Vetter Wins 2018 IPSE Facility of the Year Award

— Vetter has won the 2018 ISPE Facility of the Year Award (FOYA) in the Facility of the Future category for its Center for Visual Inspection and Logistics. The renowned prize is awarded annually by the prominent industry association, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE), to companies that have shown outstanding foresight, care and […]

EU proposes not to renew approval of pymetrozine

The European Commission has drafted a proposal concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance pymetrozine in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.    The non-approval is based on the first evaluation of the substance for use as a pesticide active substance in the EU under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The substance was formerly […]

Arcadia Biosciences appoints Sarah Reiter as new Chief Commercial Officer

Arcadia Biosciences, an agricultural technology company, announced today that Sarah Reiter has joined the company’s executive team as chief commercial officer. Reiter has more than 20 years of experience in the agriculture and food industries. Most recently, Reiter was US country head for STK Bio-ag Technologies, where she managed sales, distribution and business development functions. […]

Johnson Matthey signs exclusive distribution agreement with DKSH

Johnson Matthey, a global leader in science that enables cleaner air, improved health and more efficient use of natural resources, today announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with DKSH, a leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia, for the distribution of Johnson Matthey’s (JM) high-technology catalysts in Japan.   […]

VELOX to become European distributor of Solvay’s Ixef PARA

ELOX GmbH, one of Europe’s leading solution providers of raw material specialities for  the  plastics,  composites, additives  and  paint  &  coatings  industries, is  pleased  to announce  a  new  distribution  partnership  with Solvay, a  leading  global  supplier  of specialty   polymers, headquartered   in   Brussels. VELOX   will   be distributing the healthcare grades of Ixef PARA, a special polyarylamide […]

Clariant allures personal care formulators with new multi-functional rheology modifier

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announces the global launch of Aristoflex Silk, a novel rheology modifier with exceptional salt tolerance and silky, soft skin feeling for premium personal care products. Aristoflex Silk (INCI: Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate) extends Clariant’s range of Aristoflex rheology modifiers valued by the Personal Care industry for their exceptional thickening […]

Indigo receives first organic certification for microbial seed treatment

Indigo Ag, Inc. has received organic certification for the company’s microbial seed treatment in corn. This certification was awarded by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI), a non-profit organization that provides an independent review of products intended for use in certified organic production and processing. OMRI’s review confirmed that Indigo’s microbial product is compliant with […]

Genomatica names Azelis as European distributor for Brontide

Genomatica, a widely-recognised technology leader for naturally sourced chemicals, and Azelis, a leading distributor of specialty chemicals, has announced that Azelis is now the exclusive distributor for personal care applications of Genomatica’s naturally sourced, award-winning Brontide butylene glycol in Europe. Azelis is already seeing widespread interest in Brontide from major brands and plans to support […]

OLEDWorks partners with BASF to introduce new OLED lighting technology

OLEDWorks, leading manufacturer of OLED lighting panels, and BASF’s Coatings division, expert for high-quality coatings solutions, joined forces to develop the world’s brightest bendable OLED panels. The new product range named “Brite 3” enables an improved efficacy while having still the superb color rendering and high brightness option. In addition to the new bendable version, […]