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HBA Global announces finalists for 2012 IPDA
HBA Global, the leading product development source for the beauty and personal care industry, has announced the finalists of its Annual International Package Design Awards (IPDA).
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Bemis, DDL, Earth911 and Heinz join the AMERIPEN
The American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (AMERIPEN) has announced that four additional companies in the packaging value chain have joined the organization as Voting Members: Bemis Company, Inc., DDL,Earth911, and H.J. Heinz Company. AMERIPEN's membership now numbers 29 companies.
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Sustainable packaging based on Ingeo at Sustainable Cosmetics Summit NYC
When one thinks about plastic in the cosmetic industry, the image of lipstick and compact cases comes to mind along with jars and shampoo bottles. The interesting thing is that Ingeo plastic (made from plants and not petroleum) is also used in durable products like cases as well as films, non-woven fibres for cosmetic wipes and personal care products, and textiles for home and fashion.
Read moreToray Plastics (America) receives environment Conservation Leadership Award for 2012
Toray Plastics (America), Inc. has announced that of all this year’s recipients of the Environment Council of Rhode Island’s Senator John H. Chafee Conservation Leadership Awards, it received the highest honor.
Read moreWEBpackaging launches Premium Subscription service
WEBpackaging has launched an exciting new Premium Subscription service giving packaging professionals access to extended tools, services and information not found anywhere else, and providing a number of genuinely useful benefits.
Read moreParaben-free cosmetic formulations gaining popularity
New alternative preservation systems for cosmetic products are gaining popularity. In its new "Technical Insights" report, the Organic Monitor found the move to new, alternative preservative systems is driven by high consumer demand for natural and organic cosmetics as well as the growing trend of formulators avoiding parabens.
Read moreBeauty Week 2012: where innovation and product development meet
HBA Expo is the leading product development event for the cosmetics, fragrance, personal care, skin care, and wellness industries. For three days the entire beauty community gathers together to source new international ingredients and raw materials, packaging and components, contract manufacturers, services and finished goods.
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Innovation or shelf impact: Package designers share their priorities for package design
Priorities for brand managers and purchasing executives are closely aligned, when asked to rank company performance attributes that are most critical to purchase decisions of caps and closures, “Most Reliable Supplier” and “Most Cost Efficient” were first and second, in terms of company priorities.
Read moreScott Daniel named president of Hexacomb
Hexacomb, a subsidiary of Boise Inc. and leading manufacturer of paper-based packaging and graphic display boards, announced that Scott Daniel will serve as president of Hexacomb.
Read morePortola Packaging reduces energy by almost 20%
Portola Packaging, Inc.'s North American facilities reduced energy usage by almost 20% and recycled more than 5.5 million pounds of material over the past two years. The company, known as a leading closure manufacturer, is reporting an 8% reduction in energy usage in 2011, in addition to a 10.5% decrease in 2010, compared to the year prior.
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