RECENT NEWS

AAK Personal Care and Beiersdorf are on course to meet a sustainability programme target of supporting 10,000 female shea collectors in West Africa by 2024.

V.G. Nair, chief executive of Indian speciality chemicals maker Sami-Sabinsa, has died due to complications from Covid-19.

German specialty chemicals company Lanxess has completed the acquisition of the microbial control business unit of the US group International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for $1.3 billion.

Danish biotech firm Biosyntia has secured €11.5m funding from venture capital investors to commercialise its fermentation-based bio-based biotin (vitamin B7) for use in beauty and other products.

Croda International has appointed Aris Vrettos to the newly created director of sustainability strategy and transformation position.

British fragrance house CPL Aromas has entered the Brazilian market through the acquisition of Chemarome Brasil, a subsidiary of Chemarome.

Henkel has closed the acquisition of Shiseido’s professional hair business, headquartered in Tokyo.

Israeli jojoba oil supplier Jojoba Desert has been awarded a gold medal sustainability rating by EcoVadis.

Azelis has entered into a distribution agreement with Seqens Advanced Cosmetics, a manufacturer of tailor-made ingredients and solutions.

Global sales of natural and organic personal care products rose by 5.4% in 2021 to $12.5 billion in 2021, according to new research by Ecovia Intelligence.

BASF has appointed Tatiana Kalman as head of its Personal Care Europe regional business unit and managing director of BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH located in Monheim, Germany, effective 1 July.

Speciality chemicals company CHT has broken ground of a $20m expansion at its US headquarters in Cassopolis, Michigan.

Symrise Cosmetic Ingredients has entered into a strategic partnership with German enzymes and probiotics specialist Evoxx Technologies.

Demand for ingestible products is on the rise as consumers adopt more holistic attitudes to skincare, research by ingredient supplier Lycored has found.

Inolex has expanded its existing global patent portfolio of novel alkylhydroxamic acid technology with the issuance of several new patents directed to the use of caprylhydroxamic acid and related alkylhydroxamic acids for preservation of cosmetic, beauty, and personal care formulations.

Kensing, a US manufacturer of specialty chemicals derived from vegetable oils, has acquired Vitae Naturals, a producer of plant sterol esters and non-GMO natural vitamin E derivatives for the food, nutrition and skincare markets.

Evonik has started construction of the world’s first commercial rhamnolipid production facility in Slovenská Ľupča, Slovakia.

Haircare is set to enter an age of more responsible product development as the category responds to evolving consumer preferences and regulatory demands, according to Sagentia Innovation.

Royal DSM has begun personal care customer sampling of the world’s first fully bio-based Vitamin A.

The personal care industry is expected to drive a more than threefold increase in the global squalene, according to a market survey by Fact.MR.