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CPL Aromas opens 'most sustainable factory to date' in Malaysia

The new space in the country’s Pulau Indah region has been designed to minimise environmental impact and reduce carbon footprint

Beiersdorf opens 'agile working' campus in Hamburg

The 51,000sqm space includes a newly-built corporate headquarters

Bormioli Luigi completes merger with Bormioli Rocco

It comes after Bormioli Luigi opened a new unit dedicated to making bottles for fragrance and cosmetics in Azuqueca, Spain

Third-party manufacturers are evolving, so here's how you can choose the best partner

BCMPA’s Emma Verkaik talks current pressures, opportunities and how beauty brands can best pick their manufacturing partner

American Exchange Group buys LA beauty incubator Hatch Collective

The Nature Well and Found Active owner will be renamed AX Beauty Brands

Inter Parfums signs Roberto Cavalli fragrance licence deal

The luxury label’s fragrance business will be managed by Interparfums Italia as Inter Parfums develops its Italian brand hub

Want to make a gentle glycolic acid exfoliator? Here's how

Lindsey Graham-Keighley from Alfa Cosmetic Specialities proposes an exfoliator that strikes a perfect balance between efficacy and avoiding irritation

Why more beauty brands are turning to product co-creation

80% of new product launches fail. Is co-creation the answer?

CPL Aromas acquires Spain’s Global Fragrances Labs

GFL’s Barcelona site will combine with CPL Aromas Spain to create one division

Unilever named ‘international sponsor of war’ by Ukrainian government

Ukraine has blasted the company for continuing its Russian operations, alleging its profits in the country had doubled over the past year

Inside beauty’s eco transport hacks for raw materials

What are the beauty supply chain’s equivalents to the food industry’s 'crownless' pineapple project?

2023 trends: The dual benefit of localising supply chains

More brands will bring manufacturing back home to both mitigate risk and resonate with conscious consumers

Look Fabulous Forever buys UK beauty manufacturer Creative Cosmetics

The British make-up company plans to grow the factory business so it can service even more UK cosmetics brands in a post-Brexit landscape

How to formulate a complexion-enhancing flash balm

Instantly smoothing flash balms work best when they provide non-greasy hydration, as well as long term benefits. Here are a formulator’s top tips

Evonik boosts active ingredients portfolio with Novachem acquisition

Novachem specialises in creating eco-certified actives from live microorganisms

Influencers are still launching beauty brands and here's how they can do it quickly

New services are springing up to help indie businesses in beauty get off the ground, so Cosmetics Business trialled the options