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Innovative nail base coat with care: Color Fuse Vita’Serum by FIABILA
Discover FIABILA’s Color Fuse Vita’Serum, a next‑gen nail base coat that fuses standout colour performance with targeted care. With AHAs, hexanal, a plant‑based keratin complex and a 1.2% vitamin active blend, its Stick’N’Grip bonds instantly—no drying time—strengthening, nourishing and boosting polish adhesion and wear.
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Propak West Africa 2026: Premier packaging event
Propak West Africa 2026 is set to be the leading trade exhibition and summit for professionals in packaging, plastics, print, labelling and food processing.
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Once-monthly oral HIV PrEP: MSD partners with Aspen for LMIC access
MSD has tapped South Africa’s Aspen to help deliver alimatravir, an investigational once‑monthly oral HIV PrEP, via royalty‑free, non‑exclusive licenses across 129 low‑ and middle‑income countries—pending trials and approvals. With 1.2m new infections in 2025 and PrEP uptake lagging, see how access could scale fast.
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Düllberg Konzentra the meister perfumers
Discover how Düllberg Konzentra blends German craft with modern innovation to create distinctive fragrance solutions for beauty and home care. Explore their artistry, sustainable sourcing, and turnkey support that help brands move from concept to market with confidence.
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Vytrus Biotech pushes boundaries in regenerative skincare
Discover how Vytrus Biotech is redefining regenerative skincare with next‑gen actives born from advanced plant biotechnology. Explore the science, performance data, and what this breakthrough means for formulators seeking efficacy, sustainability, and differentiation.
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Security, sustainability, innovation: the triple advantage
For over 25 years, KwaZulu-Natal-based VR Print has been transforming the pharmaceutical and cosmetic packaging landscape with its specialised label solutions. What began as a high-performance printing operation has evolved into an industry leading supplier that’s reshaping how brands communicate with consumers.
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Strategic investment for PRIME
In a bold move that underscores its market leading position as a TPCM, PRIME has significantly expanded its production capabilities with the acquisition of a state-of-the-art tube filling machine, the NORDEN 602, as showcased at Propak Africa.
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BASF expands sustainable emollient production in Düsseldorf
BASF has inaugurated a state‑of‑the‑art plant in Düsseldorf to expand sustainable emollient production for skin and sun care—the site’s largest investment in a decade. Learn how renewable‑based emollients improve moisture retention and sensory feel, helping brands deliver eco‑friendly formulations for Europe and global markets.
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BASF partners with Brenntag on distribution of cleaning solutions
BASF has teamed up with Brenntag to distribute advanced cleaning solutions across South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia. The partnership brings BASF’s surfactant systems and laundry-care actives to Home Care and I&I formulators, boosting grease removal, stability and fabric/colour protection.
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Reverse osmosis water treatment solutions for South African industry
South African industries are turning to containerised reverse osmosis to beat water scarcity, rising costs and quality risks. Discover how G-Chem Aquacare, with Aquatreat Technologies, delivers tailored RO for boiler make-up, pharma process water, boreholes and reuse—cutting effluent, boosting reliability and sustainability.
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Revolutionise traceability and engagement with smart packaging
Revolutionise traceability and customer trust with smart packaging that blends physical materials and digital IDs. See how active solutions extend shelf life while connected tech—QR, RFID, NFC—unlocks real-time provenance, compliance, and two-way engagement, and why EPR and recycled-content rules are speeding adoption.
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in-cosmetics Korea 2026: Record attendance & K-Beauty innovation
Record crowds converged at in-cosmetics Korea 2026 at COEX, Seoul, with nearly 20 000 visitors, 18% from abroad, and 400+ exhibitors including Ashland, Croda and Bloomage. Explore standout launches in the Innovation Zone (64 new ingredients), K-Beauty age-management trends, and fresh opportunities from 84 first-time exhibitors.
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Centella asiatica gel moisturiser: Ultimate skin hydration
Discover the Centella asiatica gel moisturiser from Fundamentals Skincare—a light, water-rich formula that hydrates without heaviness and soothes dry, tight, or reactive skin. With 1% Centella (cica), 0.5% niacinamide, 0.2% hyaluronic acid, and glycerine, it absorbs fast with no greasy residue while supporting the skin barrier; click…
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Eyes on Africa 2026: Shaping Africa’s next growth phase
Join senior leaders at Euromonitor International’s Eyes on Africa 2026 on 28 July at The Tryst, Johannesburg. Explore the continent’s next growth phase—shifting consumers, digital ecosystems, and competitive dynamics—through sharp insights, an executive panel, and interactive sessions designed to unlock actionable opportunities.
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Circular hydrogen recycling in cosmetics: Symrise wins L’Oréal award
Symrise has won L’Oréal’s Energy Award for Closing the Hydrogen Loop, a circular hydrogen recycling process that captures, purifies, and reuses hydrogen in producing Hydrolite 5 green. Cutting fresh hydrogen use by ~80% with 98% recovery, it lowers Scope 1 emissions, boosts efficiency, and sets a scalable decarbonisation blueprint.
