P&C Review April 2020
Suppliers, manufacturers & beauty brands do their part to fight COVID-19
Strong, profitable and confident about the future
Symrise continued its profitable growth course in 2019, achieving all its targets for the year.
Visit the official COVID-19 government website to stay informed: sacoronavirus.co.za
Suppliers, manufacturers & beauty brands do their part to fight COVID-19
Symrise continued its profitable growth course in 2019, achieving all its targets for the year.
AECI Specialty Chemicals can assist customers with expert recommendations when it comes to maintaining hygiene standards in a production facility.
Epigenetics is taking the skin care market towards more personalised offerings
SAPICS, The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management, has joined forces with Smart Procurement, Africa’s leading supply chain and procurement…
SAPICS, The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management, has joined forces with Smart Procurement, Africa’s leading supply chain and procurement information service, to present the largest ever online learning, knowledge sharing and networking event for the profession, focusing on Africa. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the vital role that supply…
Nouryon has acquired carboxymethyl cellulose business, JM Huber Corporation. The transaction will significantly broaden Nouryon’s portfolio of products in CMC,…
Nouryon has acquired carboxymethyl cellulose business, JM Huber Corporation. The transaction will significantly broaden Nouryon’s portfolio of products in CMC, a sustainable, bio-based water-soluble polymer used as a thickener, binder, stabiliser and film former. Leading position in growth markets The acquisition underlines Nouryon’s strategy of investing to develop a leading…
Avon’s latest innovation is its Anew Skin Reset Plumping Shots, powered with Protinol. Protinol is a patented formula clinically proven…
Avon’s latest innovation is its Anew Skin Reset Plumping Shots, powered with Protinol. Protinol is a patented formula clinically proven to revitalise skin by naturally restoring collagen 1 and 3 to a perfect balance that is found in baby skin. Perfect balance Independent scientific tests have confirmed that Protinol, the…
Botanichem has added Sunjin Beauty Science to its portfolio of agencies. Sunjin, based in Korea, has been a leading ingredient…
Botanichem has added Sunjin Beauty Science to its portfolio of agencies. Sunjin, based in Korea, has been a leading ingredient supplier to the cosmetic and chemical industry for more than 40 years and supplies products to some of the world’s leading brands. Ingredient solutions The company supplies raw materials to…
IMCD and Dupont Health and Nutrition have agreed to expand their partnership in Pharmaceutical Ingredients to Kenya, Uganda and Egypt.…
IMCD and Dupont Health and Nutrition have agreed to expand their partnership in Pharmaceutical Ingredients to Kenya, Uganda and Egypt. The relationship with Dupont Health and Nutrition’s cellulosic excipient range dates over 50 years and currently spans to more than 60 countries in Europe, North and Latin America, and Asia.…
Symrise has launched a joint research project with CRIEPPAM on lavender farming aimed at crop resilience, improved biodiversity and additional…
Symrise has launched a joint research project with CRIEPPAM on lavender farming aimed at crop resilience, improved biodiversity and additional income for farmers. The CRIEPPAM research institute, local farmers and Symrise have been working towards increasingly cultivating lavender in a sustainable way for several years. A fragrant pair Lavender and…
Collagen Lift Paris has added to its range a one stop solution to prevent and help remove age spots, reduce…
Collagen Lift Paris has added to its range a one stop solution to prevent and help remove age spots, reduce wrinkles and increase the skin’s moisture and elasticity called Luminous Gold. The South African sun is very intense and as a result South Africans suffer from a high rate of…
Purple Haze FAR-UV Technologies has launched a high-tech system to autonomously and continuously disinfect occupied spaces. Ground-breaking new UV light…
Purple Haze FAR-UV Technologies has launched a high-tech system to autonomously and continuously disinfect occupied spaces. Ground-breaking new UV light technology is now available in South Africa, to safely destroy COVID-19 on surfaces and in the air inside occupied spaces. Killing pathogens without harming humans Brought to South Africa by…
Adcock Ingram has launched its flagship cannabis-based range, ADCO CBD, in South Africa. Over the past few decades, one of…
Adcock Ingram has launched its flagship cannabis-based range, ADCO CBD, in South Africa. Over the past few decades, one of the most debated topics is the health benefits of the cannabis plant. The facts have been revealed, with cannabis myths and legends now being backed by science. What is CBD?…
John Fagan has been appointed the new general manager for pharmaceutical company, Boehringer Ingelheim South Africa. Fagan joins Boehringer Ingelheim…
