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Albéa Group earns EcoVadis Gold for the seventh consecutive yearASIA BEAUTY

Packaging & Sustainability

Albéa Group earns EcoVadis Gold for the seventh consecutive year

Albéa Group has been awarded the EcoVadis Gold medal for the seventh consecutive year. With a score of 82/100, up two points from last year. “Albéa continues to rank among the world's top-performing companies assessed by EcoVadis,” said the packaging manufacturer in a statement. EcoVadis is one of the world's most trusted providers of business sustainability ratings, evaluating companies on four key pillars: Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. Its...

From Premium Beauty News September 25, 2026

Luxe Pack - Édition Spéciale: The eco-design packaging show gets a makeoverASIA BEAUTY

Packaging & Sustainability

Luxe Pack - Édition Spéciale: The eco-design packaging show gets a makeover

The B2B event dedicated to eco-designed packaging and circular economy solutions will return to Paris's Carreau du Temple on May 11-12, 2027, with a new identity. Launched in 2019 as Édition Spéciale by Luxe Pack, the trade show is now called Luxe Pack - Édition Spéciale. More than a name change, the event, organized by Infopro Digital, is unveiling a new visual identity and a new tagline: Concevoir l'excellence qui dure (French for: “Designing sustainable excellence”) . "For years,...

From Premium Beauty News September 16, 2026

Glass: Maison Violet extends collaboration with CoverplaASIA BEAUTY

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Glass: Maison Violet extends collaboration with Coverpla

Founded in 1827 and revived in 2017 by three graduates of the École Supérieure du Parfum, French fragrance house Maison Violet is embracing what its founders describe as "its second chance." French fragrance packaging specialist Coverpla developed the brand's first collection using a lightweight, refillable glass bottle, dubbed ecoBottle, from the Italian glassmaker Bormioli Luigi's ecoLine range. For its new collection of six new fragrances — Un air d'Apogée, Nuée Bleue, Compliment,...

From Premium Beauty News September 15, 2026

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Metsä Board opens a new packaging design studio in MilanASIA BEAUTY

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Metsä Board opens a new packaging design studio in Milan

The Finnish manufacturer of high-quality fresh-fiber paperboard has opened a new packaging design studio in Milan, Italy, to accelerate the development of packaging solutions with its customers, particularly across its key European markets. "Milan offers a unique combination of a strong packaging ecosystem and a world-class design environment. Being there allows us to work more closely with our customers and strengthen collaboration across key European markets,” says Erja Hyrsky, SVP...

From Premium Beauty News · August 27, 2026

Cosmotec unveils 95% recycled steel fragrance capsASIA BEAUTY

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Cosmotec unveils 95% recycled steel fragrance caps

At Luxe Pack Édition Spéciale 2026, Italian packaging specialist Cosmotec presented a new collection of premium fragrance caps manufactured from a minimum of 95% recycled steel, highlighting the company's commitment to combining luxury aesthetics with more sustainable material choices. Designed for the prestige fragrance market, the steel caps feature a high-quality surface finish achieved through proprietary manufacturing processes and low environmental impact decorative treatments. The...

From Premium Beauty News · July 6, 2026

Mktg Industry debuts new refillable glass airless packagingASIA BEAUTY

Packaging & Sustainability

Mktg Industry debuts new refillable glass airless packaging

The Italian beauty packaging provider has unveiled its first airless pump featuring a glass container. Named Celebrity, the innovation was presented at the MakeUp in Paris trade show on June 17–18, 2026. The solution combines “the elegance and recyclability of glass with the performance of a refillable airless system,” highlighted Mktg Industry. The company said the new packaging solution combines sustainability with premium appeal, addressing growing demand for more responsible cosmetic...

From Premium Beauty News · June 27, 2026

“Refilling can become a mainstream habit,” Alexandra Ferré, Groupe RocherASIA BEAUTY

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“Refilling can become a mainstream habit,” Alexandra Ferré, Groupe Rocher

Marking World Refill Day on 16 June, Yves Rocher reaffirmed its commitment to reducing plastic packaging in the beauty sector. Pursuing its target of cutting plastic consumption by 30% by 2030 versus 2019, the brand is stepping up the deployment of refill formats across its various product ranges. The objective is to “make more sustainable beauty routines accessible to as many people as possible,” Alexandra Ferré, Director of Mission & CSR at Groupe Rocher, told Premium Beauty News....

