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Anti-aging answers.		May 1, 2012	362
PR for preservatives? Preservative systems work as well as ever, but erroneous moo is reports and skittish regulators having suppliers scrambling.		May 1, 2012	2534
Innovators wanted.		Apr 1, 2012	395
Winning consumers Dropps by Dropps: the company that popularized the laundry pack category in the US is back with fabric softeners in convenient, easy-to-handle, single dose forms.		Apr 1, 2012	869
Innovate or stagnate: the laundry care market is besieged by higher raw material costs and retailer inflexibility on pricing. Laundry detergent suppliers offer a variety of strategies to succeed in this increasingly complex new world.	Company overview	Apr 1, 2012	2715
The right mix: fine fragrance came roaring back as the gift to give in 2011. Will the double continue through holiday 2012?		Apr 1, 2012	2797
Golden tickets and pink slips.		Mar 1, 2012	388
A CEO summit: the American Cleaning Institute relied on its own star power to entertain and inform its members during the annual meeting in Orlando last month.		Mar 1, 2012	2106
Do your own thing: with no clear-cut style holding sway these days, marketers must offer a variety of products to give consumers an array of holds and shapes.		Mar 1, 2012	2469
Tide pods have landed: the rollout of this multi-benefit detergent is the biggest innovation to hit the laundry category in decades., insists Procter & Gamble.		Mar 1, 2012	1614
Mall madness.		Feb 1, 2012	395
Building a better team starts here.		Feb 1, 2012	315
Waiting for godot?		Jan 1, 2012	342
A winning combination: Lonza's $1.2 billion acquisition of Arch chemicals creates a global leader in the $10 billion microbial control segment.		Jan 1, 2012	541
A state of flux: the laundry category continues to slump, as marketers face rising raw material costs and lingering pressure from retailers. What could change all that? In a word, pods.		Jan 1, 2012	3958
The discovery phase: the CSPA annual meeting celebrates the unknown and uncovers new ways to work effectively with one-time adversaries.		Jan 1, 2012	2795
A way to gauge industry health?		Dec 1, 2011	390
Searching for answers: the household cleaning product sector remains in the doldrums as consumers opt for low-priced options and marketers try to combat both rising raw material costs and retail price wars.		Dec 1, 2011	2931
Cautiously optimistic.		Nov 1, 2011	390
HallStar combines science & nature; with the acquisitions of BioChemica and B&T, Hallstar is bringing serious science to the natural personal care segment.		Nov 1, 2011	962
People, places & things: now more than ever, successful I&I companies have the right mix of personnel, categories and effective products.		Nov 1, 2011	2506
Too much of a good thing?		Oct 1, 2011	415
Clear sailing: issues such as hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation continue to impact ethnic consumers. Industry experts say much work needs to be done to address the needs of Blacks, Asians and Hispanics.		Oct 1, 2011	2161
Recent FDA action draws big crowd in Florida: the Florida Chapter of the society of cosmetic chemists held its semi-annual sunscreen symposium and drew a big crowd as the industry sought answers to the recent rulings by the US FDA.		Oct 1, 2011	2153
Triclosan comes under pressure.		Sep 1, 2011	376
Alternative preservatives: Inolex Chemical offers personal care and household product formulators a novel chelating technology to prevent the growth of A. niger and make a variety of consumer-friendly claims.		Sep 1, 2011	470
Workhorse ingredients: developed markets may be teetering on recession, but demand for surfactants remains steady. In fact, demand is downright buoyant in countries such as Brazil, Russia, India, China and the rest of Southeast Asia.	Company overview	Sep 1, 2011	3787
Lights, camera ... happi!		Aug 1, 2011	337
Beauty Solutions inside and out: DSM nutritional products dedicates a nutrition innovation center in Parsippany, NJ.		Aug 1, 2011	725
The international top 30: billions and billions served?	Company overview	Aug 1, 2011	13710
Sunscreens in the news.		Jul 1, 2011	427
Sustainable cosmetics: when the great recession was raging, consumers began to pull back from making green purchases, industry observers insist that these shoppers are coming back, but who gets to decide what's green and what isn't?		Jul 1, 2011	1898
Breakthroughs for break outs? Not to mention wrinkles and age spots. The mapping of the human genome is creating new opportunities for cosmetic chemists to create effective formulas for a variety of personal care problems.		Jul 1, 2011	1945
