ETHNIC CARE
A perfect partner for formulation innovation
IMCD South Africa has developed an excellent reputation among customers for its one stop shop solution. The company continues to expand in Africa, bringing a broad range of speciality chemicals and food ingredients to the market. By Abby Vorster
O
n 1 April, Ryan Harrison
customers’ technical questions. The
(Koel). Based in India, Koel has emerged
joined IMCD South Africa as
technical managers play a crucial role in
as a leading supplier of superior quality
managing director. He takes
developing various tools to help the sales
of colours for the personal care and
over from Otto Brinkmann,
team promote IMCD’s portfolio, which
pharmaceutical industries.
who has retired. Brinkmann joined the company in May 1982, which was then
answers market trends. Providing a link between the sales
At the HPCI India exhibition in March, the company received the Innovation
Chemimpo SA and which IMCD acquired
team, markets worldwide and IMCD’s
Award in the category Best Ingredients
in 2013. He started as a sales representative
laboratories, these managers define the
for Altered Black. This unique innovation
and moved through the ranks to eventually
focus of projects and collaborate with
boasts a ground-breaking technology
become MD. During Brinkmann’s time with
customers on formulation development.
that provides non-nano, water dispersible
the company it has grown consistently at
They are equipped to provide customised
and dust-free carbon black for cosmetics
a rate of between 20 and 30 percent per
ingredient proposals or ready to use
and personal care applications.
annum. He attributes this success to the
concepts for a total solutions approach.
This award from SOFW Journal’s HPCI
IMCD’s personal care laboratories,
Events recoginses Koel’s endeavours
strong supplier focus of IMCD.
including the Ethnic Hair Care Centre
to excel in the industry, by developing
in chemistry and applied chemistry; he
of Excellence in Johannesburg, South
unique technologies that aim to
served as MD of Chemfit for the last 10
Africa, are used as supportive facilities
empower the formulators to produce
years. His experience spans coatings,
to develop synergies within the portfolios
improved innovations.
surfactants and animal health and
of its suppliers. These labs also develop
nutrition. In Harrison’s new role, he will
formulation prototypes that answer
inorganic pigments as well as oil and
drive the development and execution
new trends, carrying out projects
water-soluble colours for cosmetics
of IMCD’s strategy and expand the
designed by the technical team and
and personal care applications.
company’s range of applications and
they develop knowledge on ingredients
expertise in all segments of the South
and formulation concepts, for future
for nail care, colour mud for lip care
African and Kenyan markets.
interaction with the sales team and
applications and a special grade of
IMCD’s customers.
carbon black.
Harrison holds a BSC honours degree
GLOBAL TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE chemicals and food ingredients
PIGMENTS AND DYES FROM KOEL COLOURS
distributor, IMCD operates 45 laboratories
IMCD is proud to be appointed a
in over 20 countries. The company’s
distributor of Koel Colours
To support its role as a leading speciality
focused laboratory technical teams are at the heart of its technical operations, building, maintaining and expanding relationships with suppliers and customers to create growth opportunities and deliver value. Its regional technical managers have active contact within all technical operations and are both customer and market facing. They provide one technical point of contact for the IMCD sales team and its customers. They also support IMCD’s sales operations and provide backing for answering
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Koel specialises in organic and
It also manufactures colour solutions
