Functionals

Safic Alcan appointed as Eastman’s as pan European distributor

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Eastman Chemical has decided to appoint Safic-Alcan as distributor for its Cosmetic, Personal Care & Pharmaceutical range of products for Europe (except : Switzerland, Baltics and Finland). Under the agreement Safic-Alcan will offer Eastman AQ polymers, Eastman GEM 2-ethylhexyl palmitate, Eastman SAIB, Eastman Triacetin, Eastman CA/CAB/CAP, Foral hydrogenated rosins, Foralyn hydrogenated rosin esters, Regalite hydrocarbon … Read more

AkzoNobel completes acquisition of Chinese surfactants producer

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AkzoNobel has completed its acquisition of China’s leading specialty surfactant producer, Boxing Oleochemicals. Boxing is a supplier of nitrile amines and derivatives, which are used in a variety of industrial and consumer applications including fabric softeners, asphalt additives, and hair conditioners. Based in the province of Shandong, Boxing had revenues of approximately €100 million in … Read more

Cremer plant Übernahme von Sasols Produktionsstandort Witten

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Das in Hamburg ansässige Unternehmen Cremer wird nach Freigabe durch das Bundeskartellamt den Produktionsstandort Witten von Sasol Germany übernehmen. Cremer ist bereits seit vielen Jahren im Bereich der Herstellung und des Vertriebs von oleochemischen Produkten tätig. Die geplante Übernahme ist für Cremer eine ideale Ergänzung des bestehenden Produktportfolios in den Anwendungsbereichen Pharma, Kosmetik, Food sowie … Read more

Lonza receives Best Ingredient Award

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Lonza has been awarded with the Gold Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Award for its ReGeniStem Red Rice at the In-Cosmetics Asia. This sustainable anti-aging active, derived from a meristematic culture of Himalayan Red Rice, finds application in skin care products. In vitro testing showed that the functionality of the ingredient comes from its ability to … Read more

Lonza für besten Inhaltsstoff prämiert

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Lonza wurde für den Wirkstoff ReGeniStem Red Rice an der In-Cosmetics Asia mit dem Gold Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Award ausgezeichnet. Dieser nachhaltige Anti-Aging-Wirkstoff, gewonnen aus einer meristematischen Kultur des roten Reises aus dem Himalaya, findet Anwendung in Hautpflegeprodukten. In-vitro-Testmethoden haben aufgezeigt, dass die Funktionalität des Inhaltsstoffes auf seine Fähigkeit zurückzuführen ist, das Epigenom von … Read more

Codif Recherche et Nature invests in marine biotechnologies

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In its desire to strengthen its position as a player in the development and commercialization of active ingredients naturally technologic, Codif Recherche et Nature has decided to invest in Marine Biotechnologies. Thus Codif Recherche et Nature has decided to support Polymaris, young Breton company specialized in these technologies, by taking shares in its capital. This … Read more

Arizona Chemical selects ProTec Ingredia to distribute

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Arizona Chemical, a biorefiner of pine-based materials, has entered into an agreement with ProTec Ingredia to distribute the company’s line of bio-based specialty polymers to the personal care industry in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Under the agreement, which is effective January 1, 2012, ProTec Ingredia will offer Sylvaclear, Sylvasol and Uniclearpolymers, … Read more

Dr. Voss (Dermatest): How to combat photo ageing

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Dr.Werner Voss, CEO of Dermatest, talks about the most important actives and testing methods for products to fight photo ageing. Dr. Voss names vitamines, enzymes and botanicals in combination with a safe mixture of UVA and UVB filters to be the most important actives to combat photo ageing. The test methods Demratest is using are … Read more

A tripeptide enhancing the skin’s natural defences

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Miriam Mateu from Lipotec presents Bodyfensine, a tripeptide, which prevents the invasion of harmful microorganisms by stimulating the natural line of defence between the skin and the environment. In vivo it decreases the presence of sebum, smoothing the texture and reducing skin redness, and reducing the presence of pimples in acne-prone skin. photo: Lipotec

Ein Tripeptid für die Abwehrkräfte der Haut

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Miriam Mateu von Lipotec stellt Bodyfensine vor, ein Tripeptid, das die Invasion schädlicher Mik-roorganismen verhindert, indem es die natürliche Verteidigungslinie zwischen Haut und Umwelt mobilisiert. In vivo baut es Sebum ab, glättet die Haut und reduziert Hautrötung sowie das Auftreten von Pickeln bei Aknehaut. Bild: Lipotec

A new home for CPL Aromas Colombia

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The new facility, five times the size of the previous site, spearheads the company’s plans for Latin America as the business seeks to expand in the region. This investment will further improve levels of service to clients throughout Latin America. The site provides over 20,000 square feet of dedicated production space and has the capacity … Read more

Silab, the winner of all winners of the INPI awards for innovation

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The INPI – the French National Industrial Property Institute –celebrated its 60th birthday and 20 years of trophies for innovation. This trophy rewards SMEs, who place innovation at the very heart of their growth strategy and who transform their R&D works into industrial property. For the 20th birthday of these trophies for innovation, the Institute … Read more

Der MVT – Mascara Volumen Test: Mascaraeffizienz objektiv bewerten

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Wimpernvolumen ist für die Hersteller von Mascara ein essen-zieller Werbeclaim, der sich jedoch nur schwer mit messbaren und verlässlichen Daten untermauern lässt. Der Mascara Volumen Test (MVT), ein von Dermatest entwickeltes Testverfahren, ermöglicht nun erstmalig die objektive, probandenunabhängige Messung der Volumenzunahme. Foto: Sans Soucis

Brenntag Specialties Europe with expanded representation of Colonial Chemical

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Colonial Chemical has named Brenntag Specialties Europe sole distributor in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. This agreement expands the representation of Brenntag with Colonial Chemical, which presently includes Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, U.K. and Ireland. The agreement encompasses the full range of Colonial Chemical’s surfactants used in formulations for personal care. For … Read more