Packaging News

Kindu Packing introduces a complete selection of tottle packaging that is perfect for liquid foundation, makeup concealers, and different types of cream, lotion products.

Point Plastics approached Mecmesin with a specification to pull-off the cap of a pharmaceutical phial. The test equipment needed to be simple to use and able to perform repeatable tests.

ADF&PCD New York 2018 has unveiled the shortlist for its Innovation Awards, with major names, such as Tiffany, Estée Lauder, Dove, Unilever, Beiersdorf, Tula and Olika all making the final stages. The winners will be unveiled live at the show, which takes place on 5 & 6 September at the Altman Building & Metropolitan Pavilion.

Qosmedix is excited to introduce a new blending sponge to its expansive line of beauty supplies. Shaped like the sweet French confection, this latex-free Dual Ended ‘Macaron’ Blending Sponge will apply and blend makeup seamlessly.

Over the years there has been an ongoing debate between which is better – steel kegs or plastic. Well, we’re here to tell you there’s a new important factor being thrown into the mix: plastic kegs that are made from PET.

The large food manufacturer, McCormick, was in search of a hermetic sealing solution to improve the quality and shelf life of its various products, which are packaged into glass bottles. The company worked with Enercon Industries’ specialists and introduced induction cap sealing to its production.

ULMA Packaging is pleased to announce that it can support companies in the UK’s medical and pharmaceutical sectors with Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) compliant equipment, by helping them respond to the new European Union legislation designed to tighten product safety in the supply chain.

RPC bpi protec has announced the recruitment of Darryl Roadnight as General Manager, protec North. Darryl will have responsibility for the Bromborough, Winsford, and Flint RPC bpi protec manufacturing sites. This follows the recruitment in 2017 of Eric Roche as General Manager, protec South and completes the management structure to focus the business on delivering efficient growth across all the RPC bpi protec business sites.

Ardagh Group is delighted to announce that it has recently completed the conversion of its Rugby (UK) beverage can manufacturing plant from steel to aluminium. The conversion of the Rugby plant has further enhanced Ardagh’s manufacturing footprint.

Social media has combined with online retail to enable digital success for brands and counterfeiters. The online response to counterfeiting must target the networks that give rise to the most significant harm and must use technology to achieve this targeting at scale. Social media has provided a means for counterfeiters to expand their operations, and brands must adopt a multi-pronged approach to monitor and enforce against the key online platforms that enable purchasers to buy and receive counterfeits.

Neville and More has expanded its range of different colour options available for the company's extensive range of aluminium bottles, including a spectrum of different golden hues. Neville and More currently stocks a range of high quality matt brushed aluminium bottles in 9 different sizes ranging from 30ml to 1000ml, compatible with a range of closures, dispensers and sprayers.

With its advanced, exquisite molding technique, Fancy & Trend's design team created several new plastic lipstick packaging components that are different and sophisticated.

Excitement is tangible in the cosmetic market as Yuen Myng, major player within the professional cosmetic packaging industry, launches its brand new bullet tube. Measuring 107.6mm in height, Yuen Myng's bullet tube is just perfect for eyeliners, lip glosses and mascaras, exemplifying the design team's prowess - a product brands would be foolish to miss.

As a professional package supplier of beauty and personal care products, COPCO launches a series of mini-packs for perfume samplers and promotion programs.

RPC Design has created a unique grading system that provides an easy visual guide to the sustainability credentials of each new pack it creates. The grading scale is based on the widely-used Recyclass system, developed by the Plastics Recyclers Europe organisation, which provides very good definitions of how recyclable a piece of packaging is on a scale of A to F.

Webpac has unveiled exciting new branding that strengthens the company’s identity and reinforces its position as the first cloud-based platform for the consumer goods and packaging industries.