Thor is a global manufacturer of a wide range of biocides, flame reactants and personal care ingredients. For over half a century Thor’s innovative and technologically advanced chemicals have been improving the way we live. Often unseen by their users, Thor products can be found in a variety of industries from newspapers to cosmetics, from building and construction to high fashion. The Microcare® range is being continuously developed to meet the requirements of the highly specialized personal care industry. Products include high purity preservatives to protect both leave on & rinse off formulations, together with a number of emollients that serve to boost the preservative system. In January 2009, Thor Personal Care opened the doors of its newly constructed headquarters at Compiègne near Paris. The site comprises two 1,200m² buildings; one houses the offices responsible for product development and marketing worldwide and the other laboratories cover technical service, application development and in vitro testing for our customers. The award-winning building enables Thor to better serve the personal care customer’s needs and to respond to their evolving requirements for innovation. Key products: Preservatives Conditioning Agents