Research & Development
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...
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,...
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
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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