Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant has acquired Canadian cosmetics and personal care ingredients business Lucas Meyer Cosmetics from International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) for $810m (€767m).
Higher costs and lack of supplier alignment are the core issues slowing uptake of green materials, ingredients and processes amongst beauty and personal care manufacturers and brands, say specialist suppliers.
Industry leaders Beiersdorf, Borealis, Siegwerk, and Clariant team up on a Design4Circularity initiative and create “first-of-its-kind” circular packaging concept for the cosmetics industry.
The Swiss multinational personal care company releases an online tool that calculates the percentage of natural ingredients and overall naturality of a personal care product.
Global ingredients major Clariant will expand production of its isethionates mild surfactants to plug increasing needs of personal care manufacturers making more mildness and hygiene claims.
Clariant has developed a concentrated active from white mulberry tree root using a patented plant milking technology it says is a fundamental step towards ensuring beauty’s sustainable future.
Specialty chemicals players Clariant has overcome challenging conditions in North America and China, as well as the Care Chemicals division, thanks to strong results in its new markets, particularly in Latin America.
Specialty chemicals firm Clariant has launched its latest concept in a bid to showcase its hair and skin care ingredients portfolio to its customers and forge stronger partnerships.
Specialty chemical player Clariant has continued to expand its global production capabilities to support customers in the Greater China region, with the inauguration of a new pigments facility.
Swiss specialty chemicals firm Clariant is showcasing its recently launched ‘Touch of Nature’ range of vegetal-based biopolymers at this year’s in-cosmetics event taking place in Barcelona from 17-19 April.
Global textile solutions provider, Clariant has developed Quiospheres microcapsules in a joint partnership with Lipotec, an expert in the micro-encapsulation of luxury cosmetics.
Specialty chemicals firm Clariant has achieved global ISO 22716 Cosmetics Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification for its global management system benefitting its products and customers in the personal care industry.
Switzerland-based Clariant will open a new laboratory near Mumbai focused on developing formulations specifically for the personal care industry in India, a market that is showing continued growth.
Swisss specialty chemicals player Clariant says a softening of the global economy and unfavourable currency exchange are likely to impact its profits for the full financial year 2011.
Swiss specialty chemical provider Clariant has formed a manufacturing partnership with Kitozyme, that will help it break into the evolving area of biopolymers.
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