RECENT NEWS

Matthew Herbert has joined Floratech as process engineer, and will be responsible for development spanning equipment, facilities and applications.

A deal has been announced for Croda International Plc to acquire Uniqema, a division of ICI, for a total consideration of £410 million on a cash and debt free basis.

Personal Care Ingredients Asia (PCIA) and two other exhibitions, Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi), and Cosmetic and Household Ingredients (CHi), have been acquired by Reed Exhibitions from Step Exhibitions.

Constantly offering customers new and updated evaluation criteria, ISPE Laboratories is presenting the latest protocol to determine the sun protection factor.

McIntyre Group has announced it is working with Corn Products International to deliver starch-based ingredients to the multinational personal care market.

Seatons, the vegetable oil specialists in the Croda group of companies, has launched an on-line Personal Care Formulary. The formulary is easy to access and easy to search by application or by oil type.

Cosmetochem International, the Swiss producer of high quality botanical extracts and actives, has appointed Dr Daniel Ibarra (pictured) to become regional director, Asia Pacific.

Uniqema has launched its web-based Product Finder on uniqema.com.

Xirona Golden Sky, a pigment for cosmetic applications, has been recently introduced by Merck.

David Brown (pictured) has become managing director of Cornelius Group, with responsibility for the distribution businesses within Cornelius.

To provide cosmetics manufacturers with a broad range of silicone-based choices to create multifunctional products, innovative formulations and fit-to-use applications, Dow Corning and Sensient Cosmetic Technologies/LCW, in partnership with Daito Kasei Kogyo, have created a new “Color Your World” set of concept formulations.

The Alban Muller Group is launching a new range of 100% natural, preservative-free plant extracts – under the name Organic Plant Phytamis.

Greg Torchiana (pictured) has been appointed as president of Presperse.

One of the most important similarities between skin and muscles is that both need an adequate supply of oxygen if they are to produce energy effectively, points out Laboratoires Sérobiologiques (LS), the active ingredients business of Cognis Care Chemicals.

Nalco Company has introduced Fixomer 40, an exclusive anionic emulsion polymer for use in the personal care industry.

Cognis Thai and Thai Oleochemicals Company, a subsidiary of PTT Chemical Public Company, have announced that they have agreed to enter into a 50:50 joint venture for the production and marketing of fatty alcohols.

The 24th International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC) International Congress will be held in Osaka, Japan from 16 to 19 October 2006 at the Osaka International Convention Center, and will explore significant developments and changes in the cosmetic sector.

Cognis has acquired polymer specialist Cosmetic Rheologies to enhance its position as a full-range specialities supplier to the cosmetics industry.

Floratech, the US-based supplier of an extensive range of botanically-derived ingredients and specialty particles to the personal care industry, has opened a new 5,700 m2 headquarters which includes an expanded research laboratory, manufacturing facilities and distribution warehouse.

DSM Nutritional Products has announced worldwide price increases for its vitamins, Parsols and Amphisol product range. These price increases are driven by continuously increasing energy, raw material and transportation costs, says the company.