In this week’s ICIS Chemical Business

07 April 2008 00:15  [Source: ICIS news]

This week in ICIS Chemical Business, our focus is on cosmetics and personal care. We examine the trends in these markets such as the explosive growth in anti-aging formulations, expansion in the use of natural products and the male-grooming market.

This Week’s Top Stories: 7 April 2008

Strong growth for anti-aging active ingredients
High demand for anti-aging consumer products is driving a growing market for effective active ingredients

Cosmetics companies seek fresh ways to enhance products
Innovative cosmetics companies are looking to nature, as well as newly developed chemicals, to add amazing, fresh effects to their product ranges

Personal care stays strong for Ciba
Despite the global credit crunch and soaring raw material costs, Ciba’s personal care division is growing strongly, unlike its share price

Specialty chemicals expand in natural cosmetics
Specialty chemical companies are following the money trail into green cosmetics and personal care products

Cosmetics and personal care companies need to prepare for the EU's Reach
The EU’s Reach will have a profound impact on cosmetics and personal care exporters to Europe

Male grooming grows up
From humble beginnings, the male-grooming market has become a significant driving force for the growth in global cosmetics

Testing times
With increasing Europe-wide restrictions on the testing of new cosmetics on animals, the industry is scrambling to find safe alternatives and to cut the volume of tests

Why the credit crunch matters
The second part in our credit crunch series examines how the deterioration of chemical company ratings may be as much a result of illiquidity as of the operational woes

Chemical profile
US toluene di-isocyanate is expected to increase 2.4%/year

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