Could halal cosmetics be developing into a new global C&T niche market?

Posted in: Asia, Personal care
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Demand for halal cosmetics worldwide is on the rise, driven not only by more affluent Muslim consumers but also growing interest in high quality, safe products. Sales of all kinds of halal-certified goods have surged in recent years alongside higher purchasing power in Muslim countries. Estimates for the global halal market range from US$547bn, according to the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority, to US$2.1 trillion, a figure cited widely by international media. Whatever the real size, everyone agrees that food accounts for the majority of sales. But new product categories are emerging.

Jan 29, 2010 - 12:34:10 AM Read more

"Halal" Beauty and the Cosmetics Industry

Posted in: Australia, Personal care
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In this article Amanda Foxon-Hill, a Cosmetic Chemist, gives her views with the help interviews organised by IslamOnLine.net on the new niche market developing on Halal Cosmetics. This is article clearly shows the importance these topics being discussed at the coming International Conference on Halal Cosmetics & Toiletries being held in Kuala Lumpur on the 13-14 April 2010.

Jan 27, 2010 - 12:09:38 AM Read more

Guidelines For Halal Medicines Published

Posted in: Asia, Halal Integrity, Pharmaceuticals, Personal care
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BMI notes that one company - Canada's Viva Pharmaceutical - has already expressed an interest in establishing a US$12mn halal-certified manufacturing plant in Brunei. Up to 100 local people could be employed at the facility. Because of this potential economic stimulus, it is our view that other countries, such as Malaysia and Indonesia, will emulate Brunei and formalise rules for the manufacture of halal medicines.

Jan 13, 2010 - 9:08:38 PM Read more

Halal-Certified Cosmetics – At A Website Near You

Posted in: USA, Asia, Halal Integrity, Personal care
Award-winning company, Sunrider International, manufactures over 415 products including a line of health and beauty products that are certified as halal by IFANCA. Twenty-year-old CNI Enterprise, a multi-level marketing company based in Malaysia, also offers its own range of halal-certified cosmetics.

Jan 7, 2010 - 11:41:54 PM Read more

Alcohol Free Handwash

Posted in: Europe, Personal care, UK
A British firm said that it had solved a potential hygiene problem for Muslims by inventing an alcohol-free handwash that has been certified as “halal”.

Dec 9, 2009 - 6:16:42 AM Read more

SJK Products Launches Onepure alcohol free, natural sanitising handgel

Posted in: Middle East & Africa, Europe, Personal care, UK
Based on a 900-year Old Formula: This combination of natural ingredients was originally discovered in the 12th century by Genghis Khan’s Mongol Empire. Its efficacy in killing germs may have been a major contribution towards bringing about the Mongol Empire’s military supremacy.

Dec 3, 2009 - 11:01:51 PM Read more

Beauty which goes skin deep

Posted in: Middle East & Africa, Personal care
Cosmetic companies have unleashed a new trend that has been gaining wild popularity in the Middle East. The large, untapped market of halal cosmetics - only in the Middle East - total to almost $600 million in value. This much-hyped phenomenon is touted to expand further in the region.

Nov 27, 2009 - 3:10:53 PM Read more

Marinova Leading The Way In Innovation

Posted in: Oceania, Personal care, Pharmaceuticals, Australia
Marinova, is a Tasmanian company using innovative methods to develop and market products for which there is a large demand. Since 2006, Marinova’s Cambridge extraction facility has been developing medical and nutritional applications from brown seaweed harvested in Tasmania, Canada and Argentina.

Nov 1, 2009 - 10:43:26 PM Read more

Holista Biotech optimistic on RM20m sales this year

Posted in: Asia, Oceania, Personal care
HOLISTA Biotech Sdn Bhd, a local biotechnology company, expects to register about RM20 million in sales this year, driven by its existing range of products. "Holista Colltech Australia Ltd is not yet in a place to give so significant a revenue boost to the group. (But) next year (its contribution) should be more," Holista Colltech chief executive officer Datuk Dr M. Rajen told Business Times recently.
Holista Colltech is the product of a reverse takeover exercise on Colltech Australia Ltd by Holista Biotech, which was initiated last year. Colltech holds the patent for the process of extracting collagen from sheepskin.

Sep 26, 2009 - 10:52:29 AM Read more

Malaysia Set To Be World's First Halal Collagen Hub, Says Muhyiddin

Posted in: Asia, Pharmaceuticals, Personal care
Malaysia is set to be the world's first Halal Collagen Hub with the successful takeover of a listed Australian biotechnology company specialising in the development and commercialisation of ovine collagen.

Sep 17, 2009 - 6:05:49 PM Read more