RECENT NEWS

Cognis Care Chemicals and Laboratoires Sérobiologiques have announced that 63 Cognis products have been evaluated and certified as natural ingredients by the NPA and therefore have met the guidelines set in The Natural Standard.

CP Kelco has announced that it has received ECOCERT validation across its portfolio offering to the personal care and cosmetic industries. CP Kelco has received validation on 21 products which are tailored to the requirements of these markets.

The in-cosmetics Asia exhibition will be taking place in Bangkok, Thailand – the heartland of cosmetics in south east Asia – from 2 to 4 November this year. With 64% international visitors in 2009, in-cosmetics Asia is now a truly pan-Asian event and its main draw is personal care ingredients showcased by hundreds of niche and global exhibitors from Arch Personal Care Products to Cognis, DSM and SEPPIC to name just a few.

Cosmetochem has launched Liposome Herbasec, a novel range of standardised botanical extracts in a liposomal-based powder form.

Grant Industries has developed a new line of natural and silicone based technologies to offer customers greener solutions. Using 100% ECOCERT approved, volatile vegetable alkanes, Grant has launched a number of new ingredients designed to fit market needs.

Earlier this month, master perfumer, Jean Claude Delville, joined drom’s creative team in New York City.

At this year’s in-cosmetics trade show Cognis Care Chemicals and its active ingredients business, Laboratoires Sérobiologiques, will be exhibiting innovative solutions that help manufacturers benefit from the latest market developments.

The inaugural U’cosmetic competition, organised by two Breton universities (Université Catholique de l’Ouest, located in Guingamp, and Bretagne Sud, in Vannes) in partnership with companies in the cosmetics sector (Yves Rocher, Daniel Jouvance, Algologie, Soliance…) has recently got underway.

Jan Dekker International has announced the introduction of two new products which will be unveiled at in-cosmetics 2010; Silver Vine Extract BG30 and Fair Trade and Organic certified Aloe Con UP 200.

The in-cosmetics Asia exhibition will be taking place in Bangkok, Thailand - the heartland of cosmetics in south east Asia - from 2 to 4 November this year.

Summit Events’ 2010 Anti Ageing Skin Care Conference will take place at The Royal College of Physicians, London, on 2-3 June. The first conference took place in June 2008 at the same venue.

The International Fragrance Association has published a list of fragrance ingredients used in consumer goods by customers worldwide in a bid to create greater transparency within the industry.

Dow Corning is to launch a China Business and Technology Centre in Zhangjiang, Shanghai, China in 2010 to promote innovation in silicon-based materials and technologies, the company announced recently. Dow Corning was one of dozens of multinational companies and organisations, to sign agreements on January 20 with The People’s Government of Shanghai Pudong New Area. The company will move their operations to Pudong New Area later this year.

A meeting held in Broome, North Western Australia, between major stakeholders in the area of fair trade, agreed to evaluate kakadu plum and desert raisin from Aboriginal communities for fair trade certification. This is the first time this has been considered outside a third world country.

Cognis has launched a new microsite that provides comprehensive information about alkyl polyglucoside surfactants (APG). Obtained from natural, plant-derived raw materials such as vegetable oils and starch, APGs are used in environmentally sound high-performance products for the personal care, home care and industrial and institutional cleaning markets.

The business line Care Specialties of Evonik now offers the purified and standardised turmeric oil extract TEGO Turmerone (INCI: Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract) for a wide range of cosmetic applications such as anti-ageing formulations, face care for even skin tone, sun care, baby care and men’s care for dull and tired skin.

Newly-launched BACPOP, the British Association of Cold Pressed Oil Producers, aims to protect and promote the quality of the home grown premium product while also representing British farmers producing cold pressed oils including rapeseed, hemp, flax, strawberry seed, borage and others. These versatile oils are used for both culinary and healthcare purposes.

Delentigo, developed by Mibelle Biochemistry, is a cosmetic ingredient to fight age spots and create an even skin tone. Age spots are characterised by a local overproduction of the two pigments melanin and lipofuscin. Delentigo prevents and reduces the synthesis of both these pigments.

HBA Global Expo is seeking speaker proposals for its renowned educational programme, taking place September 28-30, 2010 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. Leaders in all areas of the health and beauty business including marketers, product developers, consultants, educators, researchers, entrepreneurs, and manufacturers are encouraged to submit an application.

Siltech Corporation has announced that it has acquired Rhodia’s manufacturing facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The 113,000 sq ft plant, situated on 8 acres of land, is well equipped with highly specialised chemical reactors, bulk storage and rail road facilities. Siltech will retain Rhodia’s 42 employees and will continue to manufacture Rhodia’s products under a long-term contract.