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Profitable growth opportunities remain in beauty packaging

12-Mar-2009 - The economic crisis has eaten into the turnover of leading packaging firms but the president of personal and beauty care at MeadWestvaco (MWV) insists that profitable growth opportunities remain.

Kautex launches blow moulding equipment for clear packaging

12-Mar-2009 - Kautex Maschinenbau has developed new blow moulding equipment for the manufacture of highly transparent cosmetics packaging.

NatureWorks claims equipment is available to sort bio-plastics for recycling

10-Mar-2009 - NatureWorks has insisted that there are no technical barriers to the sorting and separating of polylactic acid (PLA) bottles for recycling.

Zorbit expands global packaging footprint with new facilities

05-Mar-2009 - Beauty packaging company Zorbit has expanded its packaging manufacturing capabilities through a joint venture with New York-based Paul T. Freund Corp.

Aztec Technology pursues cosmetics packaging merger

04-Mar-2009 - Aztec Technology announced today that the packaging firm is in merger negotiations with a European cosmetics and wellness company.

Companies must look out for green packaging traps

27-Feb-2009 - Manufacturers must be wary of the environmental credentials of green packaging materials and avoid using them just for their marketing benefits, says one research group.

Alcan innovation director discusses marrying luxury and sustainability

26-Feb-2009 - Luxury and sustainability may appear irreconcilable but beauty packaging firms are working on ways to combine the two concepts.

World Wide Packaging invests in new equipment for plastic tubes division

26-Feb-2009 - World Wide Packaging (WWP) is investing in 17 new tubing and printing machines at its cosmetics packaging facilities in China.

ColorMatrix targets cosmetics with colour matching system

25-Feb-2009 - ColorMatrix Group is adding features to its new colour match and delivery system targeting the fast-moving plastic beauty packaging market.

Rexam buys out Mexican production joint partner

24-Feb-2009 - Rexam has bought out the remaining 50 percent share it did not already own in its joint venture with Mexican company Pavisa Industries.

Risdon has no intention of filing for bankruptcy, says director

24-Feb-2009 - Risdon International has cut production but denies that it is considering bankruptcy and insists that the cosmetics packaging company is on route to financial recovery.

Risdon International considers bankruptcy

18-Feb-2009 - Risdon International is considering bankruptcy and has temporarily shut down cosmetic packaging operations in the US.

Amcor reiterates interest in Alcan Packaging

17-Feb-2009 - Amcor has reiterated its interest in Alcan Packaging but says that any acquisition will be limited to its “nominated growth segments.”

Industry won't stray from sustainability despite recession, say beauty packaging leaders

16-Feb-2009 - Sustainability can be expensive but leaders in the beauty packaging industry claim they cannot afford not to go green.

MeadWestvaco keeps an eye on acquisition opportunities

12-Feb-2009 - MeadWestvaco (MWV) is searching for acquisition opportunities in the packaging industry despite the economic gloom.

Rexam invites designs for its EZi foamer

12-Feb-2009 - Rexam is inviting manufacturers and formulators to design products for its new EZi foamer, as part of its Foam Formulation Challenge.

Alcan develops new cosmetics tube from recycled materials

11-Feb-2009 - Alcan Packaging Beauty claims to have developed a plastic tube made with recycled materials that makes no compromises on quality.

Marketing of green packaging should be avoided, says professor

06-Feb-2009 - Green marketing of sustainable packaging materials can be a boomerang that comes back to hit brands in the face, says professor.

ENSO targets green packaging trend

04-Feb-2009 - In line with the trend for natural ingredients, consumers are also demanding green packaging, something that ENSO Bottles it tapping into.

Fusion looks to break packaging mold with new curvy airless line

28-Jan-2009 - Fusion Packaging has launched a range of curvy airless bottles and jars targeted at luxury skincare manufacturers looking to stand out from the crowd.

Lower demand and high costs drag results down for packaging players

28-Jan-2009 - Lower demand for packaged consumer goods and rising raw material costs have led to large net losses for packaging giant MeadWestvaco (MWV) and chemicals behemoth DuPont.

MWV closes cosmetics packaging plant in Ohio

27-Jan-2009 - MeadWestvaco (MWV) is closing a cosmetics packaging plant in Washington Court House, Ohio, as part of a comprehensive cost cutting program.

News in brief

MWV slashes workforce and closes factories

16-Jan-2009 - Under rising economic pressure, MeadWestvaco (MWV) is closing 12 to 14 manufacturing plants and cutting 2,000 jobs, 10 percent of its workforce.

Packaging launch promises to reduce costs of new designs

08-Jan-2009 - Sun Chemical and Keating Specialist Cylinders have launched a concept after years of research and development to help brand owners to apply different packaging effects more cost-effectively.