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HD Bio-fuel is ideal source for rural power

BY R. Balaji

WC 640 words

PD 21 September 2005

SN Business Line (The Hindu)

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LP BIOFUELS for transportation may have grabbed everyone's imagination, but their use in

power generation cannot be ignored as it holds significant potential for rural development.

Prof U. Shrinivasa of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science,

Bangalore, says that biofuels, particularly oil from pongamia trees, can be used in the rural

areas for power generation, in pump sets, and tractors. This would help to insulate farmers

from the increasing prices of petroleum products.

Pongamia trees are common in farms, because they are leguminous and help to fix nitrogen

in the soil and the leaves are used as green manure. The seeds have multiple uses — for

extracting oil, which is used in leather tanning and soap making, and the oil cake is used as

manure. Since the trees are on the farm, the oil could be available for as low as Rs 3-4 a litre,

which is the cost of crushing the seeds for oil.

TD According to Mr M. Rajagopalan, Head-Industry Captive Sales, Wartsila India Ltd, using bio-

oils for generating power holds significant potential for rural development. It can be a source

of quality and environment friendly power in the rural areas, enable agro-based industries and

generate employment.

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This option would be easier to implement than using biofuels for transportation, which

requires high-cost facilities for processing the raw oil to fuel. Also, the fuel quality would have

to be standardised and this would call for extensive regulation and monitoring. Industry

estimates peg biofuel prices just a few rupees lower than diesel.

But for power generation the raw oil from the seed can be used directly. This would mean a

significantly lower cost.

Power from bio-oil fuelled generators would be a renewable energy source without the

disadvantages of other renewable sources such as wind or solar power, he said. Wind power

is seasonal, its plant load factor is low at about 35 per cent and can only be available in areas

with wind potential. Solar power technology is yet to take off. But bio-fuels can be used in

power generators that offer efficiencies comparable with conventional systems, in terms of

cost and efficiencies (See Table).

For instance, the thermal efficiency of a coal plant is about 30 per cent while that of a bio-oil

powered unit is 60 per cent. A bio-oil unit would cost Rs 3.5-4 crore a MW to set up against

Rs 5 crore for a wind farm Mr Rajagopalan said.

Even at current levels of productivity of jatropha and pongamia, bio-oils are attractive, and in

the coming years the output per hectare is sure to rise several fold with the intensity of

research going into biofuels.

In Africa, the productivity of jatropha is several times higher he said.

The benefit it would offer rural areas is that the fuel for bio-oil units can be produced by the

farmer and used for captive power generation or supplied to larger power generation facilities

of any capacity.

Wartsila itself specialises in such equipment that run on residual fuels such as furnace oil or

LSHS (Low Sulphur Heavy Stock) and are proven to run on bio-oils. They range from 1.8 MW

to 16 MW and any number of units can be set up for large capacities. These facilities can

power local industries or where connectivity is available feed the grid.

This would mean decentralised power production or, as the industry calls it, distributed

generation. It would do away with transmission and distribution losses and high-cost

infrastructure. It would catalyse rural and agro-based industries. But to make this a reality, the

Government will have to support this on a par with other renewable energy investments such

as those extended to wind power.


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HD Green engines on track

BY R. Balaji

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LP THE Indian Railway runs 5,000 diesel locomotives that consume 18 lakh tonnes of diesel

annually. Little wonder that it is looking at ways to cut the spiralling fuel cost. It has drawn up

ambitious plans for a programme that envisages using some of its land, over 90,000 hectares,

to cultivate crops with biofuel potential.

To assess the feasibility of biofuels, initially, it imported soyabean oil from the US and since

2002 has operated a few services on diesel with a 5 per cent soyabean oil blend. The

locomotives that pull the Shatabdhi Express between Delhi and Chandigarh operate on

blended biodiesel.

TD According to Mr M. Jayasingh, Chief Mechanical Engineer (Planning), Southern Railway, the

Railways has established the suitability and compatibility of biofuels at 5 per cent blend with

diesel.

The South Eastern Railway and the Western Railway are also looking at introducing biofuel,

he said.

The Indian Railway has called for consultants who can help it to use the 90,000 hectares

available with it to cultivate biofuel crops, he said. Over 43,000 hectares are distributed across


the country and the rest is along the rail track network.

It estimates that these lands would help the Railways meet at least half its requirement of oil.

The Southern Railway has a one-tonne-a-day extraction plant that uses oil from pongamia

seeds and used cooking oil from hotels. It also purchases Pongam oil for Rs 30 a litre from oil

mills in Gudiyattam.

The Southern Railway has used blended diesel in some locomotives and in 20 automobiles. It

also operates a utility vehicle and a diesel generating set wholly on biofuel.

By its estimate the biofuel cost, taking into account the value of byproducts such as oil cake

and glycerine, works out to about Rs 15-16 a litre. Jatropha seeds cost about Rs 7 a kg.

Three kg of seeds — value Rs 21 — yield a litre of oil and 2 kg oil cake. The oil cake can be

sold for Rs 10 and the oil costs Rs 11.

The Railways will have to invest Rs 5-6 a litre, which accounts for a total cost of Rs 15-16 a

litre.

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HD Is biofuel the energy of future?

BY R. Balaji

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LP With petroleum product prices rising steadily; diesel alone has become 25 per cent costlier

over the last year. Apart from the search for alternatives, it is the need to achieve energy

independence that is directing so much focus on biofuels and the crops that will help yield

these oils. If sugar mills are being encouraged to produce ethanol from sugarcane for

blending with petrol, efforts are on to cultivate such crops as jatropha and pongamia, which

yield oil that can either be blended with diesel or used independently.

BIOFUELS, ethanol jatropha pongamia... Words till recently rarely mentioned outside a select

circle are coming into common usage now. The reasons are not difficult to fathom: Petroleum

product prices have been rising steadily; diesel alone has become 25 per cent costlier over

the last year. Apart from the search for alternatives it is the need to achieve energy

independence that is directing so much focus on biofuels and the crops that will help yield

these oils.

TD Sugar mills are being encouraged to produce ethanol from sugarcane for blending with petrol,

while efforts are on to cultivate such crops as jatropha and pongamia, which yield oil that can

either be blended with diesel or used by themselves instead.

Much potential ,


While jatropha has clearly emerged as the preferred option for cultivation, pongamia, a

traditional species that has been around for ages, too has great potential. The advantage with

jatropha, a bush, is that it is easy to maintain and starts yielding from the fourth year, while

pongamia, a tree, requires more area and yields can be expected from the seventh or eighth

year on. Scientists, however, say that the Botanical Survey of India has identified more than

400 species of plants and trees that can yield such oils.

According to Prof U. Shrinivasa, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of

Science, Bangalore, pongamia oil has been found to be effective as a biofuel for running farm

equipment and in power generation. Pongamia is cultivated for its nitrogen-fixing ability and its

leaves are used as green manure. The oil from the seeds finds use in leather tanning and

soap-making.

The enthusiasm for biofuels must also be viewed against the backdrop of the country's thirst

for oil — about 114 million tonnes every year — 75 per cent of which is imported at a cost of

Rs 1,20,000 crore. About 112 million tonnes of oil is consumed just by the transportation

sector.

Experts feel that the problem of the huge oil import bill and the price uncertainty can be

mitigated by cultivating biofuel crops on the over 60 million hectares of wasteland available in

the country. Each hectare would yield up to three tonnes of seed, from which can be extracted

one tonne of oil. This would translate to 30 million tonnes of oil.

The problem is that these estimates represent a theoretical potential, say the National Bank

for Agriculture and Rural Development and commercial banks. Studies are still at the

academic level and banks need large-scale field data before they will commit funds.

Even the economics of cultivating jatropha (see Tables below) and the unit cost analysis

available with banks are based on preliminary estimates by research institutes. Banks are for

now only willing to wait and watch and have not extended any loans for jatropha cultivation.

