Arxada Introduces Proxel® BCP at SEPAWA Congress 2026 to Address Evolving Home Care Preservation Challenges
New preservation system is designed to support broad-spectrum antimicrobial protection while helping home care formulators manage formulation flexibility, regulatory expectations and labeling considerations
Visit Arxada at Booth F8B326-327, Estrel Congress Center, Berlin, 14–16 October 2026
BASEL, Switzerland — 14 October 2026 — Arxada, a global leader in innovative solutions that protect our world, today announced the launch of Proxel® BCP, a new preservation system for aqueous home care formulations, at SEPAWA Congress 2026 in Berlin.
Home care formulators strike a delicate balance between effective product protection, evolving regulatory requirements, labeling considerations, and increasingly complex formulations. Contamination risks associated with raw materials, water systems, residues, and biofilms can affect product quality, stability, and shelf life, making preservation decisions more important than ever.
Proxel® BCP is a preservation system for finished home care formulations that provides broad-spectrum antimicrobial protection while helping customers respond to evolving preservation requirements. It helps protect finished products from contamination risks associated with microorganisms in raw materials, water systems, residues and biofilms. Its balanced performance profile may give formulators greater flexibility in meeting preservation needs, regulatory considerations and finished-product labeling objectives. Performance, compatibility, final labeling and regulatory suitability should be evaluated for the finished formulation and intended market.
“Global laundry and household-cleaning manufacturers are responding to shifting consumer expectations, product formats and value propositions,” said Nadia Capuzzo, Senior Marketing Manager — HPC, Arxada. “As preservation decisions become more complex, product integrity must remain consistent. Proxel® BCP is part of a broader preservation strategy that can help formulators and manufacturers address their product's application, composition, processing conditions, target market and finished-product requirements.”
According to Euromonitor’s Home Care Industry Overview1, the EU household‑cleaning market exceeds €30 billion annually, with most products relying on aqueous systems that require effective preservation. Grand View Research’s Home Care Preservatives Market Report2 places the global preservatives segment at more than $1 billion and growing, driven by regulatory pressure and the shift toward concentrated, sustainability aligned formats, positioning Proxel® BCP as a timely growth driver within Arxada’s Home & Personal Care portfolio.
By introducing Proxel® BCP during SEPAWA Congress 2026, Arxada is bringing a new preservation option to the technical and regulatory conversations shaping home and personal care formulation. Visitors to Booth B326-327 can speak with Arxada representatives about evaluating Proxel® BCP for home care and cleaning applications.
Arxada provides technical and regulatory support, including formulation guidance, preservative-efficacy testing support, and application-specific expertise. Proxel® BCP is currently available in Europe. Availability and registration status may vary by country and should be confirmed for the intended market.
Learn more at Arxada Home & Personal Care: https://www.arxada.com/en/home-personal-care
1 https://www.euromonitor.com/article/home-care-industry-overview
2 Grand View Research’s Home Care Preservatives Market Report
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About Arxada
Arxada is a global leader in innovative solutions that protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies, in-depth regulatory know-how, manufacturing and process development help our customers to safeguard nutrition, health and infrastructure efficiently through chemistry and biotechnology that enhance sustainability. We offer a broad portfolio of ingredients and services for multiple end-markets that include Human Health & Nutrition, Home & Personal Care, Professional Hygiene, Paints & Coatings and Wood Protection. With customers in more than 100 countries, the company achieved sales of CHF 2 billion in 2025. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Arxada employs 3,100 associates across 24 production sites and 14 R&D centers, all committed to our customers' success.
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