Press Releases

Clichy, Paris, 4 December 2000, L'Oréal, the world's leading cosmetics company, is launching the 'L'Oréal e-Strat Challenge', the first global online strategy game.

Clichy, Paris, 30 November 2000, An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Marie Claire Album was held on November 30th 2000.

Clichy, 24 November 2000, The L'Oréal Group and Mr. Shu Uemura have signed an agreement whereby L'Oréal's Japanese subsidiary, Nihon L'Oréal K.K. will acquire a 35% participation in Shu Uemura Cosmetics Inc.

Clichy, 13 November 2000, The L'Oréal group, the world's leading cosmetics company, announces the acquisition of Respons, the Scandinavian shampoo brand, from Colgate Palmolive Company.

L’Oreal Strong Increase In Half-Year Net Profit: + 22.5%

Clichy, 1 August 2000, L'Oreal USA, Inc., formerly known as COSMAIR, Inc., announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Department of Justice that will allow it to complete its cash tender offer for all outstanding Class A Common Stock of CARSON, Inc. at $5.20 net per share.

2000 First Half Sales:Eur 6.15 Billion ; + 14.5 %

Clichy, 30 May 2000, L'Oréal Annual General Meeting of Shareholders was held on Tuesday 30th May, 2000 under the chairmanship of Mr Lindsay OWEN-JONES, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Clichy, 20 April 2000, For the third consecutive year, the L'Oréal Group is the Official Partner of the International Film Festival, to be held in Cannes, France from 10 to 21 May 2000.

Clichy, 18 April 2000, L'Oréal S.A., the world's leading cosmetics company, today announced the signing of an agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb whereby Cosmair, Inc., L'Oréal's wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, would acquire its Matrix Essentials division.