In Tamil Nadu, for example State Bank of India has only entered into an agreement with a

company that wants to start contract farming of jatropha.

Willing investors ,

Initial studies raise optimism and investors are willing to commit money to jatropha farming

and in investing in processing facilities. The Indian Railways, the single largest user of fuel in

the transportation sector, is considering an ambitious project in which it hopes to exploit the


nearly 90,000 hectares available with it for farming biofuel crops such as jatropha.

These have the potential to solve about 50 per cent of the Railway's requirement. The

problem the Railways faces is the inadequate availability of seeds for it to extract oil from.

It buys oils at a high cost — about Rs 43 a litre — mainly because it is still looking at it as a

pilot project, according to Mr Jayantha Ghosh, Chief Mechanical Engineer, Southern Railway.

But the Railway feels that prices should be much lower.

The Chennai-based D1 Mohan Bio Oils Ltd, which plans to invest Rs 80 crore in a biofuel

project, is to set up a facility to process about 24,000 tonnes of jatropha seeds a year to

produce about 8,000 tonnes of oil.

The plant is expected to come up in January 2006 in Chengalpattu, near Chennai, according

to Mr D. Aristotle, General Manager (Projects).

The company hopes to rope in farmers through contract farming to cultivate jatropha on over

5 million hectares in 5-7 years.

It has launched the project in Tamil Nadu, where it plans to cover 40,000 hectares, Andhra

Pradesh 20,000 hectares and Chattisgarh 50,000 hectares. It also plans to extend the

cultivation to Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.

The company will buy back the jatropha seeds and provide technical support. The initial cost

of Rs 28,500 a hectare will be disbursed as loan by banks over the first three years.

A Central Government subsidy of 30 per cent, or Rs 6,000 a hectare, will be adjusted in the

loan. The company estimates that biodiesel prices will be marginally cheaper than diesel, at

about Rs 30 a litre.

The chemical reaction ,

BIOFUEL production is a two-stage process that starts with the raw material, oilseeds, being

crushed in oil mills to physically expel the oil, leaving behind the oil cake, which can be used

as manure. The second stage is a chemical process involving a reaction called

transesterification. The expelled oil is treated with an alcohol, say, methanol, and a base, say,

potassium hydroxide, to convert it to fuel. This reaction removes free fatty acids and also

gives off by-products glycerine and a fertiliser from the base used.

In the 1940s scientists used similar reaction to produce glycerine to make explosives.


Land equation ,

THE estimates of land area needed for extracting jatropha oil to replace diesel.

Under irrigated condition jatropha seeds output is 3 tonnes per hectare. This yields one tonne

of oil.

Current diesel consumption: 40 million tonnes a year.

For equivalent jatropha oil, 40 million hectares would have to be brought under the crop.

Forty million hectares or four lakh sq km is the combined area of Chattisgarh (1.35 lakh sq

km) and Madhya Pradesh (3.08 lakh sq km).

For 20 per cent blending of diesel with jatropha oil, that is, for 8 million tonnes, eight million

hectares would need to be brought under the plant, or 80,000 sq km, which is 60 per cent of

Tamil Nadu's land area (1.3 lakh sq km).

India has 6 lakh sq km of wasteland.

(Graphics by K. Balakrishnan) (See also tomorrow for some more aspects of the biofuel

story.)

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HD Tapping plant power

BY G. Chandrashekhar

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LP WITH crude oil prices soaring and the movement for cleaner environment gathering pace, the

world is looking at renewable sources of energy more seriously than ever before. Economies

are now keen to secure energy independence by reducing carbon emissions from fossil fuels,

while optimising the use of renewable, plant/crop-based sources of energy.

Recent developments in biofuel are helping change the global energy scenario, albeit slowly.

Bio-ethanol and bio-diesel have emerged as two common biofuels. While bio-ethanol is a

petrol additive, bio-diesel is a diesel alternative. Policies encouraging the use of biofuels

made from grain, vegetable oil or biomass to replace part of the fossil fuels used in the

transport sector are gaining importance.

TD Three goals ,

The initiatives generally target at least three goals: (1) to prevent environmental degradation

by using cleaner fuel; (2) to reduce dependence on imported, finite fossil fuel supplies, by

partially replacing them with renewable, possibly domestic, sources; and (3) to provide

demand for crops to support producer incomes and rural economies.

Larger supplies of domestic fuels may also improve some countries' balance of payments


situation.

Amid the current climate of concern over terrorism and the uncertainty over the stability of

some oil-producing regions, the biofuel discussion has taken a national security dimension for

some countries.

Energy experts are convinced that biofuel production under current technology and prices is

somewhat costly vis-à-vis fossil fuel "at the pumps". Therefore, governments have chosen to

encourage production through various mechanisms. These include direct subsidies, excise

tax exemptions, automobile emission and fuel standards (regulations) and government

purchasing requirements.

Commodity market impact ,

Without doubt, increases in biofuel production will have an impact on commodity markets. For

example wider ethanol use to replace petrol may generate greater demand for cereals or

other crops while substitution of diesel by bio-diesel will likely raise the demand for vegetable

oils. For instance the world consumes every day an estimated 82-83 million barrels of crude

mineral oil and about 2.5 million barrels of vegetable oil. A 3 per cent blend can completely

absorb all the world's vegetable oil.

Converting grain into ethanol also yields by-products that can substitute for feed inputs, that

is, for feed-grains or oilseed meals.

In India, policymakers have been discussing the promotion of biofuels. Until two years ago the

move to use ethanol from molasses or sugarcane juice occupied the Government's attention.

However not much headway was made in commercialising the idea. There were gaps in

cooperation among cane crushers petroleum companies petrol pumps and consumers. While

the technical feasibility was established no one was sure about consumer response. Also the

question of subsidy — quantum beneficiaries and relative share — was unresolved. Issues

such as non-uniform sales tax among States came in the way.

Worse, in 2003 sugarcane output in the country declined drastically due to weather

aberrations in the major producing regions of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. The story was

repeated in 2004. From being an exporter of surplus sugar Indian ran into a deficit and

became an importer of raw sugar. Enthusiasm to promote bio-ethanol all but evaporated.

The Government has also been talking about promoting jatropha (Jatropha curcas, or

Ratanjyot, in local parlance) a hardy plant that grows in the semi-arid tropics. The plant

produces oil-bearing seeds from which 25-30 per cent oil can be extracted. Jatropha oil can


be blended with diesel to make bio-diesel.

The cultivation of this plant can be taken up on a large scale in several parts of the country.

Contract farming is the ideal method to promote this renewable source of oil. Brazil uses high

levels of ethanol (22-24 per cent) in automobile fuel.

The use of vegetable oil in the European Union (mainly rapeseed oil) has been rising at 30

per cent a year. Last year, the EU used 2.5 million tonnes of vegetable oil. In the US, ethanol

from corn (maize) and soyabean oil are used as additives.

What is the future? ,

Will India succeed in using renewable sources of energy on a significant scale any time soon?

Seems unlikely on current reckoning.

Plants such as jatropha and pongamia (Pongamia pinnata) have a gestation period of three to

five years to start yielding fruits or seeds from which oil can be extracted.

In sugarcane, there is a cyclical pattern (two-three years of high output followed by one-two

years of decline) in cane production.

This has to be broken, and assured production is necessary. More important serious policy

initiatives are necessary to promote cultivation (protection of growers' interest) processing

(protection of investment in processing facilities) marketing (petroleum companies and petrol

pumps must fall in line) and consumption (quality standardisation pricing).

While the Centre has to decide on subsidies and operationalise contract farming, the State

governments must go all out to support the venture. Importantly, we need to produce genuine

surpluses.