John Fagan has been appointed the new general manager for pharmaceutical company, Boehringer Ingelheim South Africa. Fagan joins Boehringer Ingelheim with a wealth of experience gained during a career that stretches over 35 years in the pharmaceutical and nursing industry in Africa, including South Africa, and emerging markets in Angola,…
BY: Neil Birch, CEO at Novus Holdings Business agility is the capability of a business to respond quickly to a…
BY: Neil Birch, CEO at Novus Holdings Business agility is the capability of a business to respond quickly to a changing environment, whether it be internal or external. Qualities of agile businesses include being adaptive, flexible and creative in your response to change without losing momentum (remaining productive) or vision.…
Fibertex SA, part of the global Fibertex Nonwovens group, has developed versatile high-performance components for protective facemasks and respirators. “Fibertex,…
Fibertex SA, part of the global Fibertex Nonwovens group, has developed versatile high-performance components for protective facemasks and respirators. “Fibertex, which continuously invests in technological advancements to meet requirements in diverse industries – has increased production capacity of materials so desperately needed during the global COVID-19 pandemic,” explains Rosa Naidoo,…
Entries are now open for the Santam Women of the Future Awards 2020 in association with Fairlady and True Love.…
Entries are now open for the Santam Women of the Future Awards 2020 in association with Fairlady and True Love. Santam, Fairlady and, for the first time this year, Truelove Magazine, have partnered up in the search to find the best female entrepreneurs in the country. Best women entrepreneurs If…
Researchers at Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University in the US found a link between a relatively new form…
Researchers at Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University in the US found a link between a relatively new form of diabetes, known as “type 3” diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease.
Cape Government MEC, David Maynier, has confirmed that Health Shops may operate in the Western Cape during the COVID-19 lockdown…
Cape Government MEC, David Maynier, has confirmed that Health Shops may operate in the Western Cape during the COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa, subject to lockdown regulations. Following high level engagement with the Ministry of Health, Western Cape, and with the Western Cape Government, the HPA reports that in collaboration…
Due to the challenges facing SMEs as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the NSBC and its National Partners are…
Due to the challenges facing SMEs as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the NSBC and its National Partners are proud to offer 100 000 SMEs complimentary membership to the NSBC, each valued at R 1950 per annum. “The greatest challenge for Small Businesses during the lockdown because of COVID-19…
Healing Earth has launched an online store where patrons who find essential calm and comfort in its gentle and all-natural…
Healing Earth has launched an online store where patrons who find essential calm and comfort in its gentle and all-natural products can still get their fix during lockdown. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a nationwide lockdown to flatten the curve and stop the spread of the coronavirus has turned the…
Chromatic Technologies Inc. (CTI) has partnered with American Thermal Instruments (ATI) in Dayton, Ohio, to donate free-of-charge new printable temperature,…
Chromatic Technologies Inc. (CTI) has partnered with American Thermal Instruments (ATI) in Dayton, Ohio, to donate free-of-charge new printable temperature, tampering and authentication technology to protect all new COVID-19 drugs. As the world’s scientists rush to find vaccines and therapeutics to treat COVID-19, there’s another group of scientists who are…
Tonix Pharmaceuticals and Southern Research have partnered to create a COVID-19 vaccine based on Tonix’s proprietary horsepox vaccine platform. The…
Tonix Pharmaceuticals and Southern Research have partnered to create a COVID-19 vaccine based on Tonix’s proprietary horsepox vaccine platform. The use of the horsepox vector will be an important addition to the 234 COVID-19 vaccines currently being developed, as it will add another vector to be used for COVID-19 vaccines…
The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to impact the poorest countries in Africa, that have limited access to water for basic…
The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to impact the poorest countries in Africa, that have limited access to water for basic sanitation, hygiene and health. In these cases water tanks and water hygiene will be integral to curbing the spread of the virus. “This pandemic highlights the need to get water…
The retail experience for personal care products is changing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 48% of consumers are now concerned…
The retail experience for personal care products is changing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 48% of consumers are now concerned about the safety of product packaging during the pandemic period, according to GlobalData’s COVID-19 Weekly Tracker Survey, published on 3 June. Post-pandemic retail experience As Australia gets a glimpse of…
