RECENT NEWS

BASF to source Brazilian palm-alternative macauba oil

BASF has entered into an agreement with a Brazilian sustainable agriculture outfit to source macauba oil for use in its personal care ingredient portfolio.

India’s Eternis Fine Chemicals acquires Sharon Personal Care

Indian manufacturer Eternis Fine Chemicals has acquired 100% of Israeli cosmetic ingredients maker Sharon Personal Care.

UK CTPA: treat cosmetics as sub-section of life sciences for growth

UK trade body Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) has argued the beauty industry should be prioritised by the British government as a sub-section of the life sciences sector.

Safic-Alcan makes India move with Avees Biocos acquisition

French speciality ingredient distributor Safic-Alcan has acquired a majority stake in Avees Biocos, a personal care chemical distributor in India.

Symrise acquires 90% of Swedish probiotics firm

Symrise has acquired 90.2% of Swedish bioengineering outfit Probi, which specialises in the research and manufacture of biotic ingredients.

Nouryon inaugurates Indian innovation centre

Nouryon has cut the ribbon on an innovation centre and expanded office footprint in Mumbai, India.

DSM-Firmenich ingredient wins CEW Beauty Award

DSM-Firmenich won the CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) Beauty 2024 Suppliers Award: Ingredients & Formulation category for its Eterwell Youth active.

Gattefossé cuts ribbon on Mumbai technical centre

Personal care ingredient company Gattefossé has inaugurated a technical centre and office space in Mumbai, India.

US brand issues product recall over formulation mix-up

Beauty brand Drunk Elephant has issued a voluntary recall in the United States for three products due to an ingredient mix-up between preservatives and surfactants during production.

in-cosmetics Asia smashes attendance record

The 2024 edition of the in-cosmetics Asia trade show drew over 13,000 visitors to Bangkok, Thailand, making it the biggest event in the show’s history.

in-cosmetics Global 2025 poised ‘to be most international yet’

The organiser of the in-cosmetics Global trade show is expecting over 1,000 exhibitors at the 2025 edition in Amsterdam, the Netherlands - in what it is claiming will be its most international event to-date.

Unipex Solutions renamed Barentz France

Unipex Solutions France, a subsidiary since May 2022 of Dutch distributor Barentz, has been renamed Barentz France with immediate effect.

Safic-Alcan, IMCD win awards at SCS Formulate

Safic-Alcan and IMCD each won a Laura Marshall Memorial Award for Innovation at the SCS (Society of Cosmetic Scientists) Formulate conference and exhibition in Coventry, UK.

BASF, Acies Bio to develop fermented fatty alcohols

BASF has entered into an agreement with Slovenian biotech outfit Acies Bio to develop a fermentation technology platform for the sustainable production of fatty alcohols from methanol.

China greenlights first ingredient under CSAR regime

China has approved the first ingredient under its new Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation (CSAR) regime, Beiersdorf’s Thiamidol 630 (Isobutylamido Thiazolyl Resorcinol).

PCHi unveils first look at 2025 conference agenda

Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions (RSE), the organizer of the Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) trade show in China, has unveiled the initial details of its 2025 conference agenda.

Givaudan takes actives gold at in-cosmetics Asia

Givaudan Active Beauty won the best active ingredient gold award for Neuroglow at the in-cosmetics Asia trade show in Bangkok, Thailand.

US ingredient maker Hallstar acquires compatriot Sytheon

US speciality chemical manufacturer Hallstar has acquired compatriot skin care actives maker Sytheon for an undisclosed sum.

ECHA study finds banned chemicals in 6% of cosmetics

A pilot project by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has found that 6% of cosmetic products inspected between November 2023 and April 2024 in 13 European Economic Area (EEA) countries contained banned substances.

30% of beauty product ingredients ‘in the grey’ - report

Thirty per cent of beauty and personal care product ingredients lack thorough safety data, according to a report published by ChemFORWARD.

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