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Survey Reveals How Much Consumers Hate Waste

November 20, 2014November 19, 2014 by Karen Henry

Consumers don’t like to waste food items like peanut butter and mayonnaise and beauty items like toothpaste and body lotion. They dislike it so much, in fact, that they will take extreme measures to get every last drop, according to results of a survey conducted by LiquiGlide. The company, whose ... Read more »

Amyris Launches Renewable Cosmetics Ingredient

November 11, 2014November 10, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Amyris is now selling a second renewable ingredient under its Neossance brand. Neossance Hemisqualane is a plant-derived, light emollient with high spreadability. The company says this ingredient addresses the mid-price emollient market with better performance and competitive pricing compared to existing products in this market. Neossance Hemisqualane is a natural ... Read more »

Chemical Concerns Drive Natural, Organic Cosmetic Sales

November 5, 2014November 4, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Ninety percent of buyers of natural and organic personal care products in the UK are going out of their way to avoid products that contain synthetic chemicals, according to a Consumer Insights report by Organic Monitor. When asked to name specific chemicals they look to avoid, almost two-thirds of buyers ... Read more »

Smart Corporations Partner for Sustainability, Business Growth

April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 by Jennifer Hermes

This article is sponsored by Procter & Gamble. Smart corporations see sustainability not only as an environmental responsibility but as an opportunity to build the business, and partnerships with other organizations multiply the benefits of their sustainability initiatives. A number of companies, from CPGs like Procter & Gamble to retailers ... Read more »

Avon Ditches Triclosan

April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 by Leon Walker

Avon has announced plans to phase out the antibacterial chemical triclosan from its cosmetic and personal care products, the company has announced. Although the company says that scientific evidence “supports the safe use of triclosan,” Avon has instead made the decision after bowing consumer pressure to drop the chemical from its ... Read more »

Demand for Amines to Reach 7 Million Metric Tons

March 3, 2014March 3, 2014 by Bill Opalka

World demand for amines will rise 3.8 percent annually to 7.0 million metric tons in 2017, led by robust growth in China. Amines demand in North America and Western Europe will rise at modest levels, reflecting the mature nature of these markets, according to World Amines, a new study from ... Read more »

BASF Products to use Certified Palm Oil

February 21, 2014February 21, 2014 by Bill Opalka

BASF has announced a goal of using only certified palm oil by 2015. The company says it is one of the first suppliers to the European home and personal care industry to use ingredients based on certified sustainable palm oil, in accordance with the principles of the Roundtable on Sustainable ... Read more »

Bio-Succinic Acid Market to Reach $1.1 bn

February 21, 2014February 21, 2014 by Bill Opalka

The global bio-succinic acid market volume is expected to grow at an annual rate of 45.6 percent between 2013 and 2020. Market revenue was estimated to be $115.2 million in 2013 and is expected to grow to $1.1 billion by 2020, according to “Bio-succinic Acid Market – Size, Share, Trends, Opportunities, ... Read more »

Partnership to Develop Bio-Chemicals

February 10, 2014February 10, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Versalis and Elevance Renewable Sciences have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a partnership to jointly develop and scale a new metathesis technology to produce bio-chemicals from vegetable oils. Versalis is the chemical subsidiary of Eni and Elevance produces specialty chemicals from natural oils. The partners will assess ... Read more »

Do Toxic Chemicals Lurk in Your Lipstick?

January 15, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A searchable website that allows the public to see which cosmetic products have been reported to contain toxic chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm is now online. Users can search the California Safe Cosmetics Program (CSCP) Product Database by product name, company name or chemical ingredient. As of ... Read more »

Procter & Gamble Sustainability Report: Energy, GHGs Down 3%

November 20, 2013November 22, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Procter & Gamble has cut energy use by over 3 percent in the past year, on a per unit of production basis, according to its latest sustainability report. Since 2010, P&G has reduced its energy usage by 8 percent per unit of production. On an absolute basis, energy use fell ... Read more »

P&G Uses More than 99% of Materials Entering Its Plants

November 19, 2013November 19, 2013 by Jennifer Hermes

More than 99.35% of all materials entering Procter & Gamble plants were used, either in products or through recycling, reuse, and conversion of waste to energy, according to the company’s 15th annual sustainability report. More than 50 of the company’s global sites achieved the goal of sending zero waste to ... Read more »

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