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Natrue: Dr Mark Smith appointed as new Director General

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The Board of Management of the International Natural and Organic Cosmetics Association Natrue has decided to appoint Dr Mark Smith to the new Director General of Natrue from 1st July 2016 onwards.

Controversial Topics at the Natural & Organic Cosmetics Conference 2016

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The Natural & Organic Cosmetics Conference will again focus on various current topics that affect the entire cosmetics industry.

Natrue Membership Assembly 2016

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The international association for natural and organic cosmetics Natrue welcomes 14 new members and presented the first Natrue Annual Report at the General Assembly in Berlin.

In the Jungle of Labels

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The British market researcher Organic Monitor finds that over 10% of natural personal care products are now certified according to standards, corresponding to a market value of over USD 700 million.

Organic cosmetics to grow globally

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The global market for organic cosmetics is growing, according to the Global Organic Cosmetics Market Forecast & Opportun­ities, 2021: TechSci Research Report.

Certified organic health and beauty sales up 21%

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The Soil Association’s 2016 Organic Market Report launched onTuesday, 23 February, reveals sales of certified organic health and beauty products increased by 21.6% in 2015 to £54.2 million.

Germany: 10% plus for natural & organic cosmetics

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The German market for natural and organic cosmetics achieved an outstanding result in 2015. Turnover of controlled natural and organic cosmetics increased by 10 % and grew to €1.1bn.

Vivaness: Natrue and Cosmos honorary sponsors

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At the Vivaness press conference, Petra Wolf from the management of NürnbergMesse announced that in future the two natural cosmetics associations Cosmos and Natrue will be the honorary sponsors of Vivaness.

Vivaness newcomers pavilion

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Ten newcomers will present themselves with the support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy at a special pavilion for innovative German enterprises. You can find brief portraits here.

Pavilion for innovative cosmetic producers

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Fresh ideas, exciting concepts, the slightly different product – that is what buyers expect from innovative enterprises. For the first time ten newcomers will present themselves in a own pavilion at Vivaness, Hall 7A.

Vivaness celebrates its 10th birthday

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For the tenth edition of Vivaness, the trade fair for natural and organic cosmetics, numerous highlights and surprises have been promised by the organizers. Over 200 exhibitors from around 30 countries are again expected.

Continuing growth of the natural and organic cosmetics market in Germany

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At the end of 2015, the role of natural and organic cosmetics as the driver of growth for the German cosmetics market was confirmed. According to the IKW the industry association for personal care products and detergents -  the turnover of cosmetics and toiletries in the German retail trade in 2015 came to about €13.4bn, an increase of 2.4 %.

Review of the Year 2015: Events, Developments, Trends and Numbers

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It’s been a good year for the organic industry: the turnover of manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers in Germany, on the European and international markets has grown continually. The area of organically farmed land and the number of organic farms have increased slightly in this Year of the Soil. Look back with us over the organic year in our review! 

Organic Monitor organized Sustainable Cosmetics Conference in Paris

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The European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit bringing together 140 delegates from the beauty industry. Discussions over the 3-day summit centred on sustainability metrics, ethical labels, green materials and digital marketing.

Halal cosmetics are gaining ground

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The market for Halal cosmetics is growing worldwide. According to forecasts, by  2050 around 30 % of the world’s population will belong to this religion. At the international Natural and Organic Conference an expert provided information on certification criteria, banned ingredients and interfaces with natural and organic cosmetics.

Natural and organic cosmetics meet the mainstream

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The concept of natural and organic cosmetics has long since ceased to be strange. We spoke with the Swiss management consultant Moritz Aebersold who has been working in top management jobs in the international natural cosmetics industry about the development of the European and international markets.

Vivaness: 10 years of growth in Natural & organic cosmetics

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Over the past decade the international natural cosmetics market has developed magnificently. With continual growth of 5 to over 10 % per year, the care products sales figures excluding petro-chemicals and problematical preservatives have left the conventional cosmetics market behind.

Natrue Membership Assembly was a big success

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The Association for Natural & Organic Cosmetics Natrue hosted a highly successful Membership Assembly on 22 May. At the meeting new members were welcomed and old members were updated of the latest endeavours in the world of natural and organic cosmetics.

Nature´s Secrets: Sri Lankan Natural Cosmetics

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The Sri Lankan Company Nature's Beauty Creations (NBC) with its natural cosmetics brand Nature's Secrets is the largest and leading manufacturer of herbal cosmetics in Sri Lanka. NBC has its own medicinal plant garden and Plant Research Centre on the west coast of Sri Lanka. 

Germany: natural and organic cosmetics exceeding the billion mark

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Last year, natural cosmetics for the first time generated (€1.009bn). This represents growth of 10 % for the entire natural and organic cosmetics market and a market share of 7.8 %.

Weleda facial care awarded twice in the UK

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Weleda’s new Evening Primrose Age Revitalising facial care range has just received two awards in the United Kingdom, Premium Beauty News reports.

Sustainability summits highlight key challenges faced by cosmetics industry

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Winners of 2014 Sustainable Beauty Awards

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BDIH comments on ISO guideline 16128

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2014 Sustainable Beauty Award finalists announced

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