New Zealand’s aggressive approach to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus has proven to be extremely effective as the…
New Zealand’s aggressive approach to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus has proven to be extremely effective as the country has had no new cases in more than two weeks. After a little over 100 days since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 reported on 28 February 2020, New…
Sew-Eurodrive has joined a nationwide campaign to use 3D printing technology to produce much-needed face masks and shields for healthcare…
Sew-Eurodrive has joined a nationwide campaign to use 3D printing technology to produce much-needed face masks and shields for healthcare workers and first responders. Since the announcement of a national lockdown to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, there has been a global shortage of such…
Givaudan Active Beauty’s #BeuatyBoosters collection responds to consumers’ beauty expectations for fully natural products with a Japanese Beauty inspired routine…
Givaudan Active Beauty’s #BeuatyBoosters collection responds to consumers’ beauty expectations for fully natural products with a Japanese Beauty inspired routine in a selection of eight botanical extracts, including Green tea, Aloe Vera and Lemon Balm. Evolving with time, the J-Beauty ritual smoothly switches from traditional concoctions to modern beauty products.…
RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents, a global omni-channel solutions partner for industrial customers and suppliers, has announced…
RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents, a global omni-channel solutions partner for industrial customers and suppliers, has announced a partnership with Rockwell Automation – a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. With immediate effect, RS is also authorised to supply Rockwell Automation products into Africa and…
Established in 2001, with a strong focus on African indigenous plant extracts, Afriplex is currently one of the leading contract…
Established in 2001, with a strong focus on African indigenous plant extracts, Afriplex is currently one of the leading contract manufacturers of complementary medicines (CAMs) and health supplement products in South Africa. The company’s move into the cannabis market in 2018 is another successful extension of the botanical offering that…
The Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA’s) vinyl-dot was formally launched in the South African market at the beginning of last…
The Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA’s) vinyl-dot was formally launched in the South African market at the beginning of last year. To date, SAVA has proudly awarded the 2020 vinyl-dot to 21 of its members, following their successful completion of the industry association’s product stewardship commitment benchmarking survey. Member companies,…
Local production of active pharmaceutical ingredients for some key COVID-19 repurposed drugs is likely to offer a competitive advantage for…
Local production of active pharmaceutical ingredients for some key COVID-19 repurposed drugs is likely to offer a competitive advantage for the formulations manufactured in India in terms of supply and price. This according to data and analytics company, GlobalData. According to GlobalData’s COVID-19 Executive Briefing, COVID-19 has spread to 189…
The Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA) hosted its annual general meeting (AGM) on 27 May via the Zoom online platform.…
The Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA) hosted its annual general meeting (AGM) on 27 May via the Zoom online platform. SAVA chairman George Dimond says the PVC industry around the world is known for its resilience and adaptability and that the Association had no hesitation about embracing the possibilities and…
Optima recently carried out the most complex virtual machine acceptance in the history of the company. A total of 11…
Optima recently carried out the most complex virtual machine acceptance in the history of the company. A total of 11 cameras were used to track the factory acceptance test (FAT) of a highly complex high-performance filling system for cosmetics manufacturing. The client (Company A) – a multinational corporation based in…
Skoon’s Wow-Wow Wonder Hydrating Serum is the first product to be entered in the 2020 Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Review/Symrise New…
Skoon’s Wow-Wow Wonder Hydrating Serum is the first product to be entered in the 2020 Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Review/Symrise New Product Competition. The Wow-Wow Wonder Hydrating Serum is formulated with three different sizes of Hyaluronic Acid molecules to tackle immediate and long-term skin hydration. It is also enriched with a…
Clere now caters for the needs of active men with the new Clere For Men Active range. The healthy lifestyle…
