RECENT NEWS

Cremer, the Hamburg-based company, is to take over the Witten manufacturing facilities from their previous owner, Sasol Germany, after approval from the German Competition Authorities.

Nancy Clements has joined Lipo Chemicals as vice president global marketing. In this role, Nancy Clements will lead worldwide initiatives to develop and implement Lipo’s new business growth strategies, driving growth in core markets.

PoreAway is based on a premium extract of mastic, a plant resin that is known for its antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and astringent properties.

DSM Personal Care has launched new research findings for Pentavitin in skin and hair care applications. Millions of consumers worldwide are affected by skin conditions that cause unpleasant sensations such as itching, flaking and stinging, or simply an uncomfortably dry and taut feeling.

With its most recent scent expedition, the Holzminden-based fragrance designer, Symrise, went in search of the cleanest air on earth.

Indena has announced that its Centella asiatica purified dry extract has obtained Ecocert validation.

Sederma has announced the addition of Matrixyl synthe’6, with its unique global action that re-densifies the dermal tissue by stimulating six major constituents of the skin matrix and the dermal–epidermal junction (DEJ).

IMCD Group, a global speciality chemicals and food ingredients company, has announced the opening of its regional headquarters in Singapore and the appointment of Mr Albert Stevens as vice president Asia.

Invertage Capsules from Lipotec contain a food-grade functional formulation with efficacy in preventing skin from chronological and premature ageing from the inside out.

BASF’s business unit Personal Care Europe has announced that 50 of its products have been evaluated and approved for compliance with the Cosmos standard.

The first two new look FormulaCare training packages were presented on Tuesday 6 December and Tuesday 13 December 2011. They have been developed as a trial training package to enable formulators to understand how to use this new tool.

Seatons, the natural oil subsidiary of Croda International, has launched prickly pear seed oil, the new emollient oil aimed at protecting the skin from the elements.

Clariant, the Swiss specialty chemicals company, announced the inauguration of its ethoxylation plant in Daya Bay at Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China. The plant not only benefits customers with local production but also brings global know-how and technology in product development to the local market.

Demand is growing for styling polymers that are high-performing as well as more environmentally sustainable.

Croda has unveiled an innovative hair conditioning agent, KeraDyn HH. The ingredient provides the hair care sector with a new marketing platform for the next generation of hair care products.

One of the leading experts in the world of personal care, Prof Johann Wiechers, has died. Johann Wiechers died of pneumonia on Sunday 7 November. Universally respected as a scientist, and with a warm personality, he will be greatly missed.

Specialty chemical company, Rhodia, has announced three new production units at its Zhenjiang site for its Novecare’s specialty surfactants and polymers and Aroma Performance’s Guaiacol and IBCH products.

DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials is further investing in its personal care business in Asia. DKSH has commissioned a state-of-the-art innovation centre to deepen the company’s application expertise, develop cutting-edge business ideas, and formulate concepts that create even better opportunities for its clients and customers.

DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading specialty chemicals distributor has launched a new and cutting edge polymer line that will be distributed globally through DKSH’s sales channels.

On Monday 5 December in Paris, the INPI (Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle - French National Industrial Property Institute) organised a ceremony to celebrate its 60th birthday and 20 years of trophies for innovation.