Industry Insights
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LATEST INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
The Rise of Biodegradable Plastics: What It Means for Injection Molders
Sustainable materials are reshaping the plastics industry, and biodegradable polymers are becoming more widely used … Continued
High Pigment Volume Concentrates, More Color in Every Drop
Pigment concentrates play a valuable role in coatings formulations for all applications. From Point-of-Sale colorants … Continued
Multifunctional Additives Under Regulatory Pressure
Lubricant and metalworking fluid formulators are entering a period in which additive choice is no … Continued
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS ARCHIVE
One of the easiest ways to improve stability is to increase the dispersed water phase to >60%. This increases the viscosity of the emulsion due to internal phase packing. Using the correct emulsifier and level is also critical. I recommend … Continued
What were the most interesting food trends in 2013? I’ve narrowed it down to 10 trends and innovations that took the world by storm over the last year. Check out the first five here, and stay tuned next week for … Continued
Mining expired competitive intellectual property is an excellent innovation strategy to quickly create new IP/products. It’s one that I have successfully used by routinely monitoring competitive patents that have expired or are about to expire. And an easy way to … Continued
The Chemists Corner blog recently published a helpful article, Cosmetic Prototype Batch Size, on questions to ask yourself and steps to follow when determining how much of your new formulation to produce. “As a cosmetic formulator one of the most … Continued
The Society of Cosmetic Chemists Annual Meeting was held last month on December 12-13, 2013 in New York City, and I was pleased to be in attendance. There were 73 posters given at the Technology Showcase, which included scientific papers, … Continued
