Scott Bader Personal Care and ChemSpec Ltd, a member of Safic-Alcan, enter into a new agreement for the US market

Scott Bader Personal Care and Safic-Alcan are entering into an agreement in the US for the distribution of Texique™ and Texiterra™ bio-based additives to the cosmetic markets. The territory scope of the contract is covering the United States.

Scott Bader Personal Care responsibly manufacture innovative ingredients that respect the natural environment and make a positive difference. Now over 100 years in business, Scott Bader is globally renowned for its science expertise and high performing products.

Its growing range of personal care ingredients are used in hair, face and body applications to achieve your desired consumer and processing benefits, keeping you on trend with the ever changing and diverse needs of consumers.

Texique is a range of bio-based inverse emulsions and naturally derived cationic polysaccharides and Texiterra offers a range of cold pressed 100% natural oils and exfoliants, both specifically designed for the personal care market.

“As we build our portfolio to support the North American personal care market, we look to build partnerships with technical experts that thrive on innovation and bring technical advances to the market. We are excited to expand our partnership with Scott Bader into another region outside of Europe where we are anticipating a fruitful partnership for many years to come. “ – Jacquelyn Ryan, Sales & Marketing Director, Cosmetics, ChemSpec, Ltd.  

About ChemSpec

CHEMSPEC, Ltd. is a Uniontown, Ohio-based management-owned chemical distribution firm. ChemSpec is a subsidiary of Paris, France-based SAFIC-ALCAN. CHEMSPEC, Ltd. also has Mexican and Canadian subsidiaries. CHEMSPEC distributes specialty and commodity chemical additives and specialty polymers into the North American elastomer mixing industry, as well as coatings, adhesive/sealant, inks, plastics compounding market segments, as well as provides innovative specialty ingredients to the cosmetic and personal care industry. The cosmetics division’s offering is unique due to the diversity of their portfolio, the focus on naturality and sustainability, the high performing ingredients, and the creativity as well as formulation skills of the Group’s application labs.

About Safic-Alcan

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 China and South Africa, the company represents state-of-the art manufacturers around the world. Its highly specialized sales engineers allow Safic-Alcan to provide dedicated technical expertise and high performance solutions thus creating long term partnership with most of its principals and customers. Safic-Alcan employs 780 people worldwide and generated a turnover of 907 M€ in 2022.

About Scott Bader

Scott Bader is an employee-owned global manufacturer of personal care ingredients. Established in 1921, we have a century of expertise in manufacturing high-quality, innovative products for a variety of markets around the world. Scott Bader now employs 800+ people across 7 manufacturing sites and 18 offices worldwide. Scott Bader is committed to expanding its global reach, with recent ventures including North America, India, Japan and Australia, while continuing to build on its reputation for innovation, outstanding quality and technical expertise.