RECENT NEWS

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

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

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

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

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.

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

The UK has set safe limits on two UV filters - benzophenone-3 and octocrylene – plus dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which is used in sunless tanning products.

Indian speciality ingredient maker Sabinsa has made a string of senior appointments as it expands its presence into new territories, including the Russian-led Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Dr. Yonit Bomstein is co-founder of Green Mountain Biotech, which specialises in developing and commercialising innovative botanical ingredients based on Chinese traditional medicine

Symrise’s Scent & Care business unit achieved revenue of €1.475 billion ($1.6 billion) in the first nine months of 2024, up 9.8% on the same period a year earlier.

Dr. Ruiyan Wang is General Manager of the Raw Material R&D Centre at Bloomage

Tomas Tappin is co-founder of Two Dudes, a men’s skin care brand from New Zealand.

LG Chem has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Korean compatriot Daebong LS to commercialise its 100% bio-based 3HP (3-hydroxypropionic acid) as a multifunctional cosmetic active ingredient.

The organiser of the in-cosmetics Asia trade show in Bangkok, Thailand has revealed the finalised line-up for next month’s Formulation Lab programme.

Tin Nguyen is chief product officer at Nature Story and co-founder of Cocoon Vietnam, a vegan cosmetics brand

Ruhee M. Bindra, from Mumbai, India, is the founder of Japanese Luxe Artisanal Skin & Hair Care Cosmetics and award-winning Bollywood film make-up artist

Mediana Hadiwidjaja is the President Director of Infinisia Sumber Semesta, a leading cosmetic raw materials distribution company based in Indonesia