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Korus Coffret shuts down operations
Industry buzz
The Korus Group, a French supplier of packaging and printing solutions, today announced the shut down of all operations for its coffret...
Lipsticks: a safe bet
Markets & trends
There are between 800 and 900 million lipsticks sold every year in the world ; and 300 million in Europe only. Even if gloss and other...
Toly to produce lipstick tubes in India
Companies & industry
Toly has announced that they have extended their product portfolio to include lipstick packaging. A new custom lipstick was launched...
Qualipac strengthens position in Brazil
Industry buzz
The Qualipac group announced today the acquisition of the Brazilian company Ipel Industria de Pincéis e Embalagens Ltda. Ipel is the...
LGR Emballages sells Nortier
Industry buzz
LGR Emballages, a French producer of cardboard folding boxes, recently announced the sale of Nortier Emballages, its subsidiary...
Transatlantic partnership for “Made with Organic” cosmetics
Laws & regulations
NaTrue and QAI have agreed to create a fast-track mutual recognition process for the certification of products complying with both the...
Oeakametall seeks to capitalize on its strengths
Companies & industry
These days, Oekametall is more than happy to have its business split between the cars (1/3) and the cosmetics packaging (2/3) industries....
Brivaplast invests massively in mascara
Industry buzz
Brivaplast, an Italian manufacturer of cosmetics packaging, based near Milan, and specialised in primary packaging for make-up products,...
Record sales for Rexam in 2008
Industry buzz
Rexam’s sales rose to £4.6 billion last year including the benefit of recent acquisitions and foreign currency exchange, an increase of...
Risdon fights to avoid bankruptcy
Industry buzz
US supplier of primary packaging components, Risdon International, had to shut down its U.S. operations after the Sovereign Bank cut off...
