Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Review

Home Care

16 May 2022

Iberchem launches biodegradable fragrance encapsulation technology

Vernovacaps by Iberchem is a sustainable encapsulation technology, which is suitable for home care and personal care applications. After several years of work by its fragrance technology department, Iberchem has launched Vernovacaps biodegradable fragrances capsules. Iberchem’s Vernovacaps is the second biodegradable fragrance encapsulation technology to be released on the market. It is also the only...
11 Feb 2022

Clariant’s TexCare polymer receives innovation award

Clariant, one of the world’s leading suppliers of sustainable ingredients and solutions, has been awarded the Best Innovation Contributor Award Laundry & Home Care 2021 – Runner Up, by the consumer goods giant Henkel. The prize recognizes the outstanding performance of Clariant’s TexCare technology and the unique benefits it brings to laundry detergents in North...
10 Feb 2022

Nouryon opens new production facility to keep up with demand for sustainable solutions

Nouryon has completed its latest production facility to meet increasing global demand for innovative and sustainable chelates for the rapidly growing consumer cleaning industry. The start-up of the new site in Herkenbosch, Netherlands is expected in the second quarter of 2022. The local agent for Nouryon is IMCD SA. Sustainable solutions   “Nouryon continues to...
21 Jan 2022

Azelis strengthens its position in Asia Pacific with new acquisition

Azelis has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Catalite, a well-established distributor of specialty chemicals in the Personal Care and Home Care market segments, as well as industrial formulators, intermediates and coatings, in Thailand. The acquisition reinforces the Group’s footprint in the Life Sciences market, and complements its Industrial Chemicals portfolio in the...
28 Oct 2021

Azelis signs distribution agreement with Merck in Asia Pacific

Azelis has announced a new distribution agreement with Merck’s Surface Solutions business unit. Effective 1 November 2021, Azelis will distribute Merck’s range of effect pigments, functional materials and cosmetic ingredients in Australia, New Zealand (ANZ) and Indonesia for the Industrial Chemicals, Surface Coatings, Plastics, Printing, Personal Care and Food & Beverage market segments. New opportunities...
14 Oct 2021

BASF will showcase its sustainable product innovations at SEPAWA virtual congress

BASF and its European distribution organisation BTC Europe will be presenting solutions for applications in the home care, industrial and institutional cleaning and personal care markets on the virtual SEPAWA platform from 13 to 15 October 2021. SEPAWA, one of Europe’s largest congresses for the laundry and home care, cosmetics and fragrance industry in Europe,...
06 Aug 2021

KAS Africa launches a women empowerment programme

August is national Women’s Month. To commemorate Women’s Day on 9August, KAS Africa – a Midrand-based contract manufacturing company – is launching a women empowerment programme for SMMEs. Vinny Perumal, CEO of KAS Africa, says the company will use this programme to seek out and support local women-owned businesses within the personal care and natural...
02 Dec 2020

New countertop dishwasher washes more dishes using less water in half the time

BASF and Heatworks, a US-based tech firm, have partnered to support the further development of the award-winning Tetra countertop dishwasher with regard to its cleaning performance. While Heatworks is using its patented Ohmic Array Technology, BASF is supporting the development with its leading portfolio of sustainable products for the cleaning industry. This is to enable...
03 Nov 2020

BASF expands Lavergy enzyme line for effective detergent formulations

BASF is expanding its enzyme portfolio, further adding to its reputation as an innovation leader and provider of key ingredients for the home care and I&I industry.  Enzymes are essential ingredients of modern detergent formulations. For effective removal of the stains resulting from life’s little accidents and everyday spills, enzymes are indispensable – and help...
22 Aug 2019

Omya to showcase holistic personal and home care solutions at SEPAWA

At this year’s SEPAWA Omya will present highly efficient and eco-friendly calcium carbonate solutions. The company will introduce mastered calcium carbonate particles suitable for multifunctional decorative cosmetics and toothpaste applications alongside minerals with adjustable abrasivity for household surface cleaners. The company will complete its exhibition with a distribution portfolio comprising a broad spectrum of cleaning...