12/15/2017 - Kolb intends to buy Elementis (ESN)
KLK announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Kolb Distribution AG entered
into an agreement with Elementis plc

12/12/2017 - DSM appoints Gaelle Bathany Director Sustainability
DSM’s Personal Care & Aroma Ingredients business unit, announces the appointment of Mrs. Gaelle Bathany as Director Sustainability for Personal Care & Aroma Ingredients

11/28/2017 - Gelest names Ken Gayer Chief Executive Officer
Gelest, Inc., announces the appointment of Ken Gayer as chief executive officer (CEO)

11/09/2017 - Wacker expands its production and R&D capacities in China
Wacker Chemie AG willexpand its production capacities for silicone and polymer
products in China

11/08/2017 - Daria Carlin Long joins Gelest, Inc. in Personal Care
Daria Carlin Long has joined Gelest, Inc., to lead Gelest’s personal care business

11/06/2017 - Clariant opens new personal care laboratory in Tokyo
Clariant announces the opening of a new laboratory in Tokyo dedicated exclusively to supporting Japan’s Personal Care industry

11/05/2017 - Harald Dittmar, CEO BDIH named as new chair at COSMOS-board
COSMOS is pleased to announce the appointment of Harald Dittmar, CEO of BDIH, as the new chair of the COSMOS-board

10/27/2017 - Clariant and Huntsman terminated proposed merger of equals
Clariant and Huntsman jointly decided to abandon planned Merger of Equals

10/20/2017 - Solvay appoints Peter Browning as Head of Aroma Performance
Solvay appoints Peter Browning as Head of Aroma Performance

10/16/2017 - Gattefossé and Cytoo investigate screen exposure on the skin
GATTEFOSSÉ and CYTOO join forces to investigate the biological effects of screen-emitted light on skin

10/10/2017 - Evonik opens site in France’s Cosmetic Valley
At the end of September, Evonik celebrated the opening of the new site for its Evonik Advanced Botanicals subsidiary in Tours

10/03/2017 - Givaudan announces strategic partnership with Draco
Givaudan Announces Strategic Partnership with Draco Natural Products, Inc.

09/25/2017 - Azelis acquisition of Georges Walther AG
Azelis expands its presence in the Swiss market with the acquisition of Georges
Walther AG

09/05/2017 - GRAFE expands its sales team for Hungary
GRAFE is to introducing Krisztián Haász as a new sales representative for its team.

09/04/2017 - Clariant presents BeautyForward Edit.II at in-cos. Asia
Clariant presents BeautyForward®-inspired formulations and new Active Ingredients Unit at in-cosmetics Asia 2017