News
Sabinsa receives green excellence award
Ingredients & formulation
US manufacturer of botanical ingredients, Sabinsa Corporation received Frost & Sullivan’s North American Personal Care Ingredient...
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...
