RECENT NEWS

German chemical distributor Brenntag has ended takeover talks with US counterpart Univar Solutions five weeks after entering into preliminary discussions.

Nouryon has expanded its alkoxylation footprint in southeast Asia through an asset purchase on Jurong Island, Singapore.

Dr Christoph Riemer has taken over as chief executive of German supplier of chemical specialities Zschimmer & Schwarz as of 1 January.

Personal care giant Beiersdorf has acquired Belgian life-science outfit S-Biomedic NV, a frontrunner in the field of skin microbiome research.

Cosmetics Cluster UK (CCUK) and the International Trichology Congress (ITC) have joined forces to host a one-day workshop in Manchester next month on hair care design.

The organiser of the Making Cosmetics and in-Vitality personal care events in Milan, Italy has revealed the attendance figures for the 2022 renewal.

Spanish outfit Eurofragance is to acquire its longstanding Indonesia business partner PT Euronindo Fragrance to reinforce its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

Clariant is to expand its Care Chemicals facility in Daya Bay, Huizhou, China, to boost its support for personal/home care and industrial application customers.

US personal care ingredient producer Grant Industries has appointed Michael Neighbor to the role of senior account manager for key accounts across the midwest and northeast regions.

Unilever has joined forces with the University of Liverpool to explore the impact of the skin microbiome on wellbeing.

Personal care ingredient distributor Azelis has opened its first office in Bangladesh.

The value of the global cosmetic ingredients market was $31.5 billion in 2021, according to a report by Vantage Market Research.

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has agreed to pay $8 million to settle class action lawsuits claiming various aerosolised personal care products contain benzene.

Colgate-Palmolive has signed an agreement with NASA to advance oral health, personal care and skin health innovation for both astronauts in space and people around the globe.

Cosmetics Europe has launched an industry-wide initiative, Commit for Our Planet, with the goal to reduce the sector’s environmental footprint in Europe.

BASF has unveiled the latest results from its Pragati project in India, the world’s first sustainable castor bean programme.

Solvay’s Zhangjiagang plant in China has been certified under the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS mass balancing system for the manufacture of its Fentamine DMAPA UP bio-circular feedstock.

The IFSCC (International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists) has opened invitations for a travel grant award to young scientists and students attending the 2023 Congress in Barcelona.

BRB International subsidiary BRB Singapore has opened a sales office in Seoul, South Korea.

Personal care distributor Azelis has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of New Zealand-based counterpart Chemiplas.