RECENT NEWS

Symrise and Van Aroma are expanding their sustainable patchouli programme, which began in Sulawesi in 2017, to another major Indonesian island of Sumatra

Milliken & Company has formally acquired microencapsulation specialist Encapsys from the Cypress Performance Group

Indian platform for fashion brands Myntra has joined forces with Revieve, a “personalised digital brand experience company” for the beauty, skin, health and wellness to launch the Digital Skincare Advisor

BASF and its research partners are sharing their latest scientific findings in skin and hair care, by means of both podium presentations and posters at this year’s IFSCC conference

Japanese firms Kao and Kosé have agreed to “embark on comprehensive collaboration in the cosmetics sustainability domain"

Symrise is filing a range of patent applications with the launch of its new multifunctional ingredient for product protection. Hydrolite 7 green is a 100% bio-based 1,2-alkanediol derived from sustainably sourced castor bean oil.

Acme-Hardesty, a division of Jacob Stern & Sons, has agreed to be the distribution partner of China’s Green Mountain Biotech for the personal care industry in the US

According to a scientific review of existing studies by Australian firm Quintis Sandalwood, Indian sandalwood oil has more scientifically proven benefits than CBD oil. This, Quintis said, makes it “a good alternate in cosmetic applications"

Chemicals and ingredients distributor Biesterfeld Spezialchemie has appointeed Sergej Lazovic to be its joint managing director, along with Peter Wilkes

According to a new publication by researchers from Italian company Recusol and the Universities of Camerino and Bologna, waste from the production of craft beers “can be an interesting source of phenols for the preparation of skin anti-ageing”

DSM has carried out in vitro studies that found its Alpaflor Edelweiss CB organic plant extract counters the negative effects of advanced glycation end products

CPL Aromas, the largest fragrance-only fragrance house in the world, focused on three ‘forward-looking pillars’ in its presence at Beautyworld Middle East on 5-7 October

Provital has become the first cosmetic ingredients supplier to obtain an Internationally Recognised Certificate of Compliance under the Nagoya Protocol

Mane Kancor Ingredients, an Indian specialist in spice extracts has opened a new 2,200 m2 innovation centre at its Angamaly campus in Kochi with a virtual ceremony that was addressed by MANE CEO Jean Mane.

Firmenich has formally opened its new customer experience studio in Guangzhou, its first integrated sensorial centre in southern China

Citrefine International, a UK company that makes the Citridiol brand of naturally sourced actives for insect repellent products, has revealed that its team has grown by 58% since the start of 2020

Fision GlowPlex is a newly launched, multi-functional skin care active from active ingredients specialist Tri-K

Surfachem has officially opened its new formulation laboratory within the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre within the University of Huddersfield, UK

Lipoid Kosmetik has launched its new website at www.lipoid-kosmetik.com/. This was designed for clarity, ease-of-use and comprehensibility around the company’s three key areas of actives, botanicals and phospholipid products

Under a new agreement, Biesterfeld Spezialchemie is to distribute silicones from specialist manufacturer CHT for the personal care segment across the whole of Europe, including Russia and Turkey