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Gerresheimer introduces cube-shaped flacon

14-Nov-2005 - Gerresheimer has developed a difficult-to-achieve cube-shaped flacon for the new Cher fragrance by French designer Michel Klein, his first ever perfume.

Crown Risdon uses new molding process for Lancome fragrance caps

10-Nov-2005 - Crown Risdon has developed a unique decorating process for its Surlyn cap used on the new Hypnôse fragrance from Lancôme. The cap uses a new molding process which is said to save time and cuts back on production costs.

Valois debuts in flacon segment

09-Nov-2005 - France-based fragrance and cosmetics packaging provider Valois has unveiled its new Evocation flacon concept at last week's Luxe Pack exhibition in Monaco, highlighting the design's ease of use and feel.

Luxe Pack proves a launch pad for the new-look Rexam Beauty

09-Nov-2005 - Rexam Beauty used last week's Luxe Pack show in Monaco to showcase its most recent beauty packaging launches for the Brazil, China, Indonesia, European and US markets.

Chocolate-scented packaging concept hits the market

03-Nov-2005 - A new concept in scented packaging has been jointly developed by European, American and Asian companies to give cosmetic and personal care a new kind of sensory packaging and another tool to promote their products.

Polyone improves UV protection for polymer packaging

28-Oct-2005 - Polyone says it has improved the blending of its UV protection for all polymer packaging products, providing better protection for a variety of cosmetic and toiletry products from sunlight damage.

Aptar Group acquires French cosmetic packaging firm

24-Oct-2005 - France-based personal care packaging manufacturer MBF Group has become a part of the Aptar group, an international company specialising in dispensers and packaging in a move that builds on a history of co-operation between the two companies.

Crown twins up Jean Paul Gaultier fragrances

19-Oct-2005 - Crown Specialty Packaging has devised an advanced decorative perforation method for the metal packaging used to pair up combinations of the company's individual fragrance ranges.

Which colour packaging will be big in 2006?

13-Oct-2005 - Ampacet has unveiled the 16 colours for plastics beauty packaging that it believes will set the trend for cosmetic and toiletry products during the course of the next two years - and it is orange that looks set to make it big.

Marchesini launches high-speed blister line

11-Oct-2005 - The Marchesini Group introduces its new range of blister line machinery that is set to reduce the time it takes to carry out validation and get into production, which is aimed at manufacturers in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food industries.

Taplast launches new spring pump

11-Oct-2005 - Italian personal care packaging provider Taplast has launched a new spring pump, Nautilus, that claims to provide smoother, more hygienic dispensing for a range of toiletry products.

Geka Brush launches new range of applicators

23-Sep-2005 - Germany-based cosmetic packging provider Geka Brush has launched a range of five new applicators made out of soft elastomers.

Saint-Gobain Calmar acquires Italian pump manufacturer

19-Sep-2005 - Beauty packaging specialist Saint-Gobain Calmar has acquired Microspray Delta, the Italian manufacturer of pumps for the fragrance and cosmetics industries, in a move that will see the company become the European number two player for fragrance pumps.

EPCglobal certifies first products, test centres

15-Sep-2005 - Signalling the beginning of the commercial rollout of a global system for tracking products, EPCglobal has certificated the first hardware and testing facilities, including one in Germany, that will be part of the syncronised supply chain.

Packaging: new releases feature a two-part bottle

14-Sep-2005 - The latest cosmetics packaging products released over the past month atWebPac's product innovation site include a novel two-part bottle dispenser,a way of integrating cap designs into aerosolcans, a economical pump dispenser and a flip top cover for make-up.

Rexam expands cosmetics plastic packaging in the US

06-Sep-2005 - Rexam is expanding its plastics packaging business in a tough market, announcing that today it has agreed to purchase a US maker of injection-moulded jars and closures for £83m (€123m) - a move that will expand its capabilities in both the beauty and food categories.

Subnil ups filling machinery flexibility and speed

01-Sep-2005 - Processing machinery provider Subnil has launched a new tube filling machine which is said to have an industry-leading fill capacity of 10,000 tubes per hour thanks to servo technology.

RPC adds pearlescent finish to latest Avon packaging

01-Sep-2005 - RPC Cresstale is producing a new range of packaging for Avon's European cosmetic lines aimed at making products more eye-catching. To achieve this a range of compacts has been produced using a specially-developed multi-coloured pearlescent finish.

Lisi cosmetics packaging division reverses down-turn

01-Sep-2005 - Lisi Group, the France-based automotive, aerospace and cosmetics packaging provider says that sales for its cosmetics division have rebounded in the second quarter following a bad start to the year.

Beauty packaging helps prop up Rexam

29-Aug-2005 - Rexam, which shed its UK glass unit for a £24m loss earlier this year, said today it has benefited in the first half of 2005 by successfully passing on aluminium price increases to its beveragecan customers.

Airlessystems launches men's skincare packaging

29-Aug-2005 - France-based Airlessystems has launched a new line of airless packaging for the growing men's skin care market. The Titan range has been built around the concept of airtight packaging, thus preserving the efficacy of cosmetic products.

Molecular tracer tags rigid, flexible packaging

22-Aug-2005 - US company Ampacet has developed molecular tracers that allow manufacturers to monitor flexible and rigid cosmetics plastic packaging - at any stage in the supply chain - to help resolve security, counterfeiting, quality, liability and other issues.

Investment firm sees opportunity in plastic closure market

22-Aug-2005 - PAI Partners' purchase of Crown Holdings' international plastic closures business, most of which is based in Europe, could help cosmetics companies there if the investment firm is able to make the unitmore competitive.

Cosmetics packaging features highly in Dupont's international awards

15-Aug-2005 - A number of cosmetics entries to this year's Dupont's Annual Awards Competition, one of the best recognised in the industry, have proved a success as innovation and design go rewarded.

Hike in packing prices due S&P says

12-Aug-2005 - Food processors can expect the higher raw material costs hitting packagers to be passed on soon depending on their contracts. This means that, depending on contractural obligations, cosmetics and toiletry producers can expect the higher costs to be passed on soon.