Germany-based packaging design company Dieter Bakic has won the
German Packaging Award 2006 for the design and refinement category
with its latest design for the Nivea Beauté range.
Rexam Dispensing Systems is going for total invisibility in all of
its pump fragrance dispensers, a feat that was previously outlined
as a key goal in the companies product development strategies.
With premium cosmetic products having to make statements
communicated through increasingly sophisticated packaging as a
means of extending market reach, high technology finishes such as
Iggesund Paperboard's new PET laminated...
RPC Bramlage-Wiko has increased its magic pump airless dispensing
range with the addition of the Magic Oval dispenser from lotions,
creams and gels - a move the company claims is in response to
significant demand for the range.
Luxe Pack will be opening its doors again in Monaco from October 24
- 27, highlighting some of the latest innovations, trends and
designs from the world of luxury cosmetics and fragrances, with an
emphasis on throwing a little light...
Companies will soon have the freedom to choose the size of
packaging they use for most oftheir products, after a set of
restrictive rules were abolished yesterday by EU ministers.
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...
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The rebranding of Beiersdorf's Nivea Beauté range has involved a
comprehensive re-design of the brand logo and packaging by German
company DieterBakicDesign.
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.
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...
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...
A masterbatch provider is offering a service to help packaging
companies create clear, consistent laser marks on film, blow
molded, and injection molded packaging.
How many times have you stood at a check-out and been held up
because the scanner cannot read the bar code? GE Plastics believes
that a new film could provide the answer to this problem.
RPC Cresstale, part of the RPC Group, claims to be the first
company to produce a lipstick that is 100 per cent biodegradeable
thanks to a breakthrough of a polymer for its packaging made from
natural ingredients.
The Beyond Beauty Expo, to be held in Paris 11-13 September, is
readying to host the second Creative packaging exhibition and
intending to build on its initial success.
The European Commission is making moves to ensure the accuracy of
sunscreen labeling in a move that will eradicate the use of the
term 'sunblocker' and will ensure that products' UVA protection are
clearly indicated.
The global market for smart packaging for cosmetics products using
such technologies as radio frequency identification (RFID) will
grow to $618m (€489.5m) in 2013 from the current $9m, according to
a forecast report.
MeadWestvaco has signed a definitive agreement with France-based
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain to acquire Saint-Gobain Calmar, a global
manufacturer of plastic dispensing and spraying systems, for $710
million.
Gerresheimer chose the recent Cosmoprof event in Bologna, Italy, to
unveil the latest in glass flacon packaging, including a new
textured black glass that taps into innovative technology.
M&H has consolidated its position as one of Europe's largest
suppliers of beauty and health packaging with the acquisition of
HPL Jars and Containers - a move that gives the group a leading
edge in jar packaging.
Some industries could achieve a reasonable payback from an
investment in radio frequency identification (RFID) by 2008. Other
sectors - such as personal care sector - will have a tough time
achieving such results, according to a consultancy...
Graham Packaging and SeaquistPerfect have developed a new
pressurized dispenser, an innovative design that responds to
demands for greater functionality and packaging safety.
AlpVision says it has launched a new technology on the market aimed
at tackling the problem of counterfeited cosmetics and fragrances.
A particular challenge for luxury cosmetics makers, counterfeiting
is estimated to cost the industry...
RPC Bramlage-Wiko has supplied the packaging for P&G's new Hugo
Boss skin care range, which includes the specification of an
airless dispenser and aluminium trimmings that contribute towards
the line's high-end positioning.
Rexam Dispensing Systems has been involved in the redesign and
launch of Animale Group's Azul fragrance for men, a move that aims
to reinforce the products shelf appeal and image and one that helps
to re-inforce the Rexam name...
Rexam and Airspray have jointly announced a take-over bid that will
see the UK-based packaging giant offering €146 million to buy up
the Netherlands-based manufacturer of pump sprays. The move will
strengthen Rexam's position...
Demand for foaming soap is increasing rapidly according to recent
market research, something that is also spurning big developments
in packaging solutions designed specifically for this purpose.
Eyeing unprecedented growth in the personal care sector, global
packaging provider Rexam is to acquire China beauty packaging
business FangXin Limited.
Gerreshemier says that it will be highlighting a highly diverse
selection of glass beauty packaging concepts at this weeks Perfumes
Cosmetics & Design (PCD) show in Paris, in a move that
highlights manufacturers' demands...
Proof that the UK government is cracking down on compliance with
packaging recycling regulations came this week after the
Environmental Agency said it has fined UK cosmetics player Lush
Manufacturing for failing to supply certificates...
Belgium cosmetic packaging designer Esko Graphics is set to make a
presentation at the forthcoming Perfumes Cosmetics Design event in
Paris when it will outline the latest technologies that it is
incorporating into the design of perfume...
