Markets & trends
Trends in packaging design
A recent survey of brand owners conducted by EskoArtwork, Adobe, and the International Packaging Institute (IPI) revealed a number of...
Sluggish growth projected in the U.S. cosmetics market
The U.S. cosmetics & toiletries market should witness two more years of sluggish growth - as consumers continue to spend less -...
Luxe Pack New York: a successful show in a difficult environment
The US edition of the Luxe Pack tradeshow, which just closed its doors in New York, matched up with its usual standards. The number of...
Indian cosmetics market to stay away from global crisis
The Indian cosmetic industry grew rapidly in the last couple of years, at a CAGR of around 7.5% between 2006 and 2008. However, the...
Plastic tubes: Revolution on its way
A near 3 billion extruded plastic tubes and almost 4 billion laminate tubes, the mind boggles when looking at these production figures...
“Tube got its edge,” Eric Firmin, HCP
HCP Packaging has been partnering for three years with Shanghai Wan Hui Plastic Packaging, with the aim to provide its customers with a...
UK retail will never be the same again
The current UK retail downturn is not simply a temporary side-effect of the recession, says Verdict Research, part of the Datamonitor...
“The crisis thrashes out given ideas,” Dominique Bouvier, Strand Cosmetics Europe
Strand Cosmetics Europe just launched its new Spring/Summer Time 2010 collection. On this occasion, Dominique Bouvier, CEO, sketches...
“Beauty industry professionals, now more than ever, need to meet,” David Bondi, ITEC...
Difficult economic times harshly affected professional tradeshows worldwide. Despite this dull context, David Bondi, president of ITEC...
Lostmac’h exports Brittany through cosmetics
Lostmarc’h, the perfumery brand, which was created in 2006 by Antoine Vuillermet is continuously progressing on foreign markets....