From Premium Beauty News · June 16, 2026

Virospack debuts a comprehensive line of circular PCR droppersASIA BEAUTY

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Virospack debuts a comprehensive line of circular PCR droppers

The Spain-based manufacturer reaffirms its commitment to sustainability with a new range of cosmetic droppers featuring post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials across all components. The new Virospack range offers extensive customization options, including different models, capacities, standard neck finishes, and bespoke pipette lengths, tip designs, and color finishes. Each component incorporates a high percentage of PCR materials — polypropylene (PP) for the collar and pipette, and...

From Premium Beauty News · May 7, 2026

Medicos technology inspires Lierac's new refillable jarASIA BEAUTY

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Medicos technology inspires Lierac's new refillable jar

Medicos' patented Re-Click refillable jar inspired the packaging specifically developed for Lierac's Lift Integral Day Cream 50 ml. This packaging combines a custom-designed 50 ml square refillable jar made from double-wall glass containing 40% PCR material (produced by Gerresheimer) with a Re-Click refill cup, easily removable thanks to a rotation-based locking system with integrated notches inside the jar. The engineering behind the Re-Click patent anticipates glass tolerance...

From Premium Beauty News · April 13, 2026

TotalEnergies pushes plastic “chemical recycling”, despite criticismASIA BEAUTY

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TotalEnergies pushes plastic “chemical recycling”, despite criticism

At its former oil refinery in Grandpuits, France, TotalEnergies is converting plastic packaging waste into a paste and then into flammable hydrocarbons — the building blocks of new plastic. The French energy giant presents the process as efficient, but environmentalists argue it is costly and offers limited potential. In a large warehouse, bales of plastic waste reveal logos that are quite familiar to French consumers — Tex-Mex ready meals, red and blue soda brands, snack wrappers, etc....

From Premium Beauty News · March 20, 2026

Uriage taps Medicos for packaging three dermatology skincare productASIA BEAUTY

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Uriage taps Medicos for packaging three dermatology skincare product

French dermo-cosmetic brand Uriage (Puig group) turned to the Medicos for the packaging of three recent launches. The Cica Daily Repairing Cream Concentrate 50 ml is packaged in a 50 ml refillable PET jar incorporating 30% PCR recycled material, mass-dyed blue and decorated with white silk-screen printing. The system combines a white PP refill cup with sealing lid and a white PP cap. The PP refill cup and its lid are recycled, while the jar and cap are retained for long-term use. The Cica...

From Premium Beauty News · February 25, 2026

Eco-design in action: How Chanel reimagined the Chance Eau Splendide bottleASIA BEAUTY

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Eco-design in action: How Chanel reimagined the Chance Eau Splendide bottle

It took the Chanel Parfums Beauté packaging team and its industrial partners three years to reengineer the Chance Eau Splendide bottle into a more sustainable design. The result is a lighter, lower-impact version that gives greater prominence to aluminum — without sacrificing the luxury house's signature aesthetic. On the occasion of the 2025 launch of Chance Eau Splendide, the French luxury house unveiled the outcome of an eco-design initiative applied to the bottle of its flagship...

From Premium Beauty News · February 23, 2026

Segede: “Brands finally have reliable data on Zamak”ASIA BEAUTY

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Segede: “Brands finally have reliable data on Zamak”

Family-owned company Segede, the main French manufacturer and expert in metal transformation, has taken action on several levels for recognising Zamak's sustainability, including by mapping its recycling network and having its carbon footprint made official by Ecoinvent. The initial results offer new perspectives with this elite luxury packaging material. We met the third-generation representative to lead Segede, Claire Trescartes, who also implemented this strategy. Premium Beauty News –...

From Premium Beauty News · February 9, 2026

Amcor launches Grace, a new actuator design for its all-plastic Wave 2cc pumpASIA BEAUTY

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Amcor launches Grace, a new actuator design for its all-plastic Wave 2cc pump

The manufacturer of packaging solutions has unveiled the Grace head for their all-plastic Wave 2cc pump, designed to deliver an enhanced consumer experience while maintaining Amcor's ongoing commitment to sustainability and the circular economy. According to Amcor, Grace's design ensures effortless dispensing. The new component was designed to offer an elegant actuator shape while fitting under the hand, for a balance of form and function. Consumer testing has confirmed that users...

From Premium Beauty News · December 31, 2025

Berlin Packaging continues to strengthen its positioning in the beauty sectorASIA BEAUTY

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Berlin Packaging continues to strengthen its positioning in the beauty sector

In just a few years, the supplier of glass, plastic, metal packaging, and closures, has become a major player across the EMEA region. Its rapid expansion has been fueled by an ambitious acquisition strategy, driven by a hybrid supplier model at the heart of its identity. Vivien Charrey, Managing Director of Berlin Packaging Beauty, explains. Premium Beauty News - Berlin Packaging Beauty's presence in the EMEA region is fairly recent. How did it evolve? Vivien Charrey - We have pursued...

