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Aptar's Xavier Susterac: "We're adapting to the new context, while investing for the future"
For Xavier Susterac, President EMEA at Aptar Beauty + Home, the 2021 edition of LUXE PACK Monaco will be more important than ever when it comes to showcasing innovations. The supplier will present its Silk and Future pumps as well a new loose[…]
Inside baijiu's quest to conquer the West
Cyril Camus, at the helm of Camus Group, spoke to Luxe Packaging Insight about the evolution of Chinese spirit baijiu outside of its home country. Distributor of Moutai in export markets, Camus Group has also just launched Shede Founder's[…]
Global Cosmetics Cluster: strength in numbers for beauty
Nearly five years after it was initially founded, the Global Cosmetics Cluster has officialized its status as an international association. Described as the world’s first international cluster network dedicated to innovation in cosmetics, the[…]
Interview
Comité Colbert's Bénédicte Epinay: “The crisis has been a catalyst for French luxury”
Bénédicte Epinay was named President & CEO of French luxury association Comité Colbert in December 2019, on the eve of the global health pandemic. One year on, the Comité is launching its first advertising campaign aimed at promoting the values[…]
Stoelzle to debut US production with purchase of Anchor Hocking Glass site
With its acquisition of Anchor Hocking Glass Company’s glassworks in Pennsylvania, Austria’s Stoelzle Glass Group is expanding its global footprint into North America. On March 1st, Stoelzle Glass Group bought Anchor Hocking Glass Company’s[…]
La Rochère 1475 glassworks acquired by Tourres & Cie
Tourres & Cie, owner of Waltersperger, has purchased centuries-old French glassworks La Rochère 1475. The holding company, along with La Rochère’s co-investors, is looking to create synergies between the two historic glass specialists. Nearly[…]
Analysis: France’s perfumery glassmakers in crisis times
As the health crisis continues to cripple the fragrance market, France’s luxury perfumery glassmakers are on the front lines. We spoke to executives from leading suppliers Pochet du Courval, Verescence, Stoelzle, Zignago Brosse and Waltersperger[…]
Dossier
Taking stock in the glass industry: crisis, innovation & sustainability
In the world of luxury packaging, glass has long been king. In our monthly Dossier, we take an in-depth look at how the health crisis is impacting glassmakers, what could be put into place to boost the sector's profitability and what is in the[…]
Stoelzle opens premium spirits activity at Masnières site
Just one month after Stoelzle Masnières fired up its new furnace, the Austrian glassmaker is poised to launch the production of bottles and carafes for the premium spirits market at its historic French glassworks. Following the opening of its[…]
From the Editor’s Desk: French beauty industry voices support for local glassmakers, but at what cost?
With the first anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic's onset fast approaching, the luxury industry is surveying the damage done in 2020, and worriedly looking to its perspectives in 2021. Behind these companies, an entire supply chain is[…]
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