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Haute couture spirits: Spirit-Brothers details plans to double its turnover

Former Moët Hennessy Managing Director and Stoli Group CEO Hugues Pietrini founded Spirit-Brothers in 2020. Focused on small-batch, artisanal production, the latest addition to the French luxury spirits company’s portfolio is Celosa rosé...

Holmen Iggesund and Yangi team up for alternatives to plastic beauty packaging

The two partners hope to develop new sustainable cosmetics packaging concepts by combining Iggesund’s fiber-based material with Yangi’s dry forming technology. Refills, inserts and testers are just some of the applications under...

Lebiu Design upcycles cork into leather alternative

Corskin is Sardinian supplier Lebiu Design’s flagship material made of cork production byproducts.Lebiu Design’s Corskin is a leather-like material made of cork production waste – from local cork manufacturing – combined with PLA...

FunCell’s bio-sourced barrier solutions to boost paper resistance

Integrated into the paper production process, FunCell’s BioWet and BioGraft solutions are based on bio-sourced additives.BioWet, a solution designed by French start-up FunCell (Functionalization for Cellulosic Materials) is a bio-sourced...

Cilkoa's coating conceived as novel barrier solution

French start-up Cilkoa aims to raise the bar when it comes to paper packaging barrier solutions.Founded in June 2022 by a quartet of technicians specialized in the paper industry and microelectronics, Cilkoa is a treatment for...

How is refillable packaging pushing beauty's boundaries?

Refillable packaging options are proliferating in the luxury perfume and cosmetics market. With their emphasis on functionality, practicality, safety, and—especially where luxury brands are concerned—aesthetics, new possibilities are...

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Axilone strengthens its sustainable, premium offer

Everlast, Axilone’s new rechargeable, single-material range offers infinite sustainable possibilities and proves that it is possible to produce environmentally sound luxury products. Laurent Fontaine, Sales Director Europe, and Reynald...

Clean Beauty takes on US market with debut LA event

After Clean Beauty in London, the Clean Beauty trade show will hold its first edition in Los Angeles in October. The event is set to capitalize on the burgeoning clean beauty market, which is forecast to reach $18bn in 2030.From the...

What beauty segments are the refill champions in France?

Sales of refillable beauty products and their refills across France’s selective perfumery channel are dynamic, says The NPD Group. In addition to the more mature refillable fragrance segment, refillable make-up has logged the strongest...

ALPLA invests in Blue Ocean Closures to futher boost fiber-based cap R&D

Austria’s ALPLA Group, the co-owner of sustainable closures start-up Blue Ocean Closures, has made a second investment in the Swedish company. Blue Ocean Closures aims to bring its fiber-based screw caps to market in 2023.Founded in 2021,...