08/25/2010	Essential Ingredients, Inc. is pleased to announce that our supply partner, Elementis Specialties, has acquired all of the assets of The Fanning Corporation and Fancor Limited. Fancor is a global leader in the supply of eco-friendly Meadowfoam and Abyssinian oil derivatives. In addition to Elementis Specialties Hectorite and Hectorite Organoclay products, Fancor product lines will now be available. Some of these products include: Betafan, Emcon, Fancol®, Fancor®, Fancorsil®, Fanoliv®, Fanwax, Meadowderm®, Meadowester®, Meadowestolide®, Meadowlactone®, Meadowquat®, Meadowsol®. All orders can be placed directly with Essential Ingredients, Inc. beginning September 1, 2010. Making sure you are delighted with our service is our number one priority at Essential Ingredients. Your business is critical to our success and we realize the trust that you place in us to fulfill our role in meeting your demands. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you in this way.
12/17/2009	Cathy Piterski has joined Essential Ingredients, Inc. as a Sales Representative in the Northeast Region. Cathy has extensive experience in R&D in both the household and personal care industries. She started her career at Lehn & Fink (now Reckitt Benckiser) and spent 10 years in formulation for household products such as carpet and all purpose cleaners. She left Reckitt in 1999 to work at Playtex where she spent another 10 years in formulation and management for personal care products, to include baby toiletries and hand wipes. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Southern Connecticut State University and a Master of Arts degree in Cosmetic Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Cathy is available to help you with finding the right products for your new and existing projects. You can contact her at 770-831-9010 or by email at cpiterski@essentialingredients.com
08/31/2009	Essential Ingredients, Inc. and Elementis Specialties are pleased to announce our partnership in the NE, SE, and SW territories. Elementis Specialties is the worldwide leader in Hectorite and Hectorite Organoclay products and is by far the industry standard. The Elementis lines include Hectorite clays and Bentone® Organically modified Hectorite clays, pre-dispersed Bentone® Hectorite Mastergels, Thixcin castor based Rheology modifiers, and Nanox zinc oxide dispersion for the cosmetic, personal care, and household applications.
07/01/2009	Essential Ingredients is now stocking products in Dallas, Texas to better service our customers in the region. This location is in addition to our existing facilities in Atlanta, Georgia, Jacksonville, Florida and Linden, New Jersey.
06/23/2009	Propanediol (non-petrolatum, corn derived) is now approved by the Natural Products Association (NPA) for its natural standard for cosmetic and personal care products. To see the announcement please click here: NPA Allowed Processes and Ingredients
05/11/2009	Momentive Performance Materials selects Essential Ingredients as a new authorized distributor of its specialty silicones for personal care, consumer care, and textiles products. Under the agreement, Essential Ingredients, one of the nation’s premier suppliers of raw materials and chemicals to manufacturers, is an authorized distributor of Momentive’s high technology personal care, consumer care and textile materials to customers in South Central, United States and South Eastern, United States. In addition, Essential Ingredients is authorized to distribute Momentive’s silicone fluids and Softouch* boron nitride products in North Eastern, United States. “Essential Ingredients was a clear partner of choice, as it brings a strong focus on technical service, customer relations and a tradition of innovation in sales and logistics – values we both share,” said William McMillian, Channel Manager, Americas-Silicones, Momentive. “They have proven themselves around a philosophy of delighting customers and suppliers with an excellent service model and we look forward to working closely together.”
03/25/2009	Essential Ingredients is now offering Lubrizol surfactants in the Northeast. Lubrizol surfactants have been distributed by Essential Ingredients since 1997 in the Southeast.
12/20/2008	Essential Ingredients has opened a new Florida facility in Jacksonville to better serve our customers in the region. Our new facility is over 15,000 square feet.