Packaging | Global Cosmetic Industry

On the ingredient front, top sustainability-related claims driving dollar growth include cruelty-free (up 18.1%), compostable (up 30.9%) and plastic free (up 12.2%).

Plastic-free, Compostable, Refillable Beauty Driving Growth: NielsenIQ

The report adds that while many consumer prefer nature-derived ingredients, brands and supply chain partners may be challenged to harvest these materials at scale without negative environmental impacts. Transparency will be critical.

While conventional cosmetic bottles produced by blow and blow processes feature weight-volume ratios of 1.0/3.0, the new 200 ml Nova bottle, with a brimful volume of 215 ml and weight of 140 g, reportedly boasts a weight-volume ratio 0.65 without losing the durability or safety of the Dorado model.

SGD Pharma's Nova Lightweight Glass Bottles Cut Associated Carbon Emissions

'This is a highly strategic acquisition for Berlin Packaging that expands our presence in Asia-Pacific and adds to our growing global beauty and cosmetic capabilities,' said Bill Hayes, Berlin Packaging's global CEO and president. 'This acquisition also offers our customers even greater access to premium skin care packaging made in South Korea, the industry leader for skin care products.'

Berlin Packaging Boosts APAC & Skin Care Reach with Nest-Filler Acquisition

The VP4 SNI15 perfume pump used for the Eau de Parfum Gaultier Divine is available in 30 ml, 50 ml and 100 ml formats.

Aptar Beauty x Jean-Paul Gaultier Debut Divinely Solar Range

The Divine range includes a fragrance, a body lotion, a shower gel, a 1.5 ml trial size and a Scentouch sampler.

The purchase removes a competitor of Arcade Beauty's ScentStrip offerings, which allow brands to present fragrances in magazines, catalog inserts, direct mail and at retail.

Arcade Beauty's Acquisition of Orlandi's TruEssence Consolidates Scent Strip Supply

"We see this as a win-win for Orlandi, our customers and the beauty industry as a whole," said Sven Dobler, CEO of Orlandi.

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Jake Sutherland will work from the company’s Andover, New Jersey production headquarters and will work to advance best practices innovation at the company to 'enhance the company’s overall competitive edge' by boosting organizational efficiencies and developing new capabilities.

Sutherland Packaging Appoints Chief Innovation Officer

Sutherland was previously an applied critical thinking associate at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and has held financial planning and analyst positions.

Premium Label & Packaging Solutions (PLPS) Unifies Services Under New CEO & VP of Sales and Marketing

Payne has three decades of experience, most recently with InterFlex Group flexible packaging, as well as Oracle Packaging, Printpak and Sonoco.

Baralan will also be promoting its use of upcycled organic scraps, including coffee peel and rice, which are mixed with virgin plastic to reduce the overall plastic resin content of closures.

Baralan Debuts Inner Cup Refills for Maria Glass Jar Range

The company will also highlight its airless DEA Series, in which the filled product is directly in contact with its glass container, as well as its Lilibet Series glass bottles.

The lip liner, designed to address the Asia Pacific market's transition away from single-use beauty products, features exchangeable cartridges comprising a peptide- and jojoba-oil-infused formulation that offers plumping, moisturizing, cell-generation-stimulating, defining and lip-filling makeup benefits.

Schwan Cosmetics Launches Skin-freindly PowerUpYourPout Refillable Lip Liner

The applicator features a drop-shaped tip that mimics the shape of the lips for easier application of product.

Fluent works with hotel chains and independent hotel groups, offering a portfolio of brands across the luxury, salon, sustainable and niche categories. The company's hospitality amenity programs are designed to help brands reach consumers through sampling, experience and adoption with no upfront investment.

Marietta by Voyant Beauty Rebrands as Fluent

“This is not simply a name change to Fluent," said Richard McEvoy, CEO of Voyant Beauty. "This change embodies our company’s unified vision by aligning our values, goals, and mission under a cohesive brand."

The certification aligns with the company's key sustainability pillars, including the safeguarding of people and biodiversity, the upholding of international laws and treaties, and the desire to bring sustainable materials, products and services to the beauty and pharmaceutical packaging industries.

ICONS|ICS Receives ISCC PLUS Certification for its Sustainable Supply Chain

ICONS|ICS also holds an EcoVadis Platinum rating, is a member of Sedex and is a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact.

New packaging launches have addressed several consumer preferences.

2023 Packaging Launches

Sustainable packaging options continue to be demanded by consumers.

From new refillable formats to enhanced recyclability, emerging designs are addressing the challenges of sustainability and consumer experience.

Packaging & Manufacturing Trend Tracker: November 2023

From new monomaterial designs to expanded North American manufacturing, packaging suppliers and contract manufacturers are on the move.