Mibelle’s AnaGain: Award winner 2014 at Beyond Beauty

Mibelle Biochemistry’s ingredient AnaGain won the Advanced Ingredient Award 2014 at Beyond Beauty in Paris. This award was for the first time given to the most innovative hair care ingredient of the year. AnaGain is an ingredient designed for hair care products to fight hair loss and stimulate hair growth. It is based on organic … Read more

Bayer MaterialScience to be floated on the stock market by 2016 at the latest

Bayer intends in the future to focus entirely on the Life Science businesses – HealthCare and CropScience – and float MaterialScience on the stock market as a separate company. In this way Bayer is positioning itself as a world-leading company in the field of human, animal and plant health. The Supervisory Board unanimously approved the … Read more

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Kao Chemicals Europe presents EMANON® EV-E for skin cleansers and make-up removers

EMANON® EV-E (Glycereth-7 Caprylate/Caprate) is a water-soluble non-ionic surfactant whose INCI name is Glycereth-7 Caprylate/Caprate. This ethoxylated glycerine derivative, containing a high amount of monoester, shows a very high HLB value (HLB » 17), which makes it an excellent emulsifier of fats and oils resulting in a really versatile product that finds application in many fields, … Read more

Drom opens new subsidiary in Jakarta

In April 2014, Drom Fragrances opened its second Asian subsidiary, PT. Drom Fragrances Indonesia, in Jakarta, strengthening its presence in Indonesia and across Asia. With its new Jakarta location, the company created a local service team in Indonesia that is able to provide Customer Service, Fragrance Development, Research and Development, Logistics and Warehousing. “Indonesia is … Read more

Clariant doubles capacity for pigments in India

Clariant, a supplier in specialty chemicals, has announced the inauguration of a new extension to its production facility in Roha, south-east of Mumbai, India. The expansion doubles its capacity at the facility for pigments and pigment preparations. This higher output will enable the company to increase its market coverage in India and the neighboring countries … Read more

Essential Ingredients to distribute AkzoNobel Personal Care products

AkzoNobel has selected Essential Ingredients, a sales and marketing organizations in personal care, household and industrial products, as its new distributor of personal care products and technologies. Under the agreement, Essential Ingredients will be the exclusive distributor for U.S. customers east of the Rocky Mountains, with the exception of Texas. The product offering includes the … Read more

Biesterfeld Spezialchemie: Salicylates and Chemicals with 3 alternative preservative blends

Salicylates and Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. , a partner of Biesterfeld Spezialchemie, has launched three multi-functional preservative blends with the additive ethylhexylglycerin belonging to the Saliguard®-product portfolio keeping up with the current trend of paraben free preservatives. Saliguard® EHGP (INCI: Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol), a broad-spectrum preservative that works well against bacteria, yeast, mold and fungi, and is … Read more

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MakeUP in New York: September 23d + 24th 2014 in Center 548

«THE» unavoidable appointment of the North American Make-Up industry is meeting up in New York. MakeUp in NewYork, an unique meeting around innovation, from formulation to packaging through accessories! On 23rd and 24th pf September, the « TOP » of the make-up industry professional is meeting up at the Center548, with 25 more exhibitors from … Read more

Evonik to expand its specialty silica capacities in Japan

Evonik Industries has announced an expansion of its specialty silica capacities in Japan through a holding in DSL Japan Co. Evonik holds 51 percent of shares in DSL, a joint venture with the Japanese Shionogi & Co. The expansion, with an investment volume in the single-digit million euro range, is scheduled to become operational in … Read more

BASF and RDTC develop sunscreen for people with albinism

Each year, 20,000 people in Tanzania fight the consequences of a congenital pigmentation disorder. Those affected have light-colored skin, hair and eyes, making them more susceptible to sunburn and putting them at increased risk of skin cancer. In the East African country at the equator one in every 2,500 inhabitants is a person with albinism. … Read more

AAK Personal Care team up with Mexican distributor

AAK Personal Care expands its global distributor network with ABA Mexico. “AAK Personal Care have signed a sole distributor agreement with ABA Mexico S.A. de C. V. The company fit into our distributor network since they too are specialized on bioactives and functional ingredients”, says Minna Dam, Global Director at AAK Personal Care. ABA was … Read more

Lubrizol Introduces New Innovations in Personal and Home Care at Sepawa.

The Lubrizol Corporation will introduce new product innovations at Sepawa in Fulda, Germany October 15-17. Attendees visiting Lubrizol stand 400a will have the opportunity to learn about new home care solutions for fabric, dish and surface care as well as our latest personal care innovations in Hair Care and Skin Care. In Home Care Lubrizol … Read more

CREMER Care appoints new Sales Manager DACH

Germany‐based CREMER OLEO has hired a new Sales Manager for the CREMER Care division with effect from August 18th, 2014. CREMER CARE is among the leading producers of Oleochemical Specialties for Cosmetic Applications and, with this move, wants to further strengthen its position in the Personal Caremarket. Anna Pistorius is taking over the responsibility for … Read more

Lubrizol Introduces New Innovations at World Fabric and Home Care Conference

The Lubrizol Corporation will introduce two new product innovationsat the World Conference on Fabric and Home Care in Montreux, Switzerland October 6-9. Attendees visiting Lubrizol stand 207 will have the opportunity to learn first- hand how these and other home care solutions for fabric, dish and surface care can help them formulate with confidence TM.Noverite™ … Read more

Natural & Organic Cosmetics Conference 2014: Market in motion

In the first six months the market for natural and organic cosmetics achieved a growth exceeding 10 %. Only a few months prior to the Natural and Organic Cosmetics Conference in Berlin (October 7-8, 2014) this development generates positive signals. The Trend Analysis of the Naturkosmetik Branchenmonitor (Natural and Organic Cosmetics Trade Monitor), published quarterly … Read more

Ashland expands capacity at Nanjing production facility

Ashland Specialty Ingredients will expand capacity at its Natrosol hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) production facility in Nanjing by 4,000 metric tons, or approximately 40 percent, over the next 18 months. The four-year-old facility, which employs more than one hundred workers, is located within the chemical manufacturing complex Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park. Natrosol is a cellulosic polymer used … Read more

Ashland presents innovation at Avant Institute Symposium

Advances in controlled release and encapsulation technologies to be presented at the Winter 2014 Avant Institute Symposium Scientists from around the world will present their latest findings in controlled release and encapsulation technologies during the Winter 2014 Avant Institute Symposium. New advances are necessary to enable consumer product manufacturers to continue to create differentiated formulations … Read more

Chinese FDA listing for two of DSM’s synthetic peptides

Effective this month, the peptides SYN-AKE and SYN-HYCAN are listed by the Chinese Food & Drug Administration (CFDA). This is the latest addition in the ten years story of DSM’s patented SYN synthetic peptides portfolio. Encouraged by customers that have persistently raised their interest and demand for additional SYN-Peptides, this new listing joins SYN-COLL, which … Read more