Scent of Africa is an African perfume house of Ghanaian origin. The brand showcases its continent through its Eternal Legends collection. Signed by great perfumers such as Nathalie Cetto, Olivier Pescheux and Delphine Lebeau, this collection brings out the olfactory terroirs of Africa through assertive feminine and masculine accents. 

"Through Scent of Africa, I wanted to honor Africa and its peoples, the generosity of a continent and the strong sense of belonging of its inhabitants."explains Tanal Ghandour, the brand's founder. Ginger from Nigeria, incense from Somalia, geranium and jasmine from Egypt, buchu leaf from South Africa... give birth to heady fragrances, dear to African culture. 

The collection revolves around male-female duets, such as Rakh and Nefee, Hagé and Laïka, Bellua and Bézi and now Fik and Gleti. It expresses African mythology through a contemporary tribute to local divinities. 

A complex bottle and cap design

Bormioli Luigi has put its experience and industrial expertise at the service of a demanding development. The bottle, initially created in a 50 ml format, is the fruit of a specific design. The decoration, with its multiple metallic, opaque and transparent shades, is created using an exterior lacquer that reveals a subtle gradient effect. This is combined with a pearlescent and glossy hot stamping finish, the effects of which distinguish between feminine and masculine fragrances. One of the main difficulties encountered during development was to harmonize the colors of the bottle and cap, while respecting their balance.

Another challenge was to apply hot stamping to the conical bottle. The cap evokes the shape of Africa, and the brand logo is inspired by the Sankofa symbol which, for the Akan people, means "return to" and symbolizes a return to one's roots.

The brand will launch a second range inspired by African materials and rituals in 2025, targeting the American and European markets.

At the Nuit du Papier event held in Paris on April 4, 2024, Pap Argus magazine presented its Pap'Awards for innovation, initiative and excellence. The Fedrigoni Group won the circularity award for its Futura paper. 

The Futura range of papers is based on the recovery of textile waste from the Albini brand, one of the Group's customers. It comes in two grammages, 115 and 300 gr, and meets the technical requirements of printing and packaging. 

Paper made through upcycling

"This second life project allows us to reduce the amount of virgin pulp in production by recovering textile by-products destined for disposal, while optimizing the energy and emissions of each production process."explains Celine Bertuzzi, Marketing Director Fedrigoni Special Papers. 

Major investments

Fedrigoni has invested heavily in research and development in order to succeed in its challenge and achieve high technical and aesthetic properties.

The process begins with the sorting of off-cuts, either from the weaving process or from the sampling and quality control department, which are frayed and then dusted. The cotton is then added by Fedrigoni to the cellulose mixture to obtain a cardboard used to create various communication supports. The recovery of mercerized cotton waste, which is very difficult to process with traditional industrial equipment, required a great deal of innovation to produce a rigid tissue paper that is both soft and durable, says the manufacturer.

CBD by Boiron roll-on gel is designed to help soothe and relax everyday tensions, as well as relax muscles. Squeeze'n Roll by Cosmogen's removable stainless steel roller massager enables easy self-massage of hard-to-reach areas.

Squeeze'n Roll is part of the Squeeze'n range from Cosmogen, a manufacturer of innovative application solutions. It features a patented applicator tip with on/off rotary closure, enabling the formula to be dispensed (on), applied and the applicator washed (off).

The Squeeze'n range, available in micro, mini, regular and maxi formats, is designed with separable elements for sorting and recycling. In particular, the applicator can be reused on a new tube. This range can be made from recycled plastic.

FaiveleyTech, a French-born international group specializing in high value-added plastic injection molding, unveils a new marbled finish for cosmetics packaging made from Sulapac biobased materials. This is one of many projects resulting from the collaboration initiated back in 2018 between the two companies.

Environmentally-friendly packaging 

Specializing in plastic injection molding for the industrial, health and beauty sectors, FaiveleyTech has teamed up with Sulapac, a pioneer in materials innovation, to help its customers in the cosmetics sector develop more sustainable packaging. 

Based in Helsinki, Sulapac was founded by scientists in 2016 and has customers in various industries around the world. Its patented innovation, dubbed Sulapac, has received backing from renowned investors such as Chanel and Sky Ocean Ventures. Aesthetic and functional, its bio-based materials have, according to FaiveleyTech, a low carbon footprint and leave behind no permanent microplastics or toxic fillers. 

As a recognized expert in the manufacture of products based on Sulapac materials, the French company is the first supplier to create Sulapac cosmetic packaging with a marbled effect. 

The perfume caps produced in different shades were created using Sulapac Luxe Flex, a highly functional bio-based material designed to replace technical fossil plastics in beauty packaging. Thanks to the transformation process, the pattern is repeatable, but each piece remains unique.

"Sulapac is the first biobased material to meet the functional, aesthetic and quality requirements defined by our operational departments and customers in the beauty sector, says Béryl Tomaschett, Sales Manager at FaiveleyTech Orgelet. The fact that we've demonstrated that we can achieve this superb marbled effect as well as high thicknesses opens up even more possibilities for brands to use Sulapac in place of conventional plastics."

A joint quest for excellence 

Manufacturing Sulapac lids for part of Chanel's N°1 range of beauty products, FaiveleyTech and Sulapac have also collaborated to produce caps for Shiseido's entire Ulé line, as well as perfume stoppers for Chanel Les Eaux 125 ml bottles.

"We are grateful for our collaboration with FaiveleyTech. They have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to advancing the industry towards a cleaner future by introducing Sulapac to their customers and investing in joint product development. "says Colin Strobant, Sales Director, Cosmetics at Sulapac.

FaiveleyTech has gained experience with nine different grades of Sulapac material, including Sulapac Premium with large wood chips, Sulapac Barrier used for parts in contact with the formula, Sulapac Solid with its ceramic appearance, as well as the specific recipe developed to incorporate plant waste into the formulation. Over 100 tonnes of Sulapac materials have already been processed by FaiveleyTech.

United by the pursuit of excellence, the two companies continue to serve some of the industry's most iconic luxury brands. The next launches will be unveiled at the end of the year.