The Indian Railways owns large tracts of land across the country. These can be exploited by

cultivating plants such as jatropha and pongamia, and even castor-seed. Castor oil can be

used for the production of biodiesel after appropriate processing (transesterification).

Currently, we export about two lakh tonnes of castor oil.

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HD Southern Online Bio Technologies: Avoid

BY Raghuvir Srinivasan

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LP INVESTORS can give this public-cum-rights offer from Southern Online Bio Technologies Ltd

the miss. The public offer is to fund the company's entry into the business of producing biofuel

from plant seeds. This is an emerging business area but fraught with risks. This, coupled with

its lacklustre performance in its existing ISP (internet service provider) business, fails to

inspire confidence in this public offering.

Southern Online proposes to set up a 30 tonnes per day plant near Hyderabad to produce

biofuel from jatropha, neem, mahua and pongamia seeds. This biofuel will be sold to

consumers for blending with diesel. Ideally, a blend of up to 20 per cent biofuel in diesel is

possible with existing engines and with minor modifications biodiesel can be used fully.

TD Southern Online has arranged for supply of a small part of the required quantity of seeds with

a Bangalore-based company that has linkages with growers of such seeds. As a fall back

option it has also tied up with a Malaysian company for the supply of vegetable oil for entire

quantity of raw material required. The company will produce biofuel based on technology from

German company, Lurgi, which has implemented biodiesel projects across the world.

On the marketing side, Southern Online hopes to sell its biodiesel to the Railways and to

other consumers such as the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation and the


Vizag Municipal Corporation. The risks inherent in the business are many. The company's

requirement of seeds is large and it is doubtful if the present system of seeds collection can

deliver the required quantity of 10000 tonnes per annum. At best it would take some time for

the company to establish linkages with farmers and convince them to take up cultivation of

jatropha plants with the security of a buyback arrangement.

Second, though biodiesel is in the news now as an alternative fuel to expensive diesel it is still

a long way from commercial acceptance. A lot would depend on the cost of production of

biodiesel as consumers need to be presented with an attractive option in terms of significantly

lower fuel costs. Southern Online's offer document is silent on the expected selling price of

biodiesel which is the most important factor that will determine the project's success. The

company's inexperience in manufacturing could be a major handicap given the untested

nature of the biofuel business.

Finally, from an investment point of view the gestation period for returns for a shareholder

may be quite long.

Given the rather ordinary performance of the existing ISP business, Southern Online needs to

generate highly superior returns from the biodiesel project. Only that can ensure decent

returns for shareholders either in terms of dividend or capital appreciation. This is especially

so given that the equity base will grow four-fold from the present Rs 5.70 crore to Rs 22.80

crore after the offer.

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HD APSRTC may switch over to bio-diesel

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CY (c) 2005 Kasturi & Sons Ltd

LP Corporation evaluating pricing structure, production cost Price structure, production cost being

evaluated

TD Bio-diesel run bus had negligible hydrocarbons Saving is put at 10 paise per kilometre Bus

run between Dilsukhnagar, Sanatnagar Bio-diesel run bus had negligible hydrocarbons

Saving is put at 10 paise per kilometre Bus was run between Dilsukhnagar and Sanatnagar in

Hyderabad Buoyed by the results of a bus run on bio-diesel, the Andhra Pradesh State Road

Transport Corporation (APSRTC) may pitch in for cheaper and environment friendly fuel for

more of its fleet in the coming days, depending on production and pricing. Addressing a press

conference here on Wednesday, T. Chatterjee, Principal Secretary, Environment and Forests,

and P.V.D. Jayasankar Prasad, Chief Mechanical Engineer, APSRTC, said a three-month

long study showed that bio-diesel run bus had negligible hydrocarbons and 14 per cent lower

carbon monoxide content in its emissions compared to a diesel bus. The saving was put at 10

paise per kilometre of bio-diesel, though the mileage of bio-diesel bus was a shade lesser at

4.54 km per litre against the diesel's 4.60 km. The saving could be sizable given the fact that

the diesel prices have been shooting up. Air pollution "We have to look at the overall benefits

especially from the environmental angle. The main culprit of air pollution, hydrocarbons that

includes leukaemia - causing benzene will not be there," Mr. Chatterjee said. Mr. Prasad said

the tests were conducted in four combinations after the bio-diesel bus was launched with the


standard blending of 20 per cent of bio-diesel and 80 per cent diesel. It was run between

Dilsukhnagar and Sanatnagar in Hyderabad during the last three months. Combination of

fuels The four combinations were bio-diesel from jatropha and diesel, pongamia and diesel,

only diesel and again pongamia and diesel. In each phase the bus was run for 5,600 km for

about 25 days. "There was no problem anywhere mechanically or otherwise," he added. The

bio-diesel was supplied by Nalgonda-based Southern Online Biotech. The production of

jatropha/pongamia is likely to be 30 to 40 tonnes a day by February next year in the State and

it could go up to 300 tonnes a day by December 2006.

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HD Southern Bio floats 2nd public issue ; Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited (SBT), an

internet service provider...

BY Our Regional Bureau Hyderabad

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CY (c) 2005 Business Standard Ltd.

LP Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited (SBT), an internet service provider (ISP) in Andhra

Pradesh, has come out with its second public issue of 1.38 crore equity shares of Rs 10 each

for cash at par. The issue, which opened on Wednesday, closes on September 24.

SBT, which is diversifying into the production of biodiesel, also came out with a rights issue of

32.59 lakh equity shares of Rs 10 each at par to the existing shareholders in the ratio of 4

equity shares for 7 shares held. The issue, which opened on September 8, closes on October

7. Post-public issue, the promoters' shareholding would decline from 31.95 per cent to 20 per

cent.

TD The company is establishing a 30-tonne per day biodiesel project at an estimated cost of Rs

17.10 crore in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh. The project is proposed to be funded

entirely through the proceeds of the public and rights issue.

SBT came out with an initial public offer (IPO) in 2000. The company, however, could not

meet the projections as stated in the IPO offer document. As against the projected turnover of

Rs 8.9 crore in 2001, Rs 11.12 crore in 2002 and Rs 13.90 crore in 2003, the company posted

a turnover of Rs 3.32 crore, Rs 3.09 crore and Rs 3.07 crore respectively.

Similarly, as against the projected profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 4.16 crore in 2001, Rs 4.74

crore in 2002 and Rs 6.38 crore in 2003, the company posted a PAT of Rs 64.25 lakh, Rs


5.97 lakh and Rs 4.22 lakh respectively. In 2004-05, the company posted a turnover of Rs 4

crore and a PAT of Rs 42 lakh.

Explaining the reasons for the variation promises versus performance, the company

promoters had stated that the projections involved setting up of own gateway for providing

ISP services. However, the company could not obtain the requisite governmental clearances

for setting up the gateway.

Consequently, the company used the gateway of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited, which

"hampered revenue growth and the ability to offer the services". The company also stated that

it could not meet the projections as the overall software market had been in a phase of

recession.

There has also been a delay in the implementation of the proposed biodiesel project. The

project was earlier slated for commercial production in December 2005.

The commercial production is now expected to commence in March 2006. SBT managing

director Satish Kumar, however, stated that there was no cost escalation because of the

delay. Implementation of the project was delayed due to delay in the public issue.

Kumar told newspersons here on Wednesday that the company has signed a tripartite

agreement with Lurgi Life Science of Germany and Chemical Construction International

Private Limited of Delhi for establishing the biodiesel project. Both the companies were

responsible for the entire design and construction of the production plant.

He said that the company had also entered into a 25-year buy-back arrangement with the

growers of Pongamia and Jatropha biodiesel plants.

SBT had also received a letter of interest from the Indian Railways and the Visakhapatnam

Municipal Corporation for supply of biodiesel. The company was in the process of entering

into an understanding with the AP State Road Transport Corporation, which was running a

bus on biodiesel on an experimental basis.

