RECENT NEWS

US speciality chemicals firm Ashland will increase prices by up to 15%, or as contracts allow, effective from 1 October.

BASF and RiKarbon, a US-based technology start-up, have signed a partnership contract to exclusively license and commercialise the latter’s bio-waste technology for personal care ingredients.

French speciality chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has established a new Brazil business unit and acquired a pair of local companies.

BASF has presented its latest personal care research findings at this year’s International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC) Congress in London.

Australian fucoidan maker Marinova has kicked off a A$5m ($US3.33m) expansion of its manufacturing facility in Tasmania.

The SCS Formulate trade show, which focuses on personal care raw materials, ingredients and formulation services, will introduce Mixing Demonstrations at this year’s event in November.

The in-cosmetics Formulation Summit in London next month will explore how advances in science and technology are driving emerging trends in cosmetic formulations.

Spanish cosmetic active ingredient supplier LipoTrue has opened a commercial office in Milan, Italy.

Roelmi HPC has secured a Platinum rating from the sustainability ratings agency EcoVadis in recognition of the Italian active ingredient supplier’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) achievements.

Global Amines has commissioned a fatty amines production plant in Surabaya, Indonesia.

German cosmetic ingredient supplier CLR Berlin has launched a new CSR (corporate social responsibility) programme named ‘Acting together’.

Jojoba oil producer Jojoba Desert has been granted Fair for Life certification for 2022, the third year in a row the Israeli firm has earned this status.

US firm Locus Performance Ingredients’ full lines of Ferma and Amphi lactonic and linear sophorolipid biosurfactants have REACH registrations from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

French companies Gattefossé and CTIBiotech have developed what is claimed to be the world’s first bioimpedance 3D bioprinted skin chips to link cosmetics lab testing to humans.

Quintis has achieved certifications from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)/Responsible Wood, both of which validate Quintis’ sustainable management of its Indian sandalwood forests.

British wellness company Cellular Goods has published a white paper that reveals the benefits cannabinoids can confer to skincare applications.

Cosmetics Cluster UK and the Society of Cosmetic Scientists have announced the finalists of the Innovation in Action Technology Showcase Challenge at the 32nd IFSCC Congress in London this month.

Spanish active ingredient supplier LipoTrue has entered into a strategic agreement with Indonesian outfit PT Tentrem Artha Nugraha.

German chemical distribution outfit Brenntag has acquired British counterpart Prime Surfactants.

Lipoid Kosmetik has secured platinum CSR status from the EcoVadis rating platform for the third year running.