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Stora Enso’s Performa Light: plastic-free board for luxury chocolate

Paperboard supplier Stora Enso is responding to chocolate and confectionary brands’ call for lightweight and plastic-free packaging with Performa Light, its new premium folding cartons. The folding boxboard is suitable for direct food contact[…]

Floratropia disrupts traditional fragrance pack codes

A newly launched French brand, Floratropia is out to shake up premium fragrance with its doypack formats. “More perfume, less packaging” is one of the driving principles behind this fragrance player that brands itself as clean, natural and[…]

Kure Bazaar enters lipstick segment with reloadable packs

French luxury clean beauty brand Kure Bazaar, which launched in 2012 with a range of eco-friendly nail polishes, is entering the lipstick segment with a sustainable approach to packaging. “This next year is important for us as we work to[…]

Quantis develops exclusive eco-design tool for Superga Beauty

Manufacturer and supplier of promotional items for cosmetics brands Superga Beauty has unveiled GOGREEN, a tool designed by Quantis that is said to be the first to measure the environmental footprint of promotional items and gifts. GOGREEN[…]

Interview

Exclusive Interview: Ruinart’s Seconde Peau sets a precedent

LVMH champagne house Ruinart is introducing a secondary packaging for its champagnes that is nothing short of revolutionary for the premium segment. Patrice Baraud, director of packaging development, and Violaine Basse, director of marketing and[…]

MS Beautilab unveils its approach to sustainable cosmetics

MS Beautilab, created from the recent merger of Strand Cosmetics Europe and Marvinpac, focuses on "clean" cosmetics, from the formula to the pack. Clean beauty, natural cosmetics, organic cosmetics... Behind these three terms that are not always[…]

Interview

Behind Aptar's steps to minimize use of virgin plastic

In our exclusive interview, Patrick Bousquel, marketing director EMEA skincare & color cosmetics at Aptar, discusses the technology behind the regenerated PP bottle housing the relaunched version of Evercalm from REN Clean Skincare. He also[…]

spiritsEUROPE joins Close the Glass Loop platform

European spirits federation spiritsEUROPE has joined Close the Glass Loop, a new industry-wide platform created to boost the quantity and quality of recycled glass in Europe led by glass association FEVE. The platform’s official launch will take[…]

Roctool tests its technology with PCR materials

Roctool Beauty Solutions is testing a range of post-consumer recycled materials that it claims are a good match for its heat-molding technology. Roctool’s technology, which flash-heats production molds via induction before a material enters the[…]

Circular PET: Carbios takes the lead

French company Carbios might well be the new jewel in green chemistry’s crown, with its process of enzymatic depolymerization that is creating a buzz. Luxe Packaging Insight talks to Carbios deputy CEO Martin Stephan. Carbios made the front page[…]