RECENT NEWS

Givaudan Active Beauty has been awarded for the second time this year for its innovation with the active ingredient Vegetan Gold at the annual SEPAWA congress in Fulda.

Personal Care editor Richard Scott will present a seminar on Skin Protection at in-cosmetics Asia, 5pm, Tuesday 8 November.

Safic Alcan has launched a collection of formulations which use new actives and ingredients from key suppliers to highlight current trends, plus one focus product with special attention to innovative textures.

DKSH Business Unit Performance Material will exhibit at SCS Formulate in Coventry, United Kingdom.

Novel techniques that promise to address some of the most challenging formulation issues burdening the industry are set to be unveiled at in-cosmetics Asia this year.

DSM’s site at Vouvry has officially been awarded 'Fair Trade' certification according to the ESR Standard following an independent audit by Ecocert Environnement.

Givaudan Active Beauty launches a new 'smart bead' for hair care applications to cover white and grey hairs in hair styling and combing products.

ChromoHance 113 polymer (INCI: Polyquaternium-113) is a new technology from Ashland for shampoo and conditioner products that shields oxidative colour-treated hair from surfactant stripping.

The Lubrizol Corporation will introduce new product innovations at Sepawa in Fulda, Germany October 12-14.

Major new trends driving the Asia Pacific personal care market are set to be unveiled at in-cosmetics Asia in Bangkok from 8 to 10 November.

Innospec has appointed Manuchar as their distribution partners in the Middle East.

A statement has recently been released by IOI Oleo concerning the lifting of a suspension on RSPO activities at two plantations belonging to the company.

With a total visitor attendance of more than 2,000, this month’s event at Pier 36 welcomed senior scientists and R&D representatives from across North America, including 23 of the top 25 US manufacturers.

Back in force in women’s baskets, the mask benefits from both the facial sheet mask trend coming from Korea and the spa/pampering popularisation.

Metamorphosis from Clariant highlights the synergistic effect between nature and technology through texture transformations within the same product. For example, an oil that becomes a lotion during application.

The Dow Chemical Company announced the launch of LabSense, a collaboration model featuring a network of personal care experts, capabilities and technologies that accelerate innovation for brand owners around the world. Unveiled at in-cosmetics Korea, LabSense offers personal care formulators the opportunity to gain access to state-of-the-art finished product concepts designed to address the latest consumer trends.

Amyris is embarking on a new collaboration with Givaudan. The two companies have been engaged in the research and development of proprietary fragrance ingredients for several years, and the significantly expanded partnership reinforces the diversity and value of Amyris’s R&D platform and manufacturing capabilities to customers.

The African operations of Earthoil Plantations are now certified carbon neutral. Over three months, the Earthoil team has donated and installed more than 45 stoves in 19 communities across three counties. Its staff has also delivered in excess of 600 hours of training to 46 families.

Symrise Amazon in Brazil is the first manufacturer of cosmetic ingredients, fragrances and flavours in Latin America certified by the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT).

Innospec has announced that it will acquire the European Personal Care and Home Care business of Huntsman. Based in Belgium with manufacturing sites in France, Italy and Spain, the business employs approximately 430 people and has sales revenue of around $230 million.