RECENT NEWS

BRB International has celebrated its 35th anniversary by planting four trees at the newly opened Research & Development centre in Ittervoort, the Netherlands.

Innospec Inc. announced on December 30 that it has completed the acquisition of the European Differentiated Surfactants business from Huntsman in line with the agreement announced in August.

For the upcoming tenth anniversary of the Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) trade show, Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions announces a new Awards segment that will be launched at PCHi 2017, to be held from 21 – 23 February 2017 at the Guangzhou Poly World Trade Center.

The Lubrizol Corporation will introduce two new personal care concepts at Cosmetagora in Paris, 10-11 January 2017.

The launch of SymOcide C from Symrise provides cosmetic manufacturers with an effective and safe alternative to preserve their products.

ADPCosmetics presents two lines of non-nanometric mineral filters to face the main challenges in the sunscreen cosmetics market: high SPF, broad-spectrum protection and photostability.

Phylogene and its MS Phylogene department developed 'omics' services for cosmetics substantiation on skin and microbiome, and ingredients traceability.

Today’s eco-conscious consumer does not have to compromise on quality to buy into ethically sourced, sustainable products, according to Rob Nicol, business manager at independent European distributor Cornelius Group.

Oat Cosmetics introduced a new ingredient, Virgin Poppy Seed Oil at in-cosmetics Asia.

Urgent input from regulatory affairs executives and development scientists in the cosmetics industry is needed to help protect and shape the future of product innovation in the sector.

The New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC) has announced that leading international ingredient and raw materials suppliers are planning to exhibit at the 38th Annual Suppliers’ Day taking place 2-3 May 2017 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.

Covering over 70% of the Earth’s surface, the marine environment represents the highest percentage of living biosphere on our planet and is full of examples of survival and regeneration as organisms adapt to their surroundings and varying climatic conditions.

Innospec has appointed Manuchar as their distribution partners in the Middle East. “We believe Manuchar have key credentials to support our growth in this region. We are excited about the new opportunities that this partnership will open for us,” commented Ramzi Jouaneh, sales director for Personal Care, EMEA and AsPac.

Lipotec’s Actiguard advanced botanical ingredient was a finalist at the first ever Best Ingredient Made from Recycled Materials Award presented at the recent inaugural in-cosmetics North America event in New York City.

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).