FDBusiness.com

Nestlé Skin Health is investing SFr54 million (€49 million) in a new skin health products factory in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, to meet rising demand in the country and across South America. Nestlé Skin Health plans to open the 16,000 square-metre plant in 2018, providing 300 direct and 450 indirect jobs.

It will manufacture brands including Cetaphil, Daylong, Loceryl and Mirvaso – to meet demand for science-based products to improve the health of skin, hair and nails. Brazil is the world’s third largest market for such products behind the US and Japan. In February 2014, Nestlé announced the creation of Nestlé Skin Health to extend its activities in the field of specialised medical skin treatments.