RECENT NEWS
CPL Aromas offers EcoBoost Plus
UK fragrance house CPL Aromas launched EcoBoost Plus, a part of its established EcoBoost range. This is said to delivers the same fragrance impact at only 10% or in some cases 5% of the volume
FSAC joins IFRA
The Fragrance Science & Advocacy Council (FSAC) has become the latest national association member of the International Fragrance Association
Nordmann working with Kaffe Bueno
Hamburg-based distributor Nordmann has revealed that it has been distributing several products based on recycled coffee grounds from Danish manufacturer Kaffe Bueno in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Scandinavia
LipoTrue opens Singapore office
LipoTrue has opened an office in Singapore to cover the APAC region, adding to branch offices in Europe and the US. Iván Marcos has been recruited from a similar role in the food industry to be APAC sales manager, heading all its of its operations
DSM sharpens corporate focus
DSM is simplifying its operating structure and reorganising its activities into three market-focused business groups focused on food and beverage; health, nutrition and care; and, animal nutrition and care
New pectin plant for Cargill
Cargill has opened a $150 million pectin production facility, its fourth in total. This is located at Bebedouro in Brazil’s citrus-growing region, from where the company will be able to source fresh fruit peels to make its complete range
Holiferm to build commercial biosurfactant plant
University of Manchester spin-out Holiferm is to build a commercial-scale biosurfactants plant at Wallasey, UK, after receiving an investment of $7 million in a financing round
Roelmi launches probiotic-derived ingredient for skin care
Roelmi HPC, a specialist in probiotics, has taken its first step into the personal care market with a skin care active called EquiBiotics LRh. This is a probiotic-derived ingredient obtained by the tyndallisation of L. rhamnosus LRH020
Investment into Coptis
Coptis, a French publisher of software for cosmetic laboratories, has received funding from Extens, a fund dedicated to healthcare software publishers, and Clearsight, a Swiss investment fund
Mexico to ban animal testing for cosmetics
Mexico is to become the first country in North America and the 41st worldwide to outlaw the testing of cosmetics on animals after a federal bill won unanimous support in the Senate
LLS Beauty offers new botanical
Lubrizol Life Science - Beauty has launched a new ingredient called Oxylance. This is a botanical extract of Ligustrum lucidum
iPeptide: Improving sleep quality
LipoTrue has shared some new results for its iPeptide, which has also won the 2021 BSB Innovation bronze prize. The company describes iPeptide as “a good sleep biohacking peptide, developed to down-regulate IL-33 expression”
Libra boosts salt-free betaines
Libra Speciality Chemicals, which makes and blends active ingredients for home and personal care and home care applications, has invested £3.5 million in a new plant at its site in Manchester, UK, to make low-salt betaines
Symrise takes a stake in Kobo
Symrise has taken a 25% minority interest in New Jersey-based Kobo Products, a specialist in surface-treated powder pigments and dispersions for cosmetics, and has formed an agreement with Kobo on the future disposition of shares and governance
Cranberry-based anti-ageing ingredient
Silab has launched its latest anti-ageing active ingredient, Peptilium (Vaccinium macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Extract). This is composed of natural biopeptides purified to 95%. These are obtained by up-cycling cranberry fruit press cake
Clariant takes over Beraca
Clariant has agreed to acquire the 70% of Brazilian speciality personal care company Beraca that it did not own already from the founding Sabará family. This should close in Q4, subject to regulatory approvals
Korea revises Cosmetic Act
On 17 August, South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) promulgated the revised Cosmetic Act, which has altered legislation in several important ways
Yon-Ka works with Revieve
Yon-Ka, a French phyto-aromatic plant cell active-based skincare brand that is best known for its Quintessence essential oil complex, is now working with AI technology firm Revieve to deliver “a personalized digital skincare experience”
Amyris and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley launch first collection
US synthetic biotechnology company Amyris has launched Rose, a clean colour cosmetics and skincare brand that is the second of three it will make this summer, together with the Modern Essentials collection
BASF opens care evaluation salon in Nigeria
BASF’s Care Creations has opened an evaluation salon for personal care at its site in Lagos. This is the first of its kind to be launched by a personal care ingredient supplier in Nigeria
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