"We are currently concentrating on large fleet owners. We would like to open two retail

outlets, if necessary permissions are given," Kumar added.

CO sontsb : Southern Online Bio Technologies Ltd

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HD IFC, Rabo bank agree to fund Southern Online's expansions

BY Our Bureau

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LP Hyderabad , Sept. 14

TWO of the leading international funding agencies - International Finance Corporation (IFC)

and Rabo Bank - have agreed to fund the future expansions of Southern Online Bio

Technologies Ltd (SBT), the Hyderabad-based company that is currently setting up a bio-

diesel project partly with grants from the German Government.

TD The Rs 17.1-crore project for producing 30 tonnes of bio-diesel per day is coming up in

Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh in alliance with the German major Lurgi Life Science.

Talking to newspersons here on Wednesday, the SBT Managing Director, Mr N. Satish

Kumar, said the company had earlier approached IFC and Rabo Bank for debt support for the

bio-diesel project. "Both these funding agencies have agreed to fund the future expansions of

our company. They have retained the first right of refusal in funding our expansions. We may

go in for further expansion some time in 2008," he said.

The company proposes to focus more on large fleet operators for bulk sale of bio-diesel. It

has already received letters of intent from the Indian Railways and Vizag Municipal

Corporation and expects to enter into an agreement shortly with the Andhra Pradesh State


Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC). Further, the company also plans to open few retail

outlets for sale of bio-diesel, Mr Satish Kumar said.

Admitting that the off-take of bio-diesel would be dependent upon the company supplying the

fuel at prices lower than the retail price of petroleum-based diesel, Mr Kumar said the

company proposes to keep the price of bio-diesel lower at least by Re 1 per litre initially.

He said the company does not envisage any difficulty in procurement of the requisite raw

material for bio-diesel production. The project requires around 10,000 tonnes of seeds of

pongamia and jatropha per annum. Though the seed is adequately available in Andhra

Pradesh, the company proposes to explore the options of buying from neighbouring States as

well.

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AN Document BSNLNE0020050914e19f00009


HD Karnataka Agro plans JV with Dubai govt ; Karnataka Agro Chemicals, part of the Bangalore-

based Rs 75 crore...

BY Mahesh Kulkarni Bangalore

WC 354 words

PD 7 September 2005


SC BSTN

PG 8

LA English


LP Karnataka Agro Chemicals, part of the Bangalore-based Rs 75 crore Multiplex Group and a

leading organic fertiliser manufacturer, is looking at the overseas market as part of its

expansion.

The company, which has been manufacturing biofertiliser for the last three decades, is setting

up a manufacturing plant in Dubai through a joint venture with the Dubai government to make

organic manure.

TD "We were invited by Dubai to give a presentation on using biofertiliser. Following a

demonstration, they asked us to set up a plant there to manufacture organic manure based on

coir pith," said KAC managing partner G P Shetty. The company at present finalising the joint

venture agreement and hopes to set up the plant next year.

While, the Dubai government will fund the project, Karnataka Agro Chemicals will transfer the

knowhow.

The company has developed an organic manure with decomposed coir pith, neem cake and

pongamia cake which is treated with fungus. This fertiliser has undergone field trials and is

now used across the country. Farmers in Uttar Pradesh have doubled their potato yield using

the fertiliser, said Shetty.


The company is manufacturing the coir pith-based manure at Nelamangala near Bangalore

and Bhubaneshwar, where the raw material is available in abundance.

The manure is sold under the brand name `Annapurna'. Coir pith in a brick form will be

exported to Dubai where it will be decomposed and used as raw material. Shetty said that the

Dubai government was impressed with the performance of the fertiliser in India and wants to

use it to control insect attacks on their date gardens.

"The Dubai government is concerned about the ill-effects of chemical fertiliser and is giving a

greater thrust to making their country greener. So, our biofertiliser will meet their

requirements," Shetty said.

The company has also received another export order from the government of Muscat for the

supply of two species of fungus _ entomopathogenic fungus (Verticillium lecanii) and

Entomopathenic fungus (Hirsutella thompsonii) _ for producing organic manure there, Shetty

added.

CO muloz : Brookfield Multiplex Group Ltd

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HD KARNATAKA AGRO PLANS JV WITH DUBAI GOVT (to produce organic manure based on

coir pith)

CR Business Standard. Sep 6, 2005; pg 13

WC 99 words

PD 6 September 2005

SN Indian Business Insight

SC WIBI

VOL 0999-001X

LA English

CY Copyright (c) 2005 Informatics (India) Ltd.

LP Karnataka Agro Chemicals (KAC) is setting a biofertiliser manufacturing plant in Dubai

through a joint venture with the Government of Dubai. The plant will produce organic manure

based on coir pith. The project will be funded by the Government of Dubai, while KAC will

transfer the knowhow. KAC has developed organic manure with decomposed coir pith, neem

cake and pongamia cake treated with fungus. The company will export coir pith in brick form

to Dubai.

RF ABSTRACT|DAILY

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Financial-and-technical-collaborations

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AN Document WIBI000020050909e1960001s


HD APSRTC TO SIGN BUYBACK PACT WITH SOUTHERN ONLINE (APSRTC to run city buses

on biodiesel extracted from Pongamia Pinnata)

CR Financial Express. Sep 6, 2005; pg 9

WC 163 words

PD 6 September 2005

SN Indian Business Insight

SC WIBI

VOL 0015-2005

LA English

CY Copyright (c) 2005 Informatics (India) Ltd.

LP The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) will begin to run 3,200 city

buses on diesel blended with 20 percent biofuel extracted from Pongamia Pinnata. It will

extend the use of biodiesel in its remaining buses by 2006. With this, APSRTC will be

following the Euro 4 norms. The use of the biofuel is expected to fetch APSRTC a saving of

about Rs15 per litre over the cost of nomal fuel apart from increased mileage of six to seven

kilometres per litre. Pollution will also be lower by 80 percent with the biofuel. APSRTC will

procure the biofuel from Southern Online Biotechnologies Ltd with whom it will be signing an

agreement in Oct 2005 for a buy-back arrangement. Southern Online will be supplying

APSRTC about 30 tonnes of Pongamia oil per day.

RF ABSTRACT|DAILY

CO aprdtn : Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation

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AN Document WIBI000020050909e19600013


HD Karnataka Agro plans JV with Dubai govt ; Karnataka Agro Chemicals, part of the Bangalore-

based Rs 75 crore...

BY Mahesh Kulkarni Bangalore

WC 354 words

PD 6 September 2005


SC BSTN

PG 8

LA English


LP Karnataka Agro Chemicals, part of the Bangalore-based Rs 75 crore Multiplex Group and a

leading organic fertiliser manufacturer, is looking at the overseas market as part of its

expansion.

The company, which has been manufacturing biofertiliser for the last three decades, is setting

up a manufacturing plant in Dubai through a joint venture with the Dubai government to make

organic manure.

TD "We were invited by Dubai to give a presentation on using biofertiliser. Following a

demonstration, they asked us to set up a plant there to manufacture organic manure based on

coir pith," said KAC managing partner G P Shetty. The company is presently finalising the

joint venture agreement and hopes to set up the plant next year.

While, the Dubai government will fund the project, Karnataka Agro Chemicals will transfer the

knowhow.

The company has developed an organic manure with decomposed coir pith, neem cake and

pongamia cake which is treated with fungus. This fertiliser has undergone field trials and is

now used across the country. Farmers in Uttar Pradesh have doubled their potato yield using

the fertiliser, said Shetty.


The company is manufacturing the coir pith-based manure at Nelamangala near Bangalore

and Bhubaneshwar, where the raw material is available in abundance.

