RECENT NEWS

Speciality chemicals maker Elementis has acquired fellow UK personal care specialist Alchemy Ingredients for $22m on a cash-free, debt-free basis.

Danish biotech ingredients maker Cellugy has appointed former Estée Lauder executive Steven Schnittger to its board of directors.

Gattefossé, the French specialist in lipid chemistry and plant-based ingredients for the personal care and pharmaceutical industries, has inaugurated its upgraded Technical Centre of Excellence in Shanghai.

Core Biogenesis has won the French track award in the L’Oréal North Asia 2025 Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Programme.

BASF has inaugurated the expansion of production capacity for alkyl polyglucosides (APGs) in Bangpakong, Thailand to meet growing regional demand for sustainable surfactants.

The European Union's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has issued its final opinion on the safety of using tea tree oil (TTO) in cosmetic products.

The in-cosmetics Asia trade show in Bangkok, Thailand this month saw record-breaking attendances with 14,383 unique visitors - up 10% year on year.

BASF and lobbying group Beyond Suncare have welcomed the decision by the World Health Organization (WHO) to list sunscreen as ‘Essential Medicine’.

Spanish actives maker Algaktiv won the prestigious Suppliers’ Award: Ingredients & Formulation at the CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) Beauty Awards Luncheon in New York City.

Azelis and Croda Beauty won the coveted SCS Formulate Laura Marshall awards that recognise cutting-edge personal care formulations.

The UK Society of Cosmetic Scientists (SCS) handed out two brand new awards recognising contributions to the society and wider cosmetic science at its annual Formulate event in Coventry, UK.

The UK Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) hosted an International Seminar for 2025 in London, which coincided with the International Trade Week led by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).

US speciality chemicals maker Nouryon has opened an innovation centre in Shanghai, China dedicated to personal care and other industries.

Clariant has inaugurated expanded facilities at Daya Bay, China, following the completion of an 80m Swiss franc ($99m) investment.

Singapore biotech company ArrowBiome has won the active ingredients gold award at the in-cosmetics Asia trade show in Bangkok, Thailand.

The 9 Faces of the APAC Beauty Industry 2025 have received their awards at in-cosmetics Asia in Thailand.

The US Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) has elected the organisation’s President and other board directors for 2026.

Belgian startup AmphiStar has been awarded a new €2.5m ($2.9m) funding package by SPRIND - Germany’s Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation - to accelerate continuous manufacturing of its sustainable microbial biosurfactants.

Spanish cosmetic products manufacturer Cosmewax has inaugurated a state-of-the-art factory in Puçol, near Valencia.

Spanish cosmetic actives maker Vytrus Biotech is to invest around €3.5m ($4.1m) in a new production plant in Terrassa, near Barcelona.