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Unilever and Procter & Gamble fined over detergent price cartel
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Cremer Care promises sustainable functionality with new products
SPC, Soap, Perfumery and Cosmetics, Mar 2011, 84 (3), 40,43,44,50 (Website: http://www.cosmeticsbusiness.com)
Cremer Care has introduced its CremerCOOR line of naturally derived, functional ingredients targeted at makers of sustainable personal care products. Depending on their composition, CremerCOOR products can serve as emollients, emulsifiers, solubilizers, viscosity enhancers, surfactants, moisturizers or antimicrobial agents. The ingredients are derived mainly from vegetable fatty acids esterified with glycerine, polyglycerines or other vegetable-based alcohols. Many products have organic certification, the company says. CremerCOOR will be manufactured at Cremer Care’s associated manufacturing site Prignitzer Chemie at Wittenberge in Germany. This has already begun to expand its production capacity in order to meet customer’s demands. It is currently building a new state-ofthe-art multipurpose production facility for fatty acid esters.
APPLICATIONS Personal care Clariant simplifies ingredient choice for personal care formulators Clariant takes the complexity out of creating the right formulation for specific personal care and decorative cosmetic product needs with ongoing updates to its Concepts and Selection Guides for formulators. The latest evolution in Clariant’s approach to help customers clearly identify the raw materials they require from its extensive product portfolio was on show to visitors at in-cosmetics 2011. The ranges covered include surfactants, actives, emulsifiers, rheology modifiers and synergistic aids for viscosity and effective preservation. Many of the ingredients are Ecocert approved and fall within Clariant’s EcoTain range of natural and sustainable products. Clariant’s current concept developments include: Youth concept, for the specific skin, hair and make-up challenges of teenagers and young adults; Men’s care, for products especially suited for men; Sunny times; Wet wipes; For a colourful wellbeing; Silicone-free, for a velvet or silk skin feel without the use of silicones; Get in touch with performance, covering the Aristoflex range of rheology modifiers and polymeric emulsifiers; and Safe and reliable preservation, using blends based on Piroctone Olamine (PO). For customers looking for a specific kind of product, Clariant’s Product Selection Guides help formulators to quickly and easily select the one most suited to their formulation needs. The latest updates include the Emulsifier Selection Guide, which highlights the benefits, main properties, main uses and eco-criteria for its ranges of Hostaphat, Hostacerin and SilCare Silicone WSI emulsifiers. Press release from: Clariant International Ltd, Rothaustrasse 61, CH-4132 Muttenz 1, Switzerland, website: http://www.clariant.com (29 Mar 2011)
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SPC, Soap, Perfumery and Cosmetics, Mar 2011, 84 (3), 71 (Website: http://www.cosmeticsbusiness.com) & press release from: Cremer Oleo GmbH, Glockengiesserwall 3, 20095 Hamburg, Germany, tel: +49 403 20110, website: http://www.cremer-care.de (25 Jan 11)
Stephenson’s sustainable soap base The Stephenson Group recently reached an agreement with New Britain Oils, allowing the firm to become the first personal care product maker in the UK to use Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified sustainable palm oil to produce a soap base. The Stephenson Group makes 15,000 tonnes/y of soap base. SPC, Soap, Perfumery and Cosmetics, Mar 2011, 84 (3), 52 (Website: http://www.cosmeticsbusiness.com)
Household & laundry products Biotech Medical introduces a full line of enzyme cleaners Biotech Medical Inc is set to launch a line of innovative and revolutionary cleaning products, SpectraSan ‘Hungry Enzymes’. The products will be available for purchase online at
www.spectrasan.com and will include a Pet Stain & Odour Eraser, Spa & Whirlpool Cleaner, Mold & Mildew Stain Cleaner, No-Rinse Floor Cleaner, All-Purpose Cleaner & Degreaser, Glass & Stainless Steel Cleaner, Medical Instrument Spray and Medical Enzyme Detergent. PR Newswire, 12 Apr 2011, (Website: http://www.prnewswire.com)
Unilever and Procter & Gamble fined over detergent price cartel Consumer goods giants Unilever and Procter & Gamble have been slapped with fines totalling €315.2 M (£280.5 M) after they colluded to fix the price of washing machine detergent powder. The European Commission said the two companies and rival Henkel shared information about pricing in eight countries when they worked together on an initiative to reduce the environmental impact of their products. The Commission fined Anglo-Dutch company Unilever, whose European brands include Surf and Omo, €104 M and US group P&G, which makes Ariel, Tide, Gain and Era, €211.2 M after reductions for cooperating with the investigation. Germany’s Henkel was let off a fine after it alerted the European Commission to the cartel in 2008. The cartel existed for at least three years between Jan 2002 and Mar 2005, fixing prices of powder detergents in Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands. The three firms are the biggest powder laundry detergent makers in Europe with a total market share of 71%. P&G was the market leader with a 33% share of the $4.6 bn European market in 2010. The Independent, 13 & 14 Apr 2011, (Website: http://www.independent.co.uk) & Chemical Week, 18 Apr 2011, (Website: http://www.chemweek.com)
Healthcare Disinfectant towels with bleach registered for control of C difficile The Clorox Co has announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the registration of DISPATCH Hospital 5
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conditioners, mousses and combing creams.
