France
www.pierre-fabre.com
Sales: $1.0 billion

Sales:

$1.0 billion for cosmetics.

Key Personnel:

Hubert Bevelsborg, president and chief executive officer, Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique.

Major Products:

Skin care and hair care products sold under the Avéne, Ducray, Pierre Fabric Dermatologie, Klorane, Galénic and Réne Furterer banners.

Comments:

Pierre Fabre’s Dermo-Cosmetics unit earmarks 5% of its sales for research projects, which are conducted at its centers in Vigoulet-Auzil and Saint-Jacques Hospital in Toulouse. Research conducted in Toulouse is made possible through an  agreement between the Pierre Fabre group, the local university hospital and Toulouse University.

Elgydium, the leading toothpaste in France for more than three decades, is making a wider push into the U.S. market. This winter, Sante Active, a U.S. subsidiary of Laboratoires Pierre Fabre,  began distributing Elgydium to pharmacies throughout the country. The line includes Elgydium Whitening toothpaste, which is formulated with Micro-Pulverized sodium bicarbonate, which is five times smaller than typical sodium bicarbonate.