SUN CARE PRODUCTS MARKET ANALYSIS

Market News

Key Developments

• In January 2019, Emami Ltd acquired Crème 21 (German personal care brand). Crème 21 has strong presence in Germany, Middle East and North Africa. Crème 21 offers skin care & body care products including shower gels, creams & lotions, and sun care products among others. The acquisition will help Emami to expand its presence in Middle East and African region.
• In May 2019, Beiersdorf AG acquired Bayer AG’s sun care business segment marketed under brand name Coppertone. The acquisition will help Beiersdorf to enter U.S. sun care market and strengthen its presence in North America.
• In July 2019, Bolton Group (Italy based consumer goods company) acquired Omia Laboratories (Italy based personal care brand offering organic & natural products). Personal care products offered by Omia include bubble baths, shampoo, sun care products, hair care products, face & body creams. The acquisition will help Bolton Group to strengthen its position in organic & natural personal care segment.
• In January 2019, Unilever plc in partnership with Bio-on S.p.A. (Italy based intellectual property company) launched new line of sun protection products made using 100 % natural & biodegradable bio plastic. The new products are developed by Bio-on and will be sold by Unilever under brand My Kai.