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Sanyo Chemical Industries bares substitute surfactant for nonylphenol
Dispersions Butting heads in polyaspartic acid Both $2.3 bn/y Donlar Biosyntrex Corp and Bayer have big hopes for polyaspartic acid (PAA). PAA is a dispersing agent. It dissolves limescale in drainage pipes and inhibits corrosion. In detergents it is an anti-redeposition agent, preventing dirt from reattaching itself to fabrics during washing. PAA also has agricultural uses. The market for PAA in scale and corrosion prevention in offshore rigs alone is already put at $600 M. Donlar has a 30 M Ibs/y plant in Peru, IL, with room to expand by 120 M Ibs/y. Bayer estimates the size of the global polyacrylates market at around 2 bn Ibs/y and says all the current applications for polyacrylates could be replaced by PAA. Bayer has a 600,000 Ibs/y PAA plant at Leverkusen. A 20 M Ibs/y plant is due onstream at the site by the end of Jun. A plant will also be erected at Baytown, TX, when demand warrants. Both Bayer and Donlar are trying to develop markets for their product. Bayer says there is particularly strong pressure in Europe to cut the use of poorly biodegradable organic components in detergents. Chemical and Engineering News, 25 Feb 2002, 80 (8), 23-24
Sunbelt Corp forms pigments division Sunbelt Corp, a major player in the dye technology and dispersions market, has created a Pigments Division. The new division will be offering a complete range of aqueous dispersions, which will be available in both resin and surfactant systems. Ink Maker, Mar 2002, 80 (3), 12
Soaps The beauty of multifunctionality Soap manufacturers continue to find ways to improve their products to meet more demanding market and consumer needs in the wake of strong competition from liquid bath MAY
2002
and shower cleansing systems. Global production of soap is pegged at 9 bn tonnes, accounting for 50% of total surfactant output worldwide. Liquid formulations have enjoyed strong growth in Europe and North America, although current trends reveal that the growth is stabilizing. Soap retail value indicated a 2% increase in 2000 from 1999. Toilet soap bars currently enjoy sales of $9.65 bn. Pacific Asia is considered the largest market, accounting for 39% or $3.76 bn of global sales. Europe comes next with 23% or $2.2 bn, then the Americas with 22% or $2.1 bn. The Asian market is expected to show a growth rate of 23%/y compared to 1-2%/y for other regions. Multifunctionality is becoming a vital property of soap, with recent studies showing that the typical consumer seeks an optimal balance between hygiene, visual satisfaction, skin effect, and safety and ease of use in soap products. SPC, Soap Perfumery and Cosmetics, Feb 2002, 75 (2), 33-34
Revised import norms for inputs irk soap sector Under the aegis of The All India Liquid Bulk Importers and Exporters Association, the soap industry in India has expressed dissatisfaction with Budget 2002-2003 proposals, which stipulates revised quality standards for key raw material like crude palm stearine and crude palm kernel oil. In its notification dated 1 Mar 2002, the Government of India has increased the free fatty acid (FFA) content limit in crude palm stearine and similar material from 10% to 20%. Importers can avail a lower duty of 30% ad valorem only if the new stipulated limit is met. According to the soap industry, this would impact the quality of light coloured soaps and the recovery of glycerol. The norm would hit the supply chain, thereby affecting the oleo-chemical industry and soap majors like Hindustan Lever and Godrej Industries. Further, the quality of the imported raw material will be affected since cheaper high-FFA material will have to be mixed with the raw material to increase its FFA to more than 20%. Business Line, 16 Mar 2002, 9 (74), 2
Per-oxygen compounds Degussa: renovation of portfolio progressing Degussa AG continues to focus on speciality chemicals. The gelatine business has thus now been sold to Sobel for E265 M. Degussa’s detergent raw materials operation has also formed a joint venture with Ausimont, called MedAvox (workforce 30, sales E50 M), to market persalts in the Mediterranean. MedAvox is to erect a new percarbonate plant at the Ausimont site in BussVPescara. Chemie Produktion.
