RECENT NEWS

AkzoNobel Global Personal Care has announced a strategic alliance with Corn Products International/National Starch, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to the food and other diversified industries.

A Scottish marine biotechnology firm has joined forces with the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) in a bid to discover innovative and high-value products from microorganisms.

The 10th Natural Products Expo Asia 2012 (NPEA 2012) will be taking place at Hall 3F-G, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 23-25 August 2012, hosting an exhibition area of 6,000 m2 to encompass the finest natural and organic products sourced from around the world including food and beverage, dietary supplement, cosmetics and skin care products, spa facilities and supplies, natural and raw ingredients.

The 2012 edition of the SCSS Suppliers’ Day will be held in Singapore on Friday August 3. The following personal care and cosmetic raw material suppliers will be taking part in the event:

The cosmetics industry needs to improve measurement techniques for its environmental impacts. This was one of the key messages from the North American edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit which took place in New York City on 17-19 May.

Inese Lowenstein has become head of the Pigments & Cosmetics business unit at Merck. Lowenstein is director of marketing in the Process Solutions business unit of Merck Millipore. She joined Millipore in 2003.

BASF has launched a new website for its personal care business: a brand website for the new Care Creations brand and the ‘Inspired by life’ communications concept.

On 7 June 2012, after just 560 days, Symrise brought its expanded menthol capacities into operation, thereby doubling the production volume of this highly coveted raw material. Also there was partner, Lanxess, who delivers the preliminary product and has also invested extensively.

Croda announces the launch of DuraQuench IQ SA, an innovative moisturising complex that Croda says delivers superior moisturisation via dual action technology.

Nourishing care is essential for smooth and healthy-looking, radiant skin. Thanks to its high concentration of unsaturated fatty acids, antioxidants and squalene, Argan Oil from DSM helps to maintain youthful-looking skin by nourishing and replenishing it and by restoring its natural barrier.

Indena has won an award for its Xilogel product for ‘Innovation in Personal Care’ at The Nutraceutical Business & Technology Awards 2012. The award is given to a research organisation or company to honour the development of a novel active or functional component that combines innovative science with proven efficacy.

Grant Industries, a global supplier in personal care, has announced the addition of its new 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility in northern New Jersey.

Dr Straetmans has launched a new website with a new design. The general motif of the new design is a fusion of human beauty and the aesthetics of natural resources – two main drivers for the company. For 30 years, Dr Straetmans has being inspired by biological systems and natural ingredient sources for the creation of modern and effective cosmetic ingredients.

The Annual Luncheon of the Chemical Business Association was held at The Grosvenor House Hotel, London on 25 April 2012. Chairman of the Association, Dr Neville Prior, who is also Chairman of Cornelius, delivered a speech at the event that welcomed current policies that are looking to rebalance the economy and revive the UK’s manufacturing industry.

Ceapro has released new information demonstrating the quality of their CP Oat Beta Glucan, when compared to a commercial hyaluronic acid. When tested in a standardised study using eleven subjects, the clear, odourless liquid ingredient was found to improve the moisturising effect of the epidermis superficial layers by 16% after one application.

Croda has announced the launch of Keramimic 2.0, a new keratin quat that Croda claims takes biomimetics to the next generation. Developed using the company’s proprietary manufacturing method, this highly specialised conditioning active provides targeted repair to the most damaged areas of the hair’s surface.

Crodarom has launched Chufa Milk EC, a naturally rich balm that is ideal for dry, sensitive skins. Chufa, or tigernut, is considered as one of the oldest cultivated plants in Ancient Egypt.

The third edition of SPIM (Skin Physiology International Meeting) will take place in Vichy on November 22 and 23, 2012. The Congress is held every two years and its aim is to integrate high-level conferences of internationally recognised researchers with youth researcher sessions.

Essential oil and aromatic chemical distributor, Berje, has announced the relocation of the company’s North American headquarters to its new facility in Carteret, New Jersey.

Germany-based Dr. Straetmans GmbH has won the BSB Innovation Prize in the category of functional ingredients at this year’s in-cosmetics in Barcelona. The members of the jury from Henkel, La Prairie, Mibelle Cosmetics and Procter & Gamble highlighted the excellent performance of the natural ingredient, dermosoft decalact deo.