RECENT NEWS

BASF has renewed its quality (ISO 9001), environment (ISO 14001) and energy (ISO 50001) certifications for the company’s largest personal care manufacturing site at Düsseldorf-Holthausen in Germany.

US speciality ingredients company Inolex has appointed Neil Washburn to its executive team as interim President after a 39-year career at DuPont.

Japanese personal care firm Shiseido has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Gallinée, a London-based beauty brand dedicated to caring for the skin’s microbiome from head-to-toe.

L'Oréal USA has kicked off construction of a $140m research and innovation (R&I) centre in Clark, New Jersey.

US firm CP Kelco is partnering with compatriot biotech outfit ExoPolymer to develop and commercialise a portfolio of functional ingredients for the personal care industry.

Unilever chief executive Alan Jope has informed the British company’s board that he is to retire by the end of 2023 after five years in the role.

PBL Technology, in partnership with the University of East Anglia, won the Innovation in Action Technology Showcase Challenge at the 32nd IFSCC Congress in London.

Cosmetics trend analysts Spate has reported growing US interest in face tightening that reveals consumers are looking to tighten up through the use of skin products and/or procedures.

French firm Pierre Fabre has appointed Frédéric Ennabli to lead its Dermo-Cosmetics & Personal Care Business Unit from 1 October.

US speciality chemicals firm Ashland will increase prices by up to 15%, or as contracts allow, effective from 1 October.

BASF and RiKarbon, a US-based technology start-up, have signed a partnership contract to exclusively license and commercialise the latter’s bio-waste technology for personal care ingredients.

French speciality chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has established a new Brazil business unit and acquired a pair of local companies.

BASF has presented its latest personal care research findings at this year’s International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC) Congress in London.

Australian fucoidan maker Marinova has kicked off a A$5m ($US3.33m) expansion of its manufacturing facility in Tasmania.

The SCS Formulate trade show, which focuses on personal care raw materials, ingredients and formulation services, will introduce Mixing Demonstrations at this year’s event in November.

The in-cosmetics Formulation Summit in London next month will explore how advances in science and technology are driving emerging trends in cosmetic formulations.

Spanish cosmetic active ingredient supplier LipoTrue has opened a commercial office in Milan, Italy.

Roelmi HPC has secured a Platinum rating from the sustainability ratings agency EcoVadis in recognition of the Italian active ingredient supplier’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) achievements.

Global Amines has commissioned a fatty amines production plant in Surabaya, Indonesia.

German cosmetic ingredient supplier CLR Berlin has launched a new CSR (corporate social responsibility) programme named ‘Acting together’.