HallStar Acquires BioChemica

“Based on marketplace trends and our current position as a provider of innovative personal care ingredients, expanding into the naturals space is a logical move that will help us better serve our customers while also delivering profitability,” said John Paro, HallStar chairman, president and CEO. “HallStar and BioChemica enjoy, quite literally, great chemistry. Together we will make a market impact well beyond what either of us could accomplish individually.”

Since a rebranding initiative launched in 2007, HallStar has expanded its formidable position in supplying innovative ingredients to companies across a wide range of personal care product categories. With the acquisition, HallStar becomes an immediate player in the naturals space, Paro said.

BioChemica, meanwhile, brings a highly regarded technical expertise and process in developing and marketing exotic butters and oils. HallStar will support BioChemica with resources enabling the business to develop new consumer-friendly products and to more effectively market those products on a global basis.

“HallStar has built its successful personal care business through innovation and customer service,” said Larry Moroni, president and CEO of BioChemica. “These are the same principles that have made BioChemica a leader in our product categories.”

BioChemica will continue to serve its global customer base from its Melbourne, FL facility, retaining its employees as well as its brand as a
HallStar business unit.

BioChemica complements HallStar’s strong lineup of personal care ingredients. Both companies have introduced major new products to the personal care industry. In 2009, HallStar launched SolaStayS₁, a powerful photostabilizer that helps the active ingredients in sun care products achieve the highest levels of UVA and UVB protection.

Throughout its history, BioChemica has developed proprietary methods to manufacture plant-derived extract butters, resulting in new lines of vegetal, fruit and citrus butters that provide excellent formulation stability. Those butters have stirred significant global interest among formulators and consumers seeking natural products.