EPA Expands TSCA Registration to Full Amphi Biosurfactant Line
Locus FS is now the first US-based company authorized by the EPA to produce biosurfactants at commercial volumes under expanded TSCA registration. This includes the Locus Ingredients division's full line of Amphi sophorolipids, offering formulators USA-made, 100% bio-based alternatives to petrochemical surfactants that can be customized for cleaning, degreasing, and corrosion resistance, while meeting strict regulations. - October 25, 2024
Doubling Down: HCPA Panel Selects Locus Performance Ingredients for Two Innovation Awards at XPAND2021
Green Tech Start-Up Recognized for Advancing Sustainable Cleaning Products with High-Performance Biosurfactant Ingredients and Carbon-Neutral Production Process. - December 08, 2021
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 that eliminates chemical additives and outperforms the current leading brand. The next-generation micellar water replaces controversial legacy ingredients with plant-derived ingredients that provide all the traditional micellar water benefits, but with superior functionality and sustainability. - September 11, 2021
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. - September 09, 2021
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. - August 26, 2021
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. - June 11, 2021
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. - May 27, 2021
USDA BioPreferred Program Certifies Locus Performance Ingredients Biosurfactants as 100% Biobased
Formulators can use Ferma™ S or Amphi™ M renewable sophorolipids as sustainable, high-performance alternatives to chemical surfactants in CPG formulations. - April 24, 2021
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. - January 01, 2021
Locus Performance Ingredients™ Launches Ferma™ Line of Sophorolipds (INCI: Glycolipids) to Replace Chemical Surfactants in Personal Care Formulations
Locus Performance Ingredients™, a new start-up developing biosurfactants through advanced fermentation, 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 options with 5-25 times better performance - enabling lower usage rates and reducing carbon footprint by a minimum of 37%. - August 05, 2020
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 palm-based chemicals and maximize product sustainability. - July 22, 2020