RECENT NEWS

Biochemica International is introducing Antioxidant-rich, NOP CERTIFIED ORGANIC Fruit Butters to the Personal Care industry.

Gransurf 50C is an effective emulsifier for water-in-oil (w/o) emulsions. It is 50% active and uses a special grade of low viscosity dimethicone as the preferred new solvent choice.

Consumer Product Testing Company (CPTC) has announced two key position appointments to its sales and marketing team.

Cognis’ sale of its Botanicals Extracts Business to Burgundy Botanical Extracts Iberia, S.A., has been formally completed.

Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), a division of J.M. Huber Corporation, has reported that construction of its new dental silica plant in the coastal city of Qingdao, China, in the Shandong province, is nearing completion.

Reed Exhibitions has announced that due to the continuing global economic crisis, it has decided to not to hold its in-cosmetics India 2009 event.

HBA Global Expo is supporting two key industry associations in 2009. CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) and ICMAD (Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers & Distributors)

A new active from CODIF Recherche & Nature is Dictyopteris Oil for re-plumping lips and breasts.

The business line Personal Care of Evonik has launched TEGO Pep 4-17, a novel bioactive and pure tetrapeptide with outstanding antiageing properties for skin care formulations.

Inolex Chemical Company has announced two new products in its expanding line of biostatic systems – Lexgard OE 90 and Lexgard NAP are preservative-free blends that contain well-established multifunctional, bacteriostatic ingredients.

In collaboration with an expert in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mibelle Biochemistry has developed a protective and soothing active called EpiCalmin TCM to reinforce the skin’s natural defence system.

The Malaysian Palm Oil Council is organising the inaugural Palm International Nutra-Cosmeceutical Conference 2009 (PINC 2009) which will be staged in Kuala Lumpur from 24 to 26 May.

Holger Winkel (pictured) is the new president of the EAME region (Europe, Africa, Middle East) for the Scent & Care division at fragrance and flavouring manufacturer Symrise.

Arch Personal Care Products has announced a global distribution partnership with Centroflora Group of Brazil.

Interpolymer has reported that the first production line of a new facility for waterborne styrene-acrylic dispersions, acrylic solutions and wax dispersions has started production in Nanjing, China.

In compliance with the new EU REACH chemicals regulation, Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), a division of J.M. Huber Corporation,

Global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis has opened a branch office in Auckland, New Zealand, to manage the marketing and sales of its products in the country.

The only trade show focusing on personal care and home care ingredients in China, and the first event in 2009 to gather the global cosmetic and toiletries manufacturing community, PCHi (Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients China), recently held in Guangzhou, registered a 16.3% increase in visitors compared with PCHi in 2008.

Interest is growing around the Asia Pacific region in FormulaCare i-2010 – an event which will feature purpose-built laboratories designed to be used by personal care market chemical manufacturers and suppliers of goods and services.

The only trade show focusing on personal care and home care ingredients in China, and the first event in 2009 to gather the global cosmetic and toiletries manufacturing community, PCHi (Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients China), recently held in Guangzhou, registered a 16.3% increase in visitors compared with PCHi in 2008