New York-based packaging company Nalgene has responded to the
problem of traveling on transatlantic with cosmetics by offering a
range of bottles and jars that fulfil tightened security
regulations at US airports.
Airport authorities on both sides of the Atlantic have relaxed
safety rules for hand carry items on planes, bringing relief for
many cosmetics companies that rely on duty free as a significant
part of their annual sales.
BASF and Dow Chemical have launched a long-term venture to produce
propylene oxide (PO) at the world's first commercial-scale hydrogen
peroxide propylene oxide (HPPO) plant at BASF's production site in
Antwerp, Belgium,...
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.
Having received the first license for a foreign-owned company to
resume direct sales of cosmetic products in China, Avon added more
than 33,000 new sales staff to its workforce there last month,
according to data from the Chinese...
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.
The world's largest cosmetic company has reaffirmed its commitment
to REACH by stressing its continued effort to meet all the
additional criteria that the legislation will require with respect
to chemicals in cosmetics formulation.
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.
UK-based cosmetics contract manufacturer COSi is planning to make a
big impact at next month's Beyond Beauty expo in Paris, where it
will be highlighting a themed stand that will draw on cinema as its
inspiration, as well as...
The recent terror threats that caused disruption to flights
world-wide are also expected to have an impact on the cosmetics
industry, caused by the combination of airport closures and
restrictions on cosmetics that can be taken on...
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.
P&G has confirmed that its new manufacturing centre for
Gillette blades and razors, also incorporates packaging and
warehousing operations, opened last month in Lódz, Poland and is
now ready to assume full production.
In response to growing regulatory legislation on a global level the
organizers of this year's HBA event will hold the first Regulatory
Summit, a day long seminar that will include a panel of
international speakers providing industry-driven...
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.
Two US companies - Multi-Color Corporation and United Silicone -
have joined forces to provide high speed application of flameless
heat transfer decoration to blow molded PET and HDPE containers,
commonly used in a variety of personal...
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.
The UK government launches a review of its nanotechnology policy,
part of a move to assess the implications of current developments
in the emerging science of tiny dimensions and its impact on the
cosmetics industry.
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.
Japanese film and packaging manufacturer Aicello is about to launch
a new form of soap on the US market that has proved to be a big hit
in Japan and elsewhere in Asia.
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.
The global packaging industry has struggled through another quarter
of high input costs at the start of this year, according to a
report from Standard and Poor's.
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...
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.
Colt packaging has teamed up with Eastman Chemical Company to
provide the packaging for a sample cream containing NutriLayer, a
newly-launched anti-aging ingredient derived from non-GMO rice bran
oil.
Obtaining the right fragrance for cosmetics, perfumes and personal
care products is often a major factor to determine a new products
success. But now European scientists believe that tiny bioelectrics
sensors may take some of the...
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.
Although the US market for personal care packaging is a largely
mature and stagnant sector, plastics containers is one area where
there is still expected to be considerable market development in
the future.
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.
Eastman Chemical has reported a big dip in its first quarter
profits on the back of rising costs, production disruption and a
sluggish performance from its polymers division.
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.
At last week's In-Cosmetics event there was one word that seemed to
dominate amidst all the new product launches, trend surveys and
general hype. That word was innovation and it is something that is
injecting renewed growth within...
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.
Today marks the opening of this year's In-Cosmetics show. The next
three days will see some frantic activity as exhibitors and
industry professionals from all over the world clamber through the
show's gates to do business.
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...
Personal care and consumer goods giant Colgate-Palmolive has
upgraded its procurement system for materials and services in a
move that is estimated will save the company an estimated $30m by
2008.
Graham Packaging and SeaquistPerfect have developed a new
pressurized dispenser, an innovative design that responds to
demands for greater functionality and packaging safety.
A look at the latest personal care launches in both the US and
around the world reveals both the continued interest in
natural-based products, combined with increasingly innovative
products that form part of the trend towards further...