15/04/2013
Italy: premiere for natural cosmetics festival
by Karin Heinze
Bella con Cosmesi Bio is the name of a new two-day event to be held for the first time on 15 and 16 June in the Italian seaside resort Milano Marittima. An event agency is organizing this completely new format. more
07/03/2013
Organics in Italy grow in spite of crisis by 7.3 %
by Kai Kreuzer
The market crisis did not affect organic products in Italy - this is the conclusion of the latest study concerning the organic market led by the Ismea / GFK-Eurisko panel. It indicatesgrowth of organic spending by 7.3% in 2012, after more than 9% in 2011. more
12/12/2012
BioFach Japan 2012 sets quality benchmark for organic products
by Helen Kreisel-Gebhard
The Tokyo Big Sight Exhibition Centre was once again the meeting place for the international organic sector from 21–23 November. Just under 15,000 trade visitors gathered information from 212 organic companies from all over the world (2011: 170 exhibitors) at this year’s 12th BioFach Japan, the biggest Japanese exhibition for organic products, natural cosmetics and eco-textiles. more
15/11/2012
BioFach Japan 2012: large international involvement and exciting innovations
by Helen Kreisel-Gebhard
The international organic sector meets again in the Tokyo Big Sight Exhibition Centre from 21–23 November 2012, when the leading Japanese exhibition for certified organic products takes place for the 12th time. Especially encouraging this year is the large international share of exhibitors. more
16/10/2012
International natural cosmetics markets: stable but slightly slower growth
by Karin Heinze
At the Natural Cosmetics Conference, the international market research organization Kline & Company gave an overview of the development of markets for natural cosmetics worldwide. more
05/10/2012
Italy: NaturaSi soon to have over 100 organic supermarkets
by Kai Kreuzer
Over the next few months, Ecor – the Italian organic wholesaler to which the organic supermarket chain NaturaSi belongs – is intending to open more stores. more
27/09/2012
Further growth in Italy’s natural cosmetics market
by Karin Heinze
Whilst the traditional cosmetics market in Italy, with an increase in turnover of 1.1 %, did not experience significant growth in 2011, the organic and natural cosmetics sector was pleased to see its turnover rise by around 5 %. According to the data of the market research institute ISMEA, the natural cosmetics market achieved a value of over €365m. more
01/08/2012
Italian-Brazilian eco-textile project
by Karin Heinze
The project Traces can be regarded as one of the few promising results of the Rio+20 Conference, namely cooperation between the Italian ministry for the environment and the Brazilian fashion house Osklen and the Instituto-e. more
27/07/2012
Italy: Organic processors increased by 1.3 % in 2011
by Kai Kreuzer
In Italy, 48,269 operators were working according to organic guidelines in 2011. 37,905 of those were exclusively producers, 6,165 were processors (including companies engaged in retail activities), 3,906 were both producers and processors, 63 were exclusively importers, and 230 were importers who were also producing or processing. more
29/05/2012
Italy: HappyBioFarm at IKEA
by Kai Kreuzer
In collaboration with the Italian organic inspection agency ICEA, all 19 IKEA furniture stores in Italy ran an Organic Day between 10 and 20 May to promote organic farming and food. more