Feb 2002, (14), 6 (in German)
Switch to percarbonate could be completed by 2005 W European detergent producers may complete a changeover from sodium perborate to sodium percarbonate as a bleaching agent by the end of 2003. There is concern over the environmental effects of boron. New coating technology has overcome the problem of instability with sodium percarbonate. Sodium percarbonate accounts for 60% of the persalts bleaching market. FMC Foret is to increase sodium percarbonate capacity from 15,000 tons/y to 35,000 tons/y by converting part of its sodium perborate capacity at La Zaida, Spain in the 2H of 2003. MedAvox (joint venture Degussa and Ausimont) is to open a 50,000 tonnes/y sodium percarbonate plant in Bussi, Italy in 2003. Increased demand has been particularly beneficial to the market leader Solvay. The European Commission may require Solvay to divest its holding in MedAvox following its acquisition of Ausimont. Chemical Market Reporter, 11 Mar 2002 (Website: http//:www.chemexpo.com/cmronline)
New developments Sanyo Chemical Industries bares substitute surfactant for nonylphenol Sanyo Chemical Industries has developed a higher alcohol-based nonionic surfactant that contains no nonylphenol, which is thought to be an endocrine disrupter. Its detergent and emulsifying properties are similar 3
to nonylphenol nonionic surfactants. The company will manufacture 3000 tonnes of the material in the first year, rising to 10,000 tonnes in 2005. Japan Chemical WeGFx2,43
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Good clean living lneos Silica has introduced Neosil CL2000, which is a non-sensory silica cleansing particle. The new product offers excellent skin cleansing properties and can be utilised in various skin cleansing formulations, particularly in non-harsh cleansing formulations utilising mild surfactants. SPC, Soap Perfumery and Cosmetics, Feb 2002,75 (2) 52
Multifunctionality and mildness drive speciality surfactants Wipes are a new product introduction that is helping to drive the speciality surfactant market. In personal care formulation speciality sur-factants provide conditioning, feel, lather and other functionality as well conventional surfactant properties. In 2000, the market for cosmetic and toiletry products in the USA, Japan and Western Europe was $68 bn. Western Europe accounts for 42% of the market or $29 bn, followed by the USA at 40% or $27 bn and then Japan at 17% or $12 bn. In the market for surfactants globalisation is a continuing issue. Products that delay the natural ageing process and naturally-derived raw materials are high growth areas. Products that mitigate environmental effects, multifunctional ingredients and formulated products are forecast to gain increased popularity. Greater demand for mildness and multifunctionality in surfactants is also evident. Major producers of speciality sut-factants are Cognis, BASF, Croda, Degussa-Goldschmidt, Dow Chemical, Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry, Lonza, Uniqema, Rhodia, Crompton, Clariant, Huntsman, Stepan, and International Speciality Products. Wet and dry wipes are gaining market share at unprecedented rates. Speciality sur-factants, particularly alkylpolyglycosides, play an essential part in the application of the active ingredients onto the dry wipe. Opportunities for new product and 4
technology development in speciality surfactants continue to be provided by the potential elimination of alkanolamides from personal care formulations. Cognis is a supplier of a wide range of amphoteric, anionic, cationic, and non-ionic speciality surfactants for applications in personal care formulations. In Nov 2001 Cognis Thai announced a doubling of its sur-factants capacity by 2002 at its surfactants facilities at Bangpakong, Thailand. Degussa-Goldschmidt has recently introduced several new products, such as Cosmocair P813, Tego Care CG 90, and Abil Care 85. Croda recently introduced two new products: Crodafos CS20 Acid and lncroquat DCMC and DCPG. Akzo Nobel is investing E23 M in a new surfactant plant on Jurong Island, Singapore. In Dee 2000, Uniqema introduced its Arlatone Versaflex line of emulsion stabilisers. A key surfactant introduction from Uniqema is Promidium 2, a second generation replacement for DEA-alkanolamides that is a 100% active liquid non-ionic surfactant. ISP offers Surfadone LP linear N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidone surfactants that are low-foaming nonionic speciality surfactants and wetting agents.
