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Vantage Specialties, Inc., has announced that Andy Harris has joined the company as CEO. Mr Harris also joins Vantage’s board of directors and is an equity investor alongside H.I.G. Capital, LLC in the company.

Preservatives have been under increasing scrutiny and the range of permitted preservatives has dwindled in recent years. However, the need for effective preservatives in personal care products has not changed.

Ashland has appointed Barentz as distributor for personal care ingredients in Germany and Austria. Barentz and Ashland have been working together for many years in the Netherlands, Russia, Poland, the Balkans and the Baltics, and the addition of Germany and Austria is a natural next step.

Increasing longevity has led to new challenges in the cosmetics field. Today’s population expects to live longer and in good health, a status referred to as ‘ageing well’. A second status is referred to as ‘positive ageing’, where individuals assume ageing as part of their personal identity.

The use of personal care products, in addition to improving our physical appearance, has a positive impact on our own perception and on the way others perceive us.

Croda International has announced they will be increasing their minority shareholding in the multi-awardwinning technology and digital device company, Cutitronics. Following the investment, Croda will remain a minority shareholder.

Anthony J. O’Lenick Jr. of Siltech Inc. was presented with the Maison G. de Navarre award on 11 December 2018 at the Society of Cosmetic Chemists 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting and Technology Showcase.

The microalga Chlorella vulgaris and the white lupin are wellknown sources of valuable nutritional building blocks such as amino acids, proteins and carbohydrates. Both superfoods are combined in Cellactive, the carbon-neutral essential cell boost factor for skin and hair from Rahn.

Clariant has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Kayan, a Saudi joint stock company operating in the field of chemicals, polymers and specialty products.

Making Cosmetics Milano took place on 21-22 November at the MiCo exhibition centre in Milan and once again built upon the success of previous years to reveal a dynamic and thriving personal care industry in Italy

UK-based global speciality ingredients manufacturer Stephenson will showcase its new soap-free syndet called, Syndopal, at in-cosmetics Global 2019, opening the exhibition with a seminar entitled ‘Syndet: The Revolution.’

From 8 February, Croda will be helping to change the lives of women and children in Panama through its support of the Panama Beauty Project.

Connell Bros, a distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia Pacific, announced a strategic rebranding of the company under the new name, “Connell.”

Colonial Chemical has appointed Harcros Chemicals as its distributor for specialty products in select states in the U.S. Under the agreement Harcros Chemicals will also become a significant provider of service and application support in the covered regions.

The chemical industry has welcomed the outcome of the House of Commons' votes on Brexit.

BASF and B2B Cosmetics announced an exclusive, long-term strategic partnership in the field of personalised personal care products, including a strategic investment into B2B Cosmetics by BASF.

Biofilms are complex habitats of microorganisms on human skin. Microbes can hide inside the protective matrix of biofilms, where they have a reduced vulnerability to antimicrobial agents.

Croda International recently achieved Halal-certification from Instituto Halal de Junta Islámica (Halal Institute of Spain) for 15 biopolymer ingredients manufactured at their Ditton site in the United Kingdom.

Jojoba Desert has announced the opening of its first subsidiary based in the United States. Operating as Jojoba Desert, Inc., this new subsidiary will serve the North American and Canadian market.

Black BeeOme, from Mibelle Biochemistry, is an elixir that is obtained by fermenting the honey of a rare and old honey bee species. The honey of this extremely resistant dark bee is produced in isolated Swiss mountain valleys and it is fermented with the bacteria Zymomonas mobilis.