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Treatt subsidiary Earthoil has been awarded Fair for Life status for its Indian mint growing facility. To read more on this story click on the above heading.

Speciality chemical supplier Clariant has announced that it is building a surfactants plant in Zhenjiang, China. Clariant says the facility, which is scheduled for production later this year, will help the company meet growing demand in the region. To read more on this story click on the above heading.

Chanel is to close two boutiques out of 39 in Japan. To read more of this story click on the above heading.

Specialty chemical supplier Cognis has announced today that it has formally completed the sale of its Botanical Extracts business to Burgundy Botanical Extracts Iberia. To read the full story click on the above heading.

Croda International Inc has said that it is confident about 2009 following impressive sales results and a major increase in pre-tax profits in 2008. To read the full story click on the above heading.

Swedish direct seller Oriflame has undertaken a €130m three-year term loan and revolving credit facility with its core banks in order to support further growth of the company. For read the full story click on the above heading.

Boss Fragrances has announced the signing of actress and model Sienna Miller as the face of its new feminine fragrance, Boss Orange. Miller will feature in both print and TV advertising and is said to be ‘an intuitive fit’ with Boss’ Orange label. To read the full story click on the above heading.

Henkel CEO optimistic for 2009 Henkel’s ceo Kasper Rorsted has said that 2009 is a year to be “realistic but also optimistic” as he addressed the press at the company’s Annual Report 2008 meeting in Henkel’s home city of Dusseldorf today. To read the full story click on the above heading.