Ingredients buy for Firmenich
Geneva-based Firmenich, the world's largest privately owned flavours and fragrances house, has agreed to acquire pine chemicals supplier DRT from Ardian, Tikehau Capital and family shareholders on undisclosed terms.
Givaudan to acquire cosmetics business of Indena
Givaudan has agreed to acquire the cosmetics business of Indena on undisclosed terms.
Charkit buys two in Carolina
Charkit Chemical has acquired Custom Ingredients, a manufacturer of speciality ingredients including chemical concentrates, natural oils, polymers and extracts, and CA Specialities, a distributor of ingredients in the personal care market.
Ajinomoto to expand amino acid-based surfactants
Ajinomoto has announced plans to build a new plant for its Amisoft range of amino acid-based liquid surfactants at the site at Pederneiras, Brazil, at a cost of about $21 million.
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Three announce care centres
Three major players in speciality chemicals have opened or announced plans for technology centres focused on consumer or personal care in the past month. Clariant and Brenntag will both have new ones located on the US East Coast, while Croda has opened two separate, focused locations in France and Singapore.
Libra plant ships first betaines
Libra Speciality Chemicals has despatched the first shipments of its Librateric brand of 30% and 38% active cocamidopropyl betaines (CAPBs) from its new plant at Manchester, UK, it was announced during In-Cosmetics Global 2019 in Paris in April.
