Henkel denies offer to buy P&G’s Wella

CEO Rorsted tells Welt am Sonntag Henkel will continue investing but does not eye huge acquisitions to expand business

Pfizer to build new China facility for dietary supplement brands

The new production facility for Caltrate and Centrum will adopt ‘green’ technologies for LEED certification

Luxury segment spurs growth in US home fragrances market

Outdoor scents are increasingly penetrating homes while power-operated diffusers displace passive counterparts

Majority of women do not clean their makeup brushes

An online survey reveals 61% of women clean makeup brushes less than once a month or not at all

Powering through the mess

Disney and Clorox team to show parents (and their kids) can find joy in messy moments

PGI renames itself AVINTIV Inc.

PGI launches rebranding program; renames itself AVINTIV Inc. – name combines 'advanced', 'inventive' and 'innovative'.

US FDA says partially hydrogenated oils not GRAS

The agency expects food manufacturers to remove partially hydrogenated oils – the source of artificial trans fat – in their products by 2018

Latest Patent Reviews

This selection of patent reviews covers a skin lightening topical, sunscreen composition, a superabsorbent gel, and a deoderant formulation with caffeine

GarudaFood, Barry Callebaut seal long-term deal

Barry Callebaut announces its first outsourcing deal in SEA, supplying GarudaFood Group with 10,000 tonnes of compound chocolate beginning mid-2016. The companies will also conduct joint R&D activities

Feed machines for blasting aluminum

At the Gifa exhibition Walther Trowal displays the new continuous feed tumblast machines, which have been specially adapted for shot blasting of light metals like aluminum or magnesium. 

KOPLAS 2015:Growing range of high-tech solutions

KOPLAS 2015 presented numerous innovative products reflecting the rapid technological advances in Korea. 

Stratasys spins off Bold Machines

Global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, Stratasys Ltd as spun off its “Bold Machines” unit, after a successful incubation period.