RECENT NEWS

Dow Microbial Control has formally opened its Customer Application Center (CAC) and Research and Development (R&D) Center of Excellence in Buchs, Switzerland.

Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients is increasing the global price of its product lines serving the food, personal care and pharmaceutical industries by 5% effective 1 June, or as contracts allow.

Specialised ingredient company Imperial-Oel- Import (IOI) has launched a comprehensive web portal on lanolin. Product manager, Mirko Rauchfuss, explains: “We’re proud to announce that the website is now live and available.

BASF is to construct a new production plant for the aroma chemical L-menthol at the company’s Ludwigshafen site. The new plant is expected to be ready in 2012. “As the world’s top-selling aroma chemical in tonnes, L-menthol is an ideal addition to our product range in a strong growth market.

The HallStar Company has introduced HallBrite PSF, a new photostabilising silicone fluid that photostabilises the active ingredients in sunscreens while improving the feel and spreadability of sun care and daily wear products with sun protection factors.

Univar is set to expand its business in North Africa with entities in Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia which will service an expanded agreement with Dow Corning to sell products in these territories.

Carbomers are widely used as rheology modifiers and suspending agents in the personal care industry. They stabilise and thicken formulations like gels, emulsions or surfactant based applications.

The five founding members of the COSMOS standard have announced the launch of an international non-profit association whose objective is to develop the COSMOS standard as an international and internationally recognised standard for organic and natural cosmetics.

International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP) will increase global prices for polymers, vinyl monomers, emollients, emulsifiers, preservatives, UV filters, and encapsulates from 5% to 7% effective July 1, 2010, or as contracts allow.

AAK has launched Lipex Cellect, a natural skin therapy ingredient with a high content of vegetable-derived phytosterol esters, which accelerate the barrier recovery of aged and sensitive skin, restoring a more youthful and healthy appearance.

UK-based Oat Cosmetics launched in June 2010 to provide a new source of active natural cosmetic ingredients to the cosmetics and personal care industry. It will focus on fully traceable products from renewable resources and is working in partnership with Canadian biotech company Ceapro Inc., which since its start up in 1997 has achieved a reputation as an innovative formulator and advanced processor of active ingredients, botanical extracts and therapeutic products.

The Lubrizol Corporation’s Noveon Consumer Specialties business has announced the development of three new vegetable derived surfactants for use in formulations requiring “natural” claims.

The Society of Cosmetic Scientists Singapore (SCSS) organised its first technical talk on 29 April 2010 at the Singapore Management University School of Economics & Social Sciences. This technical talk highlighted Singapore’s quest to grow its economy through A*STAR, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research.

Colonial Chemical has added Cola Fax PME (INCI: Potassium C12-14 Alkyl Phosphate) to its “green” line of personal care products. Cola Fax PME is a high-purity monoalkyl phosphate naturally derived from sustainable coconut raw materials.

The HallStar Company and SurfaTech Corporation have formed a cooperative development agreement to create and market new multifunctional molecules for personal care formulations.

Global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis recently opened a new state-of-the-art production facility for alkyl polyglucoside (APG) surfactants at its site in Jinshan, China. The company also signed the Responsible Care Charter there.

The newest launches of anti-ageing and firming skincare ingredients from Silab is being showcased by Cornelius Group Plc.

Open registration has been announced to the 2nd Skin Physiology International Meeting on 17-19 November 2010. Fall colours, leaves on the floor and a refreshing temperature. In this bucolic scenario, Vichy will receive students, researchers and professionals from the cosmetic industry to discuss the new advances and results in skin physiology.

ISP, a major supplier of UV absorbers to the personal care industry, recently announced a manufacturing alliance with Vivimed Labs, of Hyderabad, India.

Lessonia has announced its Laminaria raw material has received organic certification with ECOCERT. This is the first cosmetic product available produced with organic certified seaweeds.