RECENT NEWS

FLAVEX Naturextrakte GmbH is a pioneer in supercritical CO2-extraction and a leading supplier of supercritical botanical extracts – meet us at InCosmetics stand no. G 560.

Come and See GREENTECH on the stand E770

ZSCHIMMER & SCHWARZ at In-Cosmetics in Munich 2009, Hall A 1, stand number F 600

Inspired by the natural environment, Codif Recherche Et Nature will be discussing in detail with visitors how it specialises in active ingredients from seashore plants and seaweeds extracts.

RITA Corporation will be drawing attention to how it offers a broad product range of specialty chemicals in addition to expert technical and formulation assistance.

Promoted by Lipo Chemicals will be Lipo SFS-5, a functional silicone fluid substitute. Lipo SFS-5 is a non-silicone replacement for cyclomethicone D5.

Innospec will be launching a new surfactant, Pureact SLMI-85 at InCosmetics.

Sederma is launching CHROMACARE at InCosmetics.

Res Pharma, which is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its entrance in the market, has recently opened a new laboratory for applied cell biology.

KYOWA HAKKO BIO CO., LTD., Tokyo, Japan (KHB), KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN’s Biochemical affiliate, reorganizes its European whole owned entities effective as of April 1st, 2009 with the merger of KYOWA HAKKO EUROPE GmbH (KHE) and DAIICHI FINE CHEMICAL EUROPE GmbH (DFE).

Lipotec has launched Peelmoist, a molecular film that fights against dryness and desquamation skin problems. The new product helps to renew old cells from the stratum corneum (SC) through papain, a proteolytic enzyme. Peelmoist prevents rough and dry skin.

Veronique Rossow has joined Strahl & Pitsch as director of research. This newly expanded position will best utilise her experience in product design and formulation with the aim of incorporating both existing and novel wax materials into consumer product prototypes for the cosmetic and personal care industry.

Peter Lindner has been appointed as president, Asia Pacific, at specialty chemicals company Clariant. He takes over from Gary Fielding, who has left the company to pursue other opportunities.

Specialty ingredient supplier JEEN International has completed pre-registration activities within Europe to comply with the regulatory requirements of REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances).

The 1st SPIM – Skin Physiology International Meeting – was staged in Vichy, France, and was attended by researchers from public and industrial sectors working in various fields.

Strahl & Pitsch has developed an alternative blend to Candelilla wax which has demonstrated a favourable lipstick performance.

Dr Gerold Linzbach has announced he will not renew his contract as CEO of Symrise AG in October this year. He has informed the supervisory board of the company that, for personal reasons, he does not intend to extend his contract beyond the end of October.

To support the growing number of its members and to better meet their expectations, COSMEBIO, the French professional association for those involved in ecological and organic cosmetics, has appointed Betty Santonnat as development director.

Botanica, which has its headquarters in Switzerland, is offering common sorrel extracts from certified organic sources.

Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), part of J.M. Huber Corporation, has stated that construction is progressing on schedule for its new dental silica plant being built in the coastal city of Qingdao, Shangdong province, China.