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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...
Fast growth for botanical ingredients, study says
Ingredients & formulation
Botanicals consumption is growing at 8.0%, outstripping growth of other specialty actives in U.S. and Europe, according to a recent study...
Beyond Beauty launches training workshops
Industry buzz
Which management for the current economic climate? Which certification for organics? What is the future for Spas? All these questions and...
The beauty industry seeks to reenchant cosmetic products
Companies & industry
A hundred of representatives from the entire cosmetics industry discussed on February 11 in Paris about “the needed revolution of perfume...
