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Safic-Alcan Switzerland is part of the Safic-Alcan Group, a global distributor of specialty chemical ingredients. We support manufacturers, formulators and R&D teams by connecting ingredients, expertise and local market knowledge.
What we do
Safic-Alcan distributes specialty chemical ingredients across a wide range of industries, including life sciences and performance materials. We act as a link between suppliers and local markets, ensuring reliable access to ingredients, technical information and application support.
How we support customers
Beyond ingredient distribution, Safic-Alcan provides local commercial and technical support, access to formulation expertise, regulatory assistance and supply chain reliability. Our teams work closely with customers to support development, sourcing and market needs.
Our local presence in Switzerland
Safic-Alcan Switzerland combines the strength of a global group with local teams, stock and expertise. This local presence enables proximity to customers, fast response times and market-specific support.
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The microplastics restriction is often summarised as a ban on glitter and scrub beads. It is much wider than that. Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 restricts synthetic polymer microparticles on their own and when intentionally added to products, with transition periods running up to twelve years (Freshfields). For a cosmetic brand, the practical question is which of … <a href="https://www.safic-alcan.com/en-ch/industry-articles/microplastics-restriction-cosmetics/">Continued</a>
Microplastics in Cosmetics: What Is Restricted, and When
The microplastics restriction is often summarised as a ban on glitter and scrub beads. It is much wider than that. Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 restricts synthetic polymer microparticles on their own and when intentionally added to products, with transition periods running up to twelve years (Freshfields). For a cosmetic brand, the practical question is which of … <a href="https://www.safic-alcan.com/en-ch/industry-articles/microplastics-restriction-cosmetics/">Continued</a>
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Both are amorphous synthetic silica. Both thicken, matt and stop things settling. And they are not interchangeable. The difference starts in how they are made, and it ends in what your formulation feels like and costs. This guide compares the two families property by property, and gives the questions that usually decide the choice. Quick … <a href="https://www.safic-alcan.com/en-ch/industry-articles/fumed-vs-precipitated-silica/">Continued</a>
Fumed or Precipitated Silica: Which One Should You Choose?
Both are amorphous synthetic silica. Both thicken, matt and stop things settling. And they are not interchangeable. The difference starts in how they are made, and it ends in what your formulation feels like and costs. This guide compares the two families property by property, and gives the questions that usually decide the choice. Quick … <a href="https://www.safic-alcan.com/en-ch/industry-articles/fumed-vs-precipitated-silica/">Continued</a>
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Formulators rarely ask for an emollient by name. They ask for a result: a stick that glides without dragging, colour that lays down in one pass, gloss that survives the first coffee, and no sweating in a warm delivery van. In a lipstick, the oil phase is where most of that is decided: emollients typically … <a href="https://www.safic-alcan.com/en-ch/industry-articles/lipstick-emollients/">Continued</a>
