Seram has developed the accessory that adorns the latest Goutal Paris perfume, Star of a night. Very couture, the scarf, reusable, was made via a process of digital printing and transfer by sublimation, then cut and sewn manually. A brass tassel brings a final and distinctive touch to the precious bottle.
ADF&PCD Paris returns in January 2020 with a new joint event on premium beverage packaging
ADF&PCD Paris, the world's largest event dedicated to the aerosol, dispensing, fragrance and cosmetics packaging industry, will return in January 2020 alongside a brand new show, PLD: Packaging of Premium & Luxury Drinks. This will create a new forum for packaging designers to share ideas and inspiration, as well as seek out new suppliers and products in their respective markets.
The ADF&PCD and PLD Paris 2020 trade shows will be held on January 29 and 30, 2020 at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, under the theme "Innovate Together". The theme is true to the show's role as an event covering the closely related markets of beverages, cosmetics and aerosols, and as an event for teams involved in packaging projects in design, marketing, packaging development and purchasing within brands.
Josh Brooks, Event Director for ADF&PCD and PLD Paris 2020explains: " We pride ourselves on being very close to our industry, and we listen carefully to the needs of buyers and suppliers in the packaging markets we cover. It's clear that packaging developers, designers and buyers face the same challenges in the cosmetics, beverage and aerosol markets, both in terms of technical challenges and brand positioning. The launch of PLD is a direct response to our community's demand for an event that offers packaging designers in the premium and luxury beverage markets the opportunity to acquire and share technologies and ideas, as well as to learn from their colleagues in aligned sectors.. "
Launch of the Advisory Committee
The conference program has been developed in close partnership with an official Advisory Board, made up of senior executives from across the industry. This includes experts from some of the biggest names in cosmetics, beverages and personal care, for brands such as Beiersdorf, Coty, Diageo, Edrington, Interparfums, Kao, Unilever and many others.
Josh Brooks says: " Our Advisory Board is an evolution of our existing relationship with the market. It is an important recognition of the quality content we deliver every year, both in our conference rooms and throughout the show. It also demonstrates how deeply rooted the ADF&PCD show has become in the community, since its launch in 2001. "
Confirmed speakers for the upcoming event include senior representatives from brands such as Beiersdorf, Diageo, Johnson & Johnson, Pernod Ricard and others. There will be 16 hours of content in total, covering the main themes and challenges in packaging development: technical challenges, sustainability and material choice, consumer and market trends, design inspiration and issues for multi-disciplinary teams.
This "multi-market"/pluridisciplinary philosophy extends to the event itself, which is organized to enable cross-pollination between ADF&PCD and PLD exhibitors. Suppliers operating in several vertical sectors are grouped together on a central aisle linking all the zones. An exclusive gallery of the winners of Pentawards, the world's leading packaging design competition, will also showcase the best achievements of 2019 from across the packaging world.
Other highlights include :
- The ADF&PCD Paris 2020 Awards: The much-anticipated and hotly contested annual awards celebrate the best the sector has offered in 2019. Registration is open until the November 7 deadline..
- Tours for visitors : the tours offered to visitors will include the Made in France" tourwhich presents the best suppliers on the French market and Eco-tourswhich showcase leading products and suppliers of sustainable packaging solutions.
- Innovation and Technology Forum: the renowned Innovation and Technology forum will host new product presentations, launches and an overview of the latest technical possibilities in packaging, with themed sessions by product type to make it easier for visitors to find the new products they're looking for.
Josh Brooks concludes: " ADF&PCD Paris is already a major annual event for the global packaging industry. The inaugural PLD broadens its scope and presents new perspectives from the $4 billion premium beverage market. The event offers a shared vision of the sector, and we aspire to engage the entire industry in dialogue on many of the long-standing and emerging challenges facing multi-functional brand teams. We are convinced that the ADF&PCD and PLD Paris 2020 events will become a forum for resolutely revolutionary ideas.. "
TNT Global produces the Goldea Blossom Delight Rose fret by Bulgari
The piece consists of two parts: a gold-anodized aluminum chimney, set in a galvanized zamak ring. The ring is enhanced by a turquoise epoxy resin decoration, obtained by crimping.
Technically, TNT Global Manufacturing emphasizes the complexity of matching the gold shades between the anodized aluminum and the galvanized zamak, the meticulous work of filling the epoxy cavities, and the precise polishing to homogenize the whole and take care of the recessed logo on the fret top.
Croda celebrates its 'Best Product Innovation' award at the Global ICIS Innovation Awards
Croda International Plc, which creates, manufactures and distributes innovative, sustainable and high-performance specialty chemicals used by industries and consumers around the world, is delighted to have been awarded 'Best Product Innovation' at the 2019 Global ICIS Innovation Awards.
The award was given to the new patented star-shaped polymer that helps develop more stable and effective formulations for many industries. Applications for this non-ionic polymeric surfactant include: stabilization of animal vaccines, friction modification for automotive applications, emulsification in agricultural applications as well as improved performance of oil-in-water emulsion systems in the water treatment industry.
