RECENT NEWS

BASF’s Care Creations has opened an evaluation salon for personal care at its site in Lagos. This is the first of its kind to be launched by a personal care ingredient supplier in Nigeria

Reed Exhibitions has announced that In-Cosmetics Global in Barcelona and In-Cosmetics Asia in Bangkok will not take place this year “due to the ongoing travel restrictions due to the [COVID-19] pandemic”

French fragrance and ingredients firm Robertet has acquired a majority stake in its compatriot Astier Demarest. Terms were not disclosed but François and Bruno Destoumieux, from the family that owned Astier Demarest, will remain as leaders

Azelis has signed an agreement to acquire the Greater China operations of Ingredients Plus, including its holding company in Hong Kong and its subsidiaries in Shanghai and Guangzhou, including ideation and application laboratories

Lanxess has completed the €870 million acquisition of Emerald Kalama Chemical, the second largest in its history. Among many other things, this will give the company a new presence in aroma chemicals

As part of its commitment to deliver 100% vegan formulas by 2023, The Body Shop has become one of the first companies to start moving micro-challenge tests to VeganSure, a vegan microbiological testing system from MSL Solution Providers

CrossChem, a US-based raw materials and distribution partner of Hamburg-based Berg + Schmidt, has published an overview of the current state of research on the effectiveness and application of Berg + Schmidt’s GlyAcid

As it expands its global trade and production activities, Hamburg-based Cremer Oleo has named a three-man ‘global managing board’ for all business areas across the Cremer Group that deal with vegetable oils and fats

The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has announced that a new book ‘Olfaction: A Journey’ is now available to order on Amazon

According to a recent double-blind study, the addition of Curarden UK’s Citrox bioflavonoids to Curarprox’s Perio Plus+ mouthwash significantly reduced SARS-CoV-2 viral loads in saliva

US firm Amyris, which specialises in sustainable ingredients for the clean health and beauty, flavours and fragrances markets, has formed a partnership with actress Naomi Watts

Symrise is recruiting recent college graduates from North America and Latin America to join its Perfumery School

The Natura cosmetics brand has been announced as the first commercial collaborator for Dow’s Project Ybá initiative in the Breu Branco area of the Amazon

Vantage’s newly launched Liponate Jojoba 20 won the Most Effective Ingredient category at the Ringier Technology Innovation Awards for 2021

Givaudan has signed a joint venture agreement with India’s Privi Speciality Chemicals, a maker of aroma chemicals for flavour and fragrance applications

Azelis has announced the opening of its new personal care application laboratory in the Egyptian capital Cairo. This is its seventh such laboratory in Europe, Middle East and Africa

Inolex Provence, ieS Labo welcomed several French regional officials to its site on 23 July as part of a celebration honouring the company’s contribution to the regional economy and local heritage

BASF has launched the fifth edition of its Palm Progress Report featuring figures for 2020.

Innospec has announced further investment in new production capacity. In March 2021, Innospec completed a capacity addition at its Salisbury, NC site along with new rail car handling facility which enables Innospec to receive raw materials by rail.

This year is proving to be a major one for the natural personal care industry, with a flurry of investments and acquisitions. Ecovia Intelligence predicts the trend will continue as consumer demand for natural & clean beauty products strengthens.