Cosmetics and fragrance packaging specialist QSLD Paris has opened
up its second affiliate in Geneva, in a move that aims to grow its
presence on a global basis.
M&H Plastics is launching an antimicrobial packaging product
aimed at personal care and pharmaceutical product manufacturers to
help stop the spread of infection.
A new radio frequency identification (RFID) logger combines
tracking and tracing with temperature readings, giving processors a
way to identify when product safety may have been compromised.
Manufacturers and retailers should start planning for the 2010
deadline for adopting a new smaller, international bar code that
can help improve logistics, says the organisation that created the
standard.
Keeping up with the incredible number of new innovations in the
personal care packaging segment recently, leading player Rexam
Dispensing Systems has unveiled two new technologies.
Eco-friendly packaging specialist Plantic will soon be entering the
US market as part of a development, marketing and branding
agreement with chemical firm DuPont.
Virginia based packaging company, MeadWestvaco, has announced its
acquisition of Keltec Dispensing Systems, which specializes in
airless packaging systems.
Applied DNA Sciences is to take its DNA marker technology, which
protects products against fraud and counterfeiting, to the 'Future
of Ink on Packaging' conference in London next week, in the hope of
bringing its product...
Making packaging stand out is one of the most important criteria in
today's overcrowded colour cosmetics market, a challenge that
UK-based RPC Group has countered with technologies that
include partial electroplating to differentiate...
A recent campaign from bath and beauty chain Lush, that urged
shoppers to avoid excess packaging where possible, has received
criticism from a Canadian business woman who claims that the
tagline violates her trademark.
Heat-shrink labels with integrated holograms could help the
personcal care industry in the fight against counterfeiting and
forgery, the manufacturers claim.
Purac has invested in new lactides that will potentially provide
the food, pharma and cosmetics industries with cheaper and more
effective bioplastic packaging, the company announced yesterday.
The European Commission demand that Hungary remove taxes on
packaging designed to penalise foreign companies could be the start
of the dismantling of such barriers to trade.
In a bid to push processors and other manufacturers to reduce their
greenhouse gas emissions, the UK government yesterday unveiled a
proposal to put "carbon footprint" labels on all products.
Premium oral and beauty care brand Rembrandt, part of the Johnson
& Johnson group, says it has re-branded by updating its
packaging featuring a design that aims to rejuvenate its share of
the tooth whitening market.
The European the Court of First Instance has upheld a European
Commission ruling that ended monopolistic practices in the
collection of packaging waste in Germany.
RPC beauté Thornaby has developed a design flexible tooling concept
that cuts out the high cost element normally attached to bespoke as
standard packaging creations - making it a more desirable packaging
option for manufacturers in...
Continued expansion in Asia and a 12.4 per cent rise in
sales were the key highlights during the
first quarter 2007 for international packaging group Crown.
Munich based designer, Dieter Bakic has received acclaim from the
iF product design awards 2007, with two of his cosmetic packaging
designs for giants Beiersdorf and Shiseido receiving the coveted
award.
US based rolled packaging products company, Novelis has created a
new range of bright finish aluminium sheet products for the
cosmetics industry - designed by its European plant.
Two different packaging seals offer easier opening with security --
while one is designed for industrial and commercial use, the other
meets increasing consumer demand, the manufacturer claims.
The RPC Bramlage Wiko group has been chosen as the packaging
company to create the dispensing system for the new male grooming
range created by Champneys - a company more commonly known for its
health spas.
Packaging company Bradman Lake is selling off recently acquired
brands Albro, Dico and Gravfil only months after investing in a new
multi-million euro manufacturing facility.
The UK-based RPC Group has provided enhanced packaging for the
Estée Lauder Cyber White skin care range, with the new jar caps
aimed at maximizing all-important on-shelf impact.
German based cosmetic manufacturer, Oekametall, has raised the bar
in the packaging industry with an innovative new double-ended
mascara-packaging concept for Lancôme - set to challenge
competitors with its elaborate centre piece...
Rexam is further consolidating its lead as the number one packaging
manufacturer for the beauty industry having been chosen to supply
the new United Colors of Benetton, Vera Wang and Elizabeth Arden
fragrance lines.
Leading packaging manufacturer, Rexam, has been chosen to design
the pump packaging concept for the latest celebrity fragrance on
the market, Danielle by Danielle Steel.
Borealis, a plastic packaging provider for the cosmetics industry
has created a new pail system that is said to significantly shorten
production cycles - whilst also benefiting the environment and
reducing packaging costs.
The international phenomenon that is radio frequency identification
technology (RFID) has at last hit Japanese cosmetic counters, with
Global beauty manufacturer Shiseido taking part in a field trial in
Japan this month.
Sweden-based Svenska Cellulosa AB (SCA) has sold its North American
packing operations, that include personal care packaging, so as to
focus on expanding its European and Asian operations.
A plastic pallet provider has coupled an international product
coding standard with radio frequency identification (RFID)
technology, allowing processors to better track their cosmetics
products throughout the global supply chain.
Global cosmetic packaging company Vitro has cleaned up in the 2006
WorldStar packaging competition, winning the most awards for a
single company in the health and beauty sector.
A UK-based company said today it has received funding to set up a
plant for the commercialproduction of plastic electronics,
potentially providing processors with a new way of
attractingcustomers through the use of an active display...
Leading cosmetics packaging provider Rexam has created the pumps
for the new Juicy Couture Eau de Parfum range, a decision that
consolidates its position as leader within this category.
The pressure on processors to use radio frequency identification
(RFID) continues inEurope, with Metro Group testing the technology
to track goods along the supply chain from China to Germany.
Demand for bioplastics in Europe has experienced its first boom
this year leading to a need formore investments in the sector, says
an industry organisation.
The EU's food industry has joined other sectors in a joint appeal
calling on legislators to scrap amendments to the bloc's waste
policy they say would require "additional and costly analysis".
Danish packaging company Superfos says it has introduced a new
child-proof and senior-friendly opening and closing mechanism that
meets demands for UN-approved packaging standards.
Cosmetic giants Lancôme Laboratories has chosen an
injection-moulded, chemical resistant, glass polymer by Eastman
Chemicals, for its latest creation, Secret Vie, an anti-aging face
cream.
The recent Transport Security Administration (TSA) announcement
regarding relaxed security restrictions on liquid based cosmetics
and toiletries in carry on luggage on planes could be beneficial to
beauty packaging companies across...
Using last week's LuxePack show in Monaco as a launch platform,
Finland based Stora Enso has unveiled a new packaging line for the
cosmetics industry, together with a new technology to ensure
packaging safety.
TechNature, a company specialising in natural powdered ingredients
for the cosmetics industry and based in France, says it has
invested in new technology that allows it to individually package a
spectrum of different ingredients and...
