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Unilever CFO to Step Down

Unilever announced that its chief financial officer, James A Lawrence, has decided to resign from the boards.

BASF Divests Texas Surfactant Site to Clear Lake Chemicals

The divestiture includes the sale of the site and manufacturing equipment. It does not include the products manufactured at the site. As part of the agreement, BASF will transfer approximately 15 employees to CLC.

Unipex Strengthens Natural Offering with Fytokem Acquisition

Unipex Group has announced plans to acquire Fytokem Products Inc. This is Unipex's second acquisition in 2009, following its purchase of Codibel Distribution in March.

Cosmetic Valley Adds 12 to Membership

Cosmetic Valley has added 12 new companies to its membership including well-known raw material suppliers, testing companies and packaging companies.

S. Goldman Named Distributor for Colonial Chemical

S. Goldmann GmbH & Co. KG has signed an agreement to distribute the raw materials of Colonial Chemical Inc. in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Chemsil Adds Silicone Equivalent Search to Web Site

Chemsil Silicones Inc. has added a search function to its Web site that allows visitors to search for its equivalent to another company's silicone ingredients.

Redken Turns 50 in 2010

In 2010, Redken will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Beginning January 2010, Redken is holding an anniversary celebration throughout the year that will include a number of initiatives.

J&J Plans Restructuring Including Job Cuts

Following a 5% revenue drop in the third quarter of 2009, Johnson & Johnson is planning a restructuring to save nearly US$900 million a year, including cutting approximately 7,000-8,000 jobs. The company has not yet reported where it will cut jobs and whether job cuts will be made in personal care R&D.

P&G Recognizes Supplier Efforts at Awards Ceremony

The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) recognized the top of its 80,000 suppliers on Nov. 3, 2009, at its annual supplier awards event. BASF SE and Evonik Industries were among the suppliers to receive the P&G's highest award, the Supplier of the Year Award for 2009.

AkzoNobel Names Distributors in Europe/Africa/Asia

Following its acquisition of National Starch Personal Care, AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry has named its distribution network in Europe, Asia and Africa.

Dow Corning and Wacker Partner for Pyrogenic Silica

Wacker Chemie AG and and Dow Corning Corp. have started construction of the second phase of their pyrogenic silica plant in Zhangjiagang, China. Pyrogenic silica can be used as a flow aid in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and in food processing.

The Provital Group Celebrates 30

The Provital Group is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2009. The company was founded in Barcelona, Spain by Joseph Armengol, who started the company with the production of plant extracts.

UK University Opens Center for Tissue Research

Loughborough University has created the Centre for Biological Engineering (CBE) to expand its research in regenerative medicine, cell technologies and plasma medicine to improve human health.

Grant Names Northeast Account Manager and Agrees to West Coast Distribution

Lena Hotaling-McCaffrey has been named senior account manager for Grant Industries. The company has also selected TCR Industries as the distributor for its personal care ingredients in the Western United States.

Unilever Acquires Body Care and Detergent Brands from Sara Lee

For US$1.88 billion (€1.28 billion) Unilever will assume Sara Lee's global body care and European detergent brands including Sanex, Duschdas, Radox and Switzal.

Biotech Company Receives Commerce Award

Magellan BioScience Group Inc. has been awarded the 2009 Best of Tampa Award in the commercial physical research category by the US Commerce Association.

InterMed Partners for Eco-friendly Omega-3

InterMed Discovery has partnered with the University of Saarland to develop a eco-friendly source of omega-3.

Merck Acquires Pigment Manufacturer Taizhu

Merck has acquired Suzhou Taizhu Technology Development, a supplier of pigments based in the Shanghai area of China.

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