RECENT NEWS

It was ten years ago this month that DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products announced the first commercial shipments of a breakthrough biomaterial, bio-based 1,3-propanediol.

ShapePerfection from Mibelle Biochemistry has been designed to burn fat and fight cellulite without the need to exercise and it works because it instructs fat cells to transform the lipids into heat.

For the second year in a row, Lipoid Kosmetik has obtained a Gold Status Rating by EcoVadis for it’s responsible corporate business operations.

DSM is daring consumers to change their hair routine with a new range of Tilamar polymers. The company is further expanding into the global synthetic polyquaternium market with the launch of three new conditioning polymer members in its Tilamar range: Polyquaternium-7, Polyquaternium-6 and Polyquaternium-22.

BASF has started planning for the construction of a new worldscale plant for vitamin A in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The new facility will increase BASF’s total annual production capacity of vitamin A by 1,500 metric tonnes. Reference value for this amount is vitamin A acetate with 2.8 million International Units.

Brenntag UK & Ireland is now distributing the specialty precipitated calcium carbonate range of Specialty Minerals Lifford throughout the UK and Ireland (North & South).

Givaudan Active Beauty has launched a new ‘smart bead’ for hair care applications to cover white and grey hairs in hair styling and combing products.

Brenntag UK & Ireland has appointed Tamara Durak to the position of pharma & cosmetics business manager.

In October the Japanese biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for having elucidated the biological mechanism of autophagy.

Asia Pacific cosmetic manufacturers flocked to Bangkok as show attracted a record high of 8,782 unique visitors and 18% more international attendees.

BRB Silicones recently expanded its R&D center in the Netherlands. Further to R&D synthesis equipment, the new laboratory will also host a new European Technical Service Center for Personal Care, the main market of BRB Silicones.

Art Knox is to join Inolex as vice president and global head of Personal Care Sales. In this role, Art will have responsibility for leadership of Inolex’s global sales team, developing new business opportunities, and creating customised solutions.

Silab has created a new department to specifically tackle compromised skin. The Silab softcare department is dedicated to the research, production and marketing of innovative natural active ingredients specifically designed to care for dermatological disorders by restoring the homeostasis of healthy skin.

Azelis has announced its appointment as exclusive distributor by Tagra Biotechnologies, to offer their range of RND microencapsulated actives and pigments in India, Australia and New Zealand for all personal care applications. This new partnership builds on agreements between the two companies in Europe and Canada

Innovative cosmetic ingredients are the key to success for creating personal care products. Lipoid Kosmetik will showcase new products at this year’s incosmetics in Asia, Booth C70.

Ichimaru Pharcos has developed a new product called Izayoi, as a new sun care active ingredient through the newly revealed anti-inflammation pathway.

Greentech will launch a new global photoprotector at incosmetics Asia stand G11 called Soliberine, a real innovation in protection against light radiation (UV, IR, blue light).

Merck has launched Ronastar Royal Sparkle. This new, refined premium pearl lustre pigment enhances the Ronastar range with excellent optical and haptic effects.

Lipotec has opened a new clinical testing laboratory within their Barcelona facility. The new facility will serve as a point of reference for research in the advancement of active ingredients and will focus on in vivoassays. The 116 m2 of new laboratories complete the already existing 196 m2 of in vitrofacilities.

DSM’s Personal Care business unit has appointed Frédéric Boned as VP global sales personal care.