RECENT NEWS

Amyris and Koninklijke DSM NV announced that they have agreed for DSM to make an equity investment in Amyris. At the same time, the companies will enter into a development cooperation focused on products for the global health and nutrition markets (including vitamins and other nutritional ingredients).

Bringing together more leading cosmetic ingredients suppliers, equipment, manufactures and service providers than ever before, and with over 200 exhibiting companies and 40 hours of scientific content, Making Cosmetics together with Formula Cosmetics offers a unique opportunity to network with fellow professionals in Milan to discuss key issues and expertise.

Safic-Alcan Poland has acquired the business of Cosmetics Partner, a Polish distributor specialised in the personal care sector.

Clariant introduces what it claimsto be the first product capable of controlling atopicprone skin and hypersensitivity triggered by indoor pollution. New active ingredient Eosidin, a well characterised extract of green citrus unshiu, tackles immuno-modulation and shows excellent results in clinical studies on atopic-prone skin.

With a heritage of more than 150 years in providing naturederived solutions in food & nutrition, Cargill has the history and resources to support personal care brands. Building on this opportunity Cargill has launched Cargill Beauty, its new innovative platform that will address ingredients challenges of the cosmetic market.

IMCD has expanded with the launch of a personal care application laboratory in Miami, US. The IMCD Personal Care laboratory is the newest addition to the company’s rapidly growing technical base. With this latest addition, IMCD now runs a total of 30 laboratories across all continents where it operates.

Olixol, a new entrant to the cosmetics market, which has established a novel process to create natural, plant-based oils sustainably and consistently, has announced key appointments to its Advisory Board.

Symrise has added two experienced cosmetic specialists as senior product managers to the Product Protection Category. Since their recent arrival, Yohanna Sander and Susan Pungitore have been working to advance the area of alternative preservation.

Vertellus has introduced Freshstat Plus, a CPC-based (INCI: Cetylpyridinium Chloride) preservative. The newest product development in the Freshstat family, Freshstat Plus has been specially designed as a preservative for anionic surfactant systems such as SLS and SLES.

Croda International celebrated a milestone for its new ECO Project; a $170 million investment in renewable manufacturing that will reduce reliance on fossil fuels and the carbon footprint of its new 100% Bio-Based ECO Range of Surfactants.

Indena and Hyris have signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the development of methods dedicated to the genomic identification of botanical species, based on unique sets of reagents for specific DNA sequences (bKITs) and the use of bCUBE miniaturised, portable technology: a state-of-the-art device for the analysis of nucleic acids in any setting.

Cornelius, the European distributor and manufacturer of specialty ingredients to the personal care sector, has said more shoppers are seeking aspirational purchases and accessible luxury personal care brands at an affordable price.

Without the sun there would be no life. Sunlight is essential for health and wellbeing – just think seasonal affective disorder, or vitamin D. However, as most of us know, too much sunlight in the invisible ultraviolet (UV) range can have a devastating effect on health, and especially on skin.

in-cosmetics Korea, returning to Seoul from 20-22 June and run by Reed Exhibitions, will feature brand new Product Trails designed to help cosmetic manufacturers identify the hottest trends and ingredients in the personal care industry.

The 2017 CITE exhibition in Yokohama, Japan, ended with plenty of positive feedback and early reports of excellent visitor numbers.

Fashion and beauty are intimately connected. At the beginning of March, the curtain closed for another season of Fashion Week, the most influential and trendsetting fashion event. Sederma’s experts investigated the stand-out beauty looks that will set the tone for next Fall/Winter 2017/2018.

The growing importance of Korea in the international cosmetic industry has seen in-cosmetics Korea grow year-on-year, with 2017 set to be the biggest event in its 3-year history.

The White Oil Market size will exceed USD 2 billion by 2024 according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc.

Gattefossé's corporate web site has been updated this month and includes a range of new features improve aesthetics and information access.

The New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC) 38th Annual Suppliers’ Day had a successful debut at its new location, the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York on May 2-3.