Safic-Alcan UK acquires KemCare

Safic-Alcan UK, a major distributor of specialty chemicals and subsidiary of the Safic-Alcan Group, announces that it has acquired 100% of KemCare, a leading chemical distributor specialising in the Personal Care, Home Care & Industrial sectors in the UK and Ireland. KemCare is a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and fashion products with a focus … Read more

Active ingredients: Tailor-made solutions

Adrian Jäger from Omya presents ingredients from natural calcium carbonate for sustainable oral care, skin care, body scrub and colour cosmetics formulations. Key trends: Natural, organic and renewable Natural, organic and renewable are key trends in the cosmetics and personal care market. Natural calcium carbonate products offer tailor-made solutions for colour cosmetics, skin care products … Read more

Air Products to spin-off Electronic Materials Division as Versum Materials

Air Products’ goal is to become the safest and most profitable industrial gases company in the world, providing excellent service to customers. We have been consistently executing against our strategic, Five-Point plan, which includes focusing on industrial gases and taking actions on non-core businesses. This includes separating Materials Technologies, comprised of Air Products’ Performance Materials … Read more

Evonik acquires Specialty & Coating Additives business of Air Products

• Evonik strengthens leading position in the attractive growth market for specialty & coating additives
• Product and customer portfolios are highly complementary
• Acquisition secures leading position in North America for Evonik and strengthens innovation
• Synergies of 80 million US dollars per year expected

Hallstar Beauty and Personal Care Innovations: Three new products to be introduced at Suppliers’ Day

Hallstar, a specialty chemistry company based in Chicago, announced three new beauty and personal care products — Biochemica® Argan Shine, HallBrite® EZ-FLO TDX and HallBrite® EZ-FLO TDX Plus — will be featured at the 2016 New York Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists event held at the New JerseyConvention and Exposition Center on May … Read more

Formulations: Natural Cosmetics for skin and hair care

One formulation worth pointing out is CLR’s product Multi Function Beard Oil with a broad solution targeting men following the recent fashion of beard grooming. In view of the fact that consumers are constantly looking for new textures, we thought that AkzoNobel’s Smoothing Body Powder, too, might be quite an appealing suggestion. Lubrizol’s PEG-Free Apricot … Read more

Smoothing Body Powder (AkzoNobel)

This body powder has an elegant and silky feel upon skin application. DRY-FLO® TS starch is an aluminum-free aesthetic modifier that improves spreadability and creates a smooth and powdery after-feel. TAPIOCA PURE starch is another type of aesthetic enhancer which provides a soft, cushioned skin feel. COS1605_ForAkzo.pdf

Naturally Elegant Lotion (Croda)

This light, yet intensive lotion is perfect for everyday moisturisation. The 100% naturally-derived Crodamol™ SSA delivers a soft, velvety skin feel and is easily absorbed leaving no greasy after feel. Crodamol IPIS gently hydrates the skin whilst NatraGem™ EW, which is also 100% naturally derived, creates an elegant texture for this Naturally Elegant Lotion. COS1605_ForCroda.pdf