Jahwa leaves mark on Paris

SHANGHAI: For Shanghai Jahwa, the country's largest manufacturer of cosmetics and personal healthcare products, carving out a share of the Western market always seemed like an impossible mission. But when the listed company, with annual sales of 2.26 billion yuan, decided to give it a try last September, it did it with aplomb in Paris, the fashion capital of the world.

The success is particularly sweet for the company after its first overseas foray in Hong Kong met with failure due to poor reception for its products.