Roctool Beauty Solution brings an eco-design solution to beauty packaging, focusing in particular on the sublimation of recycled or biosourced resins. By controlling mold temperature via induction, this technological innovation optimizes material flow to produce all kinds of complex parts, including ultra-thin thicknesses. It enables surface quality to be controlled by erasing appearance defects (injection points, weld lines, shrinkage, etc.), and to obtain glossy, matt or textured surfaces, even eliminating certain finishing operations such as varnishing. 

Just over a year ago, Texen and Roctool signed a collaboration agreement to jointly support Texen customers in their ecological transition through a complementary value proposition. Today, the collaboration is intensifying as part of a proactive approach. Texen has just launched its first production run and is investing more heavily in new Roctool production systems under its BESST* Transform brand. 

At the origin of this non-exclusive partnership, the two players are committed to clearly identified strategic challenges. On the one hand, Texen, whose mission is to transform matter into experience in a virtuous way; on the other, Roctool, whose technological innovation brings real opportunities in the transformation and sublimation of new-generation materials.

Delivering on market commitments

Following the installation of the first Roctool equipment in 2020, Texen is stepping up deployment of the technology across its French industrial estate. Several of its production lines are now equipped with new Roctool systems. With the aim of offering a co-development force to its customers, the Texen lab, equipped since early 2021, thus offers resources that can address the intersecting challenges of sustainable design, competitiveness and Brand Equity. 

In just one year, this partnership approach resulted in the first ultra-premium development in 100 % recycled resin, the first step towards an iconic make-up range for which the brand has chosen PCR resins.

_{*BESST: Beauty + Experience + Sensation + Surface by Texen}

Givaudan Parfums et Beauté has announced an investment of 75 million Swiss francs in a further expansion of its fragrance production site in Pedro Escobedo, Mexico, to further support its growth in Latin America across all customer segments. In line with the company's 2025 strategy - "Growth as our goal, driven by our raison d'être" - Latin America remains a key growth market for innovative, consumer-preferred fragrance products.

The new factory extension, scheduled to open at the end of 2023, will be optimally automated, including the logistics part, ensuring high precision and efficiency. The site extension will be designed to promote agility, in order to produce both small and traditional high volumes to meet the needs of all customer segments, from local and regional to international customers.

With Givaudan's raison d'être as its cornerstone, the new site will contribute to Givaudan's ambitious climate action program. It will also meet the highest global and local environmental, health and safety standards.

Maurizio Volpi, President of Perfumes and Beauty, said: "Investing in our production facility in Mexico, which represents an important high-growth market for Givaudan, demonstrates our commitment to our customers and is fully in line with our 2025 strategy and raison d'être. This investment will strengthen our position as a strategic partner to our customers in the region and respond to growing consumer demand for high-quality, sustainable fragrances."

Mauro Patrus, head of functional fragrances for Latin America: "The expansion of our production capacity builds on our existing Pedro Escobedo site, which has been successfully meeting customer needs for many years. This will help us further consolidate our already strong position in Latin America."

Lucia Lisboa, head of fine fragrances for Latin America, added: "Thanks to this investment, we will be even better positioned to offer our customers in the region a complete end-to-end solution for the creation, development and production of fragrances that appeal to consumers."