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Industry big hitters form cosmetics safety scheme
Three dozen organisations, including some of the world’s leading personal care ingredient makers, have launched the International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety (ICCS) to ensure animal-free methods are accepted and used by everyone involved in cosmetics safety testing. ICCS will support animal-free
cosmetics and personal care product/ingredient innovation by funding rigorous, scientific evaluation of new animal-free safety assessment approaches. It will share the results of these
evaluation activities with cosmetic and chemical regulators and fund education and training activities to help build confidence in animal-free safety assessment approaches. “We have seen significant
scientific advancements in the development, evaluation and use of animal-free methods for safety assessment in recent decades,” said Erin Hill, president and CEO of ICCS. “ICCS brings together scientists
from leading organizations around the world to continue this momentum and work toward our
shared ambition for a future where no ingredients or products are tested on animals,” she added. “ICCS is a global collaboration
focused on animal-free safety science for cosmetics and ingredients, which currently face unique challenges and inconsistent global regulations.” Personal care ingredient
producers participating in the scheme include BASF, Croda, Evonik, IFF and Innospec. “The safety of the cosmetics and personal care products that
consumers use and trust every day is our top priority,” said John Chave, acting board chair of ICCS and director general of Cosmetics Europe. “Thanks to evolved scientific
methods, we can ensure cosmetics and personal care product safety assessments are performed both rigorously and ethically, without animal testing,” he added. “There is more to be done as
science progresses, and multiple research projects are already underway at ICCS to further advance animal-free science methods.”
Sasol Chemicals expands surfactants collaboration with Holiferm
Sasol Chemicals and UK outfit Holiferm have agreed to produce and market rhamnolipids and mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs). The partnership will use
Holiferm’s proprietary technology to develop the fermentation-derived biosurfactants. Sasol and Holiferm will develop and commercialise formulations and applications for the new molecules. This collaboration expands the
partnership announced in March 2022 between the two companies to develop and commercialise another biosurfactant product, sophorolipids. Biosurfactants use natural
materials to produce surfactants, which are key ingredients in detergents, cleaning products and personal care products. Sophorolipids, rhamnolipids and MELs are all glycolipids made through fermentation, using yeast
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or bacteria to convert vegetable oils and/or sugars into final product. The Holiferm process offers
an extensive reduction in carbon footprint compared with conventional surfactants. The companies’ joint aspiration
is to prepare for testing at pilot plant scale, before they begin a full manufacturing process at Holiferm’s Wallasey plant. “The imminent commercial
launch of our second and third products validates Holiferm’s process to develop process technologies to produce chemicals from natural raw materials and enable their broad commercialisation,” said Vicky De Groof, Chief Technical Officer of Holiferm. “It is also a testament to the exceptional work of the laboratory team.” Silke Hoppe, Vice President
of Essential Care Chemicals for Sasol Chemicals, added: “By expanding our product portfolio from sophorolipids to include rhamnolipids and MELs, we aim to provide our customers a platform of solutions based solely on biosurfactants. “Their carbon footprint as well as
their mildness and high performance places these products in a leading position in today’s biosurfactant market.”
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Total claims solvent from
plastic first Cleantech outfit Clariter and TotalEnergies Fluids have taken the wraps off what is claimed to be the world’s first sustainable ultra-pure solvent made from plastic waste. Ultra-pure solvents are
used in cosmetics and markets that require safe, colourless, odourless, and tasteless products. Producing these solvents
from plastic waste not only significantly reduces their environmental footprint, but also contributes towards addressing the challenge of end-of-life plastics. This result is the fruit of
an 18-month collaboration between Clariter and TotalEnergies Fluids on joint research and development. Clariter leverages its
proprietary innovative upcycling technology to transform plastic waste into sustainable, high- quality solvents, waxes, and oils. TotalEnergies Fluids then
further converts the upcycled materials using its Hydro-De- Aromatization technology into very high purity solvents that meet the quality levels required for the most stringent applications. “This new technology opens
a broad field of solutions to help our industrial customers decarbonize their industry, and fully integrates within our target of commercializing 30% low carbon solvents by 2030”, said TotalEnergies Fluids business development director Didier Ribault.
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