Launched in 1996, the Environmental Protection Agency’s annual green chemistry awards program recognizes companies that develop and implement more sustainable technologies.
At the start of the month, South Africa – based Sasol Chemicals and Univar Solutions announced a distribution agreement that has Univar as the company’s primary distributor of alcohols and surfactants here in the US as well as in Canada.
Today, the Tennessee-based specialty surfactants company announced that work has begun on a new manufacturing facility that will make the most of regional localization efforts in and beyond Saudi Arabia.
This new industry partnership has the University of Cincinnati Assistant Professor and her students working to make existing surfactants better and to innovate chemical compounds that would make AvanSix surfactants more fit and functional in today’s beauty...
Special Edition: Sustainable sourcing and waste reduction
Sustainable surfactants continue to rise in popularity and there has been plenty of innovation in recent years, but low costs and strong performance associated with conventional surfactants means an eco market transition will prove difficult, a review...
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.
The specialty chemical company announced a new production capability of its New Castle, Delaware, facility this week. Croda, a multinational firm that serves a full spectrum of industries, will be offering the new biotech ingredient as a green option...
Lonza demonstrated its formulation capabilities when it showcased five formulation prototypes at the recent Suppliers’ Day event in Manhattan, New York City.
Croda International has started construction on a site in Delaware that will be the first ever manufacturing facility to produce sustainable non-ionic surfactants.
The market for surfactants in Brazil and Argentina is showing signs of maturity, but still retains the potential for significant growth, a new market report points out.
Leading Edge Innovations has launched MicroSperse technology, which is a patent-pending process developed using physical interactions instead of chemicals to combine oil and water in cosmetic formulations.
Demand from the cosmetics market is expected to drive the growth of the global surfactant market, particularly in Asia, according to a new market report.
Ingredients manufacturer Inolex Chemical Company says it is targeting natural hair conditioning formulas with what is claimed to be the first ever natural cationic on the market.
The new sulfation facility at Cognis’ Mexico plant will allow the specialty chemicals supplier to produce high quality surfactant ingredients for shampoos and shower gels.
No-rinse cleansers that also moisturise are the target for the latest offering from Cognis’ active ingredients division Laboratoires Sérobiologique (LS).
Fine chemicals player Pilot Chemicals says it has acquired part of
the Intertrade Holdings business in a move that will increase its
offerings to the personal care industry.
A new multi-functional emulsifier that is said to simplify
formulation has been launched by Lipo Chemicals, aimed at the
growing market for increasingly sophisticated but compatible
ingredients.
Naturally occurring saponins from the Indian soap nut tree are
becoming increasingly popular as alternatives to chemical
detergents tying in with the growing trend for natural personal
care products.
Germany-based Goldschmidt Personal Care, a division of the Degussa
specialty chemicals business, is launching TEG Care CE 40, a new,
vegetable-based cationic emulsifier system for the formulation of
oil dispersed in water creams and...
Colonial Chemical has unveiled its Cola Liqid Amide, a non-ionic
surfactant based on chemistry that has been used to create
traditional alkanolamide surfactants and which also incorporates a
similar performance.
Colonial Chemical has launched a new concentrated surfactant blend
which has been formulated for a very variety of personal care
products and specifically formulated for enhanced mildness.
