Packaging News

GEKA has launched a revolutionary 3D packaging configuration solution. By using this state-of-the-art tool you only need a few minutes to easily create a mascara product tailored to your brand and meeting your requirements when it comes to aesthetics, functionality, and make-up performance.

There's something fun-size and special about mini make-up packs which makes them appeal to consumers big and small. IMS Packaging's mini lip gloss bottle has a capacity of 1.5ml and through the use of silkscreen or hot stamping decoration, can be styled according to brand requirements. It's also available with either an aluminium or plastic cap.

The RPC Bramlage Division has introduced a special Promotion Box that showcases a selection of cosmetic and personal care packaging solutions from its extensive ranges. The box underlines RPC Bramlage’s capabilities in handling a wide variety of product types and also demonstrates how the different pack designs and sizes can be successfully utilised to create a family range.

Aptar Food + Beverage, a global leader in innovative dispensing solutions in the food market, has launched a new bi-textured and bi-colored closure solution for the European food market for the new ‘Eurojar’ from McCormick & Company, a global leader in spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products. First introduced in May 2018 in the United Kingdom with the brand Schwartz, and in December 2018 in France with the brand Ducros, the new Eurojar custom-designed closure by Aptar will awaken cooking creativity in kitchens worldwide.

New value proposition to grow in a sustained manner, become more international, and accelerate innovation

One of the world’s leading packaging dispensing systems for the cosmetics industry, Aptar Beauty + Home has adopted an ambitious approach to managing environmental challenges and is now developing a range of solutions with reduced environmental impacts, particularly in the area of make-up.

UK company Neville and More remains true to its core by providing high quality, appealing, innovative products with the Animal Airless Range. The line consists of the Funky & Friendly Brown Bears, Pink Pigs, Green Frogs and Grey Hippos and is currently available in 50ml, 100ml, 150ml and 200ml sizes.

Since 2013, Marcelle has been an important partner of the Skin Health Program launched by the Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA). The company has always been cautious in its packaging selection. Considering compatibility and stability requirements for its MICELLAR WATER series, the project manager selected SR Packaging to produce its very own PET bottle to protect 4 different products in this collection.

Packaging Innovations 2019 will return to Olympia for its 10th edition on 11 & 12 September, hosted alongside Luxury Packaging London. As the capital’s most exclusive packaging event it will bring the industry together in a festival of cutting-edge, branded and bespoke packaging, when it welcomes over 180 industry specialists to what is set to be its biggest show to date.

AptarGroup, Inc. has announced that it has acquired two leading pharmaceutical services companies, Nanopharm Ltd. and Gateway Analytical LLC, for a combined enterprise value of approximately $50 million. The acquisitions are part of Aptar’s strategy to broaden its portfolio of services that support pharmaceutical and biotech customers to accelerate and derisk their complex product developments.

Tetra Pak and FOSS have today launched an advanced version of the Tetra Pak Standardization unit. With continuous accurate measurement and control of protein and fat in dairy products, the new unit has been designed to help customers ensure consistent product quality and strengthen their profitability by removing the uncertainty of sampling techniques.

Whether its an animal print, tortoise shell, pink coral, leather or a botanical look, Preco helps to realize designers' inspiration and imagination on heat transfer foil. By combining various printing techniques, Preco’s heat transfer foil gives packaging a unique appearance featuring a high quality animal theme image or nature inspired motif.

The Proseal GT4s tray sealer combines a compact design with high throughputs and rapid tool changes that enable fruit packers to react quickly to customer orders, particularly during the busy peak season. Specifically designed to handle atmospheric, gas flushing and hermetic shrink sealed trays, the Proseal GT4s offers speeds of up to 210 atmospheric packs per minute with an eight impression tool.

The market-leading Varibox from RPC Promens is providing chemical companies with the ideal solution to improve their environmental profile and minimise the financial implications of the UK’s Producer Responsibility (Packaging Waste) regulations. The heavy-duty IBC features an inner container enclosed by an outer cover. The container is suitable for intensive usage for up to five years, making the Varibox fully reusable.

Pernod Ricard is partnering with Guala Closures to support The Malibu Games 2019 by rolling out 300,000 bottles with connected closures for the first time in the US. The new Malibu limited-edition connected bottles will be circulated in the states of Ohio and Texas, featuring Guala Closures’ pioneering smart bottle cap. The connected closures will give consumers access to value-added extras.

The food packaging industry has long had concerns about pinholes, flex cracks and leaks in the flexible materials and seals of retort flexible lidded packaging. A famous global food and drink maker needed to test the laminated retort (and other thin film) packaging solutions that protect products such as their popular microwaveable stir-in pots.

Three Australian companies and one New Zealand company have achieved international recognition for their innovative and unique packaging designs in the prestigious WorldStar Packaging Awards for 2019. The winning companies include Caps and Closures for Precise Pour, ILNAM Estate for 8 Kangaroos, Lactote for POLATOTE and Radix Nutrition for their Foil Packaging Breakfast Pouch and were across three categories, Beverage, Food and Domestic & Household.

ACTEGA, a global market leader in coatings, inks, adhesives and sealants serving the print and packaging industries, has appointed Lee Andrews as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for ACTEGA North America. In this position, Andrews will oversee sales, marketing, business development and brand owner activities.