17 December 201912 December 2019 Nouryon introduces natural starch for the personal care market Amaze™ Nordic Barley, derived from barley starch, shows excellent performance in improving the aesthetics of skin and hair care products
11 December 20196 December 2019 Clariant and Plant Advanced Technologies (PAT) sign a strategic partnership to revolutionize the cosmetics industry With its innovative technologies PAT discovers and sustainably produces rare highly active molecules from plant roots
20 November 201915 November 2019 Biobased Ingredients for the Cosmetics Sector The bioeconomy provides the cosmetics sector with a wide variety of sustainable chemical ingredients to improve both performance and environmental impact
5 November 20195 November 2019 With this new α-gel the cream of all skin creams could be here An environment-friendly and easily producible surfactant used to prepare effective water-retaining mixture that can be used in skincare
16 October 201914 October 2019 Evolved by Nature aims to make supermaterial producers out of silkworms, and Chanel’s a backer Activated Silk technology to replace harsh finishing agents - from nylon to cotton to polyester. They can be produced more sustainably and recycled more safely
29 August 201926 August 2019 Biodegradable alternative to replace microplastics in cosmetics and toiletries Bath project seeking to commercialise plant-based beads for cosmetics receives major funding
27 August 201922 August 2019 Sustainable personal care: Moving away from palm oil is ‘not the solution’ Croda’s research and technology director spoke about the importance of sustainable palm oil in the personal care industry
11 July 20198 July 2019 Strategic alliance between Clariant and Elevance sets the path to extraordinary natural ingredients First deliverables from are high-performing plant-based substitutes to volatile silicones
19 June 201914 June 2019 Deinove & Dow sign a collaboration agreement for the development of a new cosmetic active ingredient Collaboration is focusing the joint development of a cosmetic ingredient derived from Deinove's collection of bacterial extracts
13 June 20197 June 2019 U of A social enterprise wins $10,000 to make biodegradable menstrual pads a reality Young entertainers aim to help reduce the landfill waste created by menstrual products
5 June 201931 May 2019 BASF, The Estée Lauder Companies, RSPO and Solidaridad partner for Sustainable Palm Project The project partners are collaborating with the Indonesian government to foster a sustainable palm oil production supply chain in Lampung
14 May 20199 May 2019 Of Renmatix and All These Pivots Without the use of any harsh chemicals or solvents, company is able to release building blocks of nature to create an entirely new material with multiple functional benefits
11 April 20198 April 2019 Rambutan Program: BASF launches bioactives from responsible beauty program New bioactives Nephydrat™, Nephoria™ and Rambuvital™ are preservative-free, 100 percent natural origin and COSMOS-approved
13 March 20197 March 2019 Inolex Establishes Largest Ingredient Portfolio of USDA Certified Biobased Products Available in Personal Care More than half of the products contain 100% certified biobased content and 90% contain 80–100% certified biobased content
12 February 20197 February 2019 An eco-friendly napkin made from cellulose derivatives Napkins and diapers contain plastics and take a long time to degrade - scholar creates alternative as part of Ph.D. work
11 February 20196 February 2019 Unilever and Bio-on present My Kai the new line of ultra-green sun creams World’s first product made from renewable plant sources and 100% biodegradable
28 January 201923 January 2019 Covestro at Cosmetagora: Sustainable formulations for cosmetic products Baycusan® eco E 1000: a new biobased film former
18 January 201915 January 2019 OMCs to set up units to manufacture sanitary napkins in Odisha Ujjwala Sanitary Napkins Initiative will be launched as a CSR initiative, as state government launched a programme for free distribution to school going girls
20 November 201815 November 2018 Unilever and Bio-on work together to reduce environmental impact in the Personal Care sector Collaboration aims to meet the sustainability and environmental demands of consumers, to halve the environmental impact of their products by 2030
23 October 201818 October 2018 Covestro at the 2018 SEPAWA Conference in Berlin: Biobased film former for perfect hairstyling Baycusan® eco E 1000 achieves the high level of synthetic products
28 March 201826 March 2018 AMSilk Exhibits Functional Silk Cosmetic Materials at in-cosmetics Global 2018 Naturally vegan and sustainable Silkgel (hydrogel) and Silkbeads to be displayed as innovative cosmetic products
15 January 201811 January 2018 Global Bioenergies and Clariant unveil development of new bio-based cosmetics polymer for more natural formulations Sustainable, isobutene-based ingredient for Personal Care lotions and creams
8 November 20176 November 2017 AMSilk and Interpolymer Announce Production and Distribution Partnership Interpolymer to take care of the production of the new hybrid polymer emulsion SILKTRAN®5621, manage its worldwide distribution
24 October 201719 October 2017 Green light for construction of innovative micro algae production plant BDI - BioEnergy International AG invests roughly € 16 Mio. in the construction of an industrial plant for production of algae biomass
4 October 201728 September 2017 SC Johnson Signs Agreement to Acquire Method and Ecover The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals in the U.S., U.K. and Germany, and other customary closing conditions
11 August 20179 August 2017 Startup commercializes soy microbead to provide safe, ecofriendly alternative to plastic microbeads used in cosmetic, soap products SoyFoliate's microbead innovation could offer an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic microbeads
31 July 201727 July 2017 PolyBioSkin develops biopolymers for high-demand skin-contact applications Kick-off meeting in Spain to discuss how new generation bio-based polymers can help advance sustainable alternatives in sanitary, cosmetic, and biomedical fields
14 July 201712 July 2017 Ecovia Renewables Awarded Top Prize At AkzoNobel Imagine Chemistry Challenge The honored BioGel formulations of polyglutamic acid can be used for many applications
28 June 201726 June 2017 Rettenmaier & Söhne: Pflanzliche Verdicker für Kosmetika entwickelt Gute technische Eigenschaften, bei Temperaturstabilität und Haptik noch Verbesserungsbedarf
1 June 201730 May 2017 “Green” shoes made from algae Algix and clean tech company Effekt to make eco-friendly Bloom foam – by the newly-formed Bloom company
31 May 201729 May 2017 New Natural and Multifunctional Emulsifier Launched, Based on Biosuccinium® S and Organic Pumpkin Seed Oil New emulsifier containing organic pumpkin seed oil will be distributed from SACI- CFPA
22 May 201719 May 2017 A better sustainable sanitary pad University of Utah engineers develop world’s first 100-percent biodegradable, yet comfortable, maxi pad
18 May 201716 May 2017 New €15m bioplastics plant in Italy to help the fight against microbeads Bio-on's Minerv Bio Cosmetics is designed to make microbeads suitable for the cosmetics industry
17 February 201715 February 2017 Evonik expands its range of RSPO-certified ingredients for the cosmetics industry Customers in the cosmetics industry now have available more than 50 certified palm-oil based raw materials
2 February 201731 January 2017 Sourcing personal care ingredients from hemp getting easier Recent government actions in Kentucky and Alaska are a small part of what’s to come for the hemp
