ProTec Ingredia, supplier of active and speciality ingredients to the UK personal care market, have become the Innovacos distributor for the UK and Ireland, from 22 February. Based in New Jersey, USA, Innovacos designs and manufactures innovative cosmetic ingredients to fulfil the needs of formulators in their quest to develop sophisticated products. The range of […]
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Distributor Farm2Kitchen leverages blockchain for food safety
Small and marginal farmers from Asia, whose land holdings are below 2 hectares, produce almost 80% of food in the region. They are important for agricultural growth, food security and economic development. The situation is not very different across the rest of the developing world. However, many of these smallholder farmers are plagued by low […]
Lonza expands encapsulation and HPAPI capabilities in North America
Lonza has announced the expansion of its late-stage clinical and commercial encapsulation capabilities for solid oral and inhaled dosage forms in North America. The company will install a new Harro Hӧfliger Modu-C MS encapsulation unit (Harro unit) at its integrated product development and manufacturing facility in Tampa, FL (USA), to strengthen further its speed-to-market capabilities. […]
BP’s ‘Energy Outlook’ predicts slowing oil demand but failure to meet Paris Agreement
BP has released its annual Energy Outlook report, which suggests a significant increase in the use of electric vehicles, oil demand peaking before plateauing, coal demand decreasing, and carbon emissions still increasing by 2040. The 2018 report, which published last week, looks at global energy predictions up to 2040, although BP emphasizes that those predictions […]
Gilead’s Kite links with Sangamo in gene therapy development
Gilead’s Kite is linking with Sangamo Therapeutics in a collaboration that aims to develop next-generation engineered cell therapies for the treatment of cancer. Kite will use Sangamo’s ZFN technology gene therapies for autologous and allogeneic use in treating different cancers. Under the terms of the deal, Sangamo will bank an upfront payment of $150 million […]
AkzoNobel’s coatings technology revives McLaren F1 team’s racing heritage
Fans of Formula 1 are revving up with excitement after the McLaren Formula 1 team unveiled its racing livery for the 2018 season, which was created using the latest superior coatings technology supplied by AkzoNobel. The new MCL33’s eye-catching primary color, Papaya Spark – first seen today during the team’s official launch in Navarra, Spain […]
BASF launches resource-saving refinish product line
BASF’s Coatings division has launched new product lines in Europe for its Glasurit and R-M refinish paint brands that make automotive refinishing more sustainable. They are the world’s first refinish products manufactured according to the certified biomass balance approach, therefore contributing to reduce CO2 emissions. For the biomass balance approach, parts of the fossil resources […]
FS Bioenergia to build plant for corn ethanol, cornmeal and corn oil
FS Bioenergia, a JV between Brazilian and US-based investors, is building its second corn-based ethanol plant in Brazil’s top grains-producing state of Mato Grosso. FS Bioenergia said it will spend 1 billion reais ($308 million) on the project. This is the first venture to build a 100% corn-based ethanol plant in Brazil, where currently all […]
Cargill and Precision BioSciences team up on next-generation canola oil
In continuing its innovation efforts in plant-based oils, Cargill’s latest endeavour is a collaboration with Precision BioSciences. Together, the partners are using Precision’s ARCUS genome-editing technology to further reduce saturated fat in canola oil, putting Cargill at the forefront of a next-generation innovation. The new oil is intended for the quick-service restaurants and food ingredients […]
Valent and Nufarm expand distribution partnership
Valent U.S.A. and Nufarm Americas have announced that Nufarm Americas will serve as the exclusive distributor of select Valent branded products for the Industrial Vegetation Management (IVM) market, effective immediately. The partnership was originally established in 2014 when Valent entered into an agreement that named Nufarm Americas the exclusive distributor of its professional turf, […]