As interest in food-grade and vegetable-based materials grows, the company has opened a North American office to offer direct sales and support to the cosmetic industry in the region. “We can offer our customers a fully reliable supply chain. We source these materials from beginning to end—we don’t use distributors,” explained John O’Keefe, director of Lipids for Care, North America, AAK USA, which is based in Newark, NJ. Some of the newest personal care ingredients from AAK include Lipex...