Packaging

Schick® Goes Chic with New Eco-Friendly Packaging

The new Schick® Xtreme3 Eco went chic with post-consumer paper packaging and recycled plastic in its handle—the first disposable razor to do so. ...More
February 1, 2012
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Joan Pierce Named Executive Director, AMERIPEN

The American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (AMERIPEN) named Joan Pierce executive director of the industry trade organization. ...More
January 30, 2012
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SR Packaging ~ PETG, SAN Plastic Jars

SR Packaging introduced it wide-mouth PETG and SAN plastic jars for cosmetics, personal care and spa-line products. ...More
January 24, 2012
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Children Apply More Sunscreen with Pump, but Insufficient Amounts

A crossover quasi-experimental study design comparing three sunscreen dispenser types—pump, squeeze bottle or roll-on—found regardless of age, primary schoolchildren apply sunscreen at substantially less than 1.00 mg/cm2, similar to what has been observed among adults, and ...More
January 20, 2012
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Pureology Introduces Zero-Waste Hair Care Packaging

In an effort to reduce its environmental impacts through efficient production and manufacturing processes and by incorporating more environmentally preferred materials, Pureology improved its Shampoo and HairCondition packaging. ...More
January 12, 2012
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Visual Pak Acquires CLA, Unilever

The Visual Pak Companies acquired Cosmetic Labs of America (CLA) from Unilever, Chatsworth, Calif., a premier West Coast contract packaging company producing formulas and packages within the personal care and cosmetic industries. ...More
January 11, 2012
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Atlas Holdings, Shorewood Packaging Merge: AGI-Shorewood

AGI World and Shorewood Packaging, two packaging companies, have become AGI-Shorewood, a global specialty packaging businesses with operations in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. ...More
January 4, 2012
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J&J's Sundown® Wrapped in Greener Packaging

Johnson & Johnson's Brazil-based Sundown® line of sun care products was just rerelease with more sustainable packaging that uses sugarcane-based polyethylene, which contains 60-percent green plastic and 40-percent recycled material. ...More
December 20, 2011
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Lush, Remarkable Partner for Sustainable Cosmetics Packaging

U.K.-based cosmetics company Lush and eco-manufacturer Remarkable are teaming up to create recycled cosmetics packaging. ...More
November 21, 2011
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HBA Global on the Lookout for Speaker Proposals

HBA Global Expo is seeking speaker proposals for its educational program taking place June 19 to 21, 2012, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. ...More
October 27, 2011
Posted in News

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