Category Archives: Personal Care

UAE: ESMA organises training programme in Indonesia on UAE halal products
27/01/2020

This training programme is aimed at raising the technical capabilities of OIC countries, under the ...

Opinion: The top cosmetics regulatory issues on the agenda for APAC in 2020
08/01/2020

Currently, the regulations for cosmetics have been pushed back to October 17, 2026 but there ...

HDC: Malaysia’s halal cosmetics, personal care products in high demand in India
04/09/2019

Malaysia’s halal cosmetics and personal care products are in great demand in India despite the ...

Ground shifts in Indonesia’s economy as conservative Islam takes root
28/08/2019

The number of conservatives is now growing and more companies have embraced Islamic branding and ...

Malaysia: Halal gelatine, the missing dimension in the halal market
27/07/2019

Without a home-grown, halal gelatine plant, Muslim leaders have very little to shout about as ...

Indonesia trudges on with mandatory Halal certification rule
19/07/2019

Companies who wish to enter the Indonesian, and indeed to some extent the global, halal ...

Germany: New trade show dedicated to Halal products is launching in March 2020
08/07/2019

Deutsche Messe is launching HALAL HANNOVER, a new trade show for halal products, being held ...

Major Developments in the Halal Infrastructure of South Korea
03/07/2019

A DinarStandard interview with Dr James Noh, Director-General of the Korea Institute of Halal Industry ...

Halal cosmetics market set to soar to $52bn by 2025 as sector becomes ‘increasingly inclusive’
03/07/2019

According to a survey last year 58% of women in Indonesia prefer to use Halal ...

Indonesia set to become main producer in global halal industry by 2024
15/05/2019

"Especially in potential sectors, such as food and beverages, tourism, fashion, media and recreation, as ...

Malaysia: Wipro Unza aims for RM 1bn in group revenue, eyes the halal market
14/05/2019

Wipro believes that the halal market would deliver “sustainable growth”, tapping on the growing Muslim ...

Is your cosmetics business ready for Indonesia’s new Halal Product Assurance Law?
03/05/2019

Home to world’s largest Muslim population, Indonesia is gearing up for huge sea change with ...

Opinion: What is modest fashion and why is it becoming mainstream?
23/04/2019

A quick search of modest fashion on Google produces around 149m results, while Pinterest UK ...

Malaysia: Halal Cluster Network with Halal clusters in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Spain
04/04/2019

First MOUs signed for groundbreaking collaboration under the Halal Cluster Network with halal clusters in ...

Opinion: Meeting demands of the Halal Industry
03/03/2019

The global halal market is set to grow at an exponential rate driven by increasing ...

Malaysia: China’s participation in MIHAS 2019 not affected by US-China trade war
03/03/2019

Malaysia could provide an alternative to the Chinese importers affected by the 25 per cent ...

Opinion: Muslims, the world’s last great untapped market
02/03/2019

From halal mozzarella to smart hijabs, faith-driven consumers are demanding products that dovetail with their ...

Malaysia: SimplySiti eyes 50% sales growth on higher exports
27/02/2019

SimplySiti Sdn Bhd aims a 50% year-on-year (YoY) sales growth as it looks to expand ...

Malaysia: CIMB Islamic aims to help local halal players scale globally
26/02/2019

The bank today announced that it has partnered with local cosmetic company SimplySiti Sdn Bhd ...

Indonesia: Bank Indonesia Develops Halal Economy Ecosystem
23/02/2019

According to the central bank governor, there are four sectors of the halal economy with good prospects. It ...