Market Flash

Cosmoprof North America opens registration for its new exhibition in Miami, scheduled for January 23-25, 2024 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. This new location will serve as a destination for brands seeking to maximize their business potential.

• Cosmoprof
• Cosmoprof North America

in-cosmetics Asia has announced the official shortlist for this year’s Innovation Zone Awards, the industry’s most prestigious accolades celebrating cosmetic science excellence across the Asia-Pacific region.

• in-cosmetics Asia

Colloidal oatmeal is a natural cosmetic ingredient obtained from Avena sativa (oats).The whole oat grain, including the bran layer, is milled and sieved. This results in a light cream coloured, fine powder.

• Skin care
• Sustainability Natural Cosmetics
• Avena Sativa Oat Peptide
• Colloidal Oatmeal

Axalta Coating Systems announced that the factory it invested in Jilin City, Jilin Province was officially put into production, and a groundbreaking ceremony was held on the morning of October 24.

• axalta

Plant-based alt-protein is – or was – big money, depending on where you look. Research from 2022 estimates the global industry was worth more than US$10bn (about A$15.6bn) but there are signs the market is fizzling out.

• food health
• plant protein
• tastilux
• omega-6 fatty acids

New Survey in 142 places around world reveals in which countries people take greatest pleasure in eating – and least

• World Food Market

The Australian scientist on the links between ultra-processed foods and decreased brain health, and the effect of government policy and industry resistance.

• Food Health

Tom Parker Bowles has spoken out in favour of unpasteurised milk, along with much of TikTok. The only problem is all that bacteria.

• Raw Milk

This article will introduce the GB 4806.7-2023 standard for plastic materials and products used in food contact. This standard is a compilation of the "National Food Safety Standard Plastic Resins for Food Contact" (GB 4806.6-2016).

• Food Contact Plastic Materials and Products
• China Food Import New Rules

The three-judge appeals panel reportedly wrote that "the lower court failed to fulfill its 'gatekeeping role' of assessing whether the plaintiffs’ experts based their testimony on sound science."

• cosmetics companies
• J&J
• talc
• cosmetics safety

The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) named its 2024 Board of Directors, who will be sworn in at the Annual Meeting, to be held Dec. 11-13, 2023, in New York City.

• SCC

Astral Health & Beauty has appointed Joanne Hsieh its chief executive officer. Company founder Robert Cohen remains as executive chairman.

• Astral Health & Beauty
• cosmetics companies

JD Phyto-Or 1%™ offers a complete package of exceptional benefits for hair and skin, along with holistic values for a biodegradable and sustainable product with full traceability.

• Chemical Company News
• Jojoba Desert

The preliminary results of the phase I/II study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of 9MW2821, a Nectin-4-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)

• 9MW2821

The interaction between color, light and temperature has long been the subject of scientific exploration. The color we perceive is the result of objects absorbing and reflecting light, with white being the most reflective and black being the least reflect

• colorful paint

Donghua Science and Technology (referred to as the company) recently announced that it has officially signed the "South Africa 80,000 Tons/Year Sulfate Process Titanium Dioxide Project EPC Contract" with Nyaza company from South Africa.

• Sulfate

Vast and expansive, the African continent is not only home to the Sahara Desert but also to a barren desert in the titanium dioxide industry—currently without any operational titanium dioxide factories.

• Sahara Desert

The furfural market size is expected to increase by USD 206.73 million from 2022 to 2027, registering a CAGR of 6.52%, according to the latest research report from Technavio.

• Furfural

With California Assembly Bill 899 recently being signed into law, any baby food products sold or made in the state will require testing for arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury, beginning January 1, 2024. Consumer disclosures will be required a year after.

• California

PreBIULIN AGA (INCI: Inulin) is a natural prebiotic reportedly proven to help rebalance the skin’s microbiota and clinically proven to offer skin hydration.

• UV Exposure