Tag: Personal care products
Fragrance manufacturer Symrise is defending itself in court against cartel allegations
Fragrance mixtures at Symrise The Dax group defends itself against cartel allegations. (Photo: Symrise) Dusseldorf The fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise is defending itself in court against the ongoing antitrust…
Branded companies are off to a good start – but worries remain
Dusseldorf The increase in sales is surprising: Persil and Pril manufacturer Henkel increased its sales by 6.4 percent in the first quarter – and thus significantly more than analysts had…
Persil manufacturer Henkel is growing faster than expected
Persil production Manufacturer Henkel increased its revenues in the first quarter. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf At the Annual General Meeting a week and a half ago, Henkel boss Carsten Knobel promised…
Persil manufacturer Henkel is growing faster than expected
Persil production Manufacturer Henkel increased its revenues in the first quarter. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf At the Annual General Meeting a week and a half ago, Henkel boss Carsten Knobel promised…
Beiersdorf benefits from the realignment of the Nivea brand
Nivea production in Hamburg Beiersdorf generates most of its sales with the brand. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf Thanks to rapid growth in its core brand Nivea, manufacturer Beiersdorf has posted a…
Investigations against Symrise on suspicion of a cartel are ongoing
Dusseldorf The antitrust investigations against the German fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise are ongoing. The Dax group and its three major competitors are suspected of having coordinated their pricing policy…
Shareholders criticize weak development at Henkel Annual General Meeting
Persil production Shareholders criticize the weak development of the group. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf Henkel boss Carsten Knobel felt the criticism of the shareholders personally for the first time. The Düsseldorf-based…
Henkel sells Russian business for around 600 million euros
Henkel site near Moscow The consumer goods group will probably leave Russia with financial losses. (Photo: IMAGO/SNA) Dusseldorf A year after the announced withdrawal, Henkel sold its Russian business. The…
Henkel sells Russian business for around 600 million euros
Henkel range in a Russian supermarket Henkel has long tried to divest its Russian business. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Berlin Henkel sells its Russian business to a consortium of…
Eight graphics explain why Henkel is doing so badly
Henkel in the balance sheet check Unlike the competition, profits at the Persil manufacturer fell in 2022. (Photo: dpa [M]) Dusseldorf Carsten Knobel is not to be envied. The pandemic…
Consumer stocks as a stabilizer for the depot – which papers offer price potential
Dove branded products by Unilever Unilever is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of consumer goods. (Photo: Bloomberg) Cologne Shares in manufacturers of so-called non-cyclical consumer goods can ensure stability…
Meager dividend despite record results: shareholders criticize Beiersdorf
Dusseldorf Despite higher sales and profits, Nivea manufacturer Beiersdorf no longer wants to pay dividends. This caused harsh criticism from investors at the virtual general meeting on Thursday. “How well…
Why manufacturers find it so difficult
Dusseldorf Consumers see the beginning of the plastic revolution with every purchase. On many shampoo tubes or detergent bottles, manufacturers advertise that they use more recycled plastic in their packaging.…
Beiersdorf raises forecast – sales increase faster than expected
Nivea production in Hamburg Manufacturer Beiersdorf started the year better than expected. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The consumer goods manufacturer Beiersdorf achieved higher revenues in the first quarter than expected on…
Henkel is about to sell its Russian business
Henkel products in a Russian supermarket The consumer goods group has been trying to part with its Russian business since last April. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Riga, Dusseldorf The…
Symrise share collapses, fragrance manufacturer suspected of being a cartel
Symrise headquarters in Holzminden The German fragrance manufacturer is suspected of being a cartel. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The German fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise is suspected of having entered into…
Symrise share collapses, fragrance manufacturer suspected of being a cartel
Symrise headquarters in Holzminden The German fragrance manufacturer is suspected of being a cartel. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The German fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise is suspected of having entered into…
Profit falls for the first time in twelve years
Dusseldorf The German fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise is suspected of having entered into illegal price agreements with its three major competitors. Both the EU antitrust authorities and the Swiss…
Profit falls for the first time in twelve years
Dusseldorf The success story of the fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise gets a small setback. After twelve years of increasing profits, CEO Heinz-Jürgen Bertram had to present a lower result…
High costs make things difficult for Persil manufacturers
Dusseldorf The manufacturer Henkel made significantly less money last year with Persil detergents, Pril cleaners and Pritt glue sticks. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) fell by 13.7 percent…