Personal Care

Brenntag Opens New Personal Care Innovation & Application Center in France

Brenntag started operations of its new personal care Innovation & Application Center in Lille, France.

Croda Acquires South Korean Biotech Firm

UK specialty chemicals company Croda International has agreed to buy Solus Biotech, a South Korean company specializing in ceramide and phospholipid technologies and with emerging capabilities in natural retinol. The purchase price is about £232 million on a debt-free, cash-free basis.

Univar Takes Turkey’s Kale Kimya

Univar has entered into an agreement to buy Kale Kimya, a leading Turkish specialty chemicals distributor. Financial terms of the deal, which is expected to close during the first quarter of 2023, were not disclosed.

IMCD Strengthens India Presence with Parkash Buy

IMCD has agreed to buy Parkash DyeChem, a leading Indian distributor of specialty chemicals for construction and printing inks. Financial terms of the deal, which is expected to close next month, were not revealed.

IMCD Acquires China’s Shanghai Sanrise

Dutch specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor IMCD has entered into an agreement to buy China’s Shanghai Sanrise Industries & Development. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Brenntag Buys UK Surfactants Business

Brenntag has acquired Prime Surfactants in the UK for an undisclosed sum. Headquartered in Leeds, the company is a leading distributor of surfactant specialties for the personal care and household, industrial & institutional (HI&I) industries, among other segments, in the UK.

Barentz Acquires Volp in Brazil

The consolidation in the distribution sector continues. In the latest deal, Life Sciences distributor Barentz International has announced the acquisition of Volp Indústria e Comércio, a Brazilian distributor of supplies and solutions for the Personal Care sector.

Chemberry puts Personal Care Ingredients at Buyers’ Fingertips

Elementis Pays $360 Million for SummitReheis

Azelis Americas Buys Ross Organic

Amyris and Nikkol in Cosmetic Ingredients Pact

Safic-Alcan extends partnership with AkzoNobel

Evonik Buys Alkion Biopharma

On Track and Ready for Growth

A Whole New Range of New Services

BASF Widens Vitamin A Capability

Matthew Ottaway Named Personal Care Industry Director for Univar EMEA

Clariant Doubles Pigment Capacity in India

Eastman to Pay $2.8 Billion for Alkylamines Producer Taminco

Peter Greven Buys Stephenson’s Deinking Chemicals Business

Organic and Natural Ingredients

Oil- and Gas-Field Chemicals

CABB forms joint venture in China

Germany's CABB and Jining Gold Power from Shandong province agreed to establish a joint venture for the production and marketing of high quality monochloroacetic acid (MCA) in Jining, Shandong province in the People's Republic of China.

Boosting Global Expansion

Croda's Profit Rises on Strong Consumer Care Sales

Clariant Opens New Plant for AMPS Polymers in Tarragona

L'Oréal Opens R&I Center in India

Clariant Acquires CRM International

Anticipating New Trends

Evonik to Build Production Plant for Personal Care and Household Care Ingredients in Brazil

BASF Sells Marine Biopolymers Business to Seagarden

Active Ingredients in Personal Care Formulations