German washing machine producers offer new generation of product This item lists the 3 German washing machine makers that are offering intelligent machines. These are able to monitor water quality, and reduce consumption of detergents and energy as appropriate, without losing washing quality. A website address is given. Chimie Hebdo, 18 Feb 2002, (162) 17 (in French)
Botanical alcohol tops Kao Corp’s priority Kao Corp intends to expand the production of superior quality botanical alcohol by 50% by investing in a production facility in Malaysia. Botanical alcohol, which is utilised in shampoos, detergents and cosmetics, is being manufactured using a proprietary highly active catalyst system. The increased production is at par with the production of other major players such as Procter & Gamble, which makes around 200,000 tonnes/y of botanical alcohol. A Kao subsidiary in the Philippines is utilising the said technology. HAPPI, Household & Personal Products Industry, Feb 2002, 39 (2 (Pt 1)) 26
Chemical Market Reporter, 3 Dee 2001, 260 (Focus Supplement), 9-10
Lubrizol2000: technologies In 2000, Lubrizol’s innovations included additives, specialty resins and equipment for use in UV coatings applications. These reduce the amount of volatile organics, such as solvents that escape into the atmosphere. Lubrizol has also had some success with surfactants used for soil remediation in areas that have experienced hazardous waste spills.
Trifluoropropylene produced in Weihai Weihai Xinyuan Chemical Industrial Co Ltd has begun production of 200 tonnes/y trifluoropropylene following approval from Shandong Science Commission in China. Developed by the company trifluoropropylene can be used to replace Freon in freezing agents and aerosols and be processed into sur-factants and textile finishing agents. The product is exported to Korea and the USA.
Lubrizol 2000 Annual Report, 14 Mar 2001,8-g (Lubrizol, 29400 Lakeland Boulevard, Wickliffe, Ohio 44092-2298, Canada. Website: http//:www.lubrizol.com)
China Chemical Reporter, 6 Mar 2002,13
Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp activity
New additive makes driving more enjoyable and helps protect the environment
Amidst its many activities, Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp is developing therapeutic and diagnostic products based on its perfluorochemical and surfactant technologies. Press release from: Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp, 3040, Science Park Road, San Diego, CA 92121, USA. Tel: tl 619 558 4375 or tl 858 410 5200. Fax: tl 858 410 5201. E-mail: [email protected] (19 Mar 2002)
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BASF, the world’s leading supplier of gasoline additives, has introduced a package of additives that significantly improve the properties of diesel. One such additive is an anti-foaming agent that enables fuel tanks to be filled quickly and cleanly. BASF expects MILY 2002
Sunbelt Corp forms pigments division Sunbelt Corp, a major player in the dye technology and dispersions market, has created a Pigments Division. The new division will be offering a complete range of aqueous dispersions, which will be available in both resin and surfactant systems. Ink Maker, Mar 2002, 80 (3), 12
Soaps The beauty of multifunctionality Soap manufacturers continue to find ways to improve their products to meet more demanding market and consumer needs in the wake of strong competition from liquid bath MAY
2002
and shower cleansing systems. Global production of soap is pegged at 9 bn tonnes, accounting for 50% of total surfactant output worldwide. Liquid formulations have enjoyed strong growth in Europe and North America, although current trends reveal that the growth is stabilizing. Soap retail value indicated a 2% increase in 2000 from 1999. Toilet soap bars currently enjoy sales of $9.65 bn. Pacific Asia is considered the largest market, accounting for 39% or $3.76 bn of global sales. Europe comes next with 23% or $2.2 bn, then the Americas with 22% or $2.1 bn. The Asian market is expected to show a growth rate of 23%/y compared to 1-2%/y for other regions. Multifunctionality is becoming a vital property of soap, with recent studies showing that the typical consumer seeks an optimal balance between hygiene, visual satisfaction, skin effect, and safety and ease of use in soap products. SPC, Soap Perfumery and Cosmetics, Feb 2002, 75 (2), 33-34
