RECENT NEWS

The combined entity of DSM and Firmenich has begun operations after the successful merger of the two companies to form DSM-Firmenich.

Univar Solutions has signed a distribution agreement with Croda to supply the latter’s sun care filters in Brazil.

BRB International has appointed Transmare Chemie for sales distribution of its silicone product portfolio for personal care, home and auto care, coatings and inks and construction industries in Algeria, Libya and Morocco.

New York City analysts Spate has identified soaring interest in salicylic acid among beauty consumers in South Korea.

DKSH has expanded its distribution agreement with Elementis, a British producer of speciality additives for personal care applications, into the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Industry pioneer and Founder of Chemidex/Innovadex (now UL Prospector) Bruce Ianni has joined Knowde to help lead its go-to-market strategy.

The New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC) has revealed Suppliers’ Day 2023 will feature an Influencer Lounge at the Indie 360 Pavilion.

Sharon Personal Care has expanded its operations in Europe by increasing its manufacturing capability at its facility in Trezzo sull'Adda, Italy and opening a new sales office in Germany.

Jean Amic, former chief executive of Givaudan, has passed away in Grasse, France at the age of 87.

The Scent & Care business unit of German chemical maker Symrise rose 8.3% in the first quarter of 2023 year-on-year to €454m ($502m).

A pragmatic approach will be critical to the development of ‘cleaner’ and more functional personal care ingredients and products based on synthetic biology (SynBio) techniques, according to a white paper by R&D consultancy Sagentia Innovation.

2M Group has acquired Laboratorios Prady Normapiel (Prady), a Spanish manufacturer of perfumes and cosmetics for the personal care industry.

Inolex has taken the wraps off The Hall, a collaborative space the Philadelphia firm says defies conventional boundaries for how its team engages and how they encourage imagination and interdisciplinary connection.

RX, the organiser of in-cosmetics Korea, has revealed advance registration for the 2023 edition of the Seoul trade show is 34% ahead of last year.

Share trading in DSM-Firmenich has kicked off after the exchange offer for the companies’ merger was declared unconditional.

Natural wax and speciality ingredient supplier Koster Keunen has released a short film, ‘The Bee Story’, which highlights the company's sustainable beeswax programme.

The global sun protection active ingredients market is expected to rise 68% to $1.370.3 billion by 2033, according to a new report by Fact.MR.

The Formulation Science and Technology group of the UK Royal Society of Chemistry is to host the fifth conference on Innovations in Encapsulation this week.

Givaudan’s Fragrance & Beauty business unit recorded like-for-like (LFL) sales growth of 6.8% in the first quarter of 2023 on the previous period last year.

Givaudan has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of biofermented cosmetic ingredients for its Active Beauty business from US firm Amyris.