RECENT NEWS

The 55th SEPAWA Congress, being held in Würzburg from 15 to 17 October 2008, will focus on currently important issues facing the cosmetic and detergent sectors.

Thirty of the Cognis group’s basic and active ingredients have been given BDIH (Association of German Industries and Trading Firms) certification for use in natural cosmetics.

Lipotec Group has announced the appointment of Juan Carlos Escudero as new chief executive officer of Lipotec. The company produces cosmetic actives and new delivery systems that help the penetration of the active ingredients in the basal cell layer of the dermis.

Facing unprecedented increases in the cost of energy, transportation and raw materials, Symrise´s Scent & Care division recently announced price increases for its products with immediate effect. In selective areas, prices will increase by up to and over 10%.

Global fragrances and flavourings manufacturer Symrise has opened its new Creative Center in Shanghai.

Lipotec Group has announced the appointment of Juan Carlos Escudero as new chief executive officer of Lipotec. The company produces cosmetic actives and new delivery systems that help the penetration of the active ingredients in the basal cell layer of the dermis.

Formulate Asia 2008 – organised by the Cosmetics, Toiletries and Fragrance Association of Singapore and the Society of Cosmetic Scientists (Singapore) – will blend marketing and cosmetic science perspectives to give formulators a better understanding of product development.

Mary Clarke has joined the Noveon Consumer Specialties business of the Lubrizol Advanced Materials segment in the newly created position of global business director, hydrocolloids.

The hottest trend in skin care is anti-ageing and HBA Global Expo (www.hbaexpo.com) has obtained one of most well-known dermatologists and anti-ageing experts in the world to deliver its keynote address on Tuesday, 9 September 2008 at 9 am in the Special Events Hall of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, US.

RITA Corporation has welcomed Jim Cook as its vice president of international sales and business development.

Indena, which is dedicated to the identification, development and production of active principles derived from plants, has announced that it has been chosen by Frost & Sullivan as the winner of the 2008 European Green Tea Extracts Excellence in Research Award. Indena says it is honoured to receive this award as support of its work in providing effective extracts for its customers.

New concept formulations from Dow Corning, in alliance with Lipo Chemicals Inc., feature microencapsulation technology that combines the proven benefits of silicone with customised release to create distinctive formulations that engage the senses.

PURAC has officially opened its largest lactic acid factory in Thailand.

A new, patent-pending encapsulation and delivery system has been introduced by Amerchol, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated affiliates.

Recent research and development projects conducted by Laboratoire Dermscan have created new test methods geared to wellbeing products.

Following its philosophy “inspired by nature – realised by science”, Mibelle Biochemistry has established a revolutionary new way to combine nature and science.

Cosmetochem is partnering with an Australian company, Outback Spirit Pty Ltd., and is promoting Outback Spirit Botanicals – created from exotic Australian fruits and plants.

Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions has announced that the next staging of PCHi will be at the Jinhan Exhibition Centre, Guangzhou, China (24 to 26 February 2009).

The in-cosmetics event recently held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, had the most international visitor line-up of any of the shows of the series, according to organiser Reed Exhibitions.

At in-cosmetics 2008, held in recently in Amsterdam, Cognis Care Chemicals and its active ingredients business Laboratoires Sérobiologiques presented new “green” natural-sourced ingredients which demonstrate the principles of their classification system “Green Chemical Solutions”: