Press Releases

Press Releases

Read the Latest Biosurfactant Industry News from Locus Ingredients

  • Locus Ingredients sophorolipid biosurfactants EPA TSCA registration

    EPA Expands TSCA Registration to Full Amphi® Biosurfactant Line

    Locus Ingredients’ Amphi CL and CH sophorolipid biosurfactants are now both TSCA registered and available for commercial use in consumer…

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  • Locus Ingredients Names New Senior Vice President to Spearhead Global Biosurfactant Business Expansion

    Locus Ingredients announced the appointment of David Anderson as senior vice president to drive global expansion for the industrial biosurfactant…

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  • ICIS Shortlists Locus Ingredients’ Amphi Sophorolipids for Innovation Awards

    Independent Commodity Intelligence Service (ICIS) has announced the shortlist for its 20th Annual Innovation Awards, naming Locus Ingredients as a…

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  • Locus Performance Ingredients and Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions Announce Exclusive Collaboration to Develop New Sustainable Water and Process Treatment Additives

    Locus Performance Ingredients and Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions will collaborate on biobased water and process treatment additives that advance…

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  • HCPA Names Amphi® Biosurfactants Winner of Ingredient Innovation Award

    Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) recognized Locus Performance Ingredients for advancing sustainable cleaning product formulations through its expanded line…

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  • Line Expansion of Amphi® High-Performance Biosurfactants Answers Formulator Needs for Multifunctional, Natural Surfactants in Industrial Applications

    Locus Performance Ingredients launches Amphi® CL and Amphi® CH sophorolipids as versatile, 100% biobased surfactant alternatives for use as wetting…

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  • EPA Approves Amphi® Biosurfactant for Use in Safer Choice-Certified Products and Direct Release Applications with CleanGredients Listing

    Locus Performance Ingredients (Locus PI) has received U.S. EPA approval for use of its sustainable, high-performance biosurfactant in Safer Choice-certified…

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  • Locus Performance Ingredients Enters EU Surfactants Market with Sophorolipid REACH Registrations

    Locus Performance Ingredients’ full lines of Ferma® and Amphi® lactonic and linear sophorolipid biosurfactants have REACH registrations from the European…

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  • New Clean-Label Formulations from Locus Performance Ingredients Accelerate Commercialization of Sustainable Cleaning Products

    Amidst a global surge in demand for sustainable cleaning products, Locus Performance Ingredients (Locus PI) today announced an expansion to…

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  • ICIS Shortlists Amphi® M Biosurfactant Ingredient as Innovation Finalist for the Surfactants Awards

    100% biobased sophorolipid from Locus Performance Ingredients recognized for advancing formulation performance and sustainability in household and industrial applications 

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  • Dow Signs Exclusive Agreement with Locus Performance Ingredients to Expand Biosurfactant Offerings in the Global Home Care and Personal Care Markets

    Dow (NYSE: Dow) today announced an exclusive engagement with Locus Performance Ingredients (Locus PI) to sell its line of high-performance…

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  • Doubling Down: HCPA Panel Selects Locus Performance Ingredients for Two Innovation Awards at XPAND2021

    Judges at the Household and Commercial Products Association (HCPA) selected winners for its third annual Innovation awards at XPAND2021, with…

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  • Clean-Label Micellar Water Formulation Banishes Trace Chemicals and Outperforms Leading Brand

    Locus Performance Ingredients and Genomatica introduce sustainable, natural cleanser featuring Ferma S sophorolipids and Brontide natural butylene glycol.

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  • Locus Performance Ingredients Forms Industry-Leading Advisory Board to Accelerate Global Use of Biosurfactant Innovations

    The panel of top CPG and entrepreneurial executives will drive adoption of sustainable biosurfactant ingredients in product formulations

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  • Locus Performance Ingredients Launches New Biosurfactant-Based Personal Care Formulations to Ease Adoption of Clean Label Trend

    Ready-to-use formulations utilizing novel Ferma S sophorolipids help CPG companies replace commonly used surfactants, boost product performance and maximize sustainability

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  • Locus Performance Ingredients Launches Amphi® M: The Next Generation of Biosurfactants for Household and Industrial Formulations

    TSCA-approved sophorolipid is customized to offer safe, green replacements to legacy surfactants with unmatched efficacy

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  • ICIS Names Locus Performance Ingredients Top Newcomer in the World Surfactants Awards for Biosurfactant Innovations

    Company is praised for proprietary fermentation technology that produces high-purity, zero-carbon sophorolipids with maximized performance and sustainability

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  • USDA Certifies 100% Biobased Content in Locus Performance Ingredients Biosurfactants

    Formulators can use Ferma™ S or Amphi™ M renewable sophorolipids as sustainable, high-performance alternatives to chemical surfactants in CPG formulations

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  • Leading the “Bio-Chem Renaissance”: Top CPG Companies Drive Demand for Green Biosurfactant Ingredients

    Supplier Locus Performance Ingredients doubles production capacity to meet growing interest for cleaner product formulations

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  • Why ICIS Highlighted Biosurfactant Technology from Locus FS in the World Surfactants Awards

    A technology breakthrough is making it possible to cost-effectively reduce worldwide chemical surfactant reliance for the first time. Production methods…

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  • Locus Performance Ingredients™ Launches Ferma™ Line of Sophorolipids (INCI: Glycolipids) to Replace Chemical Surfactants in Personal Care Formulations

    Locus Performance Ingredients™ is launching its first product line to replace petrochemical surfactants in personal care formulations. Branded as Ferma™, the pure Sophorolipid series of biosurfactants provide safer and more sustainable ingredient…

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  • Locus FS Replaces Chemicals and Improves Sustainability in CPG Market With Launch of Performance Ingredients Company

    Locus Fermentation Solutions is expanding its award-winning green technology into the Consumer Packaged Goods market with the launch of a new operating company, Locus Performance Ingredients that will replace toxic and…

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