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Rotterdam, the Netherlands | 02 August 2022
IMCD Group (“IMCD”), a leading distributor of speciality chemicals and ingredients, today launched the first IMCD Beauty & Personal Care application laboratory in the United Kingdom.
Heerlen, The Netherlands | 02 August 2022
Following the announcements in April and May 2022 of the intended sale of DSM's two remaining Materials businesses, these are now reported as assets held for sale and as Discontinued Operations. Going forward, DSM will only provide an outlook for its Continuing Operations (Health, Nutrition & Bioscience, and Corporate Activities). The outlook for these continuing activities is unchanged: DSM expects to deliver a high-single digit Adjusted EBITDA increase.
Heerlen, The Netherlands | 02 August 2022
Royal DSM, a global purpose-led science-based company, announces that it pledges to purchase all of its electricity worldwide from renewable sources as well as further reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its own operations faster with stringent new 2030 sustainability targets.
Chicago, Illinois, USA | 02 August 2022
The Hallstar Company Agrees to Purchase LANXESS’ Polymer Additives Production Site in Greensboro, NC
Hallstar, a specialty chemical company servicing both the Industrial and Beauty markets, has agreed to acquire LANXESS’ ester manufacturing facility in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Holzminden, Germany | 02 August 2022
Symrise AG continues its growth course in the first half of 2022. The company saw a strong increase in sales and profit. Organic sales growth came to 10.2 %. Taking portfolio and exchange rate effects into account, sales in the reporting currency increased by 18.5 % to € 2,260 million (H1 2021: € 1,908 million).
New York, NY, USA | 01 August 2022
The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) is pleased to announce that we are now accepting nominations for the following industry recognition awards:
Kankakee, IL | 01 August 2022
Kensing, LLC (“Kensing” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of natural vitamin E, plant sterols, specialty esters and high-purity anionic surfactants, and a portfolio company of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC (“One Rock”), today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Hopewell, Virginia amphoteric surfactants and specialty esters manufacturing operations (the “Business”) from Evonik Corporation (“Evonik”).
Ludwigshafen, Germany | 26 July 2022
With the certification of BASF’s production site in Cassina Rizzardi, Italy, BASF is the first chemical company offering certified sustainable personal care ingredients based on coconut oil. The company was certified according to the Rainforest Alliance Mass Balance Coconut certification scheme.
