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New president of SCC appointed

Sun Chemical’s Kelly Dobos, Cosmetics technical manager for the Americas region, was appointed to the role of president for the Society of Cosmetic Chemists. She assumed the role during an awards luncheon at the 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting held in New York City.

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/ Dec 17, 2018

Fragrance house announces post-Brexit measures

CPL Aromas, whose headquarters are in the UK, has announced measures to ensure a smooth flow of business post-Brexit.

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/ Dec 17, 2018

Breakthrough on skin health and microbiome impact

Givaudan Active Beauty has presented new scientific results to highlight the impact of site and skin types to get a healthy skin microbiota.

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/ Dec 14, 2018

Microbead project wins government funding

Lucideon, the international materials development and commercialization organization, is one of the winners of the Plastics Research and Innovation Fund (PRIF), funded through Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency.

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/ Dec 13, 2018

New film-forming polymer for sunscreen products

Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has launched a new film-forming polymer, Dermacryl X, that helps formulators to meet the latest consumer trends in the sunscreen market.

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/ Dec 12, 2018

Expanding membership for UEBT

Symrise AG has successfully passed the UEBT membership assessment and is now expanding its UEBT membership to the entire corporation. For a couple of years, Symrise Madagascar and Brazil have been members of the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT).

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/ Dec 11, 2018

Taming frizz and protecting colour

Symrise presents SymHair Shape & Color. The cosmetic ingredient is able to tame volume and frizz, gives a memory effect to curls even in high humidity and protects coloured hair from fading. SymHair Shape & Color also strengthens the hair and decreases hair breakage.

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/ Dec 07, 2018

High cohesion and velvet touch in pressed powders

Imercare Dolce, from Imerys, is a 100% natural, premium talc developed specifically to provide a velvety touch and high cohesion in pressed powders.

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/ Dec 06, 2018

Ingredients company voted 'most admired' in Britain

Last night, Croda International Plc celebrated being voted the most admired company in the British chemical sector for the second year running, as well as being named the third most admired company in Britain.

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/ Dec 05, 2018

Senior Director of Distribution Sales appointed

Elé Corporation of McCook, IL, has announced the addition of Jane Pinda as senior director of distribution sales.

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/ Dec 05, 2018

Acquisition announced

Troy Corporation announced that it has completed the acquisition of DBM Blending B.V. of Moerdijk, The Netherlands. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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/ Dec 04, 2018

Application lab opened in Hamburg

Following a strategy of generating technical output and support for customers in the Personal Care industry in the last 4 years, at the beginning of 2018 the IOI group decided to invest in increasing resources for the field of technical applications.

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/ Dec 03, 2018

Controlling sebum and cleansing pollutants

Clariant and its Active Ingredients business unveil new data further confirming the effectiveness of food-origin plant extracts active BioDTox in activating the skin’s natural detoxification process, controlling sebum and cleansing pollutants on the skin so that they can be easily eliminated.

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/ Nov 29, 2018

Expansion of US manufacturing site

Inolex has announced a major expansion of its US manufacturing capabilities. The expansion, which is set for completion by the second half of 2019, will replace the company’s current US production and warehouse operations with a new flagship plant in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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/ Nov 28, 2018

Distributor awarded sustainable logistics recognition

IMCD has announced that it is the first distributor to be presented with the prestigious Lean & Green Award in Spain. The Lean & Green initiative is a European programme for sustainable logistics, supporting companies in their efforts to achieve a sustainable improvement in mobility.

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/ Nov 27, 2018

Improved Sunscreen Simulator

BASF has revised the Sunscreen Simulator, the digital lab for sun care formulations, to make it more user-friendly and versatile.

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/ Nov 23, 2018

CEO steps down

Pedro Marcet, co-CEO for nearly 40 years at Provital Group, has announced his decision to step down from his management position at the company, and to leave the company effective 15 November 2018.

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/ Nov 20, 2018

Marine biotech centre opens

Croda International are celebrating the official opening of their Centre of Innovation for Marine Biotechnology. The centre is based at Prince Edward Island's Nautilus Biosciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of Croda.

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/ Nov 16, 2018

New conference structure for PCHi 2019

Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions has announced a new structure for its education programme at Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) 2019.

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/ Nov 15, 2018

Past, Present & Future theme presented at SCS Formulate

Azelis will exhibit at SCS Formulate, UK’s largest event of its kind, focusing on raw materials, ingredients and formulation services used in creating personal care and cosmetic products.

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/ Nov 12, 2018

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