RECENT NEWS

Symrise recorded double-digit percentage organic growth in its Cosmetic Ingredients division in the first nine months of 2022.

Dutch speciality ingredients distributor Barentz International has acquired US counterpart Viachem.

The organiser of the in-cosmetics Asia trade show in Bangkok next month has revealed the shortlists for the 2022 Innovation Zone Awards.

US outfit PLZ Personal Care has promoted Steve Dickstein to the role of president.

Givaudan has launched Creatogether, a human-machine fragrance cocreation service powered by artificial intelligence (AI) in collaboration with the Tmall Innovation Centre (TMIC).

The International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC) has opened the call for abstracts for the 33rd Congress in Barcelona next September.

The programme for the 8th Anti-Ageing Skin Care Conference in London next month has been finalised by organiser Summit Events.

The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) has revealed the winners of its annual awards to be presented during its 76th Annual Scientific Meeting & Showcase in Los Angeles this December.

Givaudan recorded a 10.2% increase in sales in its Fragrance Ingredients and Active Beauty business unit in the first nine months of 2022 from a year earlier.

Unilever has revealed details of its ‘Compass Organisation’ operating model organised around five business groups: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Nutrition, Home Care and Ice Cream.

Italian personal care ingredient developer Roelmi HPC has won a Best Managed Companies Italia award, a prize for entrepreneurial excellence promoted by Deloitte Private.

The Society of Cosmetic Scientists Singapore (SCSS) held its 11th Suppliers' Day on 24 to 26 August after three years of hiatus.

All new roundtables at this year’s in-cosmetics Formulation Summit 2022 will invite attendees to discuss sustainability and the future of the personal care industry.

BASF and Hannong Chemicals are to establish a joint venture for the commercial production of non-ionic surfactants in the Asia-Pacific region.

Givaudan has launched a podcast, Active Beauty, which explores high-end cosmetic ingredients and market trends.

Genomics, microbiome analysis and biomarker sensing technologies are transforming personalised skin care, according to a white paper published by Sagentia Innovation.

Grant Industries’ speciality natural actives subsidiary BCR Ingredients has appointed Jim Palmadesso to its newly created vice president of sales role.

Swiss cosmetic active ingredient maker Mibelle Biochemistry has completed an asset deal with Mirexus Biotechnologies, a Canadian company that makes plant-derived glycogen (phytoglycogen) for use in personal care products.

Japanese chemical and cosmetics outfit Kao Corporation has joined a $120m venture to scale and commercialise Genomatica’s plant-based alternatives to palm kernel oil, joining Unilever as a founding member.

The New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC) Suppliers’ Day has been named a top 100 trade show in the United States.