Revised import norms for inputs irk soap sector Under the aegis of The All India Liquid Bulk Importers and Exporters Association, the soap industry in India has expressed dissatisfaction with Budget 2002-2003 proposals, which stipulates revised quality standards for key raw material like crude palm stearine and crude palm kernel oil. In its notification dated 1 Mar 2002, the Government of India has increased the free fatty acid (FFA) content limit in crude palm stearine and similar material from 10% to 20%. Importers can avail a lower duty of 30% ad valorem only if the new stipulated limit is met. According to the soap industry, this would impact the quality of light coloured soaps and the recovery of glycerol. The norm would hit the supply chain, thereby affecting the oleo-chemical industry and soap majors like Hindustan Lever and Godrej Industries. Further, the quality of the imported raw material will be affected since cheaper high-FFA material will have to be mixed with the raw material to increase its FFA to more than 20%. Business Line, 16 Mar 2002, 9 (74), 2
Per-oxygen compounds Degussa: renovation of portfolio progressing Degussa AG continues to focus on speciality chemicals. The gelatine business has thus now been sold to Sobel for E265 M. Degussa’s detergent raw materials operation has also formed a joint venture with Ausimont, called MedAvox (workforce 30, sales E50 M), to market persalts in the Mediterranean. MedAvox is to erect a new percarbonate plant at the Ausimont site in BussVPescara. Chemie Produktion.
Feb 2002, (14), 6 (in German)
Switch to percarbonate could be completed by 2005 W European detergent producers may complete a changeover from sodium perborate to sodium percarbonate as a bleaching agent by the end of 2003. There is concern over the environmental effects of boron. New coating technology has overcome the problem of instability with sodium percarbonate. Sodium percarbonate accounts for 60% of the persalts bleaching market. FMC Foret is to increase sodium percarbonate capacity from 15,000 tons/y to 35,000 tons/y by converting part of its sodium perborate capacity at La Zaida, Spain in the 2H of 2003. MedAvox (joint venture Degussa and Ausimont) is to open a 50,000 tonnes/y sodium percarbonate plant in Bussi, Italy in 2003. Increased demand has been particularly beneficial to the market leader Solvay. The European Commission may require Solvay to divest its holding in MedAvox following its acquisition of Ausimont. Chemical Market Reporter, 11 Mar 2002 (Website: http//:www.chemexpo.com/cmronline)
New developments Sanyo Chemical Industries bares substitute surfactant for nonylphenol Sanyo Chemical Industries has developed a higher alcohol-based nonionic surfactant that contains no nonylphenol, which is thought to be an endocrine disrupter. Its detergent and emulsifying properties are similar 3
to nonylphenol nonionic surfactants. The company will manufacture 3000 tonnes of the material in the first year, rising to 10,000 tonnes in 2005. Japan Chemical WeGFx2,43
(2161)
3
Good clean living lneos Silica has introduced Neosil CL2000, which is a non-sensory silica cleansing particle. The new product offers excellent skin cleansing properties and can be utilised in various skin cleansing formulations, particularly in non-harsh cleansing formulations utilising mild surfactants. SPC, Soap Perfumery and Cosmetics, Feb 2002,75 (2) 52
Multifunctionality and mildness drive speciality surfactants Wipes are a new product introduction that is helping to drive the speciality surfactant market. In personal care formulation speciality sur-factants provide conditioning, feel, lather and other functionality as well conventional surfactant properties. In 2000, the market for cosmetic and toiletry products in the USA, Japan and Western Europe was $68 bn. Western Europe accounts for 42% of the market or $29 bn, followed by the USA at 40% or $27 bn and then Japan at 17% or $12 bn. In the market for surfactants globalisation is a continuing issue. Products that delay the natural ageing process and naturally-derived raw materials are high growth areas. Products that mitigate environmental effects, multifunctional ingredients and formulated products are forecast to gain increased popularity. Greater demand for mildness and multifunctionality in surfactants is also evident. Major producers of speciality sut-factants are Cognis, BASF, Croda, Degussa-Goldschmidt, Dow Chemical, Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry, Lonza, Uniqema, Rhodia, Crompton, Clariant, Huntsman, Stepan, and International Speciality Products. Wet and dry wipes are gaining market share at unprecedented rates. Speciality sur-factants, particularly alkylpolyglycosides, play an essential part in the application of the active ingredients onto the dry wipe. Opportunities for new product and 4
