RECENT NEWS

Monaco cosmetic actives maker Exsymol is collaborating with ExAdEx-Innov, a University of Nice biotechnology startup, to maximize the value of its ingredients.

Provital has revealed seven team members who comprise the core competency of its subsidiary for the US and Canadian markets.

An initiative by BASF, Estée Lauder, Solidaridad and The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has made progress in strengthening the sustainable palm oil supply chain and supporting smallholder farmers in Indonesia.

The organiser of the in-cosmetics Asia trade show in Bangkok has revealed record-breaking visitor numbers for the 2023 edition.

Consumer demand for beauty products containing peptides is set to soar in 2024, according to British biochemist and owner of skincare development consultancy NQ Innovations Nausheen Qureshi.

UK speciality chemicals and ingredients distributor Blagden unveiled its new logo at the SCS Formulate trade show in Coventry.

US trade organisation Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) has promoted Thomas F. Myers to president and CEO, effective January 2024.

Aston Chemicals has won the annual Laura Marshall Memorial Award for Innovation at the SCS Formulate show in Coventry, UK.

DKSH is to provide business development, marketing, sales, logistics and distribution services for Bionap’s range of active ingredients for the personal care industry in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

The organiser of the PCHi trade show in China has issued a call for submission for the 2024 edition of the Fountain Awards.

Lucas Meyer Cosmetics won gold in the Best Active Ingredient award category at the in-cosmetics Asia trade show in Bangkok for Immunight.

BASF has invested in US start-up 3Helix, which has developed a proprietary collagen-hybridizing peptide (CHP) technology.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published an update related to cosmetic product facility registration/product listing mandated by the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA).

The US Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) has awarded its highest annual honour to Ashland's principal scientist Roger McMullen for his technical contributions to the industry.

Vytrus Biotech has secured €575,000 ($608,500) funding from the Spanish government for the development of new technologies in the field of dermocosmetics.

Croda International has broken ground at a greenfield site in Guangzhou that will become its new multipurpose production facility for fragrances and beauty actives ingredients in China.

Spanish contract development and manufacturing organisation Bioingenium is investing €1.5m ($1.59m) in a Barcelona production plant to extend its line of active ingredients for the cosmetic industry.

Brazilian personal care ingredient maker Apoena Biotech has appointed Greenact to distribute its products in the domestic market.

Swiss speciality chemical company Clariant has agreed to acquire personal care ingredient maker Lucas Meyer Cosmetics from IFF for $810m.

The California Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) Suppliers' Day exhibition and conference opens today at the Long Beach Convention Centre.