Virginia based packaging company, MeadWestvaco, has announced its
acquisition of Keltec Dispensing Systems, which specializes in
airless packaging systems.
Applied DNA Sciences is to take its DNA marker technology, which
protects products against fraud and counterfeiting, to the 'Future
of Ink on Packaging' conference in London next week, in the hope of
bringing its product...
Heat-shrink labels with integrated holograms could help the
personcal care industry in the fight against counterfeiting and
forgery, the manufacturers claim.
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.
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.
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.
The international phenomenon that is radio frequency identification
technology (RFID) has at last hit Japanese cosmetic counters, with
Global beauty manufacturer Shiseido taking part in a field trial in
Japan this month.
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.
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.
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.
The pressure on processors to use radio frequency identification
(RFID) continues inEurope, with Metro Group testing the technology
to track goods along the supply chain from China to Germany.
France's biggest packaging show ends today, with exhibitors
targeting thedemands for more convenience, portability, health and
wellness, and customisation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As all the big cosmetic and toiletry brands continue their battle
to stamp out the damaging effects of counterfeit products, a Swiss
company bas developed a new camera phone technology that can help
distinguish fakes from the real...
Cosmetics industry bodies in Europe, the USA, Japan and South
Africa have signed an agreement to unify sunscreen product testing
- a move that takes the industry one step closer to having
internationally recognized sunscreen labelling...
Gerresheimer chose the recent Cosmoprof event in Bologna, Italy, to
unveil the latest in glass flacon packaging, including a new
textured black glass that taps into innovative technology.
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...
Eyeing unprecedented growth in the personal care sector, global
packaging provider Rexam is to acquire China beauty packaging
business FangXin Limited.
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.
Rexam Beauty used last week's Luxe Pack show in Monaco to showcase
its most recent beauty packaging launches for the Brazil, China,
Indonesia, European and US markets.
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.
Rexam is expanding its plastics packaging business in a tough
market, announcing that today it has agreed to purchase a US maker
of injection-moulded jars and closures for £83m (€123m) - a move
that will expand its capabilities in...
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.
PAI Partners' purchase of Crown Holdings' international plastic
closures business, most of which is based in Europe, could help
cosmetics companies there if the investment firm is able to make
the unitmore competitive.
Microtrace has teamed up with a laser technology company to offer
customers, including food processors, a covert system for brand
protection and for tracking products.
Ensuring a constant supply of seasonal natural ingredients is one
of the most challenging aspects for businesses within this
category. Simon Pitman reports on how Brazilian rain forest
ingredients specialist Beraca Ingredients has...
As part of plans to restructure its operations Playtex Products
says it is moving to a consolidated North American structure and
restructuring its Canadian operations. The company also announced a
restructuring of its US Banana Boat...
Kimberly-Clark says it has begun formal testing of Generation 2
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) hardware for all its consumer
goods operations on a global basis, reports Simon Pitman.
CCL Industries, a global packaging and labelling provider, has
completed the sale of its North American CCL Custom Manufacturing
Division to KCP Income Fund for approximately Cdn $273 million. The
move marks the company's move...
With the latest market survey revealing that more than 70 per cent
of Britons do not know what the UV index represents for weather
forecasts, aims to harmonise and simplify the present SPF standard
for sunscreen products are now all...
Schroeder & Tremayne has updated its Crayola children's foaming
hand and soap packaging, two years after it was first introduced.
The new packaging aims to give the product more appeal by making it
interactive, reports Simon...
Swedish direct sales cosmetics company Oriflame has increased its
expenditure on software for its supply chain. The investment
centres on its new business in China, which is due to be
inaugurated at the end of the year, reports Simon...
Italian company Unifill, a manufacturer of vertical thermoform,
fill andseal machines for monodose plastic packs for the food,
pharmaceutical,cosmetics and personal care industries, will be
displaying upgraded and new models at the...
Alcan is to sell its European aluminum tubes business operationsto
its current management team and 21 Centrale Partners, an investment
fund specialised in high-potential mid-size industrial companies,
reports Simon Pitman.
Alcan is to purchase a packaging manufacturing site in the
ChineseSuzhou region, which will be equipped to fabricate beauty
and personal care products. The company says the move will better
serve it to and meet fast growing regional...
PolyOne has introduced a new additive for FDA-regulated PET
designed for use in health and beauty packaging applications. OnCap
AA scavenger aims to reduce the risk of odor and taste build-up
associated with some types of PET packaging,...
Carton packaging continues to be significant for the cosmetics
industry, with steady global market growth of 9 per cent in the
period 1998-2003 largely represented by a visible shift towards
secondary packaging for mass market brands.
Sun Chemical has increased the price of all packaging inks and
coatings by three to seven per cent this month, blaming rising
petrochemical costs that could affect the entire packaging industry
for the next couple of years.
Packaging and bottling systems provider Krones has developed a new
high-speed packing tray capable of running at up to 100 cycles per
minute and a new PET-Asept Filling System for cold aseptic filling
of high- and low-acid products...
The organisers of Propak Asia expo, held in Bangkok last month,
claim that strong growth and an upward trend in investment in the
region's processing and packaging markets were reflected by record
attendance, with particular...