RECENT NEWS

From 12-14 October, BASF will take part in the 58th Sepawa Congress in Fulda, Germany. The Care Chemicals division will present its latest solutions for the personal care, home care as well as industrial and institutional cleaning (I&I) markets.

Scottish marine biotechnology company, Aquapharm Biodiscovery, which signed a three year R&D agreement with Croda, a global leader in speciality chemicals for the personal care market in 2008, has struck a renewed deal to work with Croda’s cosmetics subsidiary, Sederma, to advance a shortlist of naturally sourced candidates.

Cornelius’ investment in Cornelius France follows recent expansions into Poland and Eastern Europe and reaffirms their commitment to grow Cornelius into a pan- European distributor of speciality chemicals.

Karl Lintner, PhD, president of KAL’Idees, France, an independent consultancy company, has been appointed associate professor at the University of Versailles-Saint Quentin, France.

Oat Cosmetics has applied for a patent to protect their unique manufacturing process of colloidal oatmeal, which turns wholegrain oat flour into an ingredient for cosmetic use.

Active ingredients company, Unipex, announced that it has acquired Lucas Meyer Cosmetics, a leading supplier of natural cosmetic functional ingredients, delivery systems, and active ingredients.

A new proof of the efficiency of Matrixyl 3000, the well-known matrikine based anti-ageing ingredient from Sederma, is available. This time, its ability to help repair the UV damage-prone papillary dermis has been demonstrated.

The Lubrizol Corporation’s Noveon Consumer Specialties announced the release of its new Glucamate VLT Thickener (INCI Name: PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Trioleate (and) Propanediol).

AkzoNobel has acquired the business of Integrated Botanical Technologies (IBT) and its unique technology for developing natural, solvent-free ingredients.

IMCD Malaysia has opened the IMCD Personal Care Application Laboratory Asia Pacific in Glenmarie Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.

DKSH’s business unit Performance Materials, a distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients, has appointed Haruo Namba as head of its chemical distribution business in Japan.

UV radiation is one of the factors responsible for hair proteins and lipids oxidation which degrade the hair causing a loss in strength, shine and colour. Sunlight alters the amino acids of the cuticle more intensely than those of the cortex, because the outermost layers of the hair fibres receive more intense radiation.

Dow Corning will be at in-cosmetics Asia to promote the company’s water-in-oil emulsions and hair care products.

Seppic has launched its new website featuring a comprehensive overview of the company’s service portfolio using a clean design and simple navigational flow.

Lipo Chemicals, has announced the promotions of Lukas Swid to managing director, Asia Pacific and of Steven Richards to director of sales, North America. Lukas Swid will have full P&L responsibility for the Asia Pacific region including the India subcontinent.

Formulating natural cosmetics can be a real challenge. In response to the growing market demand, Alban Muller has announced a solution for textures which combine “naturality” and sensoriality.

Gelita will be at in-cosmetics Asia to present body function-stimulating bioactive collagen peptides: Verisol, for “Beauty from Within” and Fortigel, for joint cartilage recovery.

The industry’s first virtual trade event offering the latest product development innovations and information will take place on 21 September 2011.

TRI-K Industries has announced the addition of Doug Krysiak as its new product business manager.

New Zealand’s largest privately owned independent testing laboratory, Hill Laboratories, has been awarded a $1.5 million research and development grant from the government.