Please, take us with you!		Jun 1, 2011	422
Loads of innovation: washloads, that is. Henkel and Procter & Gamble are delighting consumers with several new laundry product launches that may help push the industry forward and category sales higher.		Jun 1, 2011	1179
Opportunity in adversity: the consumer specialty product association's midyear meeting celebrates those who get through life's tough spots to reemerge wiser and better for their struggles.		Jun 1, 2011	2189
Will it work ... or won't it?		May 1, 2011	368
A matter of self-preservation: if marketers think that they can rework formulations and remove tried-and-true preservation systems, they face the prospect of contamination and, ultimately, backlash from consumers and health authorities.		May 1, 2011	2904
When Mrs. Clean Drops Mr. Clean.		Apr 1, 2011	418
A dirty job.		Apr 1, 2011	3272
Under pressure.		Mar 1, 2011	440
ACI builds its brand: a year after its transformation into the American Cleaning Institute, ACI executives tell members that the Institute remains dedicated to getting the job done in Washington, D.C. and around the world through an effective network of partners.		Mar 1, 2011	2404
Suppliers remain optimistic: two years into the U.S. recovery, raw material suppliers to the global laundry and household care industry remain optimistic about growth opportunities.	Company overview	Mar 1, 2011	2105
Burnt offerings: the sun care market continues to post good gains, while marketers keep rolling out new products regardless of whether or not FDA issues its final ruling.		Mar 1, 2011	3397
Of buyers & sellers.		Feb 1, 2011	424
Dow Chemical gets personal: with a deep understanding of consumer behavior, a huge R&D organization behind it and several new product launches to come, Dow Home and Personal Care executives insist that they are well-positioned to grow in the global personal care category.		Feb 1, 2011	719
Rebuilding efforts continue in 2011.		Feb 1, 2011	321
A clean start?		Jan 1, 2011	442
Coming clean: after surviving the recession, the laundry detergent category has been hurt by price wars and a dearth of innovation. But a few observers insist there are signs that things are beginning to improve.		Jan 1, 2011	3222
Come together: at the annual meeting of the Consumer Specialty Products Association, attendees learn why the association is more than the sum of its parts.		Jan 1, 2011	2121
Same as it ever was ...		Dec 1, 2010	407
Get better cleaners to market faster: only truly innovative products can boost sales and profits in the household cleaning products market, say industry experts.		Dec 1, 2010	2533
Kinder, gentler detergents and household products: suppliers explain how they're developing the ingredients and solutions to create effective laundry and household cleaning products with improved environmental profiles.	Company overview	Dec 1, 2010	1376
Montreux 2010 ... Mumbai 2014?		Nov 1, 2010	439
Green ingredients: marketers have their own criteria when it comes to what's green ... And what isn't. And often, they develop solutions that combine the best of both science and nature.		Nov 1, 2010	2091
The I&I outlook: cost-containment and pathogen kill are the key to success in the competitive industrial and institutional cleaning market.		Nov 1, 2010	2120
Detergent industry charts its future: the Seventh World Conference on Detergents in Montreux looked at the biggest problems facing this $65 billion segment and offered some solutions on issues such as sustainability and innovation.	Company overview	Nov 1, 2010	2738
IFSCC meets in Argentina: the latest technical advances are on display and discussed when cosmetic chemists from around the world meet in Buenos Aires.		Nov 1, 2010	1698
It's a wrap for HBA: Attendance tops 16,000 as industry executives flocked to New York City to learn the latest about the trends dominating the global beauty industry.		Nov 1, 2010	890
The right chemistry: with a knowledgeable team in place, an ambitious growth strategy and a strong pipeline of products, Lubrizol is determined to become a billion dollar player in the personal care and home care space.	Company overview	Nov 1, 2010	1125
Some winners in a recession.		Oct 1, 2010	360
All that ... from a bag of chips?		Sep 1, 2010	413
Down & up & down again? The surfactant industry braces for more bumps and dips, as it looks like the global economy is starting to slip again.	Company overview	Sep 1, 2010	3328
China's no. 1.		Aug 1, 2010	447
The International Top 30: it's been a Wild ride ... and it may get wilder.		Aug 1, 2010	14218
Big & little.		Jul 1, 2010	364
