HBA Awards highlight a year of innovation
11-Sep-2008 - The HBA Awards dinner threw L'Oreal's Skin Genesis into the limelight as the team...
Impressions Packaging extends PET bottle range
10-Sep-2008 - Impressions Packaging has extended its range of heavy wall PET bottles to include pearlescent...
Rexam debuts turbo insert at HBA in New York
09-Sep-2008 - Global packaging supplier Rexam has released its new Turbo Insert to boost the spray application...
The issue of greenwashing and how to avoid it
09-Sep-2008 - As the green movement becomes inextricably linked to the cosmetics industry so too do questions...
Bioplastics: Sorting the wood from the trees
09-Sep-2008 - With sustainable packaging rapidly becoming a priority for cosmetics companies, the buzz is around renewable...
Aveda hones in on packaging recycling
28-Jul-2008 - Aveda says it is leading the way in sustainable packaging, having announced what it is...
RPC announces packaging price increases
24-Jul-2008 - A leading European cosmetics packaging provider has announced price increases of up to 15 per...
BASF announces second packaging price hike
23-Jul-2008 - It is not only the price of raw ingredients that are going up, packaging materials...
Demand for packaging machinery still increasing
22-Jul-2008 - US Industry association PMMI says that its most recent survey confirms that personal care companies...
Special Interview
Estee Lauder executive tackles sustainable packaging
22-Jul-2008 - Manufacturers realize they need to become sustainable to remain competitive. Eco-friendly packaging is a vital...
ESS Technologies launches new tube filler
21-Jul-2008 - Virginia-based ESS Technologies has launched a new tube filler that is said to fill and...
Gerresheimer reports 13% sales growth in Q2
16-Jul-2008 - German packaging giant Gerresheimer says that higher sales in both its plastics and tubular glass...
Dow buys Rohm and Haas for $18.8bn
10-Jul-2008 - Dow Chemical has acquired Rohm and Haas in an $18.8bn deal designed to deliver higher...
Alcan Packaging opens Indian facility
01-Jul-2008 - Alcan Packaging has opened a flexible packaging plant in India to better serve the fast...
BASF announces further price increases
27-Jun-2008 - Chemical giant BASF has announced further price rises which will affect three of its products...
Rimmel self-tanner adds Rexam dispensing technology
17-Jun-2008 - Rimmel London has become one of the first cosmetic companies to incorporate Rexam's recently launched...
Sun Chemical and EskArtwork collaborate on packaging workflow
02-Jun-2008 - In an overcrowded retail environment managing personal care packaging design workflow has become an increasingly...
Eco-friendly packaging ready for take-off
29-May-2008 - Green packaging is making the transition from niche to mainstream as manufacturers come under pressure...
Ireland initiative helps reduce packaging
29-May-2008 - The Irish food industry and the Department of Environment have together launched a training initiative...
HBA calls for entrants to packaging design award
29-May-2008 - With the biggest show in the North American cosmetics industry's calendar just around the corner,...
Risdon creates innovative lipstick packaging for Avon
28-May-2008 - Risdon International has created a new lipstick packaging for Avon - Pro-To-Go -which has been...
Cost saving BASF plastic now suitable for blow moulding
26-May-2008 - BASF's tough and transparent styrene-butadiene copolymer can now be used as a cost-effective plastic for...
Marchesini presents full cosmetics packaging lines
13-May-2008 - Marchesini targeted the cosmetics industry at the Interpack trade show in Germany with complete jar...
Crown introduces green dispensing system
12-May-2008 - Crown Holdings has developed a dispensing system that uses compressed air rather than hydrocarbons to...
DSM announces price increases as raw material costs continue to escalate
30-Apr-2008 - DSM is the latest supplier to announce price increases as industry insiders report a doubling...
