On March 19, 2026, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) issued the Draft for Comment on General Safety Requirements for Cosmetics, marking that China’s cosmetics safety supervision has entered a new stage of systematic, internationalized and whole-chain governance. This standard upgrade not only reshapes the industry’s safety bottom line but also imposes stringent tests on raw material suppliers.

As a core thickening and stabilizing raw material for cosmetics, the purity and impurity residues of carbomer directly determine the compliance level of finished products. With its full-process compliance strength and high-quality carbomer product series, Anhui Newman Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. has become a reliable support for the industry to cope with the new regulations. The new standard tightens key indicators comprehensively: the total aerobic microbial count limit for eye, lip and children’s cosmetics is reduced to ≤ 100 CFU/g or mL, and 1,4-dioxane residue is lowered from 30 mg/kg to 10 mg/kg. Meanwhile, a dynamic raw material update mechanism is established, the management of banned and restricted substances is strengthened, and supervision is extended from finished products to the entire industrial chain. This means raw material enterprises must upgrade their processes, purification technologies and quality control systems to eliminate potential safety hazards.

As a leading global manufacturer of carbomer and acrylate copolymers, Newman has always placed compliance and quality at the strategic core, and built a full-process compliance system covering raw material procurement, production and processing, quality inspection and finished product delivery, with its production capacity and product quality leading the industry. The production base is constructed in strict accordance with GMP standards and equipped with an advanced DCS intelligent control system, realizing fully automated and refined control of the entire production process.

In terms of product matrix layout, it has formed a product system covering traditional and improved grades, accurately matching the full-scenario needs of downstream cosmetics. Its main products include the full series of NM-Carbomer 960, 970, 981, 10, 20, 21, 35, SF-1, Aqua series and TR-1/TR-2/TR-3, covering various applications such as clear gels, emulsions, sunscreens, personal care and washing products. Among them, the classic models such as NM-Carbomer 960 and 970 achieve a viscosity of 42,000–70,000 mPa·s in 0.5% neutralized aqueous solution, with light transmittance ≥ 98%. The improved products adopt an innovative benzene-free solvent system, eliminating 1,4-dioxane generation at the source. The content of benzene, a potential risk substance, is ≤ 2 mg/kg, fully meeting the strict requirements of ICH Q3C, USP <467> and Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2025 Edition. They are classified into the "Toxicology Preferred" series and fully comply with the stringent new standards. In addition, carbomer grades for oral care and pharmaceutical excipients (such as Carbomer 934P, 956, 974P, 971P) are widely used in water-based toothpaste, anhydrous toothpaste, mouthwash and various health products, strictly complying with major pharmacopoeia standards. Meanwhile, Newman has also launched polyvinylpyrrolidone homopolymers (PVP K30, K90, etc.) and PVP/VA copolymer series with multi-functions such as film-forming and thickening, further improving its product matrix.

In addition, Newman has continuously maintained three core system certifications since 2015: ISO 9001 Quality Management, ISO 14001 Environmental Management, and ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety. In 2023, it successfully passed the EcoVadis global social responsibility assessment, completed EU REACH registration, and obtained the official Indonesian Halal certification, building a full-dimensional international authoritative certification matrix to provide diversified compliance support for downstream enterprises.