AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry

AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry has introduced a concentrated liquid surfactant product that provides an environmentally-friendly, yet equally effective cleaning alternative to heavy-duty degreasers containing high VOC petrochemical solvents, according to the company.

Readily biodegradable Berol HD mixes easily with builders and water to form highly efficient, aqueous degreasing formulations for heavy-duty, low-VOC cleaning performance. Berol HD cleaner was formally introduced by AkzoNobel at the 2010 American Oil Chemists Society’s Annual Meeting & Expo. It removes tar and bugs from automobiles as efficiently as a high-VOC petrochemical solvent.

According to the company, it is especially effective at removing greasy soils as challenging as asphalt film, leaving a “squeaky clean” surface devoid of the oily residue typically left by petrochemical solvents.

RITA To Distribute Cosmetic Bioactives
RITA Corporation, a supplier of specialty chemicals to the personal care industry, has signed an exclusive North American distribution agreement with Assessa Indústria Comércio e Exportação Ltda specializing in the development and production of high-efficiency bioactive ingredients for the cosmetics industry.

The agreement covers distribution rights for North America, inclusive of Assessa’s expansive line of bioactives, including its key lines Ormagel, Quiditat and Frulix.

“Assessa is highly regarded as a leading manufacturer of technology-based, research-driven, highly-effective bio-actives, as well as a steward to the environment,” said Brian J. Goode, president of RITA Corporation. “We are extremely pleased to partner with Assessa, as we continue to seek out the new, novel and proven raw materials for our all important customer base.”

Ariel Offers Custom Formulation Capabilities
When it comes to launching a new cosmetics line or extending one that’s already in existence, many companies choose products with stock colors and packaging from a private label manufacturer’s catalog, brand those products with their label and then try to get them to market as quickly as possible. But what if a customer wants a truly unique formula with certain properties that can’t be found in a stock brochure or catalog?

A custom formulation laboratory specializes in developing innovative and unique products. It also has some stock formulas that are easily adapted to create the exact product a customer wants by changing or adding certain ingredients or properties.

According to Susan Padula, technical director at Ariel Laboratories, “Ariel Laboratories is a custom formulation laboratory and, while we do have an impressive array of stock cosmetic and health and beauty product formulas, custom formulating is what we do every day. And, because we do it every day, we have better knowledge of and access to new raw materials and emerging technologies. Unlike private label companies, we don’t have a catalog or in-house product lineups for customers to choose from—and we don’t house large inventories of filled units—we create custom formulas as we receive specific requests from our customers.”

CPL Aromas Forecasts Trends in New Report
The CPL Aromas marketing team has produced the first of its biannual trend magazines titled Forecast, which reports on fashion and lifestyle trends for the coming year.

According to the company, this new publication provides expert commentary and analysis on key fashion and lifestyle indicators that are likely to shape product designs in the months ahead. These insights are intended to provide a guide to CPL’s key customers on how product development might be shaped by the predicted trends in fashion and design.