Packaging

Special editions are very popular not only as gifts. However, due to the relatively small editions, a multi-coloured design is often associated with high costs. The technology of digital heat transfer printing can make the design of smaller batches or special editions more easily and flexibly.

Anyone who focuses on sustainability when it comes to cosmetic packaging should not be satisfied with using outer packaging made from recycled paper. It goes much deeper in detail. Malgorzata Chomiuk explains what is involved in eco-design and what the real challenges are.

The call for recycled plastic in the packaging of consumer goods is getting louder – also in the cosmetics industry. But not every material is suitable for reuse. Peter Barlog shows what is possible with PET (polyethylene terephthalate).

It’s not just the precious contents of cosmetic packaging that are evolving. The  packaging itself is also subject to constant new demands in terms of functionality and design. The time-consuming process of continuous improvement is complex and requires a lot of passion.

In the manufacture and development of packaging, environmental friendliness has long been more than just cardboard made from recycled paper. Aida Rodriguez talks about why sustainability is something that companies are now committed to.

Tradeshow organisers are perceiving all the changes impacting the industry during the pandemic. With digital events they contacted suppliers from all over the world. Antonia Benvegnù discusses how companies had to adapt themselves and their processes.

The demand for packaging with minimal impact on the environment is getting stronger and the creativity of designers and developers is growing. This combination produces interesting solutions that are also well received by environmentally conscious end customers and can represent a future trend.

After the lockdown in many countries in the first half of the year and the gradual return to normal, one could assume that production chains are also back in “normal mode”. However, due to the high demand for disinfectants and their dispensers, there are occasional delivery bottlenecks, especially for closures.

The packaging of a cosmetic product communicates a lot about the brand, supporting or not the claims and values of the brand. As a result, brands invest a lot of time and brainpower in the development of the decoration and the appearance of the product in order to create a coherent concept for the appearance of a brand.

More than a trend, the topic of sustainability is an essential criterion for many customers when choosing a product. Creative minds are discovering more and more ways of doing without plastic in packaging. Good reasons to award successful concepts with a prize.

In the cosmetics sector, tubes are one of the longest-used forms of packaging, with major yet inconspicuous changes in the past few decades. What do consumers value today? Juan Ignacio Valpuesta gives us an insight.

At this time of contact-free and clean-contact concerns, makeup applicator is more than ever part of the beauty routine of consumers. However, they do not forget the ecological issues, and turn further towards more responsible products.

The demand for ecological raw materials is unbroken. But not only ingredients are subject to this demand. A significant development is also emerging in the field of packaging materials. Maurizio Ficcadenti talks about the role of biopolymers as an alternative basis for cosmetic packaging.