RECENT NEWS

Air Liquide has announced the acquisition of BiotechMarine by its subsidiary Seppic. BiotechMarine is a leading player in the design and marketing of active ingredients for the global cosmetics industry.

H3i is the only event in the UK that offers delegates access to a whole range of raw materials and ingredients as well as experts in formulations and formulation techniques for creating HI&I cleaning products.

Merck Chemicals China announced that its Pigments & Cosmetics Technology Application Network China (TANC) has opened in Shanghai.

Sederma has been awarded the 2012 European New Product Innovation Award by Frost & Sullivan for its product Legance, anti-ageing for leg care.

Brazilian-based company, Beraca, has made two new management appointments. Thiago Terada has been appointed as Beraca’s new sustainability and corporate responsibility specialist, while Malena Araujo joins as biodiversity manager.

The Dow Chemical Company has increased its propylene glycol (PG) capacity by an additional 10 kilotons per annum (KTA) at its Stade, Germany plant. The increase is part of the second optimisation of this large-scale expansion realised in August 2010.

Croda has recognised the demand for new sensory experiences and so, for the past few years the Sun Care & Biotechnology team has focused on technology to deliver new sensations and has announced the launch of Solaveil ST-100.

IMCD Group is among a select group of 16 companies, out of an eligible 250, to be awarded the Lean & Green Star award. This award is given to companies that commit themselves to significantly reducing their CO2 emissions, submitting a satisfactory action plan that is subsequently assessed and approved.

Research by scientists at the University of Bath, UK, is challenging claims that nanoparticles in medicated and cosmetic creams are able to transport and deliver active ingredients deep inside the skin.

DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials has expanded the partnership in the field of coatings and additives with Evonik Industries.

Symrise has been marking thirty years in the China market. It all began in 1982 with the registration of ‘JV 003’ as the third joint venture in Shanghai. This was a milestone, making Symrise the first international supplier of fragrances in mainland China.

The 2nd Asia Pacific edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit drew to a successful close in Hong Kong in November. A major outcome is that the Asian cosmetics industry needs to raise the bar for sustainability.

Dr Kikuo Okuyama of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University in Japan, was the first customer to take delivery of a Zetasizer Nano ZSP, the new top-of-the-range dynamic light scattering system from Malvern Instruments.

The DSM Personal Care Business Unit has announced the global launch of its new antiageing peptide complex, SYN-TC.

Speciality chemical company, Clariant, and Wilmar International Limited, a leading Asian agribusiness group, have, through their respective subsidiaries, signed an agreement to establish a 50-50 joint venture as the global platform for production and sales of amines and selected amines derivatives.

Mibelle Biochemistry launches AnaGain, an ingredient designed for hair care products to successfully fight hair loss. AnaGain, which is based on organic pea sprouts, has proven to clearly reactivate hair growth by directly targeting the dermal papilla cells that are key to the hair growth cycle.

Evonik offers two new aminopropyl dimethicone products for cost-efficient and effective hair conditioning. ABIL Soft AF 200 has been optimised for high-performance conditioning out of shampoo formulations.

Whether a style is simple and smooth or pushes the fashion envelope, maintaining lustrous, manageable, hair can present a significant challenge. Based on advanced silicone technology, Dow Corning CE-8411 Smooth Plus Emulsion brings moisturisation benefits to premium shampoos and rinse-off hair conditioners.

Silab has won the Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Award at in-cosmetics Asia 2012 for its product, Vederine. Offering the restructuring benefits of a vitamin D-like active, Vederine restores the capacity of aged cells.

Dow Personal Care has launched MoistStar HA+ Moisturizing Technology, a novel ingredient that offers longer-lasting skin moisturisation and easier processing.