Cognis awards company innovations. (International).* THE NETHERLANDS: Cognis Corp. presented its first innovation awards to three Cognis teams in the U.S., Germany and France. The U.S. team was given the innovation gold award and 25,000 euros for a method of manufacturing better quality vitamin E vitamin E or tocopherol Fat-soluble organic compound found principally in certain plant oils and leaves of green vegetables. Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant in body tissues and may prolong life by slowing oxidative destruction of membranes. using a new combination of chemical and physical stages. The German team was honored with the silver award and 15,000 euros for its two-component lipid enhancer mixture for skin moisturizing, Lamesoft PO 65, which contains coco glucoside glucoside /glu·co·side/ (gloo´ko-sid) a glycoside in which the sugar constituent is glucose. glu·co·side n. A glycoside, the sugar component of which is glucose. and glyceryl glyceryl /glyc·er·yl/ (-il) the mono-, di-, or trivalent radical formed by the removal of hydrogen from one, two, or three of the hydroxy groups of glycerol. oleate oleate /ole·ate/ (o´le-at) 1. a salt, ester, or anion of oleic acid. 2. a solution of a substance in oleic acid; used as an ointment. o·le·ate n. 1. . The bronze award and 10,000 euros were received by the French team for its Parelastyl TP, a concept that uses active ingredients to prevent skin aging. The main ingredient is a protease inhibitor found in peas. |
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