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Quadpack Prestige Packaging Solutions to face sustainability challenges

 

Sustainability has grown from a fashionable concept some years ago to a real market trend on the packaging market.   More and more consumers ask for natural cosmetics and packaging and are aware of the necessity to use recyclable or recycled packs. This trend affects all market segments: mass, masstige and prestige brands are all eager to find solutions for this challenge.

 

As a prestige packaging solutions supplier, Quadpack is offering different options to this new market trend:

 

“Post Industrial” recycled packages were launched on the market last summer with Nude Skincare, a new range of eco-friendly, all natural face and body products.  Quadpack worked with their strategic manufacturing partners based in Europe and Asia to develop the exciting range of packs.  The collection of 7 packs comprises bespoke bottles & closures (30 and 200ml), personalized jars (10, 75 and 200ml) and sophisticated customized airless packs (15 and 40ml) for sensitive formulas.  As a result Quadpack and Nude won the Gold Award for Best Cosmetics and Toiletry Design earlier this year at the Starpack Awards…. “these beautifully effective and minimal packs reflect the natural beauty product” and “a significant effort has been put in to delivering a unique look and feel including materials development and finishes”, commented the judges.   Quadpack and Nude have been working towards increasing the content of recycled raw materials.   An efficient partnership for a successful cosmetic launch.

 

After this great success, Quadpack has been working on various Recycled or Post Consumer Recycled packaging options which will be presented at Cosmeeting and Luxepack:

-         New products like Yonwoo natural package collections in polypropylene and carton board

-         Use of recyclable materials….new dual chamber pack has been developed for environmentally friendly consumers with polypropylene for easy recycling purposes.

-         Pack with material allowed for the ECOCERT finished product certification. For example, QP offers PETG jars to substitute SAN or PMMA material keeping high transparency properties, all carton caps on airless jumbo and slim jumbo Natural Package …

 

Post Consumer Recycled packs are also being development by Quadpack.  PCR is an end product that has completed its cycle as a consumer item and would otherwise have been disposed of as a solid waste. It includes recyclables collected in commercial and residential recycling programs such as office paper, cardboard, aluminium cans, plastics and metals. Quadpack standard or custom PCR range originated from a self managed closed loop recycling operation is composed of various pack options:

-         PCR bottles & jars out of PET material from 10 to 100% PCR with functionally results comparable to virgin material.

-         PCR cylindrical and oval tubes out of PE with 30% PCR content and functionality results comparable to virgin material.

 

Other ways of reducing environmental impact include reducing pack weight, minimising leftovers of product in the pack and reducing the amount of preservative in the formula.    Airless packs are the ideal alternative to answer these requirements and Quadpack being the exclusive distributor of Yonwoo with a clear expertise in airless technology is offering the best alternative on the cosmetic market.

 

Contact: Muriel Lesbros – Marketing  Consultant

muriel.lesbros@es.quadpack.net

Quadpack Ltd / www.quadpack.net

Tel: +34 935 322 790 / Fax: +34 935 322 791

Release date: October/ 2008