Cosmetics & Personal Care

Scott Bader is a global chemical company. Established in 1921, it has a century of expertise in manufacturing Adhesives, Resins, Gelcoats and Functional Polymers for a variety of markets around the world. Scott Bader now employs 700 people across 6 manufacturing sites and 15 offices worldwide. Scott Bader is committed to sustainability and has recently launched its Texique range of bio-based rheology modifiers for personal care formulations.

Boston-based Carbonwave  is the world’s leading developer of ultra-regenerative, plant-based, advanced biomaterials from seaweed. The company has operations in Mexico, where it collects Sargassum from the beaches of the Cancun area of the Yucatan peninsula, and a manufacturing facility in Puerto Rico. The company uses a proprietary approach to turn Sargassum – long considered waste – into materials that can restore soils and oceans, eliminate micro-plastic waste, and achieve carbon neutrality. The company produces a range of products from agricultural extracts to bio-leathers and personal care ingredients.

Safic-Alcan is a French independent distributor of specialty chemicals headquartered in Paris La Défense (France). The Company develops and provides wide ranges of polymers, materials and additives for the rubber, coatings, adhesives, thermoplastics, polyurethane, lubricants, detergency, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals industries. With a network of 35 offices strategically located in Europe, Turkey, Middle East, North America, Mexico, South America, China and South Africa, and 780 people worldwide, Safic-Alcan generated a turnover of 907 M€ in 2022.