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Microemulsions patented by Cognis
F O C U S Chemical Week on 30 Nov 2005. The directory covers business services; machinery and equipment; packaging and packaging materials; private formula, contract packagers and service manufacturing; and raw materials. Chemical Week, 30 Nov/7 Dec 2005, 167 (41), 59-87
Airspray supplies pumps for new Procter and Gamble products Netherlands-based Airspray is to deliver pump systems for an expansion of Procter and Gamble’s Pampers Kandoo line with shampoo, shower foam and bath foam. These products will be available in US shops from the end of Dec 2005. Het Financieele Dagblad, 14 Dec 2005 (Website: http://www.fd.nl/) (in Dutch)
Greenpeace information on toxins in cosmetics On 31 Oct 2005 Greenpeace began a campaign directed against major cosmetic companies, which will put pressure on producers and European politicians. The organization is publishing a list of 450 harmful chemicals in cosmetic products in a pamphlet called MOOI. This is meant to inform around 900,000 consumers which toxic substances are in the products they use such as shower gel, shampoo, toothpaste, skin cream, perfume and cosmetics. ChemieZine VNCI, 3 Nov 2005, (Vereniging van de Nederlandse Chemische Industrie (VNCI), the Netherlands. Email: [email protected]) (in Dutch)
Hopax boosts production in Kaohsiung A five-fold increase in capacity is to be made by Hopax Fine Chemicals at its facilities in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, at a cost of $20 M. The second unit is due to be completed in 2Q 2006 and this will increase the company’s overall capacity to 900 tonne/y. The company produces sulfonation compounds and detergents, among other products. European Chemical News, 28 Nov 2005, 83 (2173), 19
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facilitates controlled pretreatment and coloration of textiles. Sera textile auxiliaries help textile finishers meet cost, quality and delivery targets and optimize competitiveness. DyStar’s new Sera offer comprises highperformance products for all stages in the pretreatment and dyeing of textiles. The pretreatment auxiliaries include desizing and scouring agents, sequestering agents, peroxide stabilizers, wetting agents and detergents. The range of dyeing auxiliaries comprises wetting, dispersing and washing agents, lubricants, reserving and aftertreatment products, padding and levelling auxiliaries, carriers, migration aids, antifoams, retarders and process control chemicals. The new Sera range also includes a number of innovative products. Examples are Sera Zyme CAT, a new desizing agent, and Sera Fast C-RD, a new aftertreatment agent for cellulosic fibres and their blends. The Sera product offer broadens DyStar’s range of products for the textile industry. Press release from: DyStar Textilfarben GmbH, 65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Tel: +49 69 2109 2734. Website: http://www.dystar.com (16 Nov 2005)
Lubrizol adds fuel additives capacity Lubrizol Corp has increased capacity for gasoline detergent additives at its facility in Bayport, TX, to supply the expanding market. Chemical Market Reporter, 19 Dec 2005, (Website: http://www.chemicalmarketreporter.com)
PATENTS Microemulsions patented by Cognis Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co KG has earned Patent No US 6,942,871 B2 for highly viscous microemulsions used in making antiperspirant gel and stick preparations. The microemulsion contains a sugar surfactant, oil, and an aluminium-zirconium salt wherein the composition is clear. HAPPI, Household & Personal Products Industry, Nov 2005, 42 (11), 26
Sera textile processing auxiliaries
P&G patents process for making granular detergent
The new Sera range of textile processing auxiliaries from DyStar
Procter & Gamble Co has obtained Patent No US 6,951,837 B1 for a
FEBRUARY 2006
method of making a granular detergent composition. The process involves blending a surfactant paste together with spray-dried granules. HAPPI, Household & Personal Products Industry, Nov 2005, 42 (11), 26
Unilever earns patents for soap bars Unilever Home & Personal Care USA has been awarded Patent No US 6,949,493 B1 for its soap bars. The soap bars contain synergistically high levels of both free fatty acid and a filler. HAPPI, Household & Personal Products Industry, Nov 2005, 42 (11), 26
LEGISLATION Household and personal care: awash in new rules Recent regulations for household and personal care products are presenting major challenges to chemical companies. Regulations are under consideration in Europe, in the US, and at the UN, and are likely to affect formulations in these markets. Many suppliers have had to come up with alternatives to meet the new or anticipated regulations. The EU’s Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (Reach) testing programme is one of the leading regulatory worries. Reach includes a range of chemicals used in the household and personal care industries. Chemical producers globally are worried that Reach will restrict the types of chemicals used, and put pressure on governments worldwide to accept similar rules. European regulations are hazardbased, N American risk-based, according to the US’s Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA). Some N American suppliers contend that if Reach is adopted in the EU, it will become a standard that they would also have to meet. The president of the Soap and Detergents Association says “regulations can’t be based just on hazards; they have to based on incidence of risk.” Moreover, some hazardous ingredients can be neutralized if blended with other chemicals. Also of concern is a separate regulation that is similar to Reach under consideration by a UN 5
