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The British cosmetics brand announced the closure of all its operations in Brazil in an Instagram post published on January 2, 2025.

• The Body Shop

South Korean cosmetics exports exceeded $10 billion for the first time in history, reaching $10.2 billion in 2024, up 20.6% year-on-year.

• South Korean cosmetics

DKSH announced today the completion of its acquisition of CLMO Technology Sdn Bhd, a provider of ISO 17025 calibration and test laboratory services to the semiconductor, automotive, oil and gas industries, as well as academic and research institutions.

• DKSH
• CLMO Technology

The John Wood Group (Wood) has announced that it has completed the sale of its shares in Ethos Energy Group Limited (EthosEnergy), a joint venture focused on rotating equipment.

• Wood
• Ethos Energy Group

PwC's recently released report, "The Weight Loss Industry: How Weight Loss Drugs Will Disrupt the Consumer Sector," points out that the food and beverage industry will face significant impacts from GLP-1 weight loss drugs.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on January 3, directing state agencies to consider potential measures to limit the health risks posed by ultra-processed foods and their ingredients. The order specifically calls for warning label

North American sustainable fuel company Gevo and LG Chem announced on January 2 that they have decided to extend their existing joint development agreement. Under this agreement, both parties will continue to utilize Gevo's Ethanol-to-Olefins (ETO) techno

PwC's recently released report, "The Weight Loss Industry: How Weight Loss Drugs Will Disrupt the Consumer Sector," points out that the food and beverage industry will face significant impacts from GLP-1 weight loss drugs. The report is based on a survey

Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics Service Industry Survey Center and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing released the operating conditions of the China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for December 2024. According to t

According to the official announcement from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), Platinum Biotechnology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. has received conditional approval for its stem cell therapy "Aimi Mitosai," which is used to treat acute graft-vers

HuaLing Pharma (02552.HK) announced new progress in building its sales team at the beginning of 2025. On January 1, the company announced the appointment of Lu Yu as Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Hutchison China MediTech Limited announced on January 1 that it has reached two agreements to sell 45% of its equity in Shanghai Hutchison Pharmaceuticals for $608 million (approximately 44.78 billion yuan) in cash to Shanghai Jinfeng Health Investment Ma

Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM), an industry leader in the design, development and manufacture of highly specialized engineered woven fabrics, highlighted its versatile line of nylon webbing for belts, tapes and belts.

• Bally Ribbon Mills
• nylon webbing

LVMH Recherche has signed a multi-year strategic research partnership with California-based biotech company Integrated Biosciences to discover novel chemical entities that target aging at the molecular level.

• LVMH Recherche
• Integrated Biosciences

Taiyo Holdings Co. is exploring a merger with its larger peer DIC Corp., a move that would integrate Japan's two largest chemical companies, according to people familiar with the matter.

• Taiyo
• DIC

Mallinda Inc., a pioneer in advanced polymer technology, announces the launch of Vitrimax™ Versatile Hot Melt (VHM) Resins, a revolutionary Vitrimer-based composite resin system.

• Mallinda
• Vitrimax™
• VHM resin

According to reports from Burmese media, traders have revealed that due to the decline in purchasing power of India, the main buyer of Burmese legume products, the prices of black gram and pigeon pea continue to fall. Currently, in the domestic market of

The tender number is CGFA2024090500020001001. After a public bidding process, the evaluation work has been completed successfully. BNBM (Beijing New Building Materials) Paint Group Co., Ltd. stood out in this tender, becoming the first candidate for Bids

Recently, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry officially issued a positive final ruling on anti-dumping, recommending that starting from June 13, 2024, an anti-dumping duty be imposed on Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin originating from or importe

The Chinese government officially announced on Sunday that it will implement 15 new measures aimed at promoting the development of western provinces through the construction of logistics infrastructure such as ports and aviation hubs.