According to Euromonitor, the global market for nourishers/anti-agers is in fine shape, having increased by more than £5bn to reach £13.8bn in 2011. By 2015, Euromonitor predict the world category to be worth close on £19bn. The biggest contributors to growth will be Asia Pacific and Latin America, although mature markets, including North America and…
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Nonwovens
Spunbond cosmetic packaging is practically and environmentally friendly
Mainly, the expansion of the market consumption of materials such as spunbond in Russia is a result of its using in agriculture, construction, furniture manufacturing, and hygiene. Despite the fact that these segments are developing quite rapidly in Russia, the new production capacity for spunbond production is obviously inaccessible. The word’s experience clears that one…
Nonwovens
Adult diapers – Russian reality
In September 2011 Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA)- one of the world’s leading manufacturers specializing in absorbent hygiene products, has launched a new line to produce adult diapers TENA in Veneva, Tula region. The plant produces traditional models of diapers TENA, needed to care for people who suffer the incontinence. Start of this new line in…
Raw materials
Nanoemulsions – perspective disperse systems for cosmetics and pharmaceutics
Nanoemulsions possess some properties that make them promising for usage in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. The main features of nanoemulsions and their differences from other emulsion systems are considered. The high-energy and low-energy homogenization methods can be applied for nanoemulsion preparation. Nanoemulsions can be used as a template for nanoparticles, nanospheres and nanocapsules production.
Raw materials
Cleaners, rim blocks, and potpourris for WC
Let’s examine compositions, properties, and problems of household chemical goods using in detail. Speaking about sanitary cleaners, basically, we mean detergents for toilet cleaning, urinals, and bidets, also rim blocks and the potpourris for washing off.
Packaging
Packing for colors cosmetics
Decorative cosmetic is a separate, broad sector of the market for personal care and beauty products. «The effect of lipstick,» even in a crisis economy shows its dynamic development and growing popularity among consumers. They may refuse purchasing expensive items in favor of make-up products. In recent decades, many new decorative items, innovation and development…
Equipment
Mixing and stirring mashines for labs and manufacture
At an industrial scale, efficient mixing can be difficult to achieve. A great deal of engineering effort goes into designing and improving mixing processes. Mixing applications that don’t require a very high degree of pulverization but still need to disperse one material into the other efficiently will use impellers that provide some of both shear (turbulence)…
Nonwovens
Professional cleaning: microfiber
Recently production in microfiber has been appeared in Russia. This product is in the process of more active using in the cleaning sphere. To date, the Russian experience in mops and microfiber wipes’ application is not very high and systematized in the field of professional cleaning. There is a reason to consider an alien experience,…
Equipment
Cold emulsification: pros and contras
A reduction in energy levels and labor saving are the main trends that epitomize the modern industry drive towards the most challenging, up-to-date and sought-after technologies to facilitate the manufacturing process. To that end, cold emulsification methods of making emulsions highlight one of the brightest performances of various emulsification approaches.
Equipment
Laboratory reactors: choice criteria
Laboratory reactors – devices for carrying out of chemical reactions. One of the basic criteria at a choice of a design and an operating mode of the chemical reactor are the conditions providing course of reaction in the set direction and with sufficient speed (volume of substances, temperature, pressure and so forth).