Germany: Beiersdorf opens manufacturing plant
Beiersdorf, the German health & beauty group, has announced the official opening of its new €300 million manufacturing plant in the German city of Leipzig. Three lines are currently in operation at the factory, with two more set to follow shortly. The plant is expected to produce up to 450 million products each year, in […]
Germany: Beiersdorf to introduce eco-friendly aerosol can for Nivea Ecodeo range
German health and beauty company Beiersdorf has introduced a more climate-friendly aerosol valve system for its Nivea Ecodeo products as well as a range of 100% recycled aluminium cans. Some of the Nivea Men deodorants and most of the Nivea Men shaving gels will be available in this type of climate-friendlier packaging on the European market. […]
Germany: Beiersdorf buys Coppertone suncare brand
Beiersdorf, the German personal care heavyweight, has announced it has reached a deal to acquire the Coppertone suncare brand from chemicals firm Bayer for a purchase price of $550 million. Founded in 1944, Coppertone is described as the first sun care brand launched in the US market, and its product range is currently distributed in the […]
Germany: Beiersdorf to build a new headquarters in Hamburg-Eimsbuttel
German health and beauty company Beiersdorf has announced plans to build a new headquarters and research centre in Hamburg-Eimsbuttel, Germany. Costing €230 million, the new facility will have a total area of about 100,000 sq m and nearly 3,000 “state-of-the art” workstations. The construction will begin this year and it is scheduled to be completed […]
Germany: Beiersdorf reports growth in 2016
Beiersdorf, the German health & beauty firm behind the Nivea brand, has announced that it has “continued on its sustainable, profitable growth path” in 2016, with preliminary annual results showing organic sales rising 3.2% on 2015. The growth was achieved in what the company described as “difficult political and economic conditions in some countries and […]
Germany: Beiersdorf sees sales growth of 3% in 2015
Health & beauty firm Beiersdorf announced that it posted organic group sales growth of 3% in 2015, as it released its latest annual financial statements. Announcing that it had “continued on its profitable growth path in 2015 in a challenging market environment”, the firm said that, in nominal terms, sales rose by 6.4% from €6.285 […]
Germany: Beiersdorf grows sales in 2014
Beiersdof, one of the world’s largest health & beauty companies, has announced that its sales increased 2.3% in 2014, rising from €6.161 billion ($6.958 billion) to €6.285 billion ($7.099 billion). The company said that it had “continued its profitable growth path in 2014 despite a challenging macroeconomic environment”. Organic group sales rose by 4.7%, with […]
Germany: Beiersdorf reports fall in quarterly results
Beiersdorf has reported its second quarter results, posting earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of 217 million euros ($290 million) and sales of €1.575 billion ($2.09 billion). The company was hit by a slowdown in some emerging markets. According to Reuters, the company had previously seen growing demand from increasingly brand-conscious consumers in Asia, Eastern […]
India: Beiersdorf establishes new plant in Gujarat
German health and beauty company Beiersdorf is to open a new plant in Gurajat, India, the Economic Times reports. The new plant will be 70,000 square meters in size, will cost around Rs 1,000 crore ($166 million) and is planned to be finished by next year. “The Indian business has rapidly grown and we decided […]
Mexico: Beiersdorf to open new factory by middle of the year
Beiersdorf has announced that its new facility in Mexico City, Mexico will be complete by the middle of this year, in a project described by CEO Stefan Heidenreich as the company’s most ambitious anywhere in the world. With an investment of $130 million, the new plant will act as a regional laboratory where products targeted […]