Airspray supplies pumps for new Procter and Gamble products Netherlands-based Airspray is to deliver pump systems for an expansion of Procter and Gamble’s Pampers Kandoo line with shampoo, shower foam and bath foam. These products will be available in US shops from the end of Dec 2005. Het Financieele Dagblad, 14 Dec 2005 (Website: http://www.fd.nl/) (in Dutch)
Greenpeace information on toxins in cosmetics On 31 Oct 2005 Greenpeace began a campaign directed against major cosmetic companies, which will put pressure on producers and European politicians. The organization is publishing a list of 450 harmful chemicals in cosmetic products in a pamphlet called MOOI. This is meant to inform around 900,000 consumers which toxic substances are in the products they use such as shower gel, shampoo, toothpaste, skin cream, perfume and cosmetics. ChemieZine VNCI, 3 Nov 2005, (Vereniging van de Nederlandse Chemische Industrie (VNCI), the Netherlands. Email: [email protected]) (in Dutch)
Hopax boosts production in Kaohsiung A five-fold increase in capacity is to be made by Hopax Fine Chemicals at its facilities in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, at a cost of $20 M. The second unit is due to be completed in 2Q 2006 and this will increase the company’s overall capacity to 900 tonne/y. The company produces sulfonation compounds and detergents, among other products. European Chemical News, 28 Nov 2005, 83 (2173), 19
Other
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S U R FA C TA N T S
facilitates controlled pretreatment and coloration of textiles. Sera textile auxiliaries help textile finishers meet cost, quality and delivery targets and optimize competitiveness. DyStar’s new Sera offer comprises highperformance products for all stages in the pretreatment and dyeing of textiles. The pretreatment auxiliaries include desizing and scouring agents, sequestering agents, peroxide stabilizers, wetting agents and detergents. The range of dyeing auxiliaries comprises wetting, dispersing and washing agents, lubricants, reserving and aftertreatment products, padding and levelling auxiliaries, carriers, migration aids, antifoams, retarders and process control chemicals. The new Sera range also includes a number of innovative products. Examples are Sera Zyme CAT, a new desizing agent, and Sera Fast C-RD, a new aftertreatment agent for cellulosic fibres and their blends. The Sera product offer broadens DyStar’s range of products for the textile industry. Press release from: DyStar Textilfarben GmbH, 65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Tel: +49 69 2109 2734. Website: http://www.dystar.com (16 Nov 2005)
Lubrizol adds fuel additives capacity Lubrizol Corp has increased capacity for gasoline detergent additives at its facility in Bayport, TX, to supply the expanding market. Chemical Market Reporter, 19 Dec 2005, (Website: http://www.chemicalmarketreporter.com)
PATENTS Microemulsions patented by Cognis Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co KG has earned Patent No US 6,942,871 B2 for highly viscous microemulsions used in making antiperspirant gel and stick preparations. The microemulsion contains a sugar surfactant, oil, and an aluminium-zirconium salt wherein the composition is clear. HAPPI, Household & Personal Products Industry, Nov 2005, 42 (11), 26
Sera textile processing auxiliaries
P&G patents process for making granular detergent
The new Sera range of textile processing auxiliaries from DyStar
Procter & Gamble Co has obtained Patent No US 6,951,837 B1 for a
FEBRUARY 2006
method of making a granular detergent composition. The process involves blending a surfactant paste together with spray-dried granules. HAPPI, Household & Personal Products Industry, Nov 2005, 42 (11), 26
Unilever earns patents for soap bars Unilever Home & Personal Care USA has been awarded Patent No US 6,949,493 B1 for its soap bars. The soap bars contain synergistically high levels of both free fatty acid and a filler. HAPPI, Household & Personal Products Industry, Nov 2005, 42 (11), 26
LEGISLATION Household and personal care: awash in new rules Recent regulations for household and personal care products are presenting major challenges to chemical companies. Regulations are under consideration in Europe, in the US, and at the UN, and are likely to affect formulations in these markets. Many suppliers have had to come up with alternatives to meet the new or anticipated regulations. The EU’s Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (Reach) testing programme is one of the leading regulatory worries. Reach includes a range of chemicals used in the household and personal care industries. Chemical producers globally are worried that Reach will restrict the types of chemicals used, and put pressure on governments worldwide to accept similar rules. European regulations are hazardbased, N American risk-based, according to the US’s Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA). Some N American suppliers contend that if Reach is adopted in the EU, it will become a standard that they would also have to meet. The president of the Soap and Detergents Association says “regulations can’t be based just on hazards; they have to based on incidence of risk.” Moreover, some hazardous ingredients can be neutralized if blended with other chemicals. Also of concern is a separate regulation that is similar to Reach under consideration by a UN 5