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Soliance has announced that Guangzhou Ownsnow Chemical Co will be its exclusive distributor in China.

To counteract the signs of ageing Evonik offers a new solution – Tego Arjuna S. It is a standardised solution of pentacyclic triterpenes from the bark of the arjun tree. This plant has a long history of use in India’s Ayurvedic medicine.

After 33 years of service with Lipo Chemicals as senior vice president, Stephen Greenberg PhD has announced he is to retire on 13 July 2012. Dr Greenberg’s long and distinguished career in the pharmaceutical and personal care industries began after obtaining his PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Virginia in 1963.

Legance is the latest active ingredient launched by Sederma, and is designed to fight against leg discomfort and premature ageing. By inhibiting the inflammatory phenomena leading to lipid storage and water retention, Legance restores a more dynamic circulation in the legs and relieves the sensation of tiredness.

Beraca introduces new biofunctional extracts sourced from four Amazonian fruits: annatto, acerola, guaraná and açaí. The new ingredients mark the launch of Beraca’s powdered extracts.

Ashland Specialty Ingredients has announced a novel approach to help boost coenzyme Q10 production in skin cells. Using a specially bioengineered peptide, Ashland showed in vitro that the technology boosts endogenous synthesis of coenzyme Q10, the powerful antioxidant recognised as an effective ingredient against premature skin ageing.

Essential oil and aromatic chemical distributor, Berje, has announced the relocation of the company’s North American headquarters to its new facility in Carteret, New Jersey.

IFSCC Education Day is a series of international, informative and stimulating summits that focus on leading issues for cosmetic bodies and the beauty industry to educate and inspire delegates.

Having just got back from in-cosmetics in Barcelona, Personal Care magazine can report that the 2012 edition of the show was a resounding success and displayed an industry in excellent health with a rich seam of new products entering the market.

In April 2011, Basildon Chemicals was purchased by the rapidly growing KCC Corporation and is now a wholly owned subsidiary. One year on, this partnership is continuing to grow and strengthen, as are the impressive plans for the year ahead. The KCC Corporation employs over 4,600 people with a turnover for 2011 of USD $3 billion for its operations in Korea alone.

The 45th Australian Society of Cosmetic Chemists Annual Conference Organising Committee invites possible presenters to submit expressions of interest to present platform, workshop and poster presentations at the conference.

Dow Home & Personal Care received the ‘Best Innovation Contributor 2011’ award from Henkel Laundry & Home Care at the 2012 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting and Industry Convention in Orlando, Florida.

The Lubrizol Corporation’s personal and home care business introduces Fixate Design polymer (INCI: Polyacrylate-32) for formulation flexibility for clean, lustrous, long-lasting volume and hold in hair styling applications.

Innospec has expanded its technical team in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) appointing Dr Tony Gough as European technical manager for its Personal Care division.

Evocutis has launched a highly-defined panel of 36 strains of Propionibacterium acnes to improve the reliability of testing undertaken during anti-acne or anti-spot product research and development.

The North American edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit aims to tackle some of the major sustainability issues in the beauty industry.

The group, A&A Fratelli Parodi Spa, and its subsidiary, Archimede Ricerche Srl, will be at in-cosmetics 2012 in Barcelona to showcase their range of natural innovative raw materials for the cosmetics industry, including refined vegetable oils, vegetable based esters, waxes, butters and special microalgae derivatives.

IMCD Group has acquired all shares of Jan Dekker International, a distributor of personal care and food ingredients. Headquartered in Wormerveer, the Netherlands, Jan Dekker has 64 staff and sales offices in France, Germany, Poland, UK and Spain.

A Scottish marine biotechnology firm has joined forces with the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) in a bid to discover innovative and high-value products from microorganisms.

Evocutis has launched a highly-defined panel of 36 strains of Propionibacterium acnes to improve the reliability of testing undertaken during anti-acne or anti-spot product research and development.