestyle icon for millions of fans that love her funny personality a scent comprising fresh and oriental and her spirit of heroism,” Olga Fajeda Vilarrasa of Air-Val told Cosmetic News Weekly. notes of benzoin and Virginian cedar Other brands handled by Air-Val include Spider-Man, Dora the Explorer and Hello on top of a base of jasmine, wisteria, Kitty, as well as Disney brands such as Minnie Mouse. vineyard peach, bergamot and orange. The collection comprises Body Oil- In-Cream, Velvet Hand Cream and Elemis puts twist on cult classic fragrance, the is scented with Gentle Shower Gel. The body cream British skin care brand Elemis will launch cedarwood, bergamot and neroli. contains sunflower oil and beeswax a special edition of its Pro-Radiance Noella Gabriel, Head of Product and to repair skin’s hydolipidic film. Cream Cleanser in January. Treatment Development, said: “This rich, Meanwhile, the hand cream also As well as removing make-up, the creamy cocktail of moringa, noni and contains shea butter and nautral silica cleanser (£29) contains moringa seed assai brings together a powerful complex for a velvety feel. Only available online, peptide, to protect skin, and polysac- of antioxidants and vitamin C to deep the shower gel is sulphate-free and charide-rich great burdock, to soften and cleanse and relax expressions, contains fatty acids to work with the purify. It also contains antioxidant and much more than a normal cleanser. The skin’s natural protective barrier. multivitamin-rich noni and assai fruit more you massage the product into the Also available is Argan Oil, a 100% to defend against external stresses. skin, the more it loosens dirt and grime organic oil, available in 50ml and 10ml Meanwhile, combining function with for the ultimate cleanse.” roll-on. Prices range from £10-£36.

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TOP TWEETS ON THE STREET L’Oréal app plays with colour We track the latest beauty ’Oréal Professionnel has unveiled a Facebook app dedicated to its ammonia- news in 140 characters free hair colour brand Inoa. The Inoa Colour App enables potential users L to test out a hair colour in the virtual world before committing in real life. The app, which has the tagline ‘Blonde, brunette or redhead – see which Inoa @Loreal shades suit you’, was developed and is powered by Wunderman, part of Young & [CSR] New tool aims to help companies Rubicam and is licensed to L’Oréal. measure social impact of products Users have to sign up through L’Oréal’s Facebook page and select a photo of http://gu.com/p/42jq5/stw themselves via Facebook, webcam or their computer. Once their image is uploaded, the user can then ‘try on’ the different shades of Inoa, including experimenting with @HSIGlobal light and shade effects. They can then share their virtual colour results on Facebook @BeCrueltyFreeOz team & Senator or e-mail, or print out the image. @Anne_Ruston pledge for Australia In France, L’Oréal offered a u10 voucher redeemable at licensed Inoa salons for to #BeCrueltyFree & ban cosmetics the first 1,000 users, while in the UK participants recieved 20% off at Rush salons. #animaltesting Print ads for Creed fragrance @Cosmetic_Info FACT: Preservatives in cosmetics & ragrance house Creed has announced plans to run its first print media personal care products allow them advertising campaign to support its men’s scent Aventus. The campaign is to stay unrefrigerated and in your F set to appear in a number of consumer publications including GQ, Esquire, bathroom. http://goo.gl/W1A369 Men’s Health, Big Black Book, Style (Sunday Times), Telegraph Luxury, Vanity Fair and FT: How to Spend It. Advertising will also be supported by ongoing PR to further drive @DDR_Corp sales in the run up to Christmas. “From specialty grocers to beauty & Chris Hawksley, Managing Director of The Orange Square Company and UK cosmetics, the power center format distributor for Creed, said: “We are seeing consumers return to quality brands they continues to evolve” $DDR CEO Hurwitz trust and we are seeking to capitalise on this throughout the Christmas retail period to create maximum awareness of both the Creed brand and this much- @TheSoapGuild loved classic, while supporting the brand’s continued success.” great info from the FDA on FO and Aventus launched in 2010 to support Creed’s 250th anniversary. The scent EO-related claims in your products contains top notes of apple, blackcurrant, pineapple and bergamot; heart notes of http://dld.bz/dyAUt juniper berries, birch, patchouli and jasmine; and base notes of vanilla, musk, oakmoss and ambergris. @stlouisfed The FRED Blog: Coffee, cosmetics, cars Beautyst enters e-marketplace and other products whose prices don’t closely follow the path of CPI rench beauty site The Beautyst, which recently launched a UK version, is set to http://bit.ly/1CP04Fd roll-out an e-marketplace, developed with Mirakl Marketplace Platform. The Fbeauty market has taken on huge importance on the networks, said founder @microextraction Géraldine de Gunzburg Cohen, granddaughter of By Terry founder Terry de Gunzburg. Coumarins as turn on/off fluorescent Approximately 14 billion beauty videos have been viewed on Youtube and 63% of probes for detection of residual acetone beauty purchases are influenced by a beauty blog, Cohen explained, citing a market in cosmetics following HS-SDME study by Vries. “Building our marketplace is the most important and exciting project http://bit.ly/1D7JzCs I’ve had the chance to work on since the launch of The Beautyst in November 2011,” Cohen told Cosmetic News Weekly. @ACSGCI “It is the outcome of everything we have been working for over the past two Opportunities for #biobased materials years, making the discovery of beauty products online easier and building a painless in cosmetics: http://ow.ly/D4t0b way to shop for them,” she added. “We also strongly believe the marketplace will bring huge value to our users @Cos_Ingredient by offering them a universal shopping cart, enabling them to instantly shop for #Biobased Materials & Chemicals Draw the products they have loved in their beauty feed.” The company’s goal is not Around USD 1 Bn Investment in 2014: to compete with big cosmetic brands, added Cohen, but to “become an Lux Research http://ow.ly/DuW8r indispensable partner in the market of e-commerce”.

