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.
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.