The manure is sold under the brand name `Annapurna'. Coir pith in a brick form will be

exported to Dubai where it will be decomposed and used as raw material. Shetty said that the

Dubai government was impressed with the performance of the fertiliser in India and wants to

use it to control insect attacks on their date gardens.

"The Dubai government is concerned about the ill-effects of chemical fertiliser and is giving a

greater thrust to making their country greener. So, our biofertiliser will meet their

requirements," Shetty said.

The company has also received another export order from the government of Muscat for the

supply of two species of fungus _ entomopathogenic fungus (Verticillium lecanii) and

Entomopathenic fungus (Hirsutella thompsonii) _ for producing organic manure there, Shetty

added.

CO muloz : Brookfield Multiplex Group Ltd

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Agriculture/Forestry

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AN Document BSTN000020050905e19600019


SE METROPLUS

HD When the postman knocked

BY S. MUTHIAH

WC 393 words

PD 5 September 2005

SN The Hindu

SC THINDU

PG 05

LA English


LP New South Wales-based Prof. A. Raman, a regular reader of this column on the net, writes to

me from Australia about the timbers used in ancient Indian shipbuilding (Miscellany, August

29). He tells me that teak was native to northeast India - the Assam region - Burma and

Thailand. It gradually spread to the warmer Indian tropics like modern Andhra Pradesh. He

feels that if the Cholas had used teak in their shipbuilding, they would probably have imported

it from the `countries' of North India, like Kalinga and Vangi. He adds that today's teak belt in

South India is in the Dimbum-Sathyamangalam stretch in the Coimbatore-Mysore sector, but

this was teak grown long after the Chola era.

TD Raman also points out that while Illuppai ( Bassia longifolia: Sapotaceae) was likely to be

good timber for ship building, he rather doubts whether punnai punnai ( Calophyllum

inophyllum) "which never grows thick to saw off long planks", would have been used. He

wonders whether pongam ( Pongamia glabra: Leguminosaceae) was what was really used.

Punnai, he adds, was a species from Madagascar and which reached the Indian subcontinent

very likely before the Gondwana split. In India, Raman points out, punnai got integrated into

Hindu culture and become part of the Krishna Jayanthi celebrations.

Dr. Nanditha Krishna also draws my attention to Mylapore having been an ancient port where

the punnai tree flourished. In the outer courtyard of the Kapaleeswarar Temple, beneath a


punnai tree that is believed to be one of the oldest trees in Madras, there is a small shrine in

which is commemorated the legend which gave Mylapore its name. That tree, she tells me, is

the Vriksha of the Kapalee Temple. It was in Mylapore that the Saint Gnanasambandar,

appealing to Lord Kapaleeswarar to bring back to life Poompavai who had been bitten by a

snake, sang: Where art thou, Poompavai? Lord Kapaleeswarar has chosen as his seat

beautiful Mylapore Surrounded by the sweet-smelling punnai trees Why hast thou gone

without seeing

The legions of the Lord given their repast here?

Indeed, the Punnai is known as Mylapore's own tree, but so few are left there today.

Dr. Krishna also thinks that the picture which appeared with this item on the Chola maritime

tradition was taken in Angkor Thom (Bayon) and not Angkor Wat.

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AN Document THINDU0020050904e19500008


HD APRTC experiments with new bio-diesel technology

WC 184 words

PD 4 September 2005

SN The Press Trust of India Limited

SC PRTRIN

LA English

CY (c) 2005 Asia Pulse Pte Limited

LP Hyderabad, Sept 4 (PTI) The Road Transport Corporation of the south Indian state of Andhra

Pradesh has successfully experimented with a new bio-diesel technology for running a bus

and is signing an agreement with an energy firm for producing bio-fuel from 'Pongamia Pinata'

(Kangua) plant.

During the trial, it was found that without any change in the engine with just 20 per cent blend,

the bus achieved 6.6 kms per litre mileage besides emitting 80 per cent less smoke, T

Chaterjee, Principal Secretary (Environment and Forest Science and Technology), Andhra

Pradesh said here.

TD The Government is signing an agreement with a firm, Southern Bio Fuels, in Choutuppal near

Hyderabad for production of bio-diesel from Pongamia Pinata. The company will produce 330

tonnes of oil using Pongamia Pinata from next year onwards, he said.

He said Pongamia Pinata can be grown at zero cost. Jatropha, which is another good source

for bio-fuel, requires irrigation for cultivation.

The government is experimenting with light vehicles, like cars to see if bio-fuel could be

effective.

IN ialtful : Alternative Fuels | i1 : Energy

NS c23 : Research/Development | ccat : Corporate/Industrial News




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AN Document PRTRIN0020050905e1940002k


SE CITY/REGIONAL

HD RTC buses in city to run on bio-diesel

BY Special Correspondent

WC 201 words

PD 4 September 2005

SN The Hindu

SC THINDU

PG 03

LA English


LP Come February, APSRTC will ply buses on bio-diesel in the city in a phased manner as part

of the measures to control pollution.

The corporation will sign a MoU in a month with Southern Biofuels, which will start production

of bio-diesel from January-February next, T. Chatterjee, Principal Secretary, Science &

Technology, told reporters here on Saturday.

TD He said the Congress would highlight the application of S&T in daily life. "Do you know that an

RTC bus has been moving in the city on the extract of oil from pongamia. It is giving improved

mileage and 80 per cent less smoke," he observed.

Mr. Chatterjee said Southern Biofuels, located at Chouttuppal, Nalgonda, would produce 330

tonnes of bio-diesel. The APSRTC would be paying Rs.15 less a litre for the product which is

based on German technology.

The APSRTC would ink the agreement for conversion of 40 to 50 buses every month. Initially,

about 3,200 buses in the HUDA region would be run on bio-diesel having a 20 per cent blend.

" Pollution will be controlled by 40 per cent," he added.


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itsp : Transportation/Shipping

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AN Document THINDU0020050903e19400095


SE Cosmétologie

HD Nouveaux principes actifs - Produits nouveaux

WC 3,078 words

PD 1 September 2005

SN Parfums Cosmétiques Actualités

SC PARFMS

PG 97

VOL 184

LA French

CY 2005 Cosmedias. All Rights Reserved.

LP In-Cosmetics, PCIE, le Suppliers' Day ont été riches en lancements. PCA a présenté nombre

d'entre eux dans son numéro d'avril-mai et continue ici sa rétrospective.

CLR : tradition et expérience dans les actifs high tech

TD L'entreprise familiale allemande implantée à Berlin a été créée en 1926 sous le nom de

Chemisches Laboratorium Dr. Kurt Richter pour produire et commercialiser au niveau mondial

des principes actifs issus de synthèse organique. Dès le début des années 50, CLR se

spécialise dans la mise au point de substances actives biologiques dont l'efficacité est

aujourd'hui objectivée au niveau cellulaire. Son premier produit est un extrait de placenta

bovin stimulant l'oxygénation de la peau. Dans les années 70, la société lance un collagène

natif soluble. Aujourd'hui, de nombreux produits sont issus du lait : par exemple Lactokine

Fluid, réseau de molécules signal activées et stabilisées, qui rencontre un grand succès,

notamment en Asie et dans les produits bébé.

Sa R&D prend en compte les tendances de la cosmétique pour mettre au point des

substances qui seront fabriquées selon la norme DIN EN ISO 9001 à partir de matières

premières d'origine naturelle. Les nouveaux concepts, issus d'une recherche intensive, sont

souvent développés en coopération avec des universités et des instituts de recherche.


Aujourd'hui, CLR emploie 58 personnes à Berlin, où se trouvent la R&D et la production (300 t

de produits par an). L'entreprise réalise 85 % de son activité hors d'Allemagne. Son réseau

commercial couvre 90 pays dans le monde. Une filiale a été créée en 2005 en France, une

autre existe au Benelux. Assistance à la formulation et aux revendications marketing,

documentation très complète accompagnant chaque produit lui permettent de mieux répondre

aux demandes de ses clients.

A son catalogue, 6 grandes catégories d'actifs d'un haut niveau technique, scientifique et

qualitatif :

- anti-âge, comme les MPC (complexe de peptide de lait), Repair Complex CLR (lysat de

bifidobactéries qui stimule

le système enzymatique de réparation endogène de

la cellule face aux UV) ; - hydratants (voir ce numéro p. 126) ;

- prévention, tels les Ceramide Complex, Collagen CLR, Curasan (système synergique de

chitosan, acétate de tocophérol, provitamines B3/B5, phytantriol) ou ProBioBalance CLR

(culture de bifidobactéries solubilisées dans un milieu bioactif d'origine lactique) ;

- peaux sensibles ou à problèmes. Exemple : Modukine (polypeptides bioactifs issus du lait),

qui lutte contre les symptômes présentés par les peaux sensibles au niveau cellulaire en

inhibant l'expression d'IL-8 (voir schéma), normalise l'hyperprolifération des kératinocytes et

donc induit la réparation de la barrière lipidique dans le stratum corneum ;

- soins capillaires : Follicusan est une protéine signal bioactive qui s'oppose à la chute des

cheveux ;

- huiles végétales d'arnica, avocat, carotte, etc.

A In-Cosmetics, CLR a lancé son dernier-né : Belides , un éclaircissant naturel extrait de

Bellis perennis contenant des saponines, des polyphénols, des glycosides flavonoïdes, des

polysaccharides et de linuline. Il est un puissant inhibiteur de mélanogénèse (activité

brevetée) : sa fraction polyphénols est connue pour inhiber l'activité de la tyrosinase (il est

deux fois plus actif que l'arbutine). D'après les tests in vitro, il implique d'autres mécanismes :

- sur mélanocytes, il contrôle la transcription de l'expression de la tyrosinase, dont il empêche

la synthèse ;


- il inhibe l'endothéline, peptide libéré par les kératinocytes stimulés induisant la synthèse de

mélanine, via des récepteurs spécifiques des mélanocytes.

Les tests in vivo ont montré un effet éclaircissant rapide et à long terme (voir schémas). Il

présente également une activité piège de ROS, donc anti-oxydante démontrée in vitro.

Actives International : trois produits phares

La société américaine (11 personnes aux Etats-Unis) est représentée en France par

Naturactiva. Elle développe - selon des process particuliers de fermentation et d'extraction -

des extraits végétaux fortement titrés en actifs originaux parfaitement identifiés (jusquà 99 %).

Des études sont faites pour assurer la pérennité de ces actifs dans le temps, même lorsqu'ils

sont en très faible concentration. Afin d'assurer une totale innocuité, toutes les molécules

potentiellement sensibilisantes sont éliminées dans le process.

Actives International part de sa connaissance approfondie de la peau et de ses métabolismes

pour sélectionner un actif, en rechercher une source végétale sûre (avec des partenaires

producteurs dans le monde entier), mettre au point son extraction en laboratoire puis son

procédé de fabrication.

ViaPure Andrographis est issu des feuilles d'une plante de la famille des acanthes que l'on

trouve en Asie, notamment en Inde et en Malaisie, et utilisée aussi bien en médecine

ayurvédique quen médecine chinoise. Son principe actif est l'Andrographolide (voir formule),

qu'il contient à 95 %.

Son activité anti-oxydante a été prouvée par un test original sur les isoprostanes (voir

schémas). Andrographis réduit de 45 % la libération de l'isoprostane-8 par des fibroblastes en

culture stimulés par du PMA (phorbol 12-myristate 13-acétate), alors que les vitamines C et E

sont inefficaces sur ce processus. Les isoprostanes sont des composés prostaglandines-like

formés in vivo par la peroxydation de l'acide arachidonique, catalysée par les radicaux libres

et indépendante de la cycloxygénase. Ils sont des indicateurs des dommages cellulaires dus à

l'oxydation. Ils produisent très rapidement des aldéhydes toxiques et peuvent inhiber l'activité

protéasome. Ils sont inducteurs de médiateurs pro-inflammatoires (augmentent l'expression

de IL-8).

L'actif a une activité antimélanogénèse : en réduisant le taux d'endothéline, il peut être utilisé

pour éclaircir la peau sans passer par l'inhibition de la tyrosinase. Dautre part, il inhibe la

production de NO, qui contribue à la mélanogénèse induite par les UV.


Son activité anti-inflammatoire : l'Andrographolide inhibe de façon dose dépendante le PAF,

médiateur d'inflammation.

On utilisera cet actif dans les produits éclaircissants, les anti-âge et antirides, les produits

adoucissants.

ViaPure Boswellia est extrait de la variété Boswellia serrata et contient de fortes teneurs en

acide boswellique (95 %) et en acide acétyl boswellique, anti-inflammatoires sans effets

secondaires, d'autant plus que le procédé d'extraction élimine la plupart des impuretés, au

nombre desquelles les monoterpènes potentiellement sensibilisants. Il inhibe :

- la 5-lipoxygénase sans affecter l'activité de la cycloxygénase,

- l'élastase leucocytaire humaine,

- la cathepsine D impliquée dans la desquamation,

- la b-glucuronidase.

ViaPure Boswellia calme les peaux irritées, améliore le confort des peaux sensibles,

augmente la fermeté cutanée.

On l'utilisera dans les produits adoucissants, les lignes peaux sensibles, les produits bébé, les

après-solaires, les après-rasages et dépilatoires, etc.

ViaPure Coleus, qui contient a minima 97 % de Forskoline, activateur d'AMPc :

- stimule la différenciation des kératinocytes et contribue à la réparation de la barrière cutanée

;

- inhibe la libération d'histamine et par là le processus inflammatoire ;

- régule la mélanogénèse ;

- augmente la lipolyse des triglycérides.

Il est destiné aux anti-âge, produits pour peaux sensibles et adoucissants, solaires et après-

solaires, produits agissant sur les contours du corps.

Anti-âge, antirides


- Le Centre de R&D des Laboratoires Expanscience a étudié le maca (en quechua, la langue

des Incas, cela signifie "nourriture fortifiante cultivée en montagne"). Au Pérou, ce tubercule

aux qualités aphrodisiaques est réputé pour ses effets énergisants et bénéfiques sur la fertilité.

Sa richesse en vitamines et en minéraux fait aussi de ce "ginseng péruvien" un aliment de

choix.

Après plusieurs années de recherche, Skinergium, actif antirides, a été mis au point. In vitro, il

stimule la prolifération des fibroblastes, notamment celle des fibroblastes vieillis

artificiellement (+33 % en 7 jours, à la dose 0,01 % de matière sèche).

Selon l'évaluation clinique réalisée en double aveugle contre placebo, en 4 semaines

seulement, une crème à seulement 0,1 % de matière sèche Skinergium réduit la profondeur (-

3 %), la longueur (-12 %), le nombre (-10 %) et la surface (-12 %) des rides. L'évaluation fait

également apparaître une amélioration de 35 % de l'éclat du teint et de 25 % de la luminosité.

Le placebo reste sans effet significatif sur tous ces paramètres.

Cet extrait de maca est destiné aux formulations de soins pour toutes les peaux matures,

ternes ou fatiguées.

- Les Laboratoires Sérobiologiques présentent un actif issu de levure : ProDEJine , qui agit

sur la JDE, stimule la synthèse des protéines du derme. D'origine biotechnologique, il est isolé

et purifié à partir de Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Il améliore la tonicité du derme en accélérant la synthèse de ses protéines de constitution

(élastine, collagène, GAG), d'où une stimulation de l'activité des fibroblastes et un

renforcement de la MEC.

Il contribue à la régénération de la JDE (une membrane de seulement 75 nm dépaisseur,

vitale pour la peau) en boostant la synthèse de perlecan (in vitro), qui diminue avec l'âge. Ce

protéoglycane produit par les fibroblastes, avec les laminines et le collagène IV, joue un rôle

important dans sa stabilisation préservant ainsi la cohésion derme/épiderme.

Selon le test clinique sur 15 personnes, une crème à 3 % de ce nouvel actif, après 8 semaines

de traitement, est efficace sur les rides de la patte d'oie.

Inhibiteur de MMP-9

- Symrise lance un nouveau produit dans sa gamme Cremogen(r) issu de Laminaria

saccharina, une algue cultivée dans une réserve naturelle de la mer Baltique sur la côte de


Schleswig Holstein (Allemagne) par la société Ocean Wellness, expert en culture marine,

récolte et procédés. L'algue, cultivée dans des conditions écologiques contrôlées, est extraite

immédiatement après la récolte selon des méthodes douces préservant les actifs biologiques.

Cremogen(r) Laminaria saccharina à 2 % inhibe, in vitro, 69 % des MMP.

Anti-oxydant

- Ninapharm propose Orisod(r), un complexe anti-oxydant composé d'extraits de romarin et

de feuilles dolivier. Il présente une forte activité SOD. Le produit est stabilisé selon une

méthode brevetée qui assure sa stabilité et évite la dégradation de la SOD.

Son action anti-oxydante a été montrée in vitro par le test 3D sur ADN : à 0,65 %, cet actif

inhibe 50 % des dommages de l'ADN dus à l'oxygène singulet ; à 0,18 %, il inhibe aussi de 50

% les dommages dus au radical hydroxyle.

Son activité piégeur de radicaux libres est comparable à celle des polyphénols (myrcetine ou

acide ellagique). Il stimule la production d'anti-oxydants par les cellules, multiple par deux la

synthèse de SOD, catalase et glutathion ; améliore leurs défenses naturelles contre la

glycoxydation, l'oxydation, et augmente la chélation des métaux de transition. Il est beaucoup

plus actif que les vitamines C et E. Il est constitué de petites molécules qui lui permettent de

pénétrer facilement dans les cellules cutanées.

- Sabinsa propose un extrait de graines de café standardisé à 60 % d'acide chlorogénique.

Cest un anti-oxydant piégeur de radicaux libres qui offre une protection contre les UV et

autres agents environnementaux nocifs. Sans toxicité, il peut également être utilisé dans les

produits blanchissants, les antimicrobiens et les soins capillaires.

Révélateur d'éclat

- L'Eclaline(r) de Silab est un actif riche en peptides de lupin lipophilisés biodisponibles. Il

favorise la microcirculation et l'oxygénation de la peau en stimulant la synthèse de VEGF,

provoquant un effet "bonne mine" immédiat. En stimulant l'activité cellulaire, il permet à la

peau d'être mieux nourrie et mieux oxygénée, la revitalise. En lissant le microrelief, il améliore

les paramètres de rugosité. La peau diffuse ainsi mieux la lumière et de manière homogène.

Elle est moins terne, uniformisée ; le teint est plus éclatant.

Tests in vitro :

- testé à 0,5 % sur kératinocytes, Eclaline(r) augmente de 67 % la synthèse de VEGF (voir

schéma) ;


- un test d'oxymétrie a permis d'évaluer l'effet de cet actif sur la consommation en oxygène

des mitochondries. A 3 %, l'actif augmente de 117 % leur consommation d'oxygène (voir

schéma) ;

- à 0,5 %, il augmente de 84 % le taux de renouvellement cellulaire des fibroblastes après 48

h de traitement (effet dose-dépendant).

Test in vivo sur 19 volontaires après 42 jours d'application biquotidienne :

- son effet sur la diminution des paramètres de la rugosité cutanée a été montré par étude du

microrelief par projection de franges ;

- son action sur l'éclat du teint a été mesuré par les composantes de l'effet lumineux : a (la

diffusion) est diminuée significativement et b (la réflexion) est augmentée.

Nouveaux peptides

- Lipotec a identifié et synthétisé une séquence à partir de la laminine, la Serilesine(r), un

hexapeptide supposé être une partie chemotactique de cette protéine. Il peut promouvoir

l'adhésion cellulaire en augmentant la synthèse de laminine V et d'intégrine b 1. L'amélioration

de l'adhésion des cellules à la membrane basale et entre elles joue sur la fermeté de la peau.

Plus de contact entre les cellules assure une meilleure nutrition. Serilesine(r) favorise

également la microcirculation.

L'efficacité de cet actif a été étudiée sur fibroblastes et kératinocytes. Le test utilise un

anticorps monoclonal primaire, qui se lie à la protéine que l'on veut détecter (intégrine ou

laminine), et un anticorps polyclonal secondaire, qui se lie au complexe protéine-anticorps

primaire. L'anticorps secondaire est couplé à un composé fluorescent.

Eyeseryl(r) est un tétrapeptide aux propriétés anti-oedemateuse qui réduit les poches sous les

yeux. Il présente un effet drainant, lutte contre les mécanismes de rétention d'eau. De plus, il

améliore l'élasticité, diminue la rugosité de la peau, avec un effet décongestionnant.

Il a été testé sur 20 volontaires dans une crème à 10% appliquée deux fois par jour pendant

60 jours. Les poches ont été significativement réduites et 70 % des volontaires ont remarqué

une amélioration en 15 jours seulement. En 60 jours, 95 % des volontaires avaient les yeux

décongestionnés. L'élasticité a augmenté de 35 % au bout de 60 jours. Les tests ont montré

que Eyeseryl(r) avait une activité inhibitrice de l'ACE (enzyme de conversion de l'angiotensine

1) et donc un effet décongestionnant. Son action antiglycation a également été montrée par


augmentation de l'activité de la SOD (voir schémas).

- Vincience s'est spécialisé dans les biopeptides synthétiques mimétiques de facteurs

physiologiques essentiels de la peau. La société produit aussi des actifs extraits de micro-

organismes par biotechnologie et des ingrédients d'origine végétale, dont le dernier en date

est un oligosaccharide de coton qui stimule la synthèse de kératine, améliore l'aspect des

cheveux secs, protège la peau et augmente la protection cellulaire.

Le Collaxyl(r) est un biopeptide collagène-like : il accélère la réparation épidermique, facilite la

synthèse des protéines du derme (collagènes I et III), améliore la JDE en favorisant la

synthèse de laminine et d'intégrines, stimule la différenciation épidermique.

Pour évaluer la synthèse des collagènes I, III, IV, de la laminine V, de l'intégrine b 1, de la

filaggrine et de la kératine, un test ex vivo a été réalisé sur peau humaine traitée par du

Collaxyl(r) à 1 %. Une comparaison a été faite avec la vitamine C à 20 µg/l. L'étude montre

que l'actif est plus efficace : augmentation et accélération de la synthèse de ces molécules de

la MEC. L'étude in vivo sur 20 volontaires de 40 à 62 ans a montré son efficacité antirides

(diminution du nombre et de la profondeur des rides).

L'AT Peptide(r) est un messager énergétique qui augmente l'ATP et le calcium intracellulaire,

accélère la différenciation épidermique. Il est positionné comme amincissant par activation de

la lipolyse.

Alors que l'UCPeptide(r), décapeptide biomimétique des UCPs (protéines de non couplage),

étudié in vitro, diminue le stockage des acides gras et réduit le volume des vacuoles dans les

adipocytes. Son action sur la différenciation des pré-adipocytes 3T3-L1 et sur la formation de

lipides a été démontrée. Son activité a été montrée indépendante du métabolisme de l'ATP et

de l'AMPc (voir formule).

