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Jan 27, 2012- Colipa Changes Name to 'Cosmetics Europe - The Personal Care Association' -Industry News
The European Cosmetics Association, formerly named "Colipa", will now be called "Cosmetics Europe - The Personal Care Association". The association...
Jan 26, 2012- Helix Biomedix Receives Patents for Innovative Peptide Technologies in Dermatology -Industry News
Helix BioMedix, Inc., a developer of bioactive peptides, announced that it has been granted four new U.S. and foreign patents, further strengthening...
Jan 26, 2012- Polydimethylsiloxanes Pose No Environmental & Human Health Risk, Reports ECETOC -Industry News
The European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (ECETOC) publishes Joint Assessment of Commodity Chemicals (JACC) on Linear...
Jan 25, 2012- Phytage Collaborates with PAN for Advancing PHX27 having Anti-ageing Properties -Industry News
Phytage ApS has announced the signing of its first portfolio compound for advancement through testing towards approval. Phytage's agreement with the...
Jan 23, 2012- Safic-Alcan Group to Distribute Eastman's Product Range in Europe -Industry News
Eastman appoints Safic Alcan group as pan European distributor for their products in Life Sciences applications. Eastman Chemical has decided to...
Jan 23, 2012- Tukes' Surveillance Project Identifies Deficiencies in Hair Dye Product Labeling -Industry News
Lots of deficiencies in hair dye product labeling were detected in a surveillance project conducted by the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency...
Jan 20, 2012- Colipa Supports Research on Safety Assessment of Cosmetic Sprays -Industry News
The consumer exposure to the vast majority of cosmetic products is limited to dermal contact. Even spray applications tend to be topically exposed to...
Jan 18, 2012- SCCS Seeks Public Consultation on Nitrosamines & Secondary Amines in Cosmetics -Industry News
Recently, the independent Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has launched a public consultation on its preliminary opinion on Nitrosamines...
Jan 16, 2012- AkzoNobel Expands DME Production Capacity at Rotterdam Plant in Netherlands -Industry News
AkzoNobel Industrial Chemicals is to increase dimethylether (DME) production capacity at its Rotterdam/Europoort plant in the Netherlands to 45,000...
Jan 12, 2012- CREMER to Acquire Oleochemicals Product Business from Sasol -Industry News
Sasol Germany GmbH announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its production site in Witten (Germany) and the associated oleochemicals...
Jan 11, 2012- IMCD Group to Distribute Arizona’s Refinery Product Lines in Western Europe -Industry News
Arizona Chemical and IMCD Group B.V. have reached an agreement for IMCD Group to distribute Arizona Chemical's refinery product lines in Western...
Jan 9, 2012- PZ Cussons Expands its Beauty Division with Acquisition of Fudge Hair Care Brand -Industry News
PZ Cussons Plc, one of the leading consumer product groups in Europe, Asia and Africa, announces the exchange of contracts for the acquisition through...
Jan 6, 2012- Researchers Develop Non-animal Testing Methods for Allergenic Substances -Industry News
Contact allergy affects around 20% of the population in the western world. Scientists are working intensively to develop alternative test methods that...
Jan 2, 2012- DKSH to Distribute Shin-Etsu's Silicones for Personal Care Applications in Germany -Industry News
DKSH's Business Unit Performance Materials, one of the leading specialty chemicals distributors, and Shin-Etsu Silicones Europe, a subsidiary of...
Dec 29, 2011- French Government Grants Fund to Sirona Biochem's Subsidiary for Cosmeceutical Project -Industry News
Sirona Biochem Corp. announced that its French subsidiary, TFChem, has received a major funding grant of CDN$1.9 million from the French government....
Dec 29, 2011- KahlWax to Exhibit Natural Waxes for Personal Care Products at CosmetAgora 2012 -Product News
KahlWax will participate at CosmetAgora to showcase its latest developments for lipsticks and for skin and hair care products. KahlWax offers a...
Dec 22, 2011- Sustainable Cosmetics Summit Closes with Key Focus on Sustainability in Cosmetics Industry -Industry News
The European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit drew to a successful close on November 28-30th, bringing together over 160 executives....
Dec 20, 2011- STOKO® to Exhibit its Refresh Line at Vakbeurs Facilitair, The Netherlands -Product News
STOKO® Skin Care is participating to the "Vakbeurs Facilitair" in the Brabanthallen of 's Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands) from 18 - 20 January...
Dec 12, 2011- Scientists Use Neutrons to Study Surface Properties of Surfactants Used in Shampoos -Industry News
Scientists at the Institut Laue-Langevin have used neutrons to solve a long-standing mystery about the surface properties of...
Dec 7, 2011- BRAIN & Autiodisplay Biotech Collaborate to Develop Screening Systems for Cosmetic Actives -Industry News
BRAIN AG and Autodisplay Biotech GmbH have announced a co-operation to develop innovative cellular screening systems. The strategic collaboration aims...

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