technology development in speciality surfactants continue to be provided by the potential elimination of alkanolamides from personal care formulations. Cognis is a supplier of a wide range of amphoteric, anionic, cationic, and non-ionic speciality surfactants for applications in personal care formulations. In Nov 2001 Cognis Thai announced a doubling of its sur-factants capacity by 2002 at its surfactants facilities at Bangpakong, Thailand. Degussa-Goldschmidt has recently introduced several new products, such as Cosmocair P813, Tego Care CG 90, and Abil Care 85. Croda recently introduced two new products: Crodafos CS20 Acid and lncroquat DCMC and DCPG. Akzo Nobel is investing E23 M in a new surfactant plant on Jurong Island, Singapore. In Dee 2000, Uniqema introduced its Arlatone Versaflex line of emulsion stabilisers. A key surfactant introduction from Uniqema is Promidium 2, a second generation replacement for DEA-alkanolamides that is a 100% active liquid non-ionic surfactant. ISP offers Surfadone LP linear N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidone surfactants that are low-foaming nonionic speciality surfactants and wetting agents.
German washing machine producers offer new generation of product This item lists the 3 German washing machine makers that are offering intelligent machines. These are able to monitor water quality, and reduce consumption of detergents and energy as appropriate, without losing washing quality. A website address is given. Chimie Hebdo, 18 Feb 2002, (162) 17 (in French)
Botanical alcohol tops Kao Corp’s priority Kao Corp intends to expand the production of superior quality botanical alcohol by 50% by investing in a production facility in Malaysia. Botanical alcohol, which is utilised in shampoos, detergents and cosmetics, is being manufactured using a proprietary highly active catalyst system. The increased production is at par with the production of other major players such as Procter & Gamble, which makes around 200,000 tonnes/y of botanical alcohol. A Kao subsidiary in the Philippines is utilising the said technology. HAPPI, Household & Personal Products Industry, Feb 2002, 39 (2 (Pt 1)) 26
Chemical Market Reporter, 3 Dee 2001, 260 (Focus Supplement), 9-10
Lubrizol2000: technologies In 2000, Lubrizol’s innovations included additives, specialty resins and equipment for use in UV coatings applications. These reduce the amount of volatile organics, such as solvents that escape into the atmosphere. Lubrizol has also had some success with surfactants used for soil remediation in areas that have experienced hazardous waste spills.
Trifluoropropylene produced in Weihai Weihai Xinyuan Chemical Industrial Co Ltd has begun production of 200 tonnes/y trifluoropropylene following approval from Shandong Science Commission in China. Developed by the company trifluoropropylene can be used to replace Freon in freezing agents and aerosols and be processed into sur-factants and textile finishing agents. The product is exported to Korea and the USA.
Lubrizol 2000 Annual Report, 14 Mar 2001,8-g (Lubrizol, 29400 Lakeland Boulevard, Wickliffe, Ohio 44092-2298, Canada. Website: http//:www.lubrizol.com)
China Chemical Reporter, 6 Mar 2002,13
Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp activity
New additive makes driving more enjoyable and helps protect the environment
Amidst its many activities, Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp is developing therapeutic and diagnostic products based on its perfluorochemical and surfactant technologies. Press release from: Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp, 3040, Science Park Road, San Diego, CA 92121, USA. Tel: tl 619 558 4375 or tl 858 410 5200. Fax: tl 858 410 5201. E-mail: [email protected] (19 Mar 2002)
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BASF, the world’s leading supplier of gasoline additives, has introduced a package of additives that significantly improve the properties of diesel. One such additive is an anti-foaming agent that enables fuel tanks to be filled quickly and cleanly. BASF expects MILY 2002