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Tesco defends carrier bag reduction figures

Posted in Environmental Issues, Retailers on August 4th, 2009 by Jane Bear – 10 Comments

Simeon Goldstein, packagingnews.co.uk, 04 August 2009

Tesco has hit back at The Times newspaper’s criticism of its efforts to use less carrier bags, a day after it revealed it had stopped sending waste to landfill.

via Tesco defends carrier bag reduction figures | packagingnews.co.uk.

Waste fines double in five years to top £3m in 2008

Posted in Environmental Issues, Legal on August 4th, 2009 by Jane Bear – 12 Comments

Simeon Goldstein, packagingnews.co.uk, 04 August 2009

Fines for breaching waste legislation have more than doubled in the past five years, the Environment Agency has revealed.

via Waste fines double in five years to top £3m in 2008 | packagingnews.co.uk.

Personal care holds up for Beiersdorf as adhesives slump

Posted in Business News, Cosmetics & Toiletries on August 4th, 2009 by Jane Bear – 5 Comments

By Simon Pitman, 04-Aug-2009   www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com

Although the company’s adhesives business has been battered by the recession, Q2 sales for its personal care operations were buoyed by developing markets

via Personal care holds up for Beiersdorf as adhesives slump.

L’Oreal results point to sales recovery in Q2

Posted in Business News, Cosmetics & Toiletries on August 4th, 2009 by Jane Bear – 1 Comment

By Simon Pitman, 31st July 2009  www.cosmeticsdesign.com

L’Oreal says that robust sales in emerging markets helped to boost preliminary results for the company in its most recent quarter.

The company reported sales were down 2.1 percent on a like-for-like basis during the second quarter, to reach €4.40bn, a figure that represented an increase of 2.6 per cent on a reported basis.

via L’Oreal results point to sales recovery in Q2.