RECENT NEWS

In response to recent scientific evidence suggesting that High Energy Visible (HEV) light is harmful to skin, Lipo Chemicals developed Liposhield, a patent pending ingredient that acts as an ‘umbrella’ to protect skin from the unhealthy effects of HEV light.

Dr Straetmans has appointed Ralf Kuschnereit as its new sales director for their global sales activities. Within this function he will be in charge of the sales team and the global distribution network.

With a theme of ‘Fragrance Matters’ the 2014 Fragrance Forum, the 4th annual event of its kind, was again held at the Royal Society in London.

The Swiss organisation of cosmetic chemists, the SCC is organising the IFSCC conference in 2015 in Zurich.

Fenchem’s cosmetic group expanded its cosmetic application team with three new professional engineers as part of an expansion of the R&D laboratory in Nanjing.

At the in-cosmetics tradeshow in Bangkok, Thailand, from November 4th – 6th 2014, DSM will continue to demonstrate its commitment to revealing the true power of beauty.

Dow Corning won first prize in the SEPAWA Innovation Award 2014 competition at the SEPAWA Congress in Fulda, Germany, for its ES-5600 Silicone Glycerol Emulsifier.

Innospec has announced that all of its relevant manufacturing sites have achieved RSPO MB multi-site certification.

Registration closes on Tuesday October 28 for the in-cosmetics Asia exhibition, which will see more than 400 of the industry’s biggest personal care ingredient manufacturers gather to showcase ideas and cutting-edge technology.

A&E Connock has unveiled a series of new initiatives designed to assist cosmetics formulators making the transition from micro beads to natural ingredients in their exfoliant products. The latest range offers an increased variety of functions and possibilities to the formulator, from the light abrasive effect of ground loofah to the more aggressive scrub qualities of pumice. Beads derived from jojoba and castor which, while white in colour, provide a natural and environmentally sustainable option, are also available in a variety of sizes.

With a growing population and burgeoning middle-class, Asia has one of the fastest growing markets for cosmetics & personal care products in the world. However, cosmetic and ingredient firms in the region are coming under pressure to reduce their environmental footprints.

For the first time, Evonik Industries is offering customers products that have been certified in accordance with the standard of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

Ashland Specialty Ingredients has announced it will expand capacity at its Natrosol hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) production facility in Nanjing by 4000 metric tonnes, or approximately 40%, over the next 18 months.

TRI-K Industries has announced four new raw materials that are now Ecocert approved: Baobab Tein NPNF, Quinoa Pro NPNF, Rice Tein NPNF and TRIglyphix Sense. These products can be used in any Ecocert or Cosmos compliant formulation.

The Asian Societies of Cosmetic Scientists has requested expressions of interest for participation in the 12th Biannual Conference of the ASCS 2015 to be held in Cairns, Australia from the 28-30 April. This includes platform, workshop, and poster presentations.

The organisers behind in-cosmetics Asia have announced a stand-out line up of speakers for the new South Korea International Conference, in association with Korea Cosmetics Association (KCA), taking place on 25 September in Seoul.

Greentech has recently launched a new range of oily actives: the GreenSofts. GreenSofts constitute a new line of functional innovative active ingredients that will offer new solutions for all kinds of cosmetic care.

Werner Breuers, board member of Lanxess AG and, up to now, responsible for the segments Performance Polymers and Advanced Intermediates, will leave the company at his own request after his contract ends on 31 May 2015, in order to pursue new challenges. Mr Breuers will leave the board of management with immediate effect. He will, however, remain in an advisory role to Lanxess for a transitional period.

The Making Cosmetics exhibition will return to the Centro Congressi Milanofiori in Milan on 24-25 November. The show has been fine- tuned after feedback on the highly successful exhibition last year to provide the attendees with the most useful and up-to-date information in an environment conducive to networking.

The personal care business unit of Naturex, manufacturer of natural ingredients to the cosmetic industry, has become the newest member of the Union for Ethical BioTrade.