Public-friendly report calls for nanotechnology research
24-Aug-2007 - The European Commission has ordered a re-write of its report calling for more risk assessment...
Ciba launches new styling effect for plastics
24-Aug-2007 - Switzerland-based packaging provider Ciba has launched a new styling effect for cosmetics plastic packaging aimed...
New shiny PET bottles target bemused consumers
23-Aug-2007 - Impressions Packaging has launched a range of shiny packaging products that reflect the growing need...
Lush Get Naked campaign involved in trademark row
23-Aug-2007 - A recent campaign from bath and beauty chain Lush, that urged shoppers to avoid excess...
Environment agency fines cosmetics player over recycling
16-Aug-2007 - A UK cosmetics distribution company has been fined by the Environment Agency for not meeting...
System remembers labels to reject defects
09-Aug-2007 - Peco Controls has recently announced its new LabelScan Inspection system that promises to improve production...
French designer provides contemporary packaging for Bourjois and Coty
02-Aug-2007 - Clean lines and simple, contemporary colour schemes characterise QSLD's recent campaigns for Bourjois and Coty,...
UK cosmetics packaging company pulls out of China
31-Jul-2007 - The financial burden of setting-up a production plant in China has forced the owners of...
Air travel takes on airless pump packaging
30-Jul-2007 - Tightening of air travel security has led to a plethora of packaging solutions that meet...
Pressure mounts for green packaging
26-Jul-2007 - With awareness of environmental issues mounting, consumers are on the look out for products that...
FDA Task Force publishes Nanotech report
26-Jul-2007 - The FDA's Nanotechnology Task Force released their report yesterday including recommendations for how to address...
Special interview
CTFA targets misinformation to counteract lobby groups
20-Jul-2007 - The increasing number of attacks by lobby groups on the US cosmetics and personal care...
Cosmoprof focuses on natural and organic opportunities
19-Jul-2007 - The fifth annual Cosmoprof North America event has focused on giving fledgling suppliers of natural...
EWG report on chemicals in San Francisco Bay
18-Jul-2007 - The Environmental Working Group claims that 95 per cent of wastewater samples in the San...
Packaging giant Alcan up for sale
12-Jul-2007 - Canadian global aluminum provider and packaging leader Alcan has received a bid from Anglo-Australian miner...
Commission takes action against Hungary's packaging tax
11-Jul-2007 - The European Commission demand that Hungary remove taxes on packaging designed to penalise foreign companies...
US personal care companies bear counterfeit brunt
09-Jul-2007 - A recent report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation on how US consumer goods companies,...
RFID labeler handles 50 cases per minute
02-Jul-2007 - A new system that encodes, verifies and applies radio frequency identification tags at speeds up...
Packaging designed for cosmetics convenience
21-Jun-2007 - Two new paper-based tetrahedral packaging products for the convenience market are designed to dispense juices,...
Big names commit to cutting packaging
15-Jun-2007 - Unilever will be joining Britvic, Cadbury Schweppes, Coca-Cola, and Nestle in signing a commitment to...
High viscosity pump extracts residues
12-Jun-2007 - A new transfer pump can help speed up the pumping of high viscosity cosmetics, according...
Opportunities in Vietnam and Pakistan, but beware!
04-Jun-2007 - Manufacturers hoping to cash in on Pakistan and Vietnam's booming markets need to tread carefully,...
Upgraded technology boosts Borealis's presence in the cosmetics industry
01-Jun-2007 - Packaging manufacturer Borealis has upgraded its injection stretch blow-moulding technology in a bid to stay...
Metro Group outlines RFID strategy
01-Jun-2007 - Suppliers to Metro Group in Germany are gearing up this year to expand the use...
UK proposes CO2 labelling for products
31-May-2007 - In a bid to push processors and other manufacturers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions,...
