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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
Herbal Works, a producer of all-natural bath and body aromatherapy
products, says it has installed a newly automated processing system
that has helped to boost its production nearly twenty-fold.
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...
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.
French manufacturer Serac has launched Cronos, a filling and
capping line specifically designed to focus on the issues of
flexibility, precision and cleanliness in cosmetic and
pharmaceutical production.
The rebranding of Beiersdorf's Nivea Beauté range has involved a
comprehensive re-design of the brand logo and packaging by German
company DieterBakicDesign.
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.
A masterbatch provider is offering a service to help packaging
companies create clear, consistent laser marks on film, blow
molded, and injection molded packaging.
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.
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 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.
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.
Southern Cosmetics has redesigned the Esteem skin by Naomi Judd
labeling in a move aimed at meeting customers' needs for a
simplistic and more visual approach in the presentation of skincare
products.
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...
Crown Risdon has gone back to the drawing board to re-design a
totally new concept for the lipstick packaging used for Proctor
& Gamble's lastest Cover Girl line.
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...
German consumer goods group Henkel is aiming to strengthen its
cosmetic and toiletries operations with the purchase of Gillette's
Right Guard deodorant business in the US, a deal that forms part of
requirements to comply with...
Proctor & Gamble has filed a US lawsuit against a private label
manufacturer of health and beauty products, Vi-Jon Industries,
alleging that the company copied its branding and packaging to
market a similar product designed to...
Personal care packaging provider MeadWestvaco is to completely
restructure its business in an effort to increase its research and
development capabilities and cut down on costs.
A four-month retail study has concluded that investment in RFID can
bring significant and rapid payback to both manufacturers and
retailers, but also points out the importance of detailed analysis
and customer privacy.
The search to find more flexible alternatives to glass for
fragrance packaging has prompted Puig Prestige Beauté to specify
Eastman Chemical's Glass Polymer in the design for its latest
packaging.
Axilone is tapping into the resources of its newly established
plastic and metal components packaging facility in China to supply
the needs of the cosmetic and toiletry market in the United States.
Using a modular system of radio frequency identification (RFID)
tags and a new set of software Escort Memory Systems says it has
developed a faster way to ensure automated tasks are triggered
quicker on fast moving production lines.
A portable data logger uses radio frequency identification (RFID)
technology to track process equipment, helping plant managers
schedule maintenance, cleaning and replacement dates.
Gerresheimer has developed a difficult-to-achieve cube-shaped
flacon for the new Cher fragrance by French designer Michel Klein,
his first ever perfume.
Crown Risdon has developed a unique decorating process for its
Surlyn cap used on the new Hypnôse fragrance from Lancôme. The cap
uses a new molding process which is said to save time and cuts back
on production costs.
A new concept in scented packaging has been jointly developed by
European, American and Asian companies to give cosmetic and
personal care a new kind of sensory packaging and another tool to
promote their products.
Crown Specialty Packaging has devised an advanced decorative
perforation method for the metal packaging used to pair up
combinations of the company's individual fragrance ranges.
Cosmetic packaging with eye-catching videos or changing information
right on the label could soon be on the shelves with technology
being developed by Siemens for commercial release.
Health & Beauty America closed its doors on September 29 having
given the industry a peek into some of the most ground-breaking and
pioneering offerings. The CosmeticsDesign.com team was busy
unearthing some of the highlights...
Beauty packaging specialist Saint-Gobain Calmar has acquired
Microspray Delta, the Italian manufacturer of pumps for the
fragrance and cosmetics industries, in a move that will see the
company become the European number two player...
Curtis Packaging says it is unveiling its new CurtChrome
technology, a unique, exclusive and proprietary metallic printing
process, at the HBA show, to be held in New York City at the end of
this month.
Processing machinery provider Subnil has launched a new tube
filling machine which is said to have an industry-leading fill
capacity of 10,000 tubes per hour thanks to servo technology.
RPC Cresstale is producing a new range of packaging for Avon's
European cosmetic lines aimed at making products more eye-catching.
To achieve this a range of compacts has been produced using a
specially-developed multi-coloured...
Leading cosmetics packaging provider O Berk has launched a number
of new packaging lines that reflect the growing demands for
sophistication and diversity to help make products appear more
distinguishing on retail shelves.
A number of cosmetics entries to this year's Dupont's Annual Awards
Competition, one of the best recognised in the industry, have
proved a success as innovation and design go rewarded.