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The US Transportation Security Administration says it will liberalize regulations that limit the size of cosmetic liquids to containers of 3oz or smaller on flights.
The latest fragrance launch By Kilian fragrances combines $1,500 fragrance bottles designed by the grand-daughter of Henri Matisse with luxury perfume.
Alcan Packaging showcased its latest creations for the color cosmetics market at the HBA Global Expo, emphasizing the importance of communication and convenience.
Biodegradable packaging is often criticized for failing to match the quality of petroleum alternatives, but Telles claims to have developed a solution.
The HBA Awards dinner threw L'Oreal's Skin Genesis into the limelight as the team behind its packaging scooped up the grand award for the International Package Design Award.
Impressions Packaging has extended its range of heavy wall PET bottles to include pearlescent effects that combine eco-friendly qualities with a high end look.
With sustainable packaging rapidly becoming a priority for cosmetics companies, the buzz is around renewable and eco-friendly materials like bioplastics.
Italy-based packaging provider Bormioli Rocco has introduced a line of 100 per cent recyclable PET bottles and roll-ons to meet growing demand for sustainable packaging.
Lush employees added spice to the business of selling cosmetics yesterday by wearing nothing but aprons in a protest against packaging in 24 stores across the US.
A supplier of simulation technologies for the development of packaging hopes to extend its cooperation with global manufacturers across the food, beverage and personal care markets promising cost efficiency benefits.
Rexam has opened a new centre of technical expertise, giving its personal care division a dedicated facility aimed at enhancing its quality of service and packaging product innovation.
Beauty plastics specialist Texen buys Mar-Lee Companies, Molded Fiber increases sustainable production and Oystar USA launches a cosmetics cartoner for rapid delivery.
US Industry association PMMI says that its most recent survey confirms that personal care companies anticipate spending more on packaging equipment this year.
Manufacturers realize they need to become sustainable to remain competitive. Eco-friendly packaging is a vital component of this but presents companies with a myriad of choices and challenges.
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.