Clere now caters for the needs of active men with the new Clere For Men Active range. The healthy lifestyle movement is on the rise and getting fit has never been more accessible. With free gifts on gym sign ups, walking and running clubs, outdoor communal gyms, group exercise classes…
On 10 October, Environ was crowned the winner of the 2019 Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Review/Symrise New Product Competition. This trusted…
On 10 October, Environ was crowned the winner of the 2019 Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Review/Symrise New Product Competition. This trusted local skin care brand with a strong history of innovation, won the overall winner award for its Focus Care Radiance+ Range. The New Product Competition judges said Environ’s Focus Care…
Environ is a globally recognised skin care brand built on science, beauty and care. Its products are all based in…
Environ is a globally recognised skin care brand built on science, beauty and care. Its products are all based in vitamin A, which the brand believes is the ‘oxygen’ skin needs to look healthy and radiant for life. Focus Care Radiance+ Range and Focus Care Youth+ Avance Elixir are among…
Nimue is renowned for its expert understanding of the skin and the effective treatment of various skin conditions. As a…
Nimue is renowned for its expert understanding of the skin and the effective treatment of various skin conditions. As a leader in scientific skin care, Nimue Skin Technology (Nimue) promises to deliver transformative results for a variety of skin types. After an extended period of intense R&D, Nimue has launched…
Optiphi, the winner of the 2018 P&C Review/Symrise New Product Competition, is back to defend its title with three entries…
Optiphi, the winner of the 2018 P&C Review/Symrise New Product Competition, is back to defend its title with three entries in the 2019 competition. The South African professional skin care brand has entered two individual products and one range. Formulated with a multi-faceted approach, the Body Curve Sculpting Repair targets…
GR8 Skincare was founded by Dr Janine Ellenberger, a South African medical doctor with more than 15 years’ experience in…
GR8 Skincare was founded by Dr Janine Ellenberger, a South African medical doctor with more than 15 years’ experience in skin care and cosmetics. She launched the brand for her own teenagers, to give them gentle yet effective skin care products that would address their acne and keep their skin…
The professionals at Placecol are as invested in their customers’ satisfaction as they are in creating award-winning products that improve…
The professionals at Placecol are as invested in their customers’ satisfaction as they are in creating award-winning products that improve the skin’s condition. In June the brand launched the Placecol Excellence skin care range, to treat clients’ most pressing skin concerns. The four products in the range contain Sunflower Oil,…
To mark World Environment Day on 5 June ALPLA is making donations to NGOs and initiating employee activities. The family-owned…
To mark World Environment Day on 5 June ALPLA is making donations to NGOs and initiating employee activities. The family-owned enterprise is not allowing the coronavirus pandemic to stand in the way of its good habits. Clean-up campaigns In what has become something of a valued tradition for many ALPLA…
BW Packaging Systems is using a virtual exhibit hall experience to bring its packaging solutions directly to its customers. Till…
BW Packaging Systems is using a virtual exhibit hall experience to bring its packaging solutions directly to its customers. Till May 2021, BW Packaging Systems will host a unique online exhibit to showcase the collective packaging capabilities of Barry-Wehmiller companies Accraply, BW Flexible Systems, BW Integrated Systems, Pneumatic Scale Angelus…
In a time where our throw-away culture has increased packaging waste worldwide, companies are looking for solutions that enable them…
In a time where our throw-away culture has increased packaging waste worldwide, companies are looking for solutions that enable them to provide more and use less. With mounting pressure, packaging is changing. Even though packaging is necessary, a lot of products have excess packaging where the information that is needed…
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Romaco was not able to display its technologies at Interpack 2020, but has instead come…
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Romaco was not able to display its technologies at Interpack 2020, but has instead come up with an innovative solution in the form of a virtual showroom with a spotlight on sustainability and digitalisation. For the first time, Romaco’s latest product developments are being unveiled…
Plastics SA played a key role in launching the KZN Marine Waste Network South Coast that took place at the…
Plastics SA played a key role in launching the KZN Marine Waste Network South Coast that took place at the Amanzimtoti Lagoon on 14 March 2020. The event attracted 150 participants who joined in a clean-up at the lagoon to celebrate the network’s launch, removing more than 200 bags of…
Standards must be adhered to when manufacturing pharmaceutical packaging to ensure hygiene and sterilisabality. Actega details the numerous packaging errors…
