RECENT NEWS

Dow Corning will be at in-cosmetics Asia to promote the company’s water-in-oil emulsions and hair care products.

Seppic has launched its new website featuring a comprehensive overview of the company’s service portfolio using a clean design and simple navigational flow.

Lipo Chemicals, has announced the promotions of Lukas Swid to managing director, Asia Pacific and of Steven Richards to director of sales, North America. Lukas Swid will have full P&L responsibility for the Asia Pacific region including the India subcontinent.

Formulating natural cosmetics can be a real challenge. In response to the growing market demand, Alban Muller has announced a solution for textures which combine “naturality” and sensoriality.

Gelita will be at in-cosmetics Asia to present body function-stimulating bioactive collagen peptides: Verisol, for “Beauty from Within” and Fortigel, for joint cartilage recovery.

The industry’s first virtual trade event offering the latest product development innovations and information will take place on 21 September 2011.

TRI-K Industries has announced the addition of Doug Krysiak as its new product business manager.

New Zealand’s largest privately owned independent testing laboratory, Hill Laboratories, has been awarded a $1.5 million research and development grant from the government.

DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products has revealed that its renewably sourced Zemea propanediol has been reviewed and certified by the USDA as a 100% biobased ingredient. Companies seeking to develop biobased formulations can be confident that Zemea will add to the overall biobased content of their products.

Croda is launching a new waterbased variant of its Solaveil SpeXtra range of titanium dioxide (TiO2) dispersions. Like other products in the range, Solaveil XT-40W offers broad spectrum UV protection.

Following the success of the two previous editions, the CosmetAgora show opened its doors for the third consecutive year at the Espace Charenton in Paris on 18 and 19 January 2012.

At the four half-day Formulation Workshops at in-cosmetics Asia 2011 in Bangkok, scientific experts will examine issues surrounding Formulating with Fragrances, Claim Support and What’s New in Cosmetic Efficacy Testing, Sensory Science – Scientific Principles and Methodologies and Optimising Cosmetic Formulations Digitally from 3-4 Nov 2011.

Cornelius' investment in Cornelius France follows recent expansions into Poland and Eastern Europe and reaffirms their commitment to grow Cornelius into a pan- European distributor of speciality chemicals.

Karl Lintner, PhD, president of KAL'Idees, France, an independent consultancy company, has been appointed associate professor at the University of Versailles-Saint Quentin, France.

From October 12 to 14, BASF will take part in the 58th Sepawa Congress in Fulda, Germany. The Care Chemicals’ division will present its latest solutions for the personal care, home care as well as industrial and institutional cleaning (I&I) markets.

DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products has announced that its renewably sourced Zemea propanediol has been reviewed and certified by the USDA as a 100% biobased ingredient.

Lipo Chemicals, Inc. has announced the promotions of Lukas Swid to managing director, Asia Pacific and of Steven Richards to director of sales, North America.

The 2011 LVMH Recherche symposium (27 October) will be held in London and focus on the latest areas of progress in anti-ageing research and skin rejuvenation. Skin ageing is a complex process and influences the deterioration of most aspects of our personal and social lives.

Croda is launching a new water based variant to its Solaveil SpeXtra range of titanium dioxide (TiO2) dispersions. Like other products in the range, Solaveil XT-40W offers unprecedented broad spectrum UV protection.

For the first time in the history of the show, in-cosmetics Asia has collaborated with the International Federation of the Societies of Cosmetics Chemists (IFSCC) partnered with the Society of Cosmetic Chemists Thailand (SCCT) to create ‘Beauty Week in Bangkok’. This is a great opportunity to attend two industry events in the space of six days, saving valuable time and expense.