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Smart label indicates accidental freezing

20-Sep-2006 - A new label on the market can indicate when temperature sensitive products have been accidentally frozen during transport or storage.

Packaging invention turns heads at HBA

15-Sep-2006 - A packaging innovation that helps consumers time how long their cosmetic treatment should last and even alerts them as to the time and date of their next treatment has turned heads at this week's Health & Beauty America show in New York City.

Rexam claims a revolution in cosmetics packaging

13-Sep-2006 - Leading cosmetics packaging provider Rexam claims it is about to revolutionise the cosmetics packaging sector with a new service that allows packaging to be delivered in Europe within three days.

Labelling machine adapts to different cylinders

13-Sep-2006 - A new labelling machine can cope with both oblong-shaped containers and round bottles at increased labeling speeds, says its designer.

Robotic packer separates the bottles from the jars

29-Aug-2006 - A portable, vision-guided robotic packer can orient and pack molded bottles, jars, and caps, allowing smaller processors an affordable means of automating their lines.

Rexam results show price hikes beat higher costs

28-Aug-2006 - Strong results from Rexam show that the company is winning the battle to beat higher costs, but its beauty packaging business reports that there have been launch delays.

Essel Propack to set up beauty packaging facility in Poland

17-Aug-2006 - India-based Essel Propack, part of the Essel Group, is to enter its 15th market having unveiled plans to open up a beauty packaging production facility in Poland that will serve growing demand for plastic tubes in the region.

Arista to open US tubes factory next year

10-Aug-2006 - Arista Tubes says it is due to open a facility to manufacture tubes for the beauty industry in Danville, Virginia by the end of the first quarter of 2007.

RFID industry booming, says market research

09-Aug-2006 - The radio frequency identification (RFID) industry is booming as producers and suppliers rush to integrate the technology into their production lines.

Germany maintains lead as packaging supplier for cosmetics

27-Jul-2006 - Germany remains a world giant in the packaging material and machine sector, with a high demand, especially for plastics, about to reach record levels according to a new report.

Rexam expands personal care packaging manufacturing in Poland

24-Jul-2006 - UK-based Rexam, one of the world's leading consumer packaging manufacturers, has extended its presence in the central and eastern European region with the opening of a production facility for home and personal care packaging in Poland.

RPC unveils the future of lipstick packaging

24-Jul-2006 - RPC beauté Thornaby has patented a new innovation in lipstick packaging that offers unique functionality and decoration together with a simplified and less costly manufacturing process.

Polimoon makes another acquisition to further boost cosmetics packaging

19-Jul-2006 - Norway-based packaging company Polimoon has made its biggest acquisition to date, having announced an agreement to buy Pastohm, a France-based European-wide manufacturer of beauty, healthcare and pharmaceutical packaging.

UK initiative encourages recycled PET beauty packaging

12-Jul-2006 - Leading UK beauty retailer Boots has participated in an initiatives to encourage the adoption of more sustainable PET packaging for a broad range of its personal care products on sale throughout Europe.

Airless Systems launches new packaging aimed at men

10-Jul-2006 - In answer to the growing demands for men's personal care and the lack of differentiation for packaging, France-based Airless Systems has launched a new personal care packaging line designed around the needs of the male consumer.

RPC buys up Crown Risdon facilities

05-Jul-2006 - Leading rigid packaging provider RPC group has acquired two of the Crown group's Crown Ridson facilities in France and Italy, a move that will help the company expand its packaging offerings in Europe.

Nivea Beauté packaging gets new look

03-Jul-2006 - The rebranding of Beiersdorf's Nivea Beauté range has involved a comprehensive re-design of the brand logo and packaging by German company DieterBakicDesign.

M&H makes another packaging acquisition

29-Jun-2006 - Just months after expanding its packaging capabilities with a major acquisition, M&H has bought up the PET jar & Kilner ranges from Audus Noble Dines Plastics in the UK.

New technology developed to fight counterfeiting

12-Jun-2006 - As all the big cosmetic and toiletry brands continue their battle to stamp out the damaging effects of counterfeit products, a Swiss company bas developed a new camera phone technology that can help distinguish fakes from the real thing.

Cosmetics industries harmonise global sunscreen testing

12-Jun-2006 - Cosmetics industry bodies in Europe, the USA, Japan and South Africa have signed an agreement to unify sunscreen product testing - a move that takes the industry one step closer to having internationally recognized sunscreen labelling codes.