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...
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.
