Company News
Clariant Purchases Beraca Shares in Strategic Partnership
Jan 28, 2015
Clariant and Beraca formed a strategic alliance where Clariant will acquire a 30% share of Beraca’s health and personal care division with the possibility for major participation in the future.
DKSH Expands Distribution of Shin-Etsu Silicones to NW Europe
Jan 28, 2015
DKSH and Shin-Etsu Silicones have extended their existing agreement to market, sell and distribute Shin-Etsu Silicones’ entire product range in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Rahn Celebrates 75 Years in Zurich
Jan 21, 2015
Rahn is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2015. In 1940, during World War II, Hans Rahn founded Rahn AG in Zurich as a one-man business.
Naturex Inaugurates Expanded Chile Factory with Quillaia Specialty
Jan 21, 2015
On Jan. 15, 2015, Naturex inaugurated its newly expanded production factory in Linares, Chile, which is specialized in quillaia extraction and purification.
Unitis Elects New Board
Jan 17, 2015
Unitis, the European organization of cosmetic ingredients industries and services, elected a new board at its most recent General Assembly.
DSM Names South Asia Distributor
Jan 13, 2015
DSM Personal Care signed a new distributor agreement with Mascot Universal Pvt. Ltd. to sell DSM's cosmetic ingredients in South Asia. The agreement was effective Jan. 1, 2015.
Greentech President Honored by the SFC
Dec 17, 2014
Jean-Yves Berthon, president of the Greentech Group, was awarded the French Society of Cosmetology Award by the Société Française de Cosmétologie (SFC).
Naturex Opens Sales Office in Santiago
Dec 17, 2014
Naturex is strengthening its position in Latin America with the establishment of a sales office in Santiago, Chile.
Croda Awarded For Innovation in UK
Dec 10, 2014
Croda International Plc has just been awarded first place in the innovation segment, second in the chemical sector category and eighth place overall in Management Today's 2014 Britain’s Most Admired Companies Awards.
Cosmetic Science Innovations Relaunches in New Location
Nov 11, 2014
Cosmetic Science Innovations (CSI) has relaunched its business in a new location in Union, N.J., USA.
Lipotec Wins Best Ingredient Award for Marine Contouring Active
Nov 10, 2014
Lipotec's Actigym has won the Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Award at in-cosmetics Asia 2014. The company was declared the winner at the event's Award Ceremony on Nov. 5, 2014.
BASF Appoints DKSH For Colorant Expansion in Asia
Nov 5, 2014
DKSH and BTC Chemical Distribution (a subsidiary of BASF) will start a strategic collaboration to distribute BASF's personal care and household colorants in 14 Asian countries.
Univar Acquires Brazilian Ingredient Distributor
Nov 5, 2014
Univar Inc. has acquired D'Altomare Quimica Ltda., a Brazilian distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients, through Univar Brasil Ltda.
Innospec Acheives RSPO MP Certification for Manufacturing Sites
Oct 29, 2014
Innospec Inc. has achieved the Round Table for Sustainable Palm Oil's (RSPO) Mass Balance (MB) multi-site certification for all of its relevant manufacturing sites.
DSM Maps Facial TEWL/Hydration Among Varying Ethnicities
Oct 22, 2014
DSM Personal Care has partnered with the University of Limpopo, Newtone Technologies and AVR Consulting to run a study on facial hydration and barrier function in different ethnicities.
Crodarom Achieves EFfCI's GMP Certification
Oct 15, 2014
Crodarom, member of the Croda International Group, has been awarded the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification for cosmetic ingredients by SGS according to the European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients (EFfCI).
Sederma Celebrates 50 Years
Oct 14, 2014
Sederma is celebrating 50 years of being a cosmetic active ingredient supplier. For its anniversary, the company is inviting the industry to meet the people at Sederma on its Facebook and LinkedIn page.
Clariant Expands Production at Tangerang, Indonesia Site for More Personal Care
Oct 13, 2014
Clariant has announced plans to build a new production facility at its Tangerang, Indonesia site to support regional demands in the personal and home care industry.
Silab Awarded as SME for Performance in France
Oct 8, 2014
Silab is the third most beautiful independent small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) in France, as ranked by by the magazine L’Express-L’Entreprise, Ernst & Young and Ellisphere.
New Skin Lightening Actives Are Just a Trail Away
Oct 1, 2014
The anti-aging market has soared in recent years to become one of the biggest earning segments for the cosmetic industry, and next to wrinkle reducing, skin whitening/lightening is one of its most common claims, especially in the Asian cosmetics market.