Canada-based packaging supplier CCL is looking to significantly
expand its presence in Asia in an attempt to capitalize on the
opportunities presented by emerging markets.
With the biggest show in the North American cosmetics industry's
calendar just around the corner, its organizers are calling for
entrants to the International Package Design Awards (IPDA).
Risdon International has created a new lipstick packaging for Avon
- Pro-To-Go -which has been designed to enable the user to apply
the lipstick using one hand.
Crown Holdings has developed a dispensing system that uses
compressed air rather than hydrocarbons to help personal care firms
comply with new Californian regulations.
France-based Thierry Mugler Parfums has signed a licensing
agreement with crystal
specialist Swarovski to create a beauty line - a move that
aims to bring about premium positioning through the incorporation
of quality packaging.
One of the world's largest field tests to combine radio frequency
identification technology (RFID) with returnable packaging has been
launched by an industry group.
A new way of embedding radio frequency identification (RFID) tags
into pack cases could reduce the cost of using the tracking
technology, according to the companies involved in the project.
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.
New Jersey-based Mega Pumps chose last week's HBA show as the
launching pad for its latest dispensing innovations for the beauty
industry - Mega Duo airless dispenser and Mega Pump Tube.
Virginia based packaging company, MeadWestvaco, has announced its
acquisition of Keltec Dispensing Systems, which specializes in
airless packaging systems.
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 financial burden of setting-up a production plant in China has
forced the owners of a cosmetics packaging firm to call in the
administrators and sell the business.
Tightening of air travel security has led to a plethora of
packaging solutions that meet new criteria for personal care
products, but one Florida-based company believes it has come up
with a particularly sophisticated response.
With awareness of environmental issues mounting, consumers are on
the look out for products that have a minimal impact on the
environment, something that is putting packaging under the
microscope.
Timestrip, a UK company marketing smart labeling systems for a
range of temperature- and time-sensitive products, has launched the
technology in the US market for the first time.
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.
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.
The effectiveness of tear strips used in cardboard packaging is
being tested as part of a new project, which aims to market the
findings later this year.
From 31st March all passengers flying in and out of
Australia will be limited to taking on board cosmetics and any
other liquids that are less than 100ml in size.
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.
High visibility packaging is expected to see strong growth in the
coming years as cosmetic players race to differentiate and ramp up
attempts to increase tamper proofing.
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.
Molded packaging made from a combination of new high density
polyethylene (HDPE) and a color masterbatch boosts glossiness by
200 per cent compared to competing products, the manufacturer
claims.
Canadian cosmetics company Cargo says it has launched the first
lipstick to contain totally recycled packaging. Indeed it even
contains wild flower seeds - just wet and grow.
IBM and packaging giant Pliant are testing a radio frequency
identification system (RFID) thatwould allow processors to track
products and detect tampering on stretch wrapped shipments.
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...
Increased airport security has led to a huge surge in demand for
zip bags for liquid cosmetic products - demand that is feeding a
significant boom for US zip bag-maker Pactiv.
Global cosmetics packager Crown Holdings has announced the launch
of a new website, a move that sees it embrace the online era and
increase industry awareness of the company.
M&H Plastics has announced a new tube-packaging concept that
has water-clear transparency. The launch coincides with the recent
restructuring of the US management team that signifies the
company's desire for diversification...
France's biggest packaging show ends today, with exhibitors
targeting thedemands for more convenience, portability, health and
wellness, and customisation.
Health Canada has amended its cosmetics regulation, Cosmetics and
Your Health, this month to ensure manufacturers state the full
ingredient list on all products labels by 2007 - a move that brings
Canada up to speed with the US cosmetics...
A new trend has emerged for racy brand named cosmetics with many
manufacturers opting to give 'sexy' names to their beauty products
in order to entice the more daring female consumer.
An innovative new product dispensing system introduced by US
airport DFW (Dallas Forth Worth) targets the growing consumer need
for ease of purchase and accessibility when purchasing cosmetics
this holiday season.
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.
In answer to rising demand for on-the-go and samples for fragrances
and cosmetics, Rexam has launched a number of products aimed at
boosting sales of full-sized products.
Cosmetic and fragrance giant Elizabeth Arden posted a quarterly
loss on Friday, as it was hit by restructuring costs, but with
marketing spend lower than expected and sales still strong, the
underlying results appear to be solid.
The contract packaging business is moving from an ad-hoc to a more
strategically determined, long-term approach, as cosmetic companies
worldwide begin to relax in the arms of service providers.
Connecticut-based MeadWestvaco has launched an enhanced version of
its Crescendo gradeline paperboard that improves print quality and
overall appearance of secondary packaging, as well as adding more
diversity to the range.
