International
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Color Cosmetics | Hair Care | Household Cleaning | Laundry Care | Skin Care
Henkel Beauty Care Donates Computers
THAILAND: Employees from Henkel’s Beauty Care plant in Yamahatsu, Thailand visited the Ban Pa Por Sahapattanasueksa School in Northeast Thailand to donate computers, and teach the children about sustainability and social issues. In addition, th…11.02.16
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Functional Ingredients | Polymers | Surfactants
Innospec Expands Partnership in Turkey
TURKEY: Innospec has expanded its partnership with Eigenmann & Veronelli in Turkey. The new agreement gives Eigenmann & Veronelli the opportunity to represent Innospec’s legacy products, including its flagship sulfate-free Iselux surfac…11.02.16
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Color Cosmetics | Functional Ingredients | Pigments | Skin Care
Private Equity Firm Invests In Gotha Cosmetics
ITALY: H.I.G. Capvis Equity has acquired Gotha Cosmetics, an Italian developer and manufacturer of private label cosmetics mainly focusing on lips, eyes and face products. …11.02.16
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Actives | Color Cosmetics | Hair Care | Skin Care | Surfactants
DSM’s Vouvry Site Earns Fair Trade Certification
SWITZERLAND: DSM’s site at Vouvry has officially been awarded “Fair Trade” certification according to the ESR Standard following an independent audit by Ecocert Environment. The site, located in the Swiss canton of Valais, is the ho…11.02.16
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Fine Fragrance
Puig Takes Stake In Brazilian Pharmacy
BRAZIL: Puig has purchased a minority stake in Granado, a Brazilian pharmacy. A purchase price was not disclosed. The move supports Granado’s internationalization and gives Puig further access to one of the biggest personal care markets in the…11.02.16
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Actives
Tagra Biotechnologies Picks Azelis
INDIA: Azelis announces its appointment as exclusive distributor by Tagra Biotechnologies, to offer its range of RND microencapsulated actives and pigments in India, Australia and New Zealand for all personal care applications. This new partnershi…11.02.16
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Skin Care
Lipotec Opens Testing Lab in Barcelona
BRAZIL: Lipotec has opened a new clinical testing laboratory at its Barcelona facility. The new facility will serve as a point of reference for research in the advancement of active ingredients and will focus on in vivo assays. The 116 square meters…11.02.16
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Hair Care | Skin Care
Inolex Opens Office in São Paulo
BRAZIL: Inolex opened a commercial office and warehouse, Inolex do Brazil, in Sao Paulo. The site is led by country manager Cristina Saiani. The move follows the opening of a commercial office and technical center in Guangzhou, China earlier this yea…11.02.16
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Actives | Hair Care
L’Oréal Signs Bioprinting Hair Follicle Deal
FRANCE: L’Oréal and biotech firm Poietis, Pessac, France, have inked a multi-year accord related to bioprinting a hair follicle that could lead to the creation of a functional follicle that is capable of producing hair. The beauty gia…11.02.16
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Actives | Skin Care | Sun Care
BASF To Build Vitamin A Plant in Ludwigshafen
GERMANY: BASF has started planning for the construction of a new world-scale plant for vitamin A in Ludwigshafen. The new facility will increase the company’s total annual production capacity of vitamin A by 1,500 metric tons. With the plann…11.02.16
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Skin Care
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Color Cosmetics | Skin Care
Shiseido Expands Footprint
Lays cornerstone for new Global Innovation Center in Japan, begins operations at new factory in Taiwan11.01.16
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Color Cosmetics | Skin Care
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UPDATE: Fire Out at BASF's Ludwigshafen Site
Yesterday’s fire at BASF's site in Ludwigshafen has been extinguished. According to the latest information, two employees of the BASF fire department died as a result of the fire in the northern part of the site. Eight people were seriously…10.18.16
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Explosion at BASF's Ludwigshafen Plant
One confirmed dead, several injured and six missing following blast this morning.10.17.16
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Bell Acquires Fragrance Division of Nardev Chemie
Expands its portfolio with Sillage Aromatique.10.14.16
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Surfactants
Innospec, Eigenmann & Veronelli Expand Partnership
Innospec has expanded its partnership with Eigenmann & Veronelli in Turkey. The new agreement gives Eigenmann & Veronelli the opportunity to represent Innospec’s legacy products, including its flagship sulfate-free Iselux surfactan…10.06.16
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Functional Ingredients | Hair Care | Laundry Care | Personal Cleansers | Polymers | Surfactants
Henkel’s Sustainability Efforts Earn High Marks
GERMANY: Since the beginning of the year, Henkel’s sustainability performance has been recognized by several indices in France, Italy, England and the US. The company has been listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and has been included i…10.03.16
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Household Cleaning
Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit Is Oct. 26-27 in Paris
FRANCE: The Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit will take place in Paris, Oct. 26 & 27. This second edition will cover sustainability metrics, green ingredients, sustainable packaging and consumer impacts. The summit comprises three conference s…10.03.16
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Personal Cleansers | Skin Care
Cetaphil Enters Tesco
UNITED KINGDOM: The Cetaphil range of cleansers and moisturizers is now available at Tesco. The range had been sold at Boots, Superdrug, Lloyds and leading independent pharmacies. In addition, the brand has tapped television presenter Caroline Flack…10.03.16
