Colgate palmolive targets emerging markets new york colgate palmolive, the household goods giant, is heightening its focus on several key emerging markets, which it expects to be among the main drivers of growth over the course of next year. The company has predicted that its global volume sales will post an uptick in the 4 to 7 range during 2010, with a number of rapidlydeveloping nations acting as central contributors to this trend. More specifically, brazil, russia, india and china &ndash collectively known as the brics &ndash will be especially important for the toothpastetohomecare manufacturer.