ITASCA, Ill., November 3, 2021 --- NAGASE Specialty Materials NA LLC is pleased to announce today an exclusive North American distributorship with Kialabs S.R.L. for the FLAVOCAR® and SUGARDERM® portfolios which include natural active ingredients for personal care.
“Partnering with KiaLab is an important milestone in our commitment to bring novel and innovative biotechnology to the cosmetics market,” says Mark Dailey, Vice President of Life and Healthcare, NSM. “The research and development team at KiaLab takes a robust approach to understand the needs of formulation scientists, with critical focus on sustainability and consumer benefits, which compliments our approach to the personal care market.”
KiaLabs’ ingredient portfolio includes natural active ingredients for personal care, effective for skin conditioning, moisturizing, anti-aging and anti-wrinkle treatments among others benefits that are increasingly sought by consumers who seek clean beauty lifestyles.
Mary Milinko, Supplier Manager, NSM commented: “We are very excited about this new partnership with KiaLab, and are proud to now offer KiaLab’s innovative products in our Bioactives portfolio to further enhance our strong presence in this space.”
About NAGASE Specialty Materials
NAGASE Specialty Materials aims to drive value for market innovators as a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and manufacturer of chemical products. The company serves industries impacting everyday life around the world: personal care; textiles; coatings; inks; plastics; packaging; automotive; aerospace; household, industrial and institutional; pharmaceutical; and electronics. NAGASE Specialty Materials is committed to adding value to customers’ product development and manufacturing processes with extensive resources to fulfill that commitment. The Itasca Innovation Lab supports R&D and product development by cross-pollinating across suppliers, increasing the speed of innovation.
NAGASE Specialty Materials is part of NAGASE Group, a public company with $8 billion in annual revenue. Founded in Kyoto, Japan in 1832 as a specialized purveyor of dyes and chemicals, NAGASE now has 100+ group companies and more than 6,000 team members. Spanning 27 countries and regions, NAGASE connects the world with high-end technologies from Japan and other global specialty chemical suppliers.
About KiaLab
Founded in 2012 by a team with international experience, Kialab is a company whose aim is to become a reference point for both know-how and Consulting services’ demand in the field of “B2B Life Science” (Personal Care, Home Care e I&I). Kialab ensures the creation of added value through the development and the promotion of Innovative Ingredients as well as the offer of consulting services that meet customer needs.
Kialab develops and market new ingredients for the cosmetic sector, through the valorisation of agro-food by products and biomasses by isolating value-added molecules and positioning them as high value cosmetic ingredients and proven functional efficacy. It foster sustainable value chains and technologies through low-environmental impact processes. Kialab tightly cooperating with Universities, Start-ups and R&D centers of valuable companies.