MeadWestVaco (MWV), a provider of packaging solutions for the cosmetics and personal care industry, has launched a low profile pump dispenser for the masstige and prestige cosmetics markets.
The global self adhesive label association, FINAT, recently held a seminar in Barcelona to tackle key issues in this important sector, including sustainability.
Custom fragrance packaging provider I Pack has weathered the economic crisis by providing turnkey packaging solutions that have helped to secure future expansion.
UK Government-funded research has challenged the environmental credentials of oxo-biodegradable plastics, claiming the materials are suitable for neither conventional recycling nor composting.
According to the French environmental organisation, Eco-Emballages, the sorting of household packaging waste for recycling is far more common than sorting bathroom waste.
Germany-based raw materials distributor, Velox, has entered into an agreement with Korean chemicals provider SK Chemicals to distribute its Skygreen product portfolio in Europe.
Organic and natural certification body Ecocert will be modifying its rules on cosmetics packaging as more information becomes available about the resource consumption of materials.
Israel has proposed a “revolution” in the recycling of packaging that would impose personal responsibility on all manufacturers to collect and reprocess the waste packing from their products.
Holographic effects will soon be available on API Group’s environmentally-friendly laminated cartonboard, for use in cosmetics products secondary packaging.
The UK plant of US-based Graham Packaging has produced a custom-made 400ml hand wash bottle for Statestrong, a British company specializing in aerosols.
Unique packaging and a well known brand name catch your eye amid the crowd of products jostling for attention. You saw the advert and it promised youthful miracles, but can you afford it… in terms of your carbon footprint, I mean?
Contract manufacturer and packaging supplier Maesa will be concentrating on strengthening its packaging business in 2010 with a special focus on luxury and beauty brands.
A new polypropylene-based material that combines natural grass waste is the secret behind a cosmetic packaging with a significantly reduced environmental footprint.
Since it was unveiled at Cosmoprof Bologna last year, Lumson’s TAG – Techno Airless Glass System has undergone some changes and now features a new design and offers increased decoration options.
Going beyond the visual is the latest way to make a product stand out on the store shelf, according to packaging professionals at this year’s PCD Congress.
The first products to use the one hundred percent recycled Infinite Glass, launched by France-based company SGD Group, will hit the consumer market in the next few months.
Labelling the environmental characteristics of a product, for example its carbon footprint and water consumption, is becoming increasingly popular in a number of markets.
Gianfranco Ferré Profumi is the latest fragrance company to adopt DuPont’s Surlyn, using it to create the perfume cap of its ‘In the Mood for Love’ fragrance.
Labelling the environmental characteristics of a product, for example its carbon footprint and water consumption, is becoming increasingly popular in a number of markets.
Highlighting resource use of the packaging and pushing for more recyclable materials might be a step in the right direction but we should not forget petrochemical-based materials that already exist and may have a better environmental profile than those...
The packing industry has no clear consensus about what constitutes sustainable packaging and has made a poor case for the vital role its product plays, according to a new report.
Key to this year’s PCD Congress being held in Paris on 26 and 27 January 2010 is the showcasing of new innovations by various players in the perfume and cosmetics packaging industry.
Polymer manufacturer LyondellBasell has expanded its range of metallocene-based resins with a new addition for cosmetics packaging claimed to be an alternative to injection blow moulded PET.
The fastest-growing segment within the sustainable packaging sector over the next five years is anticipated to be plastic-based packaging, according to market intelligence firm, Pike Research.
With more and more pressure from both governments and environmental groups to curb emissions, manufacturers such as Iggesund are doing their bit to be more green.
A universal lipstick packaging mechanism and a silicone applicator for lip gloss are two of the recent packaging innovations from Alcan Packaging Beauty.
Amcor’s takeover of Alcan has been cleared by the European Commission after the Australian company agreed to sell off two pharmaceutical and food packaging plants in Spain.
The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has announced its intention to phase out its Seal of Recognition program for sunscreen products with the expectation that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon issue a sunscreen monograph.