Cosmetics
Analysis: new gestures in luxury packaging
As part of our summer series, we bring you in-depth content from our sister magazine Formes de Luxe. This week, an analysis of the influence of gestures on packaging developments. Life is about movement, and making packaging come alive means[…]
Jimmy Choo rolls out first makeup collection
Luxury accessories brand Jimmy Choo, whose beauty license is owned by Interparfums, has unveiled its first range of lipsticks and nail polishes. Named the Seduction Collection, the range is comprised of ten shades for lips, eight nail colors as[…]
Beauty groups count the cost of coronavirus
The number of cases of Covid-19 outside mainland China continue to climb. Last week—for the first time—there were more cases confirmed outside of the country than since the crisis began, which has seen beauty groups reassess their forecasts. As[…]
Piramal Glass expands capacity in India
The Indian glassmaker is investing $42m in the expansion of its plant in Jambusar, Gujarat. The supplier will add a furnace with seven new lines catering to the cosmetics & fragrance, specialty food & beverage and pharmaceutical industries. The[…]
Easyfairs readies for launch of PLD's first edition
On January 29th, Easyfairs will inaugurate the 16th edition of packaging show PCD/ADF with an offer featuring a slew of new areas and experiences. A major novelty in 2020 is the launch of PLD (Packaging of Premium and Luxury Drinks), an area[…]
Luxe Packaging Insight: a new digital media set to launch
Our first news of the year is an opportunity to wish our readers a happy, fruitful and productive 2020. The moment has also come to announce what qualifies as big news here at Formes de Luxe. For several months now, our teams have been[…]
Interview
CSI Thermoformage launches custom decorated vac forms
CSI Thermoformage's expertise lies in the production of custom-designed thermoformed packaging. Of its three market segments, vac forms for prestige product boxes and cases (fragrance, cosmetics, champagne and spirits) account for 40% of its[…]
Mill invests in decoration
French manufacturer of decorative metal plates for the luxury market, Mill (a division of Martin Technologies Group) has boosted its decorating capacity with the acquisition of a new varnishing machine. The machine, which will debut[…]
HCT merges with KDC/ONE
Beauty packaging company HCT has joined forces with Knowlton Development Corporation (KDC/One), the company that acquired French cosmetics manufacturer Alkos Group in July 2019 to form a “comprehensive global end-to-end solutions provider for[…]
Luxe Pack Monaco: glassmaker innovations
This week, we focus on the latest innovations in the glass sector. Stoelzle, the realities of PCR glass Stoelzle formalized its offering of recycled PCR glass for the luxury market by highlighting that the industry needs adapt to the appearance[…]
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Key Figures
40%
The percentage of consumers globally who now have a more positive perception of plastic packaging as a result of coronavirus