Using smart science, this unique polymer enables Croda's customers to improve lives. It allows them to create products that work more effectively because of the inerrant stability properties it provides during product formulation. The superior performance of this molecule also extends shelf life, enabling the development of complex, stable formulated products while generating less waste, resulting in more sustainable products.
Michael Green, Global Vice President of Research & Technology at Croda said, "We are delighted to receive this recognition of how our smart science is improving lives, especially since this award was given by experts in the surfactant industry. Bringing a brand new molecule to market in multiple highly regulated industries is a challenge and I would like to thank the global team at Croda who worked together to make it happen."
The ICIS Innovation Awards recognize innovation within the chemical industry and honor companies that demonstrate a high level of innovation in their products and processes while providing environmental benefits and advancing the sustainability of their products.
Start-up of the 3rd automatic line of impregnated masks at Lessonia
European leader in the manufacture of impregnated masks, Lessonia inaugurates its third automatic line dedicated to the manufacture and packaging of masks in cartons. This new line enables Lessonia to increase its production capacity by 8 million masks, bringing its total production capacity to 48 million masks per year.
At the end of 2018, the company inaugurated its second production site dedicated to cosmetics packaging. To date, the 2 automatic and 5 semi-automatic lines are running at full capacity. To increase its production capacity, Lessonia has invested 1,200,000 euros in a third automatic line.
Experienced in this activity, the company has developed a new technology on the latest generation of mask impregnation machines, ensuring reliable cutting and folding of masks.
Thanks to the precision of the technology developed by Lessonia, a single operator is able to control the line. Equipped with control cameras, the operator can be sure that each task is carried out correctly on the line.
The perfume brush for Mugler, a Texen Beauty Partners signature
For Angel, Alien and Aura, the three pillars of the Mugler brand, the Clarins Fragrance Groupe has adopted a new perfuming gesture initiated by Texen Beauty Partners.
How do you apply perfume in a single gesture, in the car, at the office, in the evening... how do you make it simple and glamorous? Texen Beauty Partners provides the turnkey answer with this new kind of brush, featuring synthetic bristles for easy, spontaneous application. By developing this travel format, the brand offers consumers an innovative and practical solution.
Clarins Fragrance Groupe has entrusted Texen Beauty Partners with the development of this brush for the 3 fragrances Angel, Alien and Aura.
This 8-ml brush is intuitive to use thanks to its push-button applicator; one click is all it takes to apply just the right amount to the area to be scented (neck, wrists, elbow creases...). Its applicator brush is made of white synthetic bristles, but can be further developed in another material (flocking, silicone...).
For the Mugler brand, this was worked in aluminum in 3 shades of anodizing: a particularly delicate industrial operation, then decorated in white or black silkscreen, depending on the model.
Texen, the green attitude
Presented at Make Up in Paris as part of Texen Beauty Partners' Be Green range, this brush boasts a refillable function. Customizable at will, it is suitable not only for perfume, but also for targeted application to skincare or make-up formulas.
It is available in plastic or aluminum versions.
It comes with a refill that the consumer can easily change.
How "Made In France" cosmetics promote our expertise internationally
Ahead of the "Made in France" trade show (November 8 to 11), the French Federation of Beauty Companies (FEBEA), with the research firm Astérès, draws up an inventory of a major sector of "Made in France", that of cosmetics.
The sector has more than 3,200 companies(1). Among them are large groups, but for the most part they are family-owned SMEs, spread throughout France. Dynamic and innovative, they create a lot of qualified local jobs, and French cosmetics companies contribute to the country's influence and attractiveness.
Dynamic exporting companies
France, the world leader in cosmetics, holds 23% of the world market share. And the fact of putting the "France" brand on a cosmetic product increases its value by an average of 30%, compared to an equivalent product from another country! "Cosmetics, whose exports grow by 5% each year, is one of the emblems of the "French brand", says Patrick O'Quin, President of the FEBEA (Federation of Beauty Companies). Our sector is also a major factor of tourist attraction: tourists consume, in France, 3 billion euros per year of cosmetic products! We are proud and happy to support this sector, which is essential both on a territorial and international level. This international influence is explained by the excellence of the French sector.
Solid companies, creating jobs throughout France
The cosmetics sector is made up of a network of historical companies, anchored in their territory, sometimes since the 16th century. Today, the Grasse, Occitanie and Ile-de-France clusters group together the majority of companies. Other territories such as the French Overseas Territories have specialized in raw materials, while the lung of innovation in the sector is in the "Cosmetic Valley", the competitiveness cluster located between Chartres, Orleans and Tours. In total, cosmetics (raw materials, manufacturing, distribution) includes 3,200 companies, including 67% in the region and 33% in Ile-de-France.
These companies are solid, with 82% being single family-owned. This explains why they most often pursue long-term strategies combined with a desire to pass on know-how and economic assets. As a result, they have a long lifespan: their average age is 16 years, compared with 12 years for the average French company.
These companies also create skilled jobs, well distributed throughout the country. The 164,000 direct jobs in the sector are concentrated, at 80%, in the region. The cosmetics industry employs 33% of engineers and managers and 39% of supervisors and technicians, compared to 17% and 26% respectively for the national average. This ecosystem of excellence, unique in the world, is supported by companies, large groups, VSEs and SMEs, suppliers of raw materials, manufacturers, as well as by specialized educational institutions.
