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Case Study: The Keys to Manufacturing Success

Beauty brands that work with a contract manufacturer are in a unique situation. They share this partnership for the success of their brand, taking advantage of manufacturer knowledge while also dealing with any issues this relationship may entail.

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Crisis Management in Beauty Products Manufacturing: 6 Must-Haves in Your Software

When you're faced with a claim against one of your products, it not only means a consumer was negatively affected—it can also mean immeasurable damage to your brand name.

In a changed world, trusted partners are critical for beauty business success.

2021 Supplier Directory: Designed to Connect

Global Cosmetic Industry provides a living resource for beauty and personal care ingredients, packaging, manufacturing, services and more.

Source anywhere, any time: our directory is available in print and digital formats, while our Leaders program offers an online portal to leading suppliers and service providers.

The Beauty Supply Chain at Your Fingertips

Whether seeking to meet an urgent need for a current project or filling the innovation pipeline, Global Cosmetic Industry provides a resource for beauty and personal care ingredients, packaging, manufacturing, services and more.

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The Waste Disconnect

The industry has been challenged to develop more sustainable frameworks for ingredients, packaging, manufacturing and operations, distribution and disposal, with the goal of reducing or eliminating waste, while reducing use of resources.

The 8 Questions to Ask (and a Reality Check for) Your Contract Manufacturer

Ensure your beauty brand's contract manufacturing partner is offering you the best for your brand by getting answers to these eight questions.

How to Grow Your Brand Without Going Broke

More sales mean more costs and challenges for your manufacturing, retail and consumer relationships.

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Cosmoprof NA 2018 Focuses on Upstart Brands & Innovation

This year’s Cosmoprof North America, taking place July 29-31 at the Mandalay Bay, will feature 1,200-plus exhibitors, including more than 900 brands, as well as packaging, contract manufacturing, machinery, ingredients and private-label companies, and 36,000-plus attendees.

Assessing Goals

In June, I was honored to be a guest of the Eastman Chemical Company at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award, held in Washington, D.C. Eastman was recognized for the development of a green biocatalytic process that eliminates the need for high temperatures and strong acids in manufacturing esters.

Implementing a Holistic Energy and Utilities Evaluation to Improve Sustainable Production

Volatile energy costs and increased pressure from consumers to be more socially responsible are important business drivers for beauty industry manufacturers. By conducting an energy and utilities audit that takes a holistic view of your manufacturing processes, manufacturers can more easily identify energy losses in order to prioritize savings potential.

New York-based private investment firm SK Capital, focused exclusively on the specialty chemicals, materials and pharmaceuticals sectors, acquires Valtris Specialty Chemicals.

SK Capital Closes Acquisition of Valtris Specialty Chemicals

New York-based private investment firm SK Capital, focused exclusively on the specialty chemicals, materials and pharmaceuticals sectors, has acquired Valtris Specialty Chemicals.

NPG ZeroPCF and PA ZeroPCF are drop-in solutions that are identical to their standard counterparts, only they offer a more green solution. The renewable raw material used to produce these products is waste-based.

BASF Offers Neopentyl Glycol and Propionic Acid with Zero Carbon Footprint

NPG ZeroPCF and PA ZeroPCF are drop-in solutions that are reportedly identical to their standard counterparts, only they offer greener solutions. In addition, the renewable raw material used to produce these products is waste-based.

The reality is that less than 0.4% of all the water on earth is available to fuel, clean and feed 6.8 billion people. It is in short supply and increasingly polluted.

Water-optimal Beauty

Improving the industry’s sustainability profile requires reengineered formulations and packaging, but the biggest hurdle remains consumer habits and expectations.

Going with the Flow

Although structure is important to business and product development, the ability to be fluid and change as needs arise is more important than ever.

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The Marie Kondo-ing of Beauty

Today, a new minimalist wave is spreading, reflecting anxiety over everything from excessive materialism to sustainability to industrial production to generalized stress related to the speed and more-ness of contemporary life.

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Is Beauty Ready for the New Climate?

The world is changing; is the industry ready?

Foreign Insurance Exposures

Purchasing a foreign package policy is not mandatory. but if your company is exposed and extends business operations outside of the U.S. coverage territory, it is certainly advisable.

James Alexander Corporation's DuoDispersion System beauty product packaging

Two-for-One Tubes—A Case Study

This case study looks in on the development process for a product that needed the creation of a tandem swab package.

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