SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean cosmetic giant Amorepacific Corp. said Thursday it has reached an agreement with Tata’s Natural Alchemy LLC of the U.S. to fully acquire the American luxury skincare company. Amorepacific said it has reached the deal to acquire 100 percent of shares of the U.S. company, which operates the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean beauty care behemoth Amorepacific Group said it has developed a chipless wireless electronic skin that enables accurate analysis and measurement of skin conditions anytime and anywhere without heavy equipment. In general, clinical skin research requires the use of high-priced diagnosis equipment as well as maintaining a stable [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean cosmetics giant AmorePacific Corp. announced that along with a team of researchers from the U.S.-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), it has developed a wearable skin measuring device that can measure the state of skin over long periods of time regardless of changes in external environments. Developed [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is teaming up with cosmetics giant Amorepacific Group to release a special package of wireless earbuds on Wednesday. This package consists of a pair of Galaxy Buds Pro Phantom Violet, and Amorepacific’s popular LANEIGE Neo Cushion foundation. The cushion design was inspired by the color and [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean cosmetics giant AmorePacific Corp. said Wednesday that it would launch a Base Picker service to provide customized foundation and cushion products to personal customers. Customers will be able to purchase customized foundation or cushion products after opting for a glow or semi-matte finish and selecting from 100 [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean cosmetics giant AmorePacific Corp. said it had developed a new paper tube for cosmetics products that ensures a long shelf-life while contributing to reducing plastic use compared to existing packaging. Excluding the cap, which is made of plastic, the new packaging reduces the use of plastics for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean cosmetics giant AmorePacific Corp. opened a so-called ‘refill station’ for the first time in the nation’s cosmetics industry. The company announced on Tuesday that it decided to run a refill station within the AmorePacific Gwanggyo store that opened last week in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. Customers take an [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Household & Health Care Ltd. is estimated to have outperformed industry leader Amorepacific in the third quarter, thanks to a robust growth in the non-cosmetics business, a poll showed Tuesday. South Korea’s No. 2 cosmetics company is projected to have logged an operating profit of 320.9 billion won [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed a clinical evaluation method for blue light skin protection, in a world first. The Anti-Pollution Research Center of AmorePacific Corp., a major cosmetics maker, announced on Thursday that it found a blue light wavelength that is harmful to skin and developed a [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — AmorePacific Group said Wednesday that its leading brand, LANEIGE, has entered the European market as South Korea’s leading cosmetics maker accelerates its overseas push. Products of AmorePacific’s mid-range LANEIGE are now available at over 800 stores of French cosmetics chain Sephora in 18 countries, including France, Russia, Spain, Italy, [...]