PCHi: Azelis wins innovation award

Azelis was selected for the 2017 Personal Care Cosmetics Fountain Innovation Award at PCHi exhibition in Guangzhou, for the third year in a row. 75 entries had been submitted for the competition. GENU pHresh DF Pectin is a patent product extracted from citrus peel, helping to protect and moisturise the skin. It forms a protective … Read more

L2 publishes Digital IQ Index® Beauty China 2017

L2 researchers found out that China is slated to become the world’s largest Beauty market by 2020. However, China’s increasing complexity and fragmentation are forcing brands to rationalize digital investments. Direct-to-consumer strategies have not fared well, and Western premium Beauty brands are surrendering to the power of e-tailers in the market. Brands are launching storefronts … Read more

Beiersdorf appoints new member to the board

Beiersdorf has appointed Vincent Warnery to the Executive Board. In his new position, he will oversee the brands Eucerin, Hansaplast and La Prairie. Until November 2016 Vincent Warnery served as Senior Vice President and Head of the Global Consumer Health business at Sanofi S.A., Paris. “In recent years, Beiersdorf has achieved strong growth, particularly with … Read more

Croda receives NYSCC Award for green chemistry

Croda International, the supplier of cosmetic ingredients and technologies, received the NYSCC Award for Most Innovative Use of Green Chemistry at The Future of Sustainability conference. The company was recognised for its new 100% Bio-based Eco Range of ingredients. This range will enable its customers to deliver 100% renewable, high-performance products and to reduce the … Read more

Valmatic at Cosmopack: Liquids take shape

Valmatic offers thermoformed unit-dose and vials with capacity from 0,5 to 100 ml in barrier plastic film for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, chemical and food industry. Visit Valmatic at Cosmpack Bologna from 16th – 19th of March 2017 – you will find us in Hall 20, Stand number E 31. Unit-dose contract packaging produced  by Valmatic are … Read more

Beiersdorf beruft neuen Vorstand

Beiersdorf beruft zum 15. Februar 2017 Vincent Warnery in den Vorstand der Beiersdorf AG. Er wird dort für die Marken Eucerin, Hansaplast und La Prairie zuständig sein. Bis November 2016 war Vincent Warnery bei der Sanofi S.A., Paris, Senior Vice President & Head of Global Consumer Health business.“Beiersdorf ist in den letzten Jahren auf der … Read more

Clariant: New global competence centre for haircare in Brazil

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has opened its first global R&D center for hair care ingredients. Located in São Paulo, Brazil, the new global Competence Center Haircare (gCCH) puts Clariant’s experts at the heart of the leading haircare market, from where they will develop solutions for customers around the world. The centre will … Read more

Clariant: Globales Competence Center für Haarpflege in Brasilien eröffnet

Clariant, ein weltweit tätiges Spezialchemieunternehmen, hat sein erstes globales F&E-Zentrum für Inhaltsstoffe in Haarpflegeprodukten eröffnet. In dem neuen globalen Competence Center Haircare (gCCH) mit Sitz im brasilianischen São Paulo arbeiten Clariants Experten mitten im Herzen des führenden Haarpflegemarktes. Hier werden ab sofort Lösungen für Kunden auf der ganzen Welt entwickelt. Das Zentrum wird eng mit … Read more

Merck 3rd Dermocosmetics Forum: March 8th – 9th 2017

You are cordially invited to attend our 3rd Dermocosmetics Forum "Skin’s microflora – oily skin – a dermocosmetics challenge". It will take place on March 8th – 9th, 2017, in Darmstadt, Germany. OBJECTIVE The goal of this comprehensive forum is bringing together professionals from the pharmaceutical, chemical and cosmetics industries. Collect new insights and discuss … Read more

Virospack: 80 Years of experience come together in oleascience of response intensive

MATIS Paris, a cosmetic brand with 80 years of professional care expertise dedicated to women´s beauty, entrusts to VIROSPACK the packaging of Réponse Intensive. Matis, founded in 1936 in Paris, is a pioneer company in professional beauty treatments with a good relationship of expertise and development of tailor-made treatments to their clients. A professional brand, … Read more

Cosmopolitan feiert 25 Jahre Prix de Beauté

Das Magazin Cosmopolitan hat den Prix de Beauté, die Auszeichnung an herausragende Produktinnovationen der internationalen Kosmetikbranche, verliehen und das bereits zum 25. Mal. Gewinner gab es in 14 Kategorien. In fünf der 14 Kategorien entschieden erstmalig die Leserinnen von www.cosmopolitan.de, wer sich mit dem „Oscar der Kosmetikbranche“ in Form eines Diamanten schmücken kann. Für den … Read more

Evonik: Air-Products-Übernahme bringt Verkapselungstechnologien und Polymere

Von der Übernahme des Spezialadditivgeschäfts von Air Products durch Evonik profitiert auch das Kosmetikgeschäft des deutschen Spezialchemieunternehmens. „Wir erweitern unser Actives und Polymer Portfolio für die Kosmetikindustrie um interessante Produkte und eine sehr attraktive Formulierungstechnologie“, sagt Dr. Tammo Boinowitz, Leiter des Geschäftsgebiets Personal Care bei Evonik. Zum proprietären Know-how der ehemaligen Air Products Schlüchtern GmbH … Read more

Evonik: Acquisition of Air Products brings encapsulation technologies and polymers

Evonik’s acquisition of the Air Products specialty additives business also benefits the cosmetics business of the German specialty chemicals company. “We are adding interesting products to our actives and polymer portfolio for the cosmetics industry along with an attractive formulation technology,” says Dr. Tammo Boinowitz, head of the Personal Care Business Line at Evonik. The … Read more

Elementis acquires SummitReheis

Elementis has entered into an agreement to acquire SRLH Holdings (SummitReheis) from an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners for an enterprise value of US$360 million. SummitReheis will become part of an enlarged personal care business within Elementis. For the year ended 31 December 2016, SummitReheis is expected to report revenue of US$134 million and … Read more

New logistics centre for Symrise

Goodman Group, a global owner, developer and manager of logistics real estate, is developing a new 12,700 sqm logistics centre in Altenwerder Freight Village in the Port of Hamburg. The facility is divided into two units, from which Goodman is constructing 7,100 sqm for Symrise, a supplier of fragrances and flavours. The property will be … Read more

Angus appoints Univar as distributor

Univar, a chemical and ingredients distributor will be the exclusive distribution partner for angus personal care ingredients across Europe, including Turkey. The new distribution arrangement further grows Univar’s speciality portfolio. ANGUS, a global manufacturer of nitroalkanes and their derivatives, produces a full line of specialty neutralisers and pH buffers ideally suited for personal care and … Read more

Evonik expands its range of RSPO-certified cosmetics

Evonik has again substantially expanded its range of cosmetic ingredients certified in accordance with the standard of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO – MB). Customers in the cosmetics industry now have available more than 50 certified palm-oil based raw materials, including several specialties. “That corresponds to about 40 percent of our sales volume … Read more

COSSMA e-Paper issue 1-2/2017

Here is what you can look forward to in issue 1-2/2017 Creating a UV-light free healthy tan A ‘healthy’ tan or summer glow is often desirable for Caucasian skin types but with the dangers of UV light and traditional tan-ning, the use of self-tanning products has become more popular than ever. Belinda Carli from the … Read more