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We were able to catch up with Jordi Calduch at Sampling Innovations, a Spanish firm leading a number of initiatives in fragrance innovation, and chat about some of the technology trends in the space. Here, he explains why self sampling is swiftly becoming such an important part of the fragrance marketing landscape.

With legalization for medical and recreational use occurring just five years ago in Colorado, cannabis sales exceeded $1 billion in 2016 alone which is a 30% increase. According to the Arcview Group, this industry is estimated to reach nearly $22 billion in total annual sales in the US by 2020.

One of the latest developments by Dutch based moulder is the fragrance cap for Oriflame's Paradise Man. Maintaining the companies' successful collaboration, which has continued for over a decade, Aarts Plastics has once again completed an on-time development and product launch for the well-known Swedish cosmetic brand.

A woman in beautiful lipstick can brighten a room like a bunch of fresh flowers, says New Zealand brand Karen Murrell. That captivating burst of beauty inspires everything it does. Its latest lip product comes in a palette developed by Quadpack, offering a handy array of naturally beautiful shades like a luscious bouquet.

Recently we were able to speak to Paolo Lobba, Giflor's head of R&D, to get his impressions on the current trend for packaging firms to expand into previously untapped markets. Giflor is one of Europe's leading closure providers, and Paolo was able to give us some details on how his company is meeting the challenges of expansion successfully.

Food by Webpackaging was the first digital publication of its kind for professionals in the food and beverage industry, with a focus on packaging. The digital publications offered by Webpackaging go beyond mere printed materials or two-dimensional paper ads to provide an immersive and interactive reading experience.

With over 40 years in the pharmaceutical packaging industry, Lameplast Group is actively looking to the future. So far, 2017 has seen the company grow ever stronger with the investment of Aksìa as the company embraces the globe with its new partners and continues to anticipate pharma packaging requirements. Barbara Reguzzoni explains what is happening.

"Stand-out product catalog"? "Stunning product colors"? Or even "simply perfect cosmetics"? SPC stands for all of this and more as Josh Chen provides us with an insight into the ideologies and structure of the cosmetic manufacturing company that has transformed itself from Sung Power Plastic Container Ltd to Sung Power Cosmetics — or to put it simply, SPC.