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Hygiene Products Group Essity Plans Price Hikes To Offset Pulp Costs

Sweden's Essity plans to increase its prices over the coming months to offset rising pulp costs, it said, after posting first-quarter earnings above expect...

Unilever's India Quarterly Profit Disappoints; Sees Signs Of Rebound In Rural Sales

Hindustan Unilever, the Indian arm of UK's Unilever, posted a bigger-than-expected fall in quarterly profit, but indicated signs of a much-anticipated sale...

PZ Cussons To Sell Kardashian Favourite St Tropez Tanning Brand To Tackle Debt

PZ Cussons is exploring the sale of its popular self-tanning brand St Tropez and other assets to reduce its debt, the company said in a statement.

Kimberly-Clark Lifts Annual Forecasts On Resilient Demand, Higher Prices

Kimberly-Clark raised annual sales and profit forecasts after topping first-quarter expectations, banking on higher pricing and robust demand for its premi...

Kimberly-Clark To Reorganise Business, Incur $1.5bn In Charges

Consumer goods maker Kimberly-Clark said it will reorganise into three business units as it looks to simplify operations and cut costs

Clorox To Sell Some Latin American Operations; Take $233m Charge

Bleach maker Clorox said that it would sell its operations in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay to private equity fund Apex Capital, as it looks to tighten i...

Reckitt Misses Fourth-Quarter Like-For-Like Net Sales Expectations

Consumer goods group Reckitt missed fourth-quarter like-for-like net sales expectations with some investors criticising the company's 'vague' outlook for t...

Nestlé, Danone See Price Hikes Slowing After Years Of Sharp Increases

Two of the world's top consumer goods companies, Danone and Nestlé, said they will slow price increases in 2024 after two years of hikes that prompt...