Eco-friendly packaging has been one of the buzz words in the cosmetics and personal care world this year, illustrated by a seemingly never-ending list of developments.
An increasing number of customers in the aerosol industry are opting for Plasticum’s Oscar spray cap with Insertless Spray technology, according to the company.
A valve closure from Plasticum that can be incorporated into oval bottles and circular tubes promises to seal off products, protecting against external contamination and leakage.
Greater precision, versatility and energy efficiency are benefits claimed by manufacturers Standard Knapp for its new multi-packer for the food, beverage and personal care industries.
Several companies within the personal care and cosmetics sector have signed up to add the on-pack recycling logo launched by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) to their products.
A French research and development project to help foster the design of environmentally-friendly plastic packaging has been initiated by Alcan Packaging Beauty.
UK-based Sampling-Innovations, a supplier of samples packaging to the beauty industry, has expanded its operations into the Spanish market by opening a sister company in Barcelona.
Dozens of companies that produce plastic additives for food, beverage and cosmetic packaging have been fined more than €173m for their part in price fixing and market sharing cartels over a 13-year period.
Rexam says that its new Crystal Transparency offers beauty companies a less expensive way of achieving the high quality glass-like finish for sample packaging.
Oekametall’s new standard mascara packaging line that uses DuPont’s renewably-sourced polyester resin, Biomax PTT1100, was showcased at Luxepack Monaco last week.
Field research on tobacco takes Metabolix one step further in its quest to design non-food crops that produce plastic resins for use in cosmetic and food packaging.
Decorated perfume pumps and new features for existing cosmetic dispensers are some of the latest innovations being showcased at Luxe Pack Monaco this week by MWV Beauty and Personal Care.
Packaging supplier AptarGroup expects softness to continue in the cosmetics sector, its biggest business sector, although predicts the end of inventory reduction in others.
Packaging giant DuPont will be unveiling its new polyester resin with over a third renewable content to the luxury cosmetic sector at the LuxePack trade show later this month.
Mascara Noir, a revolutionary, ‘one-handed’ mascara, claimed to be the first major change to mascara application in over fifty years, will be launched in the UK next week.
Bio-based plastic resins are beginning to make their mark on the world of packaging; but, although significant savings are being made on resource use, much still needs to be done to improve end-of-life options.
The Nivea brand has been redesigned to give it more of a global identity and harmonise the many different personal care and cosmetics sub-categories it is present in.
When it comes to environmentally friendly packaging some of the most important savings are being missed through poor recycling options – and this applies to all plastics bio- and fossil fuel-based.
Chemicals player Clariant has unveiled a new color technology for HDPE blowmolding aimed at enhancing the shelf appeal of personal care packaging while adding processing efficiencies.
Plastic packaging supplier RPC said despite overall sales decline predicted for the next few months, profit should be ahead of the previous year levels.
Standing out on the store shelf has never been more important, which is why Graphic packaging has launched a series of labeling innovations to enhance efficiencies.
Luxe Pack opens its doors in Monaco on October 21 and this year will focus a round table to discuss designer and brand identity as well as a full conferencing programme.
New research says that British women are holding on to cosmetic products even if they have deteriorated with age, pointing to opportunities for the industry.
Corn starch-based Bioplastics have proved increasingly popular for eco-friendly personal care packaging, but now researchers are investigating ways to enhance potato starch for this purpose.
The modern French nation can be thought of as a revolutionary traditionalist, which is why the recent change to the country’s packaging laws comes as quite a surprise.
A French law, which could make luxurious packaging of high end fragrances and cosmetics illegal, has come under fire from a European packaging trade association.
A plastic tube incorporating a permanently attached closure, which could save up to 40 per cent in material weight, has been awarded prototype tube of the year.
A unique self-cleaning method that ensures low cost of ownership, minimal downtime and high quality printing of barcodes onto outer case packaging are the benefits claimed by the manufacturers of the system.
Beauty packaging specialist Rexam is considering issuing new equity to service its burdensome debt pile, after market conditions failed to improve in the last quarter.
Almost 80 per cent of UK plastic companies are struggling to get credit insurance as any green shoots of recovery fail to appear, according to a survey by the British Plastics Federation (BPF).
Packaging supplier MeadWestvaco (MWV) is strengthening its beauty and cosmetics folding carton business with additional products and a new sales director.