“Colors & Effects”, BASF’s brand focusing on the global pigments business, launched a new digital product finder tool that offers customers an integrated user experience for interacting with the brand’s diverse pigment portfolios for cosmetics and other markets....
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BASF launches a new active ingredient that moisturizes, smoothes and soothes the skin: “Hydrasensyl” Glucan. These beneficial effects result from the active ingredient’s construction: its polysaccharide structure resembles hyaluronic acid, while the triple helix arrangement of the fibers is known from collagen....
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For the first time, Henkel has produced bottles using chemically recycled plastic in collaboration with packaging manufacturer Alpla. Through chemical recycling, mixed plastic waste that was previously impossible to recycle can be effectively reprocessed and reused. The pilot project with bottles of “Perwoll” is part of the ChemCycling project led...
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BASF and Biomillenia recently announced the signing of a microbiome discovery agreement. The collaboration aims to identify novel dermocosmetic active ingredients involved in promoting skin health. The French company Biomillenia will contribute its unique microbiome-on-a-chip technology that has the ability to grow specific microbes and maintain a higher diversity of living...
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BASF will expand the capacity of ethylene oxide and ethylene oxide derivatives at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. The total investment adds about 400,000 metric tons per year to the company’s production capacity for the corresponding products with an expected investment amount exceeding €500 million. “This significant capacity expansion...
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While 35 percent of people worldwide grapple with oily skin, the topical solutions available are often not suitable for African type of skin. This skin type not only tends to produce more sebum, it also has a different composition of sebum and skin lipids, and shininess can be more pronounced....
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