RECENT NEWS

New vision for sustainable ingredient production

Recently in Germany, Dr Martin Brudermüller (BASF) and Dr Markus Krebber (RWE) presented a project idea that shows how industrial production can become sustainable and future-proof.

Fragrance company joins UN global compact for sustainability

The Spanish fragrance company Eurofragance joins the United Nations Global Compact and takes responsibility for aligning its operations with the initiative's Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.

Emotional cosmetics for Feel Good Beauty

For the past few years and today more than ever, mental health and self-care have been identified as rising trends in our societies and especially in cosmetics.

An RNA story to serve life... and beauty.

Standing for messenger RiboNucleic Acid, the mRNA acronym has been recently introduced to the customers with their implication in the new vaccine strategy.

NYSCC WEBINAR: Leading in a time of uncertainty

The NYSCC Mentorship Program will be presenting a complimentary Webinar on Tuesday May 25th, from 6:00 - 7:00 pm EDT hosted by Uncommonly, a coaching and leadership development studio.

Initiative to support beekeepers in Africa

Koster Keunen, in conjunction with USAID, have started a new project in West Africa promoting growth and support of smallholder beekeepers in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire (North), Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Togo.

Business expands to the Americas

KLK OLEO has just opened a new sales office in the US, expanding its business footprint to include the Americas.

Two awards for natural actives

Provital's natural active ingredients Wonderage & Senseryn have been awarded with the BSB innovation prize.

Personal care raw materials to now include Brazilian market

Biesterfeld is to broaden its market coverage in Brazil by expanding its market development focus on specialities for the rubber and plastics industries to include raw materials for the personal care segment.

New data shows boost to natural exfoliation and cell renewal

With age, the natural mechanism of desquamation slows down and dead cells accumulate on the surface of the skin. The complexion becomes dull and microrelief irregular. Faced with this observation, SILAB launched in 2005 Exfolactive.

First place awarded to plant-based fibre

Berg + Schmidt won the 1st place at the 19th European BSB Innovation Award with its plant-based fibre compound BergaMuls ET 1, in the products category ‘Natural products/Raw materials – section: recipients, protection, skin soothing’.

New benefits discovered for diutan gum

Lubrizol Life Science - Beauty (LLS Beauty) has revealed new benefits of Kelco-Care diutan gum for skin care, sun care and colour cosmetics formulations.

Investment in new Innovation Hub

Lake Chemicals & Minerals has invested £500,000 in a new Innovation Hub in the UK.

The revolution in sustainable ingredients

With the aim to improve quality of life by bringing together innovation and sustainability through a scientific method, ROELMI HPC focuses its activity on the research, design and production of highly technological ingredients.

Largest NPA-certified ingredient portfolio

The Natural Product Association (NPA) has recently re-certified 81 BASF ingredients.

Partnership for synthetic biology

Sederma has announced a new partnership with Alganelle, an innovative French biotechnology company who implement microalgae synthetic biology for the sustainable development and production of natural molecules.

ISO certification granted to botanical extracts business

BotanicalsPlus has announced that it has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification as of May 2021.

Welcome to a new collagen era

Whether it is a typewriter, a red lipstick or a black outfit, classics have become must-haves across-markets thanks to their timeless record of quality, elegance and efficacy.

Medical fungus counteracts epigenetic stress

Liftonin-Q, from Rahn, is a water-based extract from the fungus Ganoderma lucidum obtained from sustainable cultivation. This king of medical mushrooms, also known as "lingzhi", has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Additional functionalities for Sunscreen Simulator

BASF’s Care Creations has further refined the functionality and scope of its Sunscreen Simulator. The virtual laboratory now provides even more options for digitally defining the UV protection of a sun protection product.

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