03.11.10
HCT Creates 3D Product for “Alice in Wonderland” Launch
Urban Decay (UD) and long-time partner HCT Packaging have teamed up once again to design a product for the launch of the new Disney film, “Alice in Wonderland.”
Following on the heels of the success of UD’s previous Book of Shadows I & II, the “Alice in Wonderland” palette is a Book of Shadows with a difference. Upon opening the lid, a classic and much-loved scene from Alice’s Wonderland comes to life in a delightful popup. A discrete drawer below pulls open to reveal 16 bestselling eyeshadows with a combination of shimmers and glitters to create an endless variety of looks. The palette is complete with Urban Decay’s Primer Potion and two 24/7 eyeliner pencils. This limited edition palette has sold out in U.S. stores, and has already been dubbed as an iconic collector’s item for makeup fanatics.
More info: www.hctpackaging.com
Garrett Hewitt International Introduces 3D Decoration for Bulb Atomizers
Since the ’60s, Garrett Hewitt has been supplying the fragrance industry with perfume bulb atomizers. Now the company has developed two new methods in which the bulb atomizer caps can be decorated to give it three-dimensional properties. The first is an aluminum cap that has a recessed colored background and a raised metallic pattern or logo. The second uses a clear plastic cap, which is inlaid with opaque plastic designs and/or stones. Both create a logo or design that jumps off the cap and catches the eye. Available for both perfume and powder.
More info: www.garretthewitt.com
Alpha Packaging Grows PET Bottle Line
Alpha Packaging has introduced four 32-oz. narrow-neck bottles that are made using a two-stage blow molding process. Each of the new 32-oz. bottles represents the largest size in Alpha’s four most popular PET liquid lines: Boston Rounds, Cosmo Rounds, Modern Rounds and Capri Ovals. These bottles are typically used for large quantities of hand sanitizers, liquid soaps, shampoos and conditioners. All four bottles are made from the same 50-gram 28-410 preforms on two-stage (reheat and blow) machinery at Alpha’s Salt Lake City plant. Reheat and blow is a stretch blow molding process in which a plastic preform is injection molded in one process, and then at a later time, