Research & Development

Exclusive white paper: Beauty goes circular, the second-hand market for fragrance & cosmetics

Exclusive white paper: Beauty goes circular, the second-hand market for fragrance & cosmetics

Second-hand fashion is fast becoming the norm in the luxury space as brands from Rolex to Balenciaga build circular strategies to control this flourishing market. But what about beauty? How can fragrance and cosmetics’ brands adopt...

05/25/2023 | DataCorporate strategy
How next-gen materials can accelerate luxury's green credentials

How next-gen materials can accelerate luxury's green credentials

As environmental awareness grows and packaging regulations become increasingly strict, innovation around sustainable materials is garnering interest like never before. Be they derived from plants, seaweed, mushrooms, waste, or bacteria,...

05/22/2023 | InnovationMaterials
Lightweighting a priority for Rémy Cointreau and partner Verallia

Lightweighting a priority for Rémy Cointreau and partner Verallia

After progressively increasing the proportion of recycled glass of its bottles for Rémy Martin VSOP and Cointreau, spirits group Rémy Cointreau is working with glassmaker Verallia to lightweight its product portfolio.With French glassmaker...

Woola, LivingPackets and Releaf Paper among LVMH Innovation Award finalists

Woola, LivingPackets and Releaf Paper among LVMH Innovation Award finalists

Materials companies Woola and ReLeaf and shipping specialist LivingPackets are finalists of the LVMH Innovation Awards this year. We take a closer look at how these innovations are applicable to packaging.Some 18 finalists were selected...

05/18/2023 | MaterialsSustainability
Hublot’s Big Bang Unica watch upcycles Nespresso

Hublot’s Big Bang Unica watch upcycles Nespresso

Swiss watchmaker Hublot has teamed up with Nespresso for what is said to be the first luxury timepiece made using recycled aluminum coffee capsules. Other novel materials also feature in the watch strap.Showcasing “the infinite...

05/17/2023 | RetailTrends
Pernod Ricard acquires minority stake in ecoSPIRITS

Pernod Ricard acquires minority stake in ecoSPIRITS

Wine and spirits group Pernod Ricard’s minority investment in ecoSPIRITS is part of a $10m Series A funding round. ecoSPIRITS, which has developed distribution technology for on-trade premium spirits, will use the funds to accelerate R&D,...

05/11/2023 | Corporate strategyData

Blue Ocean Closures, Stora Enso partner for fiber-based tube and cap

Blue Ocean Closures, Stora Enso partner for fiber-based tube and cap

A paperboard tube combined with a fiber-based screw cap is set to hit the market next year. The packaging, designed for cosmetics, personal care or home care, was developed by Swedish start-up Blue Ocean Closures, papermaker Stora Enso and...

05/11/2023 | MaterialsDispensing
Travel kits get a makeover with Trific collaborative packaging project

Travel kits get a makeover with Trific collaborative packaging project

Trific, a project uniting FutureLab & Partners, Holmen Iggesund, Yangi and Optima Packaging Group, has created a travel kit for dry cosmetics in formed fiber shells. Developed in six months, the protoype aims to show how collaboration can...

05/09/2023 | MaterialsSampling
Makeup: Analysis of a dynamic growth market where "anything goes"

Makeup: Analysis of a dynamic growth market where "anything goes"

Freed from the bonds of traditional beauty standards, make-up is now playing on all fronts. From millennial “clean girls” to Gen Z’s “creative girls,” consumers want cosmetics that function as fashion and skin accessories to make...

04/26/2023 | ApplicatorsDecoration
James Cropper repositions, streamlines Paper division

James Cropper repositions, streamlines Paper division

Significant changes to its Paper division, a multi-million pound investment in innovation and systems, and redundancies are on the cards for UK-based paper, packaging and advanced materials specialist James Cropper. The company has promoted...