RECENT NEWS

BASF was drawing attention to its newly developed thickening polymers. The company points out that the first impression when using hair gels, body creams or sunscreen lotions plays a decisive role in the overall customer experience.

Laboratoires Sérobiologiques was presenting its new Euphoryl ?-3 concentrate which stimulates the production of dopamine, a natural neurotransmitter that helps evoke feelings of pleasure and happiness, and results in actual skin beautification.

DSM was promoting REGU-CEA, a unique complex of highly active ingredients to help fight skin redness and visible blood vessels – two of the symptoms of rosacea.

Kemira Specialty Inc will revert to its previously held name, TRI-K Industries Inc. The company is a leading distributor of ingredients to the cosmetics and personal care industry and is headquartered in New Jersey, US, with additional operations in New Hampshire.

SymTriol is an innovative new ingredient for use in cosmetics made by international fragrances and flavourings manufacturer Symrise. The multifunctional substance works as a moisturiser, a fragrance, and as an antimicrobial agent.

drom fragrances has geared up its creative perfumery team with the addition of Kevin J. Verspoor.

Lipotec SrL is the new Italian subsidiary of Lipotec – the active ingredients company has chosen the Italian market in which to open its fourth subsidiary. The other subsidiaries are Lipotec Distribución (Spain), GP Cosmétiques (France) and Lipotec GmbH (Germany).

FormulaCare i-2010, a newly announced event, has been developed by well-known personal care industry consultant Pam Jones as “a cost-effective and innovative way to improve communication between supplier and formulator”.

TRI-K Industries has been appointed as the exclusive US distributor for Val de Vire Bioactives.

Shifting its focus from REACH pre-registration to registration, The Dow Chemical Company has announced that it has established the Dow Only Representative Trustee (ORT) to leverage REACH registrations and thereby reduce costs all along its supply chains.

Specialty chemicals supplier Cognis has received the 2008 European Excellence Award in the ‘Evaluation’ category in recognition of the way it steers and evaluates its worldwide corporate communications.

Dr Straetmans has received the Frost & Sullivan 2008 Active Ingredients Product Line Strategy Award.

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.