RECENT NEWS

With Suprima, Merck is the first pigment manufacturer to launch a quality brand that groups several selected products under one umbrella. For the cosmetic market, Merck is launching the Ronastar Golden Jewel and Ronastar Noble Sparks products under the Suprima umbrella.

Emery Oleochemicals has announced that its board of directors named Ramesh Kana as the company’s new group chief executive officer (GCEO). Ramesh Kana succeeds Dr Kongkrapan Intarajang, who has taken a new role with PTT Global Chemicals but will remain a member of the board of directors.

The scientific committee of the SCSS has announced that the 6th SCSS Suppliers’ Day will be held on Friday 14 August 2015.

DSM Personal Care has announced that its sensory modifier Valvance Touch 210 now complies with the Natrue criteria for natural cosmetic, natural cosmetic with an organic portion and organic cosmetic products.

Oat Cosmetics has appointed Forecus as their new supplier for Thailand. Forecus will distribute Oat Cosmetics’ full portfolio of Ecocert and Cosmos approved natural and organic oat ingredients; including an extruded colloidal oatmeal, Oat COM with anti-ageing properties, a premium oat oil, Oat Lipid which is rich in skin identical fatty acids, restoring and replenishing the skin and finally their ‘Touch of Luxury’ sensory agent Oat Silk which imparts a luxuriant and silky feel to skin care creams and lotions.

The board of Cornelius Group has undergone a number of management changes to support its 2025 Vision for Growth.

Clariant will open up the new sensory dimensions of its GlucoTain sugar-based and sulfate-free surfactants range to the personal care industry at in-cosmetics 2015 (Hall A7 Booth 7C50).

Oat Cosmetics has revealed new analysis data on their texturising ingredient Oat Silk. Positioned as an ingredient to offer luxuriant textural modification to skin care cosmetics, Oat Silk was launched in 2014, however new data has now revealed an additional skin health benefit due to the natural lipids and antioxidants found within the flour.

The British Skin Foundation has found that more than half of acne sufferers (56.78%) have experienced verbal abuse from friends, family and other people they know due to their skin condition.

Making Cosmetics continues to grow year on year, with in excess of 1,400 attendees from across the industry expected through the doors at this month’s event, making it by far the most popular cosmetic and personal care products event of its type in the UK.

DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading specialty chemicals distributor, was awarded with the first prize in the Prix de la Formulation contest at the Cosmetagora 2015 in Paris, for its distinct ‘Total Shield Cushion Formulation SPF 25’ skin foundation.

Surfachem has been certified against the RSPO Supply Chain Certification System for ‘Purchasing, Storage, Distribution and Processing of Certified Palm Oil and Palm Oil derived Oleochemicals’.

BASF plans to invest up to €56 million in the expansion of its polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) value chain over the next four years. Through revamping existing plants in Ludwigshafen, Germany and Geismar, Louisiana and introducing the PVP technology at BASF’s site in Shanghai, China, the company will increase its global PVP production capacities by up to 6,000 metric tons.

TRI-K Industries announced the latest update to its protein line, Milk Tein NPNF. Made from food grade milk powder, Milk Tein NPNF immediately increases hydration to the skin and with repeated use, increases moisture retention on the skin.

CLR Chemisches Laboratorium Dr. Kurt Richter GmbH has been certified as having met the international Social Accountability Standard 8000 (SA8000). The SA8000 standard is based on a number of existing international human rights standards including the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and aims at the improvement of working conditions in the workplace.

Symrise has announced that it supports the French Research Institute CRIEPPAM in its environmental efforts to improve energy efficiency during lavender harvesting and distillation. The process will also considerably increase the quality of the essential oil obtained.

SCS Formulate has continued the growth in attendance since its move to the Ricoh Arena in 2009; last year the attendance reached a record of 978 unique visitors over the two days.

While products formulated with a high proportion of synthetic ingredients dominate the global natural personal care market, accounting for nearly 75% of the total market share in 2014, truly natural positioning is gaining importance with consumers, manufacturers, and retailers. Following this trend, marketers have increasingly been reformulating with a higher proportion of truly natural ingredients in their products.

Philip Ludwig, manager for Global Product Development and Applications at Lonza Consumer Care, has been appointed to the advisory council of the Center for Dermal Research (CDR).

Clariant and Beraca have announced a strategic alliance which comprises the acquisition of a 30% share of Beraca’s Division Health and Personal Care by Clariant, with the possibility of major participation in the future. The transaction will be subject to certain conditions, as well as regulatory approvals.