- L'IEB (Institut européen de biologie cellulaire), qui s'est récemment rapproché de Provital,

est spécialisé dans les peptides. Dernier en date : ECM-Protect(r), actif fermeté et élasticité,

qui protège la MEC. Il inhibe l'activité de l'élastase (étude in vitro sur kératinocytes irradiés

UVA) et l'hyperactivité de la MMP-1 (étude sur peau ex vivo), protège les protéines du derme -

collagène et élastine (étude ex vivo) - des dommages dus à tous les facteurs

environnementaux. Il est à la fois raffermissant, revitalisant et protecteur. En fin d'année sera

lancé le Folixyl, un peptide qui favorise la pousse des cheveux.

Antipelliculaire

- Le Trikenol de Provital associe :


- du manuka concentré en triketones, obtenu par distillation fractionnée de l'huile de manuka

néo-zélandaise), qui présente une forte activité antibactérienne et donc antifongique ;

- de l'extrait décorce de saule anti-inflammatoire (riche en polyphénols et dérivés salicyliques)

et antiséborrhée.

Il est destiné au départ aux antipelliculaires, mais, en raison de son activité antiséborrhée

importante, il est recommandé aussi pour les soins pour cheveux gras et assainissants. Selon

les tests in vitro, il est très actif contre M. globosa, présente un effet antiirritant par inhibition

de la cycloxygénase. In vivo, il a un effet kératolytique (-45 % de desquamation) et réduit

significativement la séborrhée (voir schémas).

Eclaircissant

- La société américaine Girindus lance GirLite -dA 100 Deoxyarbutin, un agent blanchissant

dont la technologie d'inhibition de la tyrosinase est protégée par 60 brevets. Sa cytotoxicité

sur fibroblastes et kératinocytes est très faible.

Amincissant

- Actisculpt de Quest est un mélange d'actifs végétaux : extrait de résine de Commiphora

mukul et de racine de Coleus forskohlii (utilisés dans la médecine ayurvédique). Cette

association amincissante est efficace car :

- la forskoline, triterpène contenu dans le Coleus forskohlii, induit la production dAMPc, qui

joue sur la lipolyse ;

- l'actif du Commiphora (une cétone, la guggulstérone) favorise l'élimination des triglycérides.

Actisculpt peut être utilisé aussi bien pour le soin du corps que dans les produits visage. Des

tests sont en cours pour montrer son action sur les adipocytes. Rappelons que l'extrait de

Commiphora a été breveté pour son action antirides, car il stimule la production des

triglycérides intracellulaires.

Filtres UVA naturels

- Quest propose d'associer :

- de l'huile de graines de karanja (Pongamia glabra), une huile végétale émolliente, à faible


teneur en Pongamol et en Karanjine, absorbeurs d'UVA et UVB ;

- à un extrait de pongamia, concentré de Pongamol (voir formule ci-dessous) sous forme

poudre, qui filtre plus particulièrement les UVA, protège la peau du vieillissement photo-induit

et dont l'application en cosmétique est brevetée.

© 2005 Parfums Cosmétiques Actualités (français). Tous droits réservés.

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ART Doc. : Laboratoires Sérobiologiques | Doc. : Laboratoires Expanscience | Doc. : Quest |

Synthèse de Perlecan par fibroblastes âgés in vitro. | Tubercules de maca. | Feuilles de

pongomia.

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Products | ipcare : Personal Care Products/Appliances

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PUB Cosmedias

AN Document PARFMS0020050915e1910001e


SE Cosmetology

HD New active ingredients - New products

WC 2,885 words

PD 1 September 2005

SN Parfums Cosmétiques Actualités

SC PARFEN

PG 97

VOL 184

LA English

CY 2005 Cosmedias. All Rights Reserved.

LP A great many new launches were unveiled at In-Cosmetics, PCIE and Suppliers' Day. This is

the second part of an overview begun in the April-May issue of PCA.

CLR: Tradition and experience in high-tech ingredients

TD This family-owned German company based in Berlin was founded in 1926 under the name

Chemisches Laboratorium Dr. Kurt Richter to produce and market organic synthesis-derived

active ingredients worldwide. Since the early fifties, CLR has specialized in the development

of biologically active substances whose effectiveness has been demonstrated at the cellular

level. Its first such product was a bovine placenta extract that stimulates cutaneous

oxygenation, followed in the seventies by a soluble native collagen. Today, many of its

products are derived from milk, such as Lactokine Fluid, a network of activated and stabilized

signal molecules. Lactokine has been a great success, especially on the Asian market and in

products for infants.

In keeping with the trends in the cosmetics world, CLRs researchers develop substances that

are manufactured in compliance with DIN IN ISO 9001 standard using raw materials of natural

origin. An intensive R&D activity leads to the development of new concepts, often in

cooperation with universities and other research institutes.


Today CLR has a staff of 58 in Berlin, including R&D and production (with a capacity of 300

tons per year). Most of its turnover (85%) is generated outside Germany and its sales network

covers 90 countries throughout the world. The company has a subsidiary to handle the

Benelux countries and opened another in France this year. CLR offers assistance in

formulation and marketing claims as well as complete documentation for each product in

order to optimize its response to its clients needs.

Its catalog comprises six major categories of active ingredients, all of a high technical,

scientific and qualitative level:

- Antiaging, such as MPC (milk peptide complex) and Repair Complex CLR (a bifidobacteria

lysate that stimulates the cells endogenous enzymatic system for repairing UV-induced

damage);

- Moisturizers: (see page 126 in this issue);

- Prevention, such as Ceramide Complex, Collagen CLR, Curasan (a synergetic system of

chitosan, tocopherol acetate, provitamins B3/B5 and phytantriol) and ProBioBalance CLR (a

bifidobacteria culture solubilized in a bioactive medium of lactic origin);

- Sensitive or problem skin, such as Modukine (milk-derived bioactive polypeptides), which

combats the symptoms of sensitive skin at the cellular level by inhibiting the expression of IL-

8 (see diagram). It also regulates the hyperproliferation of keratinocytes, thus inducing the

repair of the lipidic barrier in the stratum corneum;

- Haircare, including Follicusan , a bioactive signal protein that helps prevent hair loss;

- Botanical oils of arnica, avocado, carrot etc.

At In-Cosmetics, CLR launched its latest product: Belides , a natural skin lightener extracted

from Bellis perennis and containing saponins, polyphenols, flavonoid glycosides,

polysaccharides and inulin. It is a powerful inhibitor of melanogenesis (patented activity). Its

polyphenol fraction is known to inhibit the action of tyrosinase with twice the activity of arbutin.

In vitro tests have revealed the products other effects:

- In relation to melanocytes, it controls the transcription of the expression of tyrosinase and

prevents its synthesis;

- It inhibits endothelin, a peptide released by stimulated keratinocytes that induces melanin


synthesis, through the melanocytes specific receptors.

In vivo tests have shown a rapid and lasting lightening effect (see diagram). Belides also traps

ROS, an antioxidant action demonstrated in vitro.

Actives International: Three flagship products

- This US company with 11 employees is represented in France by Naturactiva. It uses

special fermentation and extraction processes to develop botanical extracts that are highly

titrated with original and perfectly identified (up to 99%) active ingredients. Studies are

conducted to ensure that these ingredients remain effective over time, even at very low

concentrations. In order to ensure complete innocuity, the process eliminates all potentially

sensitizing molecules.

Actives International relies on its extensive knowledge of the skin and its metabolisms to

select an active ingredient, identify a safe and reliable botanical source (with producer

partners worldwide), perfect its extraction in the laboratory and finally develop its

manufacturing process.

ViaPure Andrographis is derived from the leaves of a plant of the acanthus family native to

Asia, especially India and Malaysia, that is used in both Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine. Its

active ingredient is andrographolide (95% concentration; see formula).

Its antioxidant activity

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