From Premium Beauty News · December 15, 2025

“Reusable packaging can deliver real impact,” says Hyléance's Anthony BouvierASIA BEAUTY

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“Reusable packaging can deliver real impact,” says Hyléance's Anthony Bouvier

Anthony Bouvier currently works as a product manager at Hyléance, which he joined in 2021. He is also a PhD student in marketing at IAE Lyon, in France. He is particularly interested in how different materials — glass, plastic, and metal — shape consumer engagement with reusable packaging solutions. Anthony is part of the “Future Leaders class of 2026,” as identified by Paris Packaging Week. What made you want to pursue a career in the packaging industry? Anthony Bouvier - I discovered...

From Premium Beauty News · December 8, 2025

Coverpla delivers the packaging behind Galimard's Instants RivieraASIA BEAUTY

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Coverpla delivers the packaging behind Galimard's Instants Riviera

With Instant Riviera, its newest home fragrance collection, French perfumery house Galimard has bottled six olfactory moments from the Côte d'Azur. For this launch, the brand once more turned to Coverpla to create the turnkey packaging. Calling to mind a coastal stroll, a cool afternoon nap, or the radiance of sun-soaked citrus fruits, the collection is offered in sprays, candles, and diffusers. For the spray format, the brand chose the new Oscar design from Coverpla in its 100ml size....

From Premium Beauty News · December 6, 2025

“A circular future is practical,” Helen Yang, Clement PackagingASIA BEAUTY

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“A circular future is practical,” Helen Yang, Clement Packaging

A chemist by training, with a background in synthetic chemistry from Columbia University, Helen Yang is the founder of Clement Packaging, a San Francisco-headquartered company that offers a novel, compostable, plant-based packaging for consumer goods. A true one-to-one replacement for plastic, Clement Packaging's solution is already on shelves at retailers such as Sephora and Natural Grocers. Helen Yang is part of the “Future Leaders class of 2026,” as identified by Paris Packaging Week....

From Premium Beauty News · December 1, 2025

The Ecoinvent database delivers major cut to zamak's carbon footprintASIA BEAUTY

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The Ecoinvent database delivers major cut to zamak's carbon footprint

The efforts of Segede — a French specialist in metal processing and custom components for the luxury and beauty markets since 1955 — and the International Zinc Association (IZA) to provide reliable, realistic data on the environmental impact of zamak have finally paid off. Ecoinvent's latest update (version 3.12) addresses the inconsistencies that previously understated the value of this material, which is fully recyclable and primarily derived from recycled zinc. Carbon footprint down...

From Premium Beauty News · November 24, 2025

Bormioli Luigi launches Edge, a new standard glass bottleASIA BEAUTY

Packaging & Sustainability

Bormioli Luigi launches Edge, a new standard glass bottle

Alongside its custom-designed, sometimes highly intricate glass shapes, Bormioli Luigi provides a collection of standard models that are ready for development. These ready-to-go designs are ideal for shorter production runs and reduced time to market. Edge stands out as one of the newest additions to this range. Designed for both feminine and masculine fragrances, Edge is featured by high shoulders and a square stature. Its sharp edges, from which its name derives, are rather challenging...

From Premium Beauty News · November 17, 2025

Mushroom material takes on plastic packaging at Belgian start-upASIA BEAUTY

Packaging & Sustainability

Mushroom material takes on plastic packaging at Belgian start-up

On a gleaming new production line in Brussels, Julien Jacquet shows off a row of milky-white soap bar wrappers — made by what is billed as Europe's first factory for mushroom-based packaging. The new plant aims to offer a plastic-free and biodegradable solution to polystyrene. Jacquet's start-up company, Permafungi, pitches its fully biodegradable "myco-material" as a sustainable alternative to polystyrene and other polluting plastics. "These ones are designed for hotels," he explained to...

From Premium Beauty News · November 14, 2025

Knoll Packaging creates a cellulose-based skincare refill for GuerlainASIA BEAUTY

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Knoll Packaging creates a cellulose-based skincare refill for Guerlain

The U.S. manufacturer of packaging solutions has co-developed and produced a refill made from its Knoll Ecoform Molded Pulp for Guerlain's Orchidée Impériale The New Longevity Cream. Knoll Packaging reports that this pioneering refill stems from more than three years of joint research and development, during which the two companies' innovation teams collaborated to design, test, and validate a molded pulp solution able to protect delicate skincare formulas. “It required the creation of new...

