Articles published by: Miguel García

Miguel García / 22 April 2024

Trends: Green Coffee Extract as a Natural Ingredient for Cosmetics

The natural cosmetics and personal care industry is booming. According to the ‘Global Natural and Organic Personal Care Products Market 2017-2021’ study, it grows by 10% each year and is estimated to surpass €17.63 trillion globally in 2021, playing a key role in Europe’s economy. Moreover, consumers are increasingly opting for these types of cosmetic…

Miguel García / 24 April 2019

ALTEX will show in VITAFOODS its supercritical CO2 extraction services to obtain natural, healthy and sustainable products (GMP & ECO certified)

Food products, nutraceuticals , API , cosmetics , drugs … Altex gives access to supercritical CO2 extraction technology offering toll manufacturing services for a wide number of products, in a profitable way for companies and minimizing risks. Fine oils extracted from products like nuts, chia, rosehip, garlic, coffee, chamomile, or pepper, to be used in…

Miguel García / 09 May 2016

ALTEX will show in VITAFOODS its CO2 extraction technology to increase the value of products

Altex, AINIA´s supercritical CO2 industrial plant will be in Vitafoods Europe, which will take place in Geneva (Switzerland) from 10th to 12th May (stand M65). Food products, nutraceuticals, API, cosmetics, drugs… Altex CO2 extraction technology enables toll manufacturing from a wide number of raw materials, in a profitable way for companies and minimizing risks.…

Miguel García / 08 July 2025

Discover the main food applications of supercritical fluids

Given the inherent advantages of this technology, it’s evident to see the high potential of supercritical fluids in the food sector. Among its applications for the industry are extractive processes, fractionation processes, or processes for the removal of unwanted compounds (dearomatization and decontamination). Below, we summarise the most significant ones. Advantages associated with supercritical carbon…