Innovative companies
Every year, 170 new cosmetics companies are created, fueled by the sector's abundant innovation: its R&D is the most efficient in France with 3.6 patents filed per million euros spent. This creativity is increasingly oriented towards finding better solutions for the environment, thanks to more natural formulas, less polluting ingredients, and eco-designed waste.
(1) Astérès study for the FEBEA - The cosmetics economy: innovation, territorial dynamism and global influence - May 2019
Cosmogen strengthens its offer of environmentally friendly solutions
An expert in application solutions, Cosmogen has launched new packaging and applicators based on PCR, natural and bio-sourced materials and FSC wood, while reducing their quantity or offering refillable packaging. The PCR line and the partnership with Qualiform bear witness to this approach.
At the same time, PYC, a subsidiary of the Cosmogen Expansion group, has developed 6 ranges of Ecocert-labeled airless bottles. The brand will also facilitate supplies by setting up its own logistics platform in France.
These offers are part of a strategy of triple social, environmental and economic performance, embodied and supported by a responsible and visionary innovation policy, in line with the deep-rooted motivations of Cosmogen and PYC employees and customers alike.
PYC-Europe offers turnkey PCR airless bottle ranges. Depending on the model, PCR can be performed on the base, body, collar and/or cap. This can represent up to 87% of the total vial weight. PYC offers two standard blends according to customer choice: 35% PP PCR - 65% PP virgin, or 50% PP PCR - 50% PP virgin.
This eco-responsible approach echoes market expectations, facilitating and accelerating the development of its customers' products by providing an immediately operational solution. PYC-Europe will soon have a logistics platform in Europe to streamline supply processes.
Léa Nature acquires Bo.Ho Green, a pioneer in organic make-up
Léa Nature has acquired Bo.Ho Green, creator of a wide range of colorful, high-quality organic and natural make-up at affordable prices, from the alter equity investment fund.
Based in Lyon and launched in 2012, Bo.Ho Green has strong societal and environmental commitments. As a "committed beauty creator", it is committed to an eco-design approach, using natural raw materials from organic farming in the formulation of its certified organic and Cosmebio-labeled products; its products, sold at reasonable prices, are free of superfluous packaging and with cardboard and wood packaging from responsibly managed forests. It has chosen to entrust its logistics to an Etablissement et Service d'Aide par le Travail (ESAT), which employs 25 people. Like Léa Nature's organic brands, Bo.Ho Green is a member of the global and philanthropic "1% for the Planet" movement, and has supported the Nicolas Hulot Foundation for Nature and Mankind since 2016.
With a team of 10 employees, Bo.Ho Green's dynamic development is driven by its 2 passionate managers, Hanane Bourimi and Vincent Riberi. The company is growing strongly, with sales expected to increase this year by +20% to €4.5 million. Its products are sold mainly in organic stores (notably Biocoop and La Vie Claire), pharmacies, parapharmacies, e-commerce and export markets.
This acquisition reflects Léa Nature's determination to continue investing in the development of its organic cosmetics and make-up business. The company has just inaugurated its new center of expertise and innovation in organic and natural cosmetics, a high-performance, environmentally-friendly facility located opposite its head office (17).
Léa Nature will bring its manufacturing, R&D and marketing expertise to Bo.Ho Green.
The Bo.Ho Green Make-Up brand is perfectly in line with Léa Nature's commitment to quality, natural and organic formulation, and safety, and shares its approach to social and environmental responsibility.
Diam Pack is gaining momentum in luxury packaging
Dedicated to secondary packaging for the luxury goods market, Diam Pack continues to expand its offering to meet brand demand for innovative, responsible products. Today, Diam Pack has sales subsidiaries in France, the United States, Scotland, Singapore and, most recently, Switzerland. Under the leadership of Ilan Schinazi, the team has just welcomed Céline Pierret as Sales Manager for France. Her background and expertise bring real added value to Diam Pack.
A world leader in merchandising and retail, DIAM is pursuing its strategy of expansion into specific luxury packaging segments for the beauty, wine & spirits and watchmaking markets.
Following the takeover of MR Cartonnage Numérique (September 2017) and the strengthening of its DIAM Color business (manufacture in France and China of testers, dummies and small production runs of color packs), the DIAM Group became the majority shareholder in Cofima in Thailand (manufacture of luxury wooden and sheathed boxes) and Norline in France (manufacture of small production runs in the ultra-luxury sector). At the same time, Diam Pack signed exclusive contracts with leading factories in China and Southern Europe to broaden its range of gift boxes.
The strength of a team
Céline Pierret takes up her new position within the group just a few days before Luxe Pack. Now Sales Director of Diam Pack France, she intends to bring all her expertise and in-depth knowledge of the sector to this new challenge.
"I'm delighted to be joining the Diam industrial group, and Ilan, with whom I've worked for a long time. I'm delighted to be involved in the development of Diam Pack, this new player in luxury secondary packaging where innovation and sustainable development are at the heart of the strategy".
