RECENT NEWS

The HallStar Company has launched Polycrylene S1, a new singlet-quenching photostabiliser that helps formulators meet FDA standards for broad-spectrum claims and enhances the water resistance of sun care and daily wear products.

Dr Fred Zülli, managing director of Mibelle Biochemistry, Switzerland, was invited to discuss sustainable sourcing of raw material for the beauty industry during Rio+20, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development.

Düllberg Konzentra has developed a new scent profile in the shape of a clear, timeless visual language which eloquently communicates the company’s values and competencies.

At this year’s Beyond Beauty in Paris, Romaco will present the FrymaKoruma Dinex Lab vacuum processing plant and the toothed colloid mill FrymaKoruma MZ 110 for the manufacture of cosmetics and healthcare products.

After the recent launch of its new website, Silab has now has unveiled a new mobile version of the site.

Grant Industries, a global supplier in personal care, announces the addition of its new 100,000 ft2 manufacturing facility in northern New Jersey.

Honeywell has announced that one of its Asensa personal care ingredients, Asensa NFF 11E, has been certified by Groupe Ecocert for use in natural and organic cosmetics.

In July, IMCD’s personal care team attended an advanced technical training session on new Belsil grades with Wacker Chemie’s technical team. In-depth technical presentations and workshops were followed by formulation sessions carried out at IMCD’s application laboratory based in Italy, where the team displayed its technical expertise.

Chitinor AS has reached an agreement with BASF SE to acquire BASF’s marine biopolymers chitosan business operations. The deal marks a strategic milestone for Chitinor’s business development plans for expanding its biopolymer product ranges and business-to-business operations.

The DSM Personal Care Business Unit has announced the global launch of its new antiageing peptide complex, SYN-TC. This product extends DSM’s successful SYN-Peptides product range, offering a new anti-ageing cosmetic ingredient with rapid action for skin smoothing.

Croda International Plc has announced the acquisition of IRB (Istituto di Ricerche Biotecnologiche SpA).

A new range of floral oils has been launched by French company, Leticc. The new ingredients are designed to be introduced into every kind of cosmetic product.

Dr Roberto Dal Toso, IRB R&D manager, was invited to speak at the HBA New York exhibition during a session dedicated to green concepts and eco-sustainability.

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.

Alban Muller International has presented a major innovation: a natural salicylic acid, a pure molecule extracted from wintergreen. This ingredient provides a natural alternative to salicylic acid commonly used in a synthetic form in cosmetics.

The Lubrizol Corporation has announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase Lipotec SA, a leader in the development, manufacturing and sales of personal care ingredients based on three core technologies: peptide-based active cosmetic ingredients, delivery systems and biotechnology products.

As a European chemical distribution company, Cornelius has long been committed not only to providing added value to its customers and partners, but also to placing emphasis on community, safety and responsibility in the supply chain.

Lipotec has recently launched two new solutions from its Aimtec brand. Delisens offers an innovative mechanism of action directed at treating several inflammatory and/or pruritogenic skin disorders, decreasing sensations of itching, redness or stinging in sensitive skin while helping to recover its physiological tolerance threshold.

The candeia tree (Eremanthus erythropappus) is a species from Brazil, with natural occurrence concentrated mainly in Serra da Mantiqueira and Serra do Espinhaço in the state of Minas Gerais.

Croda is putting an end to dull hair colour with its new hair colour intensifying active, VibraRiche. This new liquid technology offers hair colour formulators the ability to deliver shinier, more vibrant and longer lasting colour to their customers, while sharpening the colour of the hair for intense visual impact.