Standards must be adhered to when manufacturing pharmaceutical packaging to ensure hygiene and sterilisabality. Actega details the numerous packaging errors that could occur and how using the correct pharmaceutical closures will safeguard from them. Pharmaceutical packaging, and primary packaging in particular, which is in direct contact with the dosage form…
Séamus Lafferty, president of Accraply, has announced the creation of a new innovation and manufacturing centre in Irlam, Greater Manchester,…
Séamus Lafferty, president of Accraply, has announced the creation of a new innovation and manufacturing centre in Irlam, Greater Manchester, UK. Accraply is part of Barry-Wehmiller and is a leader in the design, manufacture and support of automated label-application systems, as well as converting and finishing equipment for the shrink…
Markem-Imaje, which is represented in South Africa by Pyrotec PackMark, has joined forces with Systech International, reinforcing their leadership in…
Markem-Imaje, which is represented in South Africa by Pyrotec PackMark, has joined forces with Systech International, reinforcing their leadership in product traceability, regulatory compliance and brand protection. Markem-Imaje – a global supplier of product identification and traceability solutions – has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sys-Tech Solutions International…
Following the success of in-cosmetics Global’s first virtual conference that took place in April, show organisers hosted a series of…
Following the success of in-cosmetics Global’s first virtual conference that took place in April, show organisers hosted a series of free-to-attend webinars centred on the industry’s hottest new ingredients. More than 1 200 professionals from the cosmetics and personal care industry attended the 30-minute web-based demos, which took place over…
The pharmaceutical supply chain must overcome capacity shortages to get supplies to patients worldwide. Stakeholders are grappling with a growing…
The pharmaceutical supply chain must overcome capacity shortages to get supplies to patients worldwide. Stakeholders are grappling with a growing gap between air cargo capacity and demand for lifesaving medical products, as flights are grounded and borders closed. Many African countries now report medicine shortages and challenges in securing costly…
Analytica Lab Africa exhibitor Eins-Sci, an international company specialising in laboratory equipment, has compiled a complete SARS-CoV-2 (2019-nCoV) Testing Laboratory…
Analytica Lab Africa exhibitor Eins-Sci, an international company specialising in laboratory equipment, has compiled a complete SARS-CoV-2 (2019-nCoV) Testing Laboratory Solution including all the equipment and the quantities required to set up the laboratory. Eins-Sci director Bradley Rautenbach says the company has pioneered the release of an all-in-one laboratory equipment…
Riding on the success of its virtual conference in April, in-cosmetics Global will run another series of free webinars from…
Riding on the success of its virtual conference in April, in-cosmetics Global will run another series of free webinars from 27 to 29 May 2020, enabling the personal care industry to learn about the world’s most exciting new ingredients. Over three days, 14 leading suppliers will take part in a…
The Marchesini Group has launched X DAYS, a sequence of exclusive online events broadcast from a specially created space. Now,…
The Marchesini Group has launched X DAYS, a sequence of exclusive online events broadcast from a specially created space. Now, more than ever, the industry needs some extraordinary events to keep in touch. In May, Marchesini Group should have welcomed customers to its exhibition booth at the German trade show…
Reed Exhibitions announced today that in-cosmetics Global will be rescheduled to October, after announcing in March that the show would…
Reed Exhibitions announced today that in-cosmetics Global will be rescheduled to October, after announcing in March that the show would be postponed to the end of June. Following the steep escalation of COVID-19 across Europe, and in particular Spain, in-cosmetics Global will now take place from 6 to 8 October…
As the spread of coronavirus intensifies, so do the cancellation and postponement of business, social and sporting events. The Organic…
As the spread of coronavirus intensifies, so do the cancellation and postponement of business, social and sporting events. The Organic and Natural Products Expo (ONPE) Africa is the latest local industry events to be postponed due to COVID-19. Due to the unfortunate and unforeseen events unfolding globally due to the…
The Cosmetic, Toiletries & Fragrances Association (CTFA) has released an announcement postponing The Cosmetics Industry Summit ‘Breaking Barriers in Africa’,…
The Cosmetic, Toiletries & Fragrances Association (CTFA) has released an announcement postponing The Cosmetics Industry Summit ‘Breaking Barriers in Africa’, scheduled to take place on 13 and 14 MAY 2020 at The IDC Conference Centre, in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. Public health concern Given the rise of public health concerns…
