Corporate strategy
Microfluidic manufacturing: Capsum outlines strategy for US beauty market
At the inauguration event of Capsum’s brand new manufacturing site in Austin, Texas, CEO Sébastien Bardon sat down with Luxe Packaging Insight to discuss the French formulation company’s roadmap for its US business. As of 2020, Capsum, a French[…]
Rémy Cointreau’s Telmont tests lightweighted Champagne bottle
Striving to reduce its carbon footprint, Champagne Telmont is working with French glassmaker Verallia to reduce the weight of its bottles by 35g. The first Champagne to launch in this new bottle could hit the market in 2025. Champagne Telmont,[…]
Berlin Packaging continues to eye growth in Europe
In the space of three years, Berlin Packaging has snapped up some 20 companies in Europe’s glass, plastic and metal sectors. The North American group’s external growth strategy is set to accelerate this year with a dozen acquisitions in the[…]
LVMH Beauty inks partnership with Origin Materials for sustainable packaging
A partnership between French luxury group LVMH and US-based Origin Materials will see LVMH Beauty secure sustainable, carbon-negative PET for use in its perfume and cosmetics packaging. As it works towards its goal of zero plastic from virgin[…]
L’Oréal injects €50m in circular economy fund with packaging focus
With L’Oréal as the anchor investor, the €150m fund managed by France-based Demeter and Canada’s Cycle Capital aims to scale growth-stage circular innovations across packaging, materials, processes, logistics and recycling & waste. French beauty[…]
Stoelzle expands decoration capacity in Poland, joins ZeroCO2Glas project
Growing its decoration capacities in keeping with market demand, Stoelzle has invested €1m in a new high-speed spraying line at its Czestochowa site in Poland. The Austrian glassmaker has also joined the ZeroC02Glas project to develop a[…]
Aptar breaks ground on French manufacturing site
Beauty packaging specialist Aptar Beauty + Home has begun construction on its ambitious new industrial site in Oyonnax in France. The new factory replaces five existing sites in the basin and reinforces the supplier’s commitment to Made in[…]
Stora Enso continues to divest paper production capacity
The Finnish supplier has announced it is to sell four of its five remaining paper production sites in Europe as it focuses on growing the packaging, biomaterials and building materials segments of its business. In line with its strategy of[…]
Quadpack invests in European production, catering to demand for local supply
An investment of more than €6m at its Kierspe, Germany site will enable beauty packaging supplier Quadpack to meet increased demand for ‘made in Europe’ solutions. Quadpack is channelling more than €6m into its German manufacturing facility in[…]
With Tageos acquisition, Fedrigoni enters “smart label” market
Special papers manufacturer Fedrigoni Group has taken a majority share in French company Tageos, a supplier of RFID inlays and tags. This marks the Italian player’s diversification into connected solutions, while reinforcing its offer in the[…]
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Key Figures
$10bn
The value of the no/low alcohol’s key global markets in 2021, as compared to $7.8bn in 2018. The market segment is expected to continue seeing a compound annual growth rate of 8% between 2021 and 2025. Source: IWSR