RECENT NEWS

Cognis Care Chemicals has announced that 24 personal care products from Cognis have been evaluated and approved for use in personal care formulations that meet the NSF/ANSI 305-2009e standard. NSF/ANSI 305 allows “contains organic ingredients” claims for products with organic content of 70% (O70) or more that comply with all other requirements of the standard.

The HallStar Company has acquired BioChemica International, a leading supplier of exotic butters and oils for use in personal care products.

The Lubrizol Corporation announced that it has acquired Nalco Performance Products Group, a supplier of value-added specialty polymers and formulation additives marketed to the global personal care and household care industries.

The Nagoya Protocol was signed at the end of last year, and represents an important move towards ensuring information is shared between nations on matters such as genetic resources.

Seatons, the natural oil specialist subsidiary of Croda International, has launched a unique sensory guide to aid formulation chemists.

UK based chemical distributor Cornelius Group plc has officially established its subsidiary company in Poland and moved into new office premises in Warsaw.

Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions has announced that pre-registration for PCHi is open until 15th February. Visitors and buyers are encouraged to pre-register at the event website (http://www.pchi-china.com/en).

The surge in consumer interest in, and adoption of, natural personal care products around the globe has driven outstanding growth in this segment of the market even as the overall industry has posted lukewarm results, according to a report from market research firm, Kline.

Ashland has celebrated the grand opening of its new Natrosol hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) production facility in Nanjing. At $90 million, the new facility represents Ashland’s largest single investment in China and the Asia Pacific region.

The Lubrizol Corporation’s Noveon Consumer Specialties has unveiled Fixate Freestyle polymer (INCI proposed: Acrylates Crosspolymer-X).

Global supplier of natural and organic ingredients from the Brazilian biodiversity, Beraca, has recently been recognised as a member of the Union for Ethical BioTrade.

Cognis Care Chemicals has announced that 24 personal care products from Cognis have been evaluated and approved for use in personal care formulations that meet the NSF/ANSI 305- 2009e standard.

The 2010 SPIM congress, organised by Greentech and held in Vichy between 17 and 19 November, brought together around 100 participants.

Personal Care’s technical consultant, Anthony Dweck, has had his book, Formulating Natural Cosmetics, published by Allured Books.

ISP has announced the launch of FlexiThix, a versatile thickener highly effective in a broad array of personal care formulations, even those proven difficult to thicken in the past such as anhydrous products, products with high levels of electrolytes and products with extreme pH values.

Specialty chemical producer Rhodia has completed the acquisition of Feixiang Chemicals (Zhangjiagang) after receiving approval of the Chinese authorities. Located in Zhangjiagang near Shanghai, Feixiang Chemicals is China’s leading producer of amines and surfactants, and employs about 650 people.

Chris Smith has replaced Tony Dweck as technical editor of Personal Care. Tony will continue to work with Personal Care in his new role of technical consultant. Chris Smith has worked in the health and beauty industry for over 15 years, with roles across the entire supply chain from R&D to retail marketing.

Arch has announced the addition of Suellen Bennett as the global manager of technical marketing. In this role, Suellen will drive concept development and the execution of global launch products for personal care ingredients.

Pigmentation disorders are a big concern widely shared by most of the populations (Asian, African, Latin-American people). Among benign pigmentation disorders, some are stimulated by ageing (freckles, lentigines and melasma) and stress (inflammatory hyperpigmentation).

After four years of construction, Dow Corning Corporation and Wacker Chemie AG have officially inaugurated their joint integrated silicone manufacturing site in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, China.