RECENT NEWS

BASF has announced that an important step in the integration process of Engelhard into the BASF Group has been accomplished with the registration of a new corporate name - BASF Catalysts LLC - in the United States.

Mackanate DC-30, DC-50, DC-P7 and DC- 100 from McIntyre are exceptional ultra mild anionic surfactants.

As in many other developed areas, there is a huge variety of cosmetic products in Hong Kong, and despite its small manufacturing sector, Hong Kong has seen rapid growth in cosmetic industry in recent years, says the Hong Kong Cosmetic Technical Resources Centre (HKCTRC).

The Preparatory Committee of the Hong Kong Society of Cosmetic Chemists recently convened a conference in Beijing to discuss how to revise the existing rules of HKSCC, to prepare for the election of new leadership of HKSCC, and to ascertain the future direction of HKSCC.

Indena SpA has posted its consolidated financial results for 2005, reporting that group turnover had increased by 19% over the previous report period. Pre-tax profits for 2005 were almost three times those for 2004.

The Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Singapore (SCSS) has been chosen to host the Asian Societies of Cosmetics Scientists (ASCS) Conference in 2007.

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of its foundation is Courage+Khazaka electronic GmbH.

Finetex Inc has selected AS Harrison & Co of Australia as its exclusive distribution partner for Australia and New Zealand.

TRI-K Industries Inc has announced that Bob Bogadek has joined the company as international business manager.

A special notice concerning the management of hygiene practice in the cosmetics’ industry in mainland China has been issued, writes the International Cosmetics (Asia Pacific) Joint Development Centre (ICJDC).

Matthew Herbert has joined Floratech as process engineer, and will be responsible for development spanning equipment, facilities and applications.

A deal has been announced for Croda International Plc to acquire Uniqema, a division of ICI, for a total consideration of £410 million on a cash and debt free basis.

Personal Care Ingredients Asia (PCIA) and two other exhibitions, Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi), and Cosmetic and Household Ingredients (CHi), have been acquired by Reed Exhibitions from Step Exhibitions.

Constantly offering customers new and updated evaluation criteria, ISPE Laboratories is presenting the latest protocol to determine the sun protection factor.

McIntyre Group has announced it is working with Corn Products International to deliver starch-based ingredients to the multinational personal care market.

Seatons, the vegetable oil specialists in the Croda group of companies, has launched an on-line Personal Care Formulary. The formulary is easy to access and easy to search by application or by oil type.

Cosmetochem International, the Swiss producer of high quality botanical extracts and actives, has appointed Dr Daniel Ibarra (pictured) to become regional director, Asia Pacific.

Uniqema has launched its web-based Product Finder on uniqema.com.

Xirona Golden Sky, a pigment for cosmetic applications, has been recently introduced by Merck.

David Brown (pictured) has become managing director of Cornelius Group, with responsibility for the distribution businesses within Cornelius.