Syensqo, focusing on sustainability and innovation, offers groundbreaking solutions in both Home Care and Beauty Care. With a broad product portfolio ranging from natural and biodegradable ingredients to sulfate-free and environmentally friendly formulas, the company stands out as one of the industry's responsible, innovative and inspiring leaders. Miraç Çakır, who has served as Syensqo Sales Manager for approximately 12 years, provided information about the company's products and technologies.
Syensqo delivers breakthrough solutions in both Home Care and Beauty Care by focusing on sustainability and innovation. Standing out as one of the industry's responsible, innovative and inspiring leaders with a broad product portfolio ranging from natural and biodegradable ingredients to sulfate-free and environmentally friendly formulations, Miraç Çakır, who has served as Syensqo Sales Director for approximately 12 years, provided information about the company's products and technologies.
First, we would like to get to know you. Could you tell us about your educational background, professional career and personal interests?
I am Miraç Çakır. I graduated from Kdz. Ereğli Ted College. After completing my undergraduate education in International Trade at Işık University, I pursued an MBA at Bahçeşehir University. I began my career at Rhodia; subsequently, I continued working under the Solvay umbrella. Currently, I serve as Sales Director at Syensqo, which originated from within Solvay. Over 12 years in this global company, I have gained sales and marketing experience in various fields within the chemical industry. In my work, sustainability, innovation and strong business partnerships are among my priority values.
Could you provide us with more information about Syensqo company?
The new Syensqo company was created from the division of the Solvay group in December 2023 and rises from 160 years of engineering legacy. With two complementary areas of expertise—Materials and Consumers & Resources—Syensqo operates with a deep sense of responsibility to use its scientific expertise for the benefit of humanity. Through breakthrough research, revolutionary technologies and visionary solutions, Syensqo aims to create meaningful impact in the world.
What are the main technologies in Syensqo's HPC portfolio?
Syensqo's portfolio includes both Commodities and Specialities components. For Home Care, Syensqo aims to shape a cleaner future for coming generations; for this purpose, it offers a broad range of surfactants, specialty polymers for hard surface and laundry care, ester quats, rheology polymers and aesthetic agents.
The Beauty Care portfolio covers three segments: hair care, cleansing and skin care. With a wide range of solutions for sulfated and sulfate-free products, at the intersection of beauty and science: actives, conditioning solutions for hair, emollients, rheology modifiers, sensory agents, surfactants, performance & aesthetic concentrates are offered.
What are the main market trends you have identified in Beauty Care? How do these trends align with Syensqo's commitment to both product and sustainability innovation?
We have identified three main macro trends: Being Responsible, Care Expansion, Self Care. For each, Syensqo continually develops innovations.
In the "Being Responsible" trend, Syensqo develops innovations with high levels of naturalness, responsibly sourced (for example, in guar through the Sustainable Guar Initiative program) or with less negative environmental impact (products with reduced carbon footprint).
In the "Care Expansion" trend, Syensqo develops technologies responding to Scalp Care, Hair Skinification and Dermocosmetic needs. Additionally, by developing strong expertise in sulfate-free components and solutions, it enables the evolution of body and hair care products.
In the "Self Care" trend: Syensqo offers reference Actives, Upcycled ingredients and solutions enabling creation of new textures, sensations and routines.
What are the latest innovations Syensqo is showcasing at CHCI 2025?
In Home Care; Miracare® Biopacify is the first natural-based and biodegradable opacifying agent for low-viscosity liquid laundry products, offering a good alternative to microplastic styrene acrylates. Additionally, Mirapol® Hygiene Boost is a polymeric additive in liquid laundry detergents that combats bad odor formation and provides long-lasting freshness claims.
In Beauty Care, Syensqo is strengthening its offer of amino acid-based surfactants in sulfate-free products, Geropon® TC Clear MB, an easy-to-use, completely liquid methyl cocoyl taurate that provides ease of use while retaining all the advantages of taurates; Geropon® LS 30, high purity sodium lauroyl sarcosinate in 30% active liquid form and Geropon® SCG 25, high purity disodium cocoyl glutamate in 25% active liquid form.
In hair care, Syensqo is launching Naternal™ Care XTRA, the first developed, biodegradable and boron-free, responsibly sourced conditioning polymer; particularly suitable for severely damaged hair and a good alternative to PQ10.
In skin care, Syensqo offers several innovations: Cerafy™ Mix Repair, water-soluble, easy-to-use and cold-processable, a unique ceramide blend that enhances skin repair. The emollients range is also expanding with two new products: Dermalcare® VG Squalane, a strong squalane derived from three plant sources—canola seed, sunflower seed and olive fruit—offering a light and comfortable skin feel; and Dermalcare® A99 LW, Isononyl Isononanoate providing a silky touch that embraces the lightness of effortless elegance.
Finally, nature-derived suspending agent Rheozan® BLC W joins the rheology portfolio and provides unique and exceptional suspension properties for your skin care formulations.
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