Axilone Group, a major player in the design and manufacture of primary packaging for skincare, perfume and make-up, announced the acquisition of Anewcos, an innovative player in the formulation and filling of cosmetic products, based in China.

Founded in 2011 in Suzhou (Jiangsu province, China) Anewcos employs about 120 people, on a 13,000 sqm site. Anewcos provides, for major Chinese brands, the formulation, development and filling of beauty products. The company specializes in skincare products, as well as in powder and foundation products. Flexible and reactive, Anewcos has developed a complete portfolio of innovative and proprietary formulas, recognized by major Chinese brands.

The acquisition of Anewcos gives the Axilone group the opportunity to accelerate its growth, particularly with Chinese brands, by offering them complete 'turnkey' solutions and to diversify its product portfolio beyond its traditional businesses. Anewcos' expertise in formulation will enable Axilone to increase its capacity for innovation and development of tomorrow's packaging solutions.

By joining the Axilone Group, Anewcos will benefit from its exposure to major international brands, while strengthening its innovation and production capabilities.

Several French leaders in plastic packaging (Albéa, Aptar, Texen, Medicos and PRP Création) have joined forces with Polyvia Formation to build a BTS specialized in plastic injection for cosmetics, the BTS Europlastics et Composites option Cosmétique. The aim is to train young people and develop their skills by adapting the content of their training to the needs of the cosmetics packaging industry. 

This BTS trains students for technical occupations that are in high demand in today's industry. Numerous positions are currently available on the various production sites of all industrial players. 

Available on Parcoursup, this BTS is thus aimed at Terminale students from technical and general high schools from the start of the 2022-2023 school year. 

The advantages of this BTS  

As part of this BTS program, students will alternate between a regional industrial site and a Polyvia training center, to learn the theory and practice of plastic and composite parts production, the challenges of industrializing new products and processes, and continuous optimization. 

→ Students will benefit from personalized guidance on the cosmetics business during their time at the company, thanks to recognized experts in the field who will train them and enable them to work in real-life situations. 

→ In the first year, they will spend 3 to 4 weeks on a work placement in France, at a different industrial site from the one where they are doing their sandwich course. 

→ In the second year, they will have the opportunity to carry out an internship abroad lasting up to 4 weeks. 

→ At the end of the two-year work-study program, students may be offered a job with one of our partner companies. 

In 2018, Ren responded to the growing environmental crisis with an ambitious promise to produce only packaging designed to be recyclable, containing recycled or reusable materials. The time factor being crucial, a deadline of 2021 has been set in an attempt to reduce packaging-related waste, 70 % of which ends up in landfill. 

In December 2021, Ren delivered on its commitments zero waste

What Ren has achieved so far on his sustainability journey: 

- The recycling of 45 tonnes of plastic by reusing landfill waste and giving it a second life. 

- The use of packaging that complies with global recycling guidelines and support for the circular economy to keep waste out of landfills, preventing 16 tonnes of plastic from entering landfills.

- The association works with Surfrider Foundation activists around the world to clean up the world's beaches and oceans. In 2021, over 413 kg of waste was collected. REN has also supported activists including Lizzie Carr, founder of Planet Patrol and environmental campaigner. 

- The use of recycled plastic certified by Infinity Recycling technology and the reuse of around 3 tonnes of plastic waste in 2021 for the Anti-Dark Circle Radiance Eye Care product alone. 

- Since 2018, Ren has stopped using single-use samples, saving 4.4 million samples from landfill or incineration. In 2021, Ren developed a world-first 100 % aluminum tube sample, saving 900 kg of plastic and sharing this technology with competing brands. 

- Ren has become the first beauty partner of LOOP, the circular home delivery solution for refillable consumer, household and skincare products. 

- The brand has initiated the #WeAreAllies campaign, which defies the conventions of the cosmetics industry by forming an alliance with four competitors: Biossance, Caudalie, Herbivore and Youth To The People, to combat the environmental crisis linked to beauty product packaging waste. The company was recently recognized by WWD (Woman's Wear Daily) with a Beauty Inc Awards as the sustainability initiative of the year 2021.

And tomorrow? 

The journey to zero waste continues into 2022 and beyond with the appointment of Ren Clean Skincare's new President, Michelle Brett, who intends to take the Clean to Planet mission to the next level. This means a renewed commitment to refillable and reusable packaging alternatives and solutions, phase 2 of "We Are Allies" with new brands and commitments, the meticulous selection of even more sustainable ingredients, as well as a thorough review of shipping processes to customers from the website and E-commerce offering to target waste reduction through reusable packaging.