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Sussex IMm buys North American cosmetic compact business from Albéa

By Angelika Meiss

Sussex IM, a provider of custom plastic injection molding solutions for multinational brand owners, has announced the purchase of the North American cosmetic compact business from the Albéa Group. The purchase includes reacquiring its internationally renowned Innovation Center, which offers customers innovation and product development expertise. In addition, it immediately gives SussexIM the autonomy to … Read more

Cosmetic packaging: Need for green overhaul?

By Angelika Meiss

Cosmetic companies are making slow progress in reducing their packaging footprints. Although the cosmetics industry has become preoccupied with green initiatives, few steps have been made to tackle the environmental impact of packaging. Organic Monitor research finds most developments are occurring in ecodesign, with many brands reducing packaging materials by changing design structures. The Brazilian … Read more

LUM GmbH: Call for application for Young Scientist Award 2014

By Dorothea Michaelis

Particle, Dispersion Characterization and Material Testing: LUM will award the Young Scientist Award during the International Workshop Dispersion Analysis and Material Testing 2014 in Berlin LUM GmbH is market leader in analytical instruments for direct and accelerated characterization of dispersions and particles. With the addition of another new instrument line, users can now characterize entire … Read more

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MakeUp in NewYork: 62 days left

By Angelika Meiss

On September 25th and 26th, from 10 am to 6 pm, MakeUp in NewYork will open its doors in the heart of Chelsea District in a brand new venue, the Center548, 548 W. 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011.From formulation, packaging to contract manufacturer, full-service, accessories, samples, come and discover what’s new and  hot on … Read more

Lindal: Unilever’s supplier award for compressed” deodorant valves

By Angelika Meiss

The Lindal Group, a supplier of aerosol packaging technology, earned Unilever’s Partner to Win Award for Winning Innovation, at the company’s largest-ever supplier summit, held in Singapore. According to Unilever, the contributions of innovative suppliers are a key to its growth – cited at €10 billion since 2009, despite challenging economic conditions. In that context, … Read more

The Carlyle Group acquires Chesapeake

By Angelika Meiss

Global Alternative Asset Manager The Carlyle Group has acquired Chesapeake, a global suppliers of value-added paper-based packaging products and services from Irving Place Capital and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management. Capital for this investment will come from Carlyle Europe Partners III L.P., a €5.3billion fund that makes mid- and large-cap investments. Further terms of … Read more

Organic Monitor: Sustainable Cosmetics Summits in São Paolo and Paris

By Angelika Meiss

Green formulations and sustainable packaging are focal themes of the next editions of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit. The Latin American summit will take place in São Paolo on 18-20 September, whilst the European summit will be hosted in Paris on 21-23rd October. With growing pressure on the cosmetics industry to adopt green formulations and reduce … Read more

Make-up in Paris 2013 with a visitors’ increase of 18 %

By Angelika Meiss

In two days 2,517 professionals came to this year’s Make-up in Paris to explore ingredients, formulations, packaging and make-up accessories. This represents an increase in participation of 18% over 2012. Marketing and R&D managers accounted alone for over 50% of visitors. As regards the number of foreign visitors, they recorded an increase of 110% with … Read more

Weener Plastic Packing Group strengthens its market position

By Angelika Meiss

Weener Plastic Packaging Group located in Weener (Lower Saxony) has restructured: Plasticum Group B.V. of the Netherlands, with its 300 employees and four European plants, will be integrated into the Weener Plastic Packaging Group as a subsidiary and Weener Plastik GmbH will continue under a restructured management. Plasticum supplements Weener’s product portfolio Plasticum manufactures plastic … Read more

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KRÜSS launches new solution for optical foam structure analysis

By Angelika Meiss

Optical structure testing of liquid foams with a the new development from KRÜSSExpansion of a modular instrument for foam analysisFor stable and metastable foams in food, cosmetic and cleaning products KRÜSS GmbH presented a new module for the DFA100 Dynamic Foam Analyzer intended for the optical testing of fluid foam structures at the European Coatings … Read more

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Quadpack: EVOH-lined tottles for a longer shelf life

By Angelika Meiss

Monitoring the shelf life of a product is becoming common consumer practice, but this can be diminished by the formula’s exposure to air. Quadpack’s range of tottles can be single-layered PE or multi-layered to include a sheath of EVOH (ethyl vinyl alcohol copolymer), providing a powerful barrier against oxygen and other exterior elements. Quadpack’s tottle … Read more

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Makeup in Paris: 20st- 21st of June

By Angelika Meiss

MakeUp in Paris is hosting for the 4th year in a row, on 20 and 21 June 2013 at the Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, professionals from formulation, packaging, full-service, designers, accessories of the make-up industry worldwide. Prestige, masstige and mass-market brands from Asia, Europe and Americas are visiting the unmissable event to find the most … Read more

Strong branding: Paperboard’s numerous and versatile advantages

By Dorothea Michaelis

The simple but refined packaging for the Strellson men’s fragrance ‘Loaded’ has fullsurface structured embossing and carries an unusual rubber band closure. The intense white Algro Design cardboard carton skilfully accentuates the contrasts and also has other advantages. Read more in COSSMA 5/2013! photo: Sappi

Cosmoprof with 14 % increase in visitors

By Angelika Meiss

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna closed its 2013 edition with record-breaking figures: 193,842 visitors (14% increase) including 48,823 from abroad (22% increase). 2,390 exhibitors including 1,500 from abroad, 24 national collectives with new entries from Japan, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Colombia. Italy (with 38,919 square metres of space and 666 exhibitors), China (with 6,029 square metres of … Read more

Lindal group opens new global innovation center

By Angelika Meiss

The Lindal Group, a worldwide leader in aerosol packaging technology, has launched its new Global Innovation Center, a facility designed to leverage the company’s global aerosol expertise and further support customers in development of new generation packaging solutions.  The new center is based in Briey, France and managed by Hervé Bode. The Lindal Group develops … Read more

Quadpack acquires Technotraf

By Angelika Meiss

Quadpack has acquired Technotraf, a manufacturer of wooden components for beauty packaging. In a strategic move that gives the company its first manufacturing capability, Quadpack will direct Technotraf’s efforts towards expanding the market category. “Wooden packaging components are starting to become popular among beauty brands, but we’ve only just scratched the surface. This category is … Read more

Jenny Fleischer (Beiersdorf): Major characteristics of the new Nivea design

By Dorothea Michaelis

Jenny Fleischer, Global Head of Design Management at Beiersdorf, explains different aspecs of the packaging design relaunch for the "Nivea" brand. She explains why the company decided to change the design and where the inspiration for the new design came from. She also points out what is so special about the new flip top closure … Read more

Get ready for PCD 2013 starting tomorrow

By Angelika Meiss

The 9th edition of the PCD (Perfumes, Cosmetics & Design Packaging) congress-exhibition will be held on Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th February, at the Espace Champerret in Paris. This meeting will be held at the same time as the 7th edition of Aerosol & Dispensing Forum (ADF). A major event dedicated to innovation in perfume … Read more

HCT’s thermal-tip applicators copied by competitors

By Angelika Meiss

Among HCT’s most popular product offerings are its proprietary metal and ceramic thermal-tip applicators which are covered by patents and patent applications filed and granted in the U.S. (including U.S. Patent Nos. 7,883,287 and 8,292,535) and other jurisdictions throughout the world. Given the creative efforts and expense employed by HCT to develop these appealing products … Read more

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