Green that cleans: Rick Theiler of Henkel on the state of the household cleaning business, and what companies and the industry must do to get growing again.		Jul 1, 2010	569
Location, location, location: the Society of Cosmetic Chemists holds its scientific seminar in area I--and the results are promising.		Jul 1, 2010	1985
What a difference a year makes.		Jul 1, 2010	26699
Open here?		Jun 1, 2010	366
All things active: from ingredients to boost hair strength to topical wrinkle smoothers, raw material suppliers are rolling out an array of actives for skin care and hair care formulators.		Jun 1, 2010	2034
The CSPA looks beyond the obvious: association leadership urges Mid-Year Meeting attendees to expand their horizons, seek new connections and find growth in unusual spaces.		Jun 1, 2010	1996
Optimism aplenty before the stall.		May 1, 2010	439
Challenge test: demand for green chemistry, bad publicity and an uninformed public are just some of the reasons why the preservative market remains a demanding one. But read on to learn why many suppliers are up for the challenge.		May 1, 2010	2424
The new consumer & you: the consumer packaged goods business has changed dramatically, according to SymphonyIRI Group.		May 1, 2010	1203
Learn & network at our seminar on anti-aging.		Apr 1, 2010	420
Innovation in motion: successful household product marketers turn their backs on the recession, roll up their sleeves and dish out an array of new products.		Apr 1, 2010	2411
Albert Kligman bridged the gap.		Mar 1, 2010	400
Vive la difference! Antiperspirant and deodorant marketers rely on the unique wants and needs of men and women when promoting their wares to consumers.		Mar 1, 2010	1969
Big changes at SDA: change was in the air at the Soap and Detergent Association's annual meeting in January. After all, Orlando, FL represented a new venue for the annual event and the Association unveiled its new name, The American Cleaning Institute.		Mar 1, 2010	1812
Cautiously optimistic: with the financial crisis in the rearview mirror, consumer spending beginning to show signs of life and a wave of new projects on tap, suppliers to the laundry product category say there are reasons to be optimistic about 2010.		Mar 1, 2010	2773
In a buying mood again?		Feb 1, 2010	396
The odyssey ends here.		Feb 1, 2010	308
Meeting the challenge: from surviving and thriving in a difficult economy to working with regulators and special interest groups, the Consumer Specialty Products Association has a habit of coming through when the chips are down.		Jan 1, 2010	2418
Pouring milk in a fishbowl.		Dec 1, 2009	375
A polished act: OPI is more than a nail lacquer--it's become an iconic brand with the staying power of Coke or Apple.		Dec 1, 2009	1866
Cleaning breakthroughs: multinationals and smaller household cleaning companies have made big breakthroughs in product formulations that are more environmentally-friendly than ever.		Dec 1, 2009	2244
The worst is over.		Nov 1, 2009	396
Different shades of green: there's no denying that the environmental movement is reshaping the economy. But how diverse companies achieve their objectives is a different story altogether.		Nov 1, 2009	1370
How green is your cleaner? The poor economy may be hampering sales, but green offerings continue to blossom in the industrial and institutional cleaning category.		Nov 1, 2009	1699
Do-it-yourself or farm it out?		Oct 1, 2009	378
Heated debate sparks the sunscreen symposium: the Florida Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists enjoys its day in the sun once again with another successful Sunscreen Symposium.		Oct 1, 2009	1592
So much for belt-tightening.		Sep 1, 2009	389
Surfactant market update: demand for ecofriendly products has never been greater and suppliers are answering the call with an array of products--all the while wondering what does it mean to be green?	Company overview	Sep 1, 2009	3522
Plenty of growth opportunities.		Sep 1, 2009	355
Social butterfly emerging.		Aug 1, 2009	379
Stuck in the middle: high- and low-end fragrance brands are holding their own during this recession. But mid-tier brands, like so many other consumer product categories, are suffering.		Aug 1, 2009	2610
Facing reality: a strong conference program wasn't enough to overcome the impact of the recession, as the 6th Cosmeceuticals conference drew far fewer attendees than expected.	Conference news	Aug 1, 2009	1335
Performance reviews.		Jul 1, 2009	328
Quality if not quantity: with recessionary clouds hanging overhead, the Society of Cosmetic Chemists met in Chicago for its annual seminar.		Jul 1, 2009	1823