RECENT NEWS

Spanish distributor Disproquima has acquired Italian outfit RES Pharma srl, which provides ingredients for the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, food and nutraceutical industries.

Evonik has received the Responsible Care Award of the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) for its sustainable biosurfactants platform.

Swiss cosmetic actives maker Mibelle Biochemistry has appointed Mike Conti as its US vice-president, effective immediately.

Speciality chemicals distributor Brenntag has inaugurated a mixing and blending facility in Dong Nai province, Vietnam.

US personal care ingredients maker Colonial Chemical is to inaugurate a manufacturing facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia on 17 January.

The US Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) has appointed Emily Manoso as its executive vice president of legal & regulatory affairs and general counsel.

Private label manufacturer Cosmetic Solutions Innovation Labs has appointed a senior leadership team headed by new CEO John Puckett.

Barentz International has acquired Radian Chemical Products, an Indian distributor of personal care ingredients.

French cosmetic ingredient maker Silab has opened an Asian subsidiary based in Tokyo, Japan.

French speciality ingredients distributor Summit Cosmetics Europe has appointed Carole Lajous as president and chief executive with immediate effect.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched Cosmetics Direct, an electronic submission portal for registration and listing of cosmetic product facilities and products as mandated by the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA).

Innospec has acquired QGP Química Gera (QGP), a speciality chemicals company located near Sao Paulo in Brazil.

Personal care ingredient distributor Azelis has acquired two competitors, Localpack of Colombia and Oktrade in Turkey.

Kumar Organic Products has inaugurated a cell biology lab at the Indian personal care ingredient maker’s research centre in Bangalore.

​US functional ingredients maker P2 Science has appointed Oihana Elizalde as chief executive officer, effective immediately.

Solvay has revealed plans to build the world’s first carbon-neutral soda ash production facility in Neom, Saudi Arabia.

Beauty giant Unilever has been appointed by UEFA as the official personal care sponsor of the 2024 football European Championships.

Katonah Chemical’s personal care business development manager John Carola has been named as chair-elect of the New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC).

Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido has launched Shiseido Long Term Investments for the Future (LIFT) Ventures, a vehicle for investing in innovative early-stage companies within the beauty wellness space.

Prestige beauty sales in Europe held up strongly in the first nine months of 2023 despite a difficult economic context and inflation, according to market research outfit Circana.