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12-13 NOVEMBER 25-26 FEBRUARY PRODERM CLAIMS WORKSHOP PACKAGING SPOTLIGHT Venue: Hamburg, Germany INNOVATIONS 2015 Email: [email protected] Venue: Birmingham, UK www.proderm-academy.com www.easyfairs.com Cosmetics maker Oceanic

12-14 NOVEMBER 12-14 MARCH eyes acquisitions in Poland COSMOPROF ASIA PCHi 2015 olish cosmetics producer Oceanic is eyeing potential Venue: Hong Kong Venue: Guangdong, China acquisitions in the Polish market, according to senior Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Pcompany representatives. www.cosmoprof-asia.com www.pchi-china.com Oceanic is said to be considering the purchase of a local cosmetics producer with revenues up to PLN100m (US$30m). 17-20 NOVEMBER 20-23 MARCH The ongoing crisis in Ukraine has significantly decreased EMBALLAGE + MANUTENTION COSMOPROF Oceanic’s exports to the Ukrainian market, where it previously Venue: Paris, France BOLOGNA 2015 established its foothold. However, the company compensated Email: veronique.sestrieres Venue: Bologna, Italy for lower revenues from this market by launching sales in @comexposium.com Email: [email protected] Japan, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. www.all4pack.com www.cosmoprof.com Leszek Klosinski, Chief Executive of Oceanic, said the company has decided to put on hold its plans to launch its 24-26 NOVEMBER 24-25 MARCH initial public offering (IPO) on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. SUSTAINABLE MAKING COSMETICS UK 2015 Under the plan, the funds obtained through the IPO, COSMETICS SUMMIT Venue: Coventry, UK which was scheduled for this year, were meant to be used by Venue: Paris, France Email: [email protected] Oceanic to finance the manufacturer’s acquisition projects, Email: info@sustainable www.making-cosmetics.com according to Klosinski. cosmetics summit.com “On an organisational level, we are prepared for an IPO, 14-16 APRIL but the situation in Eastern Europe is impacting on the 24-27 NOVEMBER IN-COSMETICS stability of the Polish capital market. We do not want to take SAUDI HEALTH & BEAUTY BARCELONA 2015 a risk, so we will wait for things to sort out,” Klosinski told Venue: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Venue: Barcelona, Spain local business daily Puls Biznesu. saudihealthandbeauty.com Email: [email protected] With the designed expansion, Oceanic aims to increase the www.in-cosmetics.com share of revenues generated by export markets. Currently, 3-4 DECEMBER it is estimated that foreign sales generate about 10% of the MAKEUP IN SAO PAULO 16-18 APRIL company’s revenues, according to data released by Oceanic Venue: São Paulo, Brazil INTERCHARM company representatives. The data also revealed that within Email: contact@makeup- PROFESSIONAL 2015 a period of three to five years, Oceanic aims to increase this in-saopaulo.com Venue: Moscow, Russia share to as much as 30%. www.makeup-in-saopaulo.com Email: [email protected] On a related , other plans by the manufacturer include www.intercharm.ru/en launching sales in the Australian market, where Oceanic is 10-11 DECEMBER currently negotiating with a local distributor. COSMEETING BUSINESS 19-21 MAY Oceanic is based in Sopot, in Poland’s northern region of MEETINGS MIDDLE EAST CHINA BEAUTY EXPO 2015 Pomorskie, and the company’s production facility in Trabki Venue: Abu-Dhabi, UAE Venue: Shanghai, China Małe is ISO 9001 certified. Email: [email protected] Email: infos@beyondbeauty The manufacturer has a workforce of more than 400 www.me.cosmeeting.com events.com employees and its annual output is about 24 million products supplied to the Polish and 27 foreign markets. Oceanic’s 15-16 JANUARY 9-10 JUNE AA cosmetics brand has an 8% share in the country’s face COSMETAGORA 2015 SUN PROTECTION care products market, according to figures from Oceanic. Venue: Paris, France CONFERENCE The company’s product portfolio includes a wide range Email: [email protected] Venue: London, UK of hair and body care products, as well as colour and organic www.cosmetagora.com Email: [email protected] cosmetics. Most of these products are marketed under the Oceanic’s AA brand. 4-5 FEBRUARY 15-16 JUNE Oceanic is owned by local entrepreneurs Dorota and PCD CONGRESS 2015 IN-COSMETICS KOREA Wojciech Soszynski, and has specialised in the production Venue: Paris, France Venue: , Korea of anti-allergenic cosmetics for 32 years. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Jaroslaw Adamowski, Warsaw www.pcd-congress.com www.reedexpo.com

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