RECENT NEWS

The organisers of in-cosmetics Global – the world’s leading personal care ingredient event – have revealed a host of premier suppliers that will form its new Make-up Bar during the show in London from 4-6 April 2017.

Azelis has won the 2017 Personal Care Cosmetics Fountain Innovation Award at PCHi exhibition in Guangzhou, for the third year in a row.

A truly natural positioning is increasingly important to consumers and naturals are also becoming more important due to their association with sustainability.

BRB International has celebrated its 35th anniversary by planting four trees at the newly opened Research & Development centre in Ittervoort, the Netherlands.

Making Cosmetics together with Formula Cosmetics was held in Milan on 22-23 November. The vibrant atmosphere in the exhibition and seminar rooms represented an industry ready to move to the next level by celebrating national achievements and demonstrating an ambition for international recognition of the innovation and diversity that Italy offers.

Natural Plant Products has completed construction of a 125 square foot cosmetics applications lab at their Salem,OR headquarters. The lab will allow development of guide formulations incorporating NPP’s unique range of vegetable oils as well as facilitating further research.

Silab has signed the takeover of Ecomeris, a startup specialising in film technologies and natural coating solutions.

Inolex has announced the sale of its industrial lubricants division (the ‘Lexolube Division’) to Zschimmer & Schwarz.

In its extensive product portfolio, Evonik has identified active ingredients for cosmetic products that help combat stress-related skin problems. Experts from the Personal Care Business Line are now presenting these under the title ‘De-stress your skin’.

Brenntag UK & Ireland’s new head office was officially opened on 9 January 2017.

First devised by the SEQC and Step Exhibitions in 2016, Cosmetorium offers a two-day forum for detailed investigation and discussion on issues relating to formulation, production and delivery of personal care products.

Sonneborn announced the appointment of Roman Myrna as vice president of manufacturing. Roman will report directly to Jon A. Giberson, vice president & general manager - Americas.

Azelis has opened a new office in Abidjan, the economic capital and largest city of Ivory Coast. Azelis has had a presence in Africa since June 2015, when Azelis founded its first subsidiary in Africa, Azelis Morocco.

Givaudan Active Beauty has extended its hyaluronic acid range with the launch of a new active cosmetic ingredient called PrimalHyal Gold.

By 2050, 70% of the world’s 6.4 billion people will be living in cities and potentially exposed to greater levels of environmental pollution than ever before.

Alba Science has announced the implementation of significant changes to their patch test offer. The changes, which will enhance and streamline the current offer, came about after a process of customer consultation and an internal restructure.

With only weeks to the 10th edition of the Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) trade show, Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions (RSE) is raring to go for PCHi 2017.

Hair loss is often considered a male issue. However 30% to 40% of the female population is also affected. It often starts after menopause but can also be premature hair loss due to styling, dyeing, stress, or an unbalanced diet. It takes the form of a diffuse alopecia over the mid-frontal scalp.

Sabo and Kaneka Corporation announced their partnership for the green surfactant system, Sodium Surfactin. After a successful collaboration to develop and co-patent the multifunctional ingredient, Sabo SOL RF, Sabo and Kaneka will continue to work together in the research, development and production of products based on Sodium Surfactin.

By protecting the skin against all types of natural and artificial radiations (UV, visible light, specifically blue light, and infrared rays), Soliberine from Greentech constitutes a real biological innovation