RECENT NEWS

GreenPalm sponsored and exhibited at RT13, the annual meeting of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in Kuala Lumpur during November last year.

DuPont announced its 2020 Sustainability Goals as the next step in its more than 25-year commitment to sustainability. The centerpiece of the new DuPont 2020 Sustainability Goals is a company-wide commitment to embed sustainability into its innovation process and R&D pipeline.

As of October 2015, 83 oleochemical and 29 silicone-based products of Evonik in Essen and Duisburg now comply with the Halal requirements in accordance with Islamic Law.

Inspired by the advances in regenerative medicine on bone tissue, Silab is offering Eternaline, a natural anti-ageing active ingredient.

DSM Personal Care has announced the launch of its new multifunctional anti-ageing peptide complex, Syn-Eye.

At in-cosmetics Asia 2015 Mibelle Biochemistry launched Vin-upLift, a new active that instantly lifts the skin and reduces wrinkles.

Starting in December 2015, Evonik will be cooperating with a new contract distributor for its cosmetic products and services in the Andean region.

In response to growing demand for direct interaction and hands-on knowledge transfer, in-cosmetics has announced that its 2016 event in Paris will feature two new show features – a Formulation Lab and Sensory Bar.

Industry research body, IHS, has said the proposed merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont would be the industry’s largest deal to date, with the potential $130 billion deal dwarfing AzkoNobel’s 2008 acquisition of ICI for $17 billion.

Logos Technologies has said that NatSurFact, its line of rhamnolipid-based biosurfactant products, is now available for purchase in large research quantities.

Univar has announced it has expanded its long-standing European distribution agreement for The Dow Chemical Company’s Amerchol personal care ingredients to include France.

The opposition division of the European Patent Office has confirmed that Schülke & Mayr GmbH holds unrestricted European patent protection for several of their cosmetics and toiletries preservatives.

A new Green Materials Masterclass will take place in San Francisco next month (19-20 January). Organised by Organic Monitor, the masterclass will give an update on the growing palette of green ingredients for personal care and home care formulations.

GCiS China Strategic Research estimates that the domestic market of surfactant in China is valued at over RMB 38.2 Bn at end 2014 (or USD 6.1 Bn) and RMB40.2 Bn in 2015 (USD 6.4 Bn). The study finds that the overall surfactant market will continue to grow with a 5-year CAGR of 5.3% over the next few years, although below estimated GDP growth rate.

The Symrise Genealogy of Fine Fragrances enters the digital world with its own App for mobile devices. It allows customers to instantly search for fragrances anytime, everywhere, offering them a smart device experience of the Fine Fragrance genealogy.

To address the needs of consumers seeking to bring youthfulness back to their hair, Croda reveals new softening data specifically generated for grey hair, believed to become coarser with ageing.

Croda International celebrated the grand opening of the expansion of alkoxylation facilities on Jurong Island, Singapore as part of its global strategy to provide innovative solutions closer to customers in the fast growing markets of Asia Pacific.

Croda has achieved their highest score to date on the 2015 Climate Change CDP disclosure and their first Water Impacts Disclosure scored above the industry average.

Croda has recently completed several laboratory expansions around the world to deliver innovation and inspiration to its customers.

Croda has unveiled new data addressing important African hair needs for healthier hair, anti-breakage, appropriate density, and ease of styling with its versatile technology, Crodazoquat MCC, which delivers a complete multicultural conditioning solution for a broad range of hair types.