Regulatory Issues
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Unilever and Italy-based Bio-on have formed a strategic partnership
to develop, produce and sell personal hygiene and care products
with little or no environmental
impact. The partnership includes
the use of patented bio-technologies
for natural, biodegradable
microplastics production. Brands such as Dove, Sunsilk, Mentadent,
Zendium and Glysolid will benefit from the partnership. Unilever
said this action aligns with Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan to
halve the environmental impact of its products by 2030.
After selling Frédéric Fekkai Brands in 2008, Frédéric Fekkai has
purchased it back from an ownership group for an undisclosed sum.
Fekkai Brands produces hair and body
care products, including stylers, shampoos,
conditioners, treatments and hair
fragrances, as well as owns and operates
salons across the U.S. Blue Mistral
LLC, a holding company recently created by Fekkai and Cornell
Capital LLC, will own and operate Fekkai Brands together with
Bastide, a personal care company Fekkai has helmed since 2017.
Givaudan has invested CHF 20 million ($19.83 million) in Expressions
Parfumées in Grasse, France to expand and modernize the
R&D laboratories, digitize and add robotics to the production facilities
and expand the NATCO range of natural fragrance compounds.
This investment is expected to support the growth of local and regional
customers and is slated for completion in the first half of 2020.
PPG Industries Inc. has finalized the acquisition of automotive refinish
products maker SEM Products Inc. Financial terms of the deal
were not disclosed. SEM will continue to operate as an independent,
stand-alone company.
Oak Hill Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment
Board have entered into a definitive recapitalization agreement
worth $500 million with Berlin Packaging LLC to facilitate the
company’s next stage of growth. The Berlin Packaging management
team, including Chairman & CEO Andrew Berlin, will also make an
undisclosed investment. The transactions closed end of 2018.
Singapore-based Temasek has bought a minority stake in Irish drug
delivery startup Aerogen, which makes and sells aerosol drug delivery
systems and has offices in the UK, Germany, the U.S., Middle East
and Asia. In addition,
Temasek’s Managing
Director of investment,
Abhijeet Lele, will join
Aerogen’s Board of
Directors. Terms of the
deal were not disclosed.
Azelis has extended a distribution agreement with Merck for the
Russian market and includes a mandate for personal care, food and
electronic applications. This agreement builds on a 20-year partnership
between the two companies in Europe, and widens the product
portfolio to include pigments, active ingredients and chemical raw
materials.
Resource Label Group has acquired Best Label Co. for an undisclosed
sum. Located in California, Best Label offers a diverse
inventory of printing and finishing options for pressure sensitive,
extended content and promotional labels and will broaden Resource
Label’s West Coast presence. This is Resource Labels’ fourth acquisition
in recent months.
Ashland has expanded production of Natrosol hydroxyethylcellulose
(HEC) by 30% in Nanjing, China. Key markets for HEC include
coatings, personal care and pharmaceuticals. Terms of the investment
were not disclosed.
Univar has been appointed distributor of Sino Lion’s full line of sustainable
beauty and personal care ingredients in the U.S. Sino Lion’s
specialties include mild and naturally derived amino-acid surfactants,
preservatives, chelates and multiple specialty chemistries.
Additionally, Deinove has chosen Univar to exclusively distribute
the Phyt-N-Resist nature-based cosmetic active in the Europe, Middle
East and Africa regions through its subsidiary Europe, Univar B.V.
Skin care active Phyt-N-Resist contains pure phytoene extracted from
organic jojoba oil, which helps to combat skin aging.
Amyris, Inc., a maker of fermentation-derived ingredients, has
expanded a manufacturing agreement with ADL Bionatur Solutions
for the manufacture of fermented ingredients in Brotas, Brazil.
Mergers & Acquistions
The date or date-code information should be located on the
container or inside the cover/cap so that it is readily observable or
obtainable (by simply removing the cap/cover) without irreversibly
disassembling any part of the container or packaging. Information
may be displayed on the bottom of a container as long as it is
clearly legible without removing any product packaging.
CARB’s standard code has to be represented separately from other
codes on the product container so that it is easily recognizable.
It should be in the following format: YY DDD = Year Year Day
Day Day. A manufacturer who uses this standard CARB code to
indicate the date of manufacture does not have to report this code.
Failure to register a date code is subject to a fine. Every year
the fines seem to go up. Your date code explanation needs to
be submitted to CARB Enforcement on an annual basis, on
or before Jan. 31 of each year. Submit it to cpenforcement@arb.
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