RECENT NEWS

The Society of Cosmetic Scientists has invited XCellR8 Founder and CEO Dr Carol Treasure to join the Council. She will serve on the Publicity and Recruitment committee with a focus on building the SCS brand, engaging members and prospective members through social media and growing the membership.

Kerfoot has announced the signing of a distribution agreement with Cornelius Polska, which will see the company’s bespoke personal care oils available throughout Poland.

Two Lubrizol scientists, Subhashree Mahapatra and Xia Jiang, were among the winners of the Young Scientist Support Scheme that took place at the 14th Asian Societies of Cosmetic Scientists (ASCS) Conference in Hong Kong, for their presentations on Dawnergy peptide and Avalure Flex-6CC polymer respectively.

Entries are now open for this year’s Sustainable Beauty Awards. Organised by Ecovia Intelligence (formerly known as Organic Monitor), the aim of the Sustainable Beauty Awards is to give recognition to operators who are pushing the boundaries of sustainability in the beauty industry.

Eurofragance continues its expansion plan by opening its own offices in Mumbai with Abhishek Pandya at the helm as Eurofragance’s Country Manager in India.

With just a few days to go until in-cosmetics Korea 2019 opens its doors at the Coex Exhibition Centre in Seoul, the in-cosmetics Korea team have rounded up the top 5 reasons to visit the only event in Korea dedicated to personal care ingredients.

The Lubrizol Corporation has announced an exclusive global partnership with Corbion Biotech, Inc, bringing AlgaPūr high stability high oleic algae oil to the personal care and cosmetics markets.

Clariant has taken their long-standing collaboration with Elevance Renewable Sciences, a leader in natural oil metathesis, to the next level by developing and commercializing high-performancing greener emollients for the personal care industry.

Online, organic cosmetic formulation school, Formula Botanica, launches its biggest ever online training course on 25 June - its Diploma in Beauty Brand Business Management - attracting a first student intake of indie beauty entrepreneurs.

Croda International Plc have been named the Chemical Industry Association (CIA) Company of the Year, as well as winning the CIA Environmental Leadership Award.

Givaudan Active Beauty has published new exclusive clinical data for Vetivyne, the vetiver inspired skin youth booster, and Yogurtene Balance, a unique yogurt powder and prebiotic combination, with both contributing to the beauty and wellbeing of consumers.

Genomatica has announced it has acquired certain assets of the REG Life Sciences division (REG LS) of Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGI), the largest supplier of advanced biofuels in North America.

EcoSun Pass by BASF’s Care Creations is a new methodology especially developed for sun protection products – evaluating the environmental compatibility of UV filter systems in sunscreens.

Just a few weeks after receiving the A-rating from the CDP for its action to combat climate change, Silab has once again been praised for its corporate social responsibility, obtaining Gold CSR certification from the EcoVadis rating platform.

Jland Biotech, the Chinese high tech biochemical company that makes non-animal derived collagen, has appointed C.H. Erbslöh GmbH & Co. KG as their exclusive distributor for Germany, Austria & Switzerland for the range of non-animal derived collagen products, Reallagen.

Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) is to acquire 100% of Da Vinci Group BV, holding company of BRB International BV (BRB).

At in-cosmetics this year Cosphatec launched an innovative replacement for listed preservatives; a new all-natural, COSMOS-certified alternative preservative - Cosphaderm Sodium LAAS.

The organisers behind this year’s in-cosmetics Korea have announced details of the brand-new exhibitor line-up for 2019. The companies, comprising a mixture of innovative Korean newcomers and international players, are expected to cause a major stir when they come together at the Coex Exhibition Centre in Seoul from 26-28 June 2019.

BASF, The Estée Lauder Companies and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) are partnering with the civil society organisation Solidaridad to promote sustainable palm oil and palm derivatives production in the district of Waykanan, Lampung, Indonesia.

Primark is taking eco-friendly glitter to the high street. The company has joined forces with environmentally friendly glitter brand, Bioglitter to launch the PS…Festival collection.