Cremer Care promises sustainable functionality with new products
SPC, Soap, Perfumery and Cosmetics, Mar 2011, 84 (3), 40,43,44,50 (Website: http://www.cosmeticsbusiness.com)
Cremer Care has introduced its CremerCOOR line of naturally derived, functional ingredients targeted at makers of sustainable personal care products. Depending on their composition, CremerCOOR products can serve as emollients, emulsifiers, solubilizers, viscosity enhancers, surfactants, moisturizers or antimicrobial agents. The ingredients are derived mainly from vegetable fatty acids esterified with glycerine, polyglycerines or other vegetable-based alcohols. Many products have organic certification, the company says. CremerCOOR will be manufactured at Cremer Care’s associated manufacturing site Prignitzer Chemie at Wittenberge in Germany. This has already begun to expand its production capacity in order to meet customer’s demands. It is currently building a new state-ofthe-art multipurpose production facility for fatty acid esters.
APPLICATIONS Personal care Clariant simplifies ingredient choice for personal care formulators Clariant takes the complexity out of creating the right formulation for specific personal care and decorative cosmetic product needs with ongoing updates to its Concepts and Selection Guides for formulators. The latest evolution in Clariant’s approach to help customers clearly identify the raw materials they require from its extensive product portfolio was on show to visitors at in-cosmetics 2011. The ranges covered include surfactants, actives, emulsifiers, rheology modifiers and synergistic aids for viscosity and effective preservation. Many of the ingredients are Ecocert approved and fall within Clariant’s EcoTain range of natural and sustainable products. Clariant’s current concept developments include: Youth concept, for the specific skin, hair and make-up challenges of teenagers and young adults; Men’s care, for products especially suited for men; Sunny times; Wet wipes; For a colourful wellbeing; Silicone-free, for a velvet or silk skin feel without the use of silicones; Get in touch with performance, covering the Aristoflex range of rheology modifiers and polymeric emulsifiers; and Safe and reliable preservation, using blends based on Piroctone Olamine (PO). For customers looking for a specific kind of product, Clariant’s Product Selection Guides help formulators to quickly and easily select the one most suited to their formulation needs. The latest updates include the Emulsifier Selection Guide, which highlights the benefits, main properties, main uses and eco-criteria for its ranges of Hostaphat, Hostacerin and SilCare Silicone WSI emulsifiers. Press release from: Clariant International Ltd, Rothaustrasse 61, CH-4132 Muttenz 1, Switzerland, website: http://www.clariant.com (29 Mar 2011)
JUNE 2011
SPC, Soap, Perfumery and Cosmetics, Mar 2011, 84 (3), 71 (Website: http://www.cosmeticsbusiness.com) & press release from: Cremer Oleo GmbH, Glockengiesserwall 3, 20095 Hamburg, Germany, tel: +49 403 20110, website: http://www.cremer-care.de (25 Jan 11)
Stephenson’s sustainable soap base The Stephenson Group recently reached an agreement with New Britain Oils, allowing the firm to become the first personal care product maker in the UK to use Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified sustainable palm oil to produce a soap base. The Stephenson Group makes 15,000 tonnes/y of soap base. SPC, Soap, Perfumery and Cosmetics, Mar 2011, 84 (3), 52 (Website: http://www.cosmeticsbusiness.com)
Household & laundry products Biotech Medical introduces a full line of enzyme cleaners Biotech Medical Inc is set to launch a line of innovative and revolutionary cleaning products, SpectraSan ‘Hungry Enzymes’. The products will be available for purchase online at
www.spectrasan.com and will include a Pet Stain & Odour Eraser, Spa & Whirlpool Cleaner, Mold & Mildew Stain Cleaner, No-Rinse Floor Cleaner, All-Purpose Cleaner & Degreaser, Glass & Stainless Steel Cleaner, Medical Instrument Spray and Medical Enzyme Detergent. PR Newswire, 12 Apr 2011, (Website: http://www.prnewswire.com)
Unilever and Procter & Gamble fined over detergent price cartel Consumer goods giants Unilever and Procter & Gamble have been slapped with fines totalling €315.2 M (£280.5 M) after they colluded to fix the price of washing machine detergent powder. The European Commission said the two companies and rival Henkel shared information about pricing in eight countries when they worked together on an initiative to reduce the environmental impact of their products. The Commission fined Anglo-Dutch company Unilever, whose European brands include Surf and Omo, €104 M and US group P&G, which makes Ariel, Tide, Gain and Era, €211.2 M after reductions for cooperating with the investigation. Germany’s Henkel was let off a fine after it alerted the European Commission to the cartel in 2008. The cartel existed for at least three years between Jan 2002 and Mar 2005, fixing prices of powder detergents in Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands. The three firms are the biggest powder laundry detergent makers in Europe with a total market share of 71%. P&G was the market leader with a 33% share of the $4.6 bn European market in 2010. The Independent, 13 & 14 Apr 2011, (Website: http://www.independent.co.uk) & Chemical Week, 18 Apr 2011, (Website: http://www.chemweek.com)
Healthcare Disinfectant towels with bleach registered for control of C difficile The Clorox Co has announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the registration of DISPATCH Hospital 5