From Premium Beauty News · November 12, 2025

Luxury packaging: aluminium and Zamak, from performance to sustainabilityASIA BEAUTY

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Luxury packaging: aluminium and Zamak, from performance to sustainability

After years in the shadow of aluminium, long seen as the more sustainable choice, Zamak (or Zamac) is now backed by a growing movement to revalue the material – and set to reclaim its place in ecodesign strategies. Meanwhile, aluminium, whether injected, recycled, or low-carbon, is improving performance and pushing aesthetic and creative boundaries. This intense pace of innovation is strengthening the key role of these two metals in the shift toward more sustainable prestige beauty packaging....

From Premium Beauty News · November 10, 2025

Toujours, Aptar Beauty's refillable lipstick with a sliding mechanismASIA BEAUTY

Packaging & Sustainability

Toujours, Aptar Beauty's refillable lipstick with a sliding mechanism

Among the many innovations presented by Aptar Beauty at the Luxe Pack Monaco trade show, the Toujours packaging solution introduces a new approach to refillable lipstick design. Instead of the traditional twist-up mechanism, Toujours features a patented sliding system. With a simple press of the central button, the lipstick bullet glides upward for application and retracts smoothly when the motion is reversed. An anti-return system ensures the bullet stays securely in place during use....

From Premium Beauty News · November 4, 2025

Ecovia Intelligence unveils winners of the 2025 Sustainable Beauty AwardsASIA BEAUTY

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Ecovia Intelligence unveils winners of the 2025 Sustainable Beauty Awards

The winners of the 2025 Sustainable Beauty Awards have been announced on 22nd October at a reception during the European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit (22-23 October 2025) at the Crowne Plaza République hotel in Paris. Organized by Ecovia Intelligence, the Sustainable Beauty Awards celebrate brands, companies, and innovators who are advancing the sustainability agenda through ground-breaking products, ingredients, packaging, or initiatives. The judging panel has selected the...

From Premium Beauty News · October 29, 2025

Next generation: Paris Packaging Week unveils the Future Leaders Class of 2026ASIA BEAUTY

Packaging & Sustainability

Next generation: Paris Packaging Week unveils the Future Leaders Class of 2026

The Paris packaging trade show has unveiled its 2026 selection for its Future Leaders program, a group of ten young professionals recognised for their innovative projects and pioneering research driving more responsible and forward-thinking solutions in the packaging sector [1]. Selected for their creativity, curiosity and sense of purpose, these emerging talents embody a new generation shaping meaningful change through advances in sustainability, design and product innovation. From AI to...

From Premium Beauty News · October 20, 2025

Ten packaging innovations spotted at Luxe Pack MonacoASIA BEAUTY

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Ten packaging innovations spotted at Luxe Pack Monaco

From September 29 to October 1, 2025, the newly renovated Grimaldi Forum hosted the international trade show devoted to high-end packaging — a prime occasion to discover the sector's newest innovations. The Premium Beauty News team once again hit the aisles of Luxe Pack Monaco to uncover the newest trends and innovations in high-end packaging for perfumes and cosmetics. Here is a short selection! 1. Albéa's EcoSlim Top blends lightness and seduction Building on the EcoFusion Top tube,...

From Premium Beauty News · October 6, 2025

Molpack sustainable jarsASIA BEAUTY

Packaging & Sustainability

Molpack sustainable jars

Molpack, specialist in cosmetic packaging and in offering personalised solutions answering to individual needs of each client, presents its Sustainable Jars category

From Cosmetics Business · February 7, 2025

Redefining scalp care for a healthier futureASIA BEAUTY

Packaging & Sustainability

Redefining scalp care for a healthier future

AROMASE is transforming scalp care with innovative solutions to address global scalp challenges. Rooted in sustainability and guided by B Corp principles, we seek international distributors who share our commitment to social and environmental responsibility

From Cosmetics Business · December 12, 2024

Package different and unlock your brand’s potentialASIA BEAUTY

Packaging & Sustainability

Package different and unlock your brand’s potential

Luke Wilson, Managing Director of Leeds based printed packaging manufacturer FACER Progressive Printed Packaging is spilling the (Yorkshire) tea on how you need to package different. Recently Luke has been vocal on his social media channels about how he is, quite frankly, disappointed with packaging currently in the marketplace

From Cosmetics Business · October 18, 2024

How to run a sustainable salonASIA BEAUTY

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How to run a sustainable salon

From sourcing local products and reducing waste to implementing energy-efficient technologies, salon owners can make impactful changes that benefit both the planet and their business.

From Professional Beauty · September 26, 2024

CPL Aromas launches its 2023 Sustainability ReportASIA BEAUTY

Packaging & Sustainability

CPL Aromas launches its 2023 Sustainability Report

CPL Aromas is pleased to announce the launch of its 2023 Sustainability and Sustainability Highlights Reports highlighting the company’s ongoing dedication to sustainability and environmental responsibility

From Cosmetics Business · August 6, 2024

How to make sustainable perfume alcohol?ASIA BEAUTY

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How to make sustainable perfume alcohol?

A key issue regarding the sustainability of fragrances, alcohol, the main constituent of most juices, can now be obtained using more environmentally and biodiversity friendly practices and processes. Faced with multiple ecodesign challenges, the industry is moving towards new supply routes. Manufacturers wishing to achieve a high ecodesign index have been paying particular attention to ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, which can account for up to 95% of a fragrance composition. ‘Green' alcohol...

From Premium Beauty News · February 11, 2024

Quadpack records its highest revenue in 2022, with improved ESG performanceASIA BEAUTY

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Quadpack records its highest revenue in 2022, with improved ESG performance

Quadpack Industries (Euronext Growth: ALQP), manufacturer and provider of packaging solutions to the global beauty industry, achieved a turnover of €142.6 million in the financial year ending 31 January 2023, the highest in its history. 2022 started with a record order book and continued with a high level of order intake

From Cosmetics Business · June 2, 2023

Eco Dropper, Lumson's new mono material dropperASIA BEAUTY

Packaging & Sustainability

Eco Dropper, Lumson's new mono material dropper

Shaping the future of cosmetic packaging with a focus on sustainability through elegant, functional, and environmentally-friendly solutions is Lumson’s mission, the Italian leader in primary cosmetics packaging that has recently launched a new monomaterial dropper on the market: Eco Dropper

From Cosmetics Business · April 27, 2023

GEKA presents first post-consumer-recycled fibre filaments for mascaraASIA BEAUTY

Packaging & Sustainability

GEKA presents first post-consumer-recycled fibre filaments for mascara

The industry’s first PCR-fibre for cosmetic brushes: At Cosmopack in Bologna, the internationally recognised manufacturer of mascara brushes, released 2 innovative fibre filaments for mascara and eyebrow brushes that are vegan, food confirm and made of 65% PCR material

From Cosmetics Business · March 29, 2023

ALU Airless-Custom by youASIA BEAUTY

Packaging & Sustainability

ALU Airless-Custom by you

Replacing material of outer shell from plastic to aluminum doesn’t mean that you have to give up upscale look to choose plain metal look. UA provides kinds of deco solutions to match different styles even achieve mind-blowing effect by taking advantage of metal character

From Cosmetics Business · October 14, 2022

Sustainability made stylishASIA BEAUTY

Packaging & Sustainability

Sustainability made stylish

GPA Luxury provides luxury packaging solutions which prioritise sustainability without sacrificing on style

From Cosmetics Business · June 20, 2022

Eco-Logic by GPA LuxuryASIA BEAUTY

Packaging & Sustainability

Eco-Logic by GPA Luxury

The new range features three distinctive packs, all of which have been constructed from moulded pulp and FSC-certified paper and card

From Cosmetics Business · November 4, 2021

Virospack acquires IFS's technology to improve its operational efficiencyASIA BEAUTY

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Virospack acquires IFS's technology to improve its operational efficiency

Virospack, the specialist in droppers for cosmetics, has reached an agreement with the software provider IFS to use their IFS Cloud solution, with the aim of optimising their production and material traceability, as well as reinforcing their environmental commitment

From Cosmetics Business · November 4, 2021

360° sustainability with EurovetrocapASIA BEAUTY

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360° sustainability with Eurovetrocap

The green footprint is what distinguishes all of Eurovetrocap's new products: recycled materials, refill solutions and mono-material packaging

From Cosmetics Business · February 18, 2021

Assessing the interaction between packaging & formulaASIA BEAUTY

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Assessing the interaction between packaging & formula

The plastics and cosmetics industries are pooling their efforts under non-profit project CosmetoPack, which is setting up a toxicological hazards management protocol for formula and packaging interaction. Gilles Gauthier, coordinator at CosmetoPack, explains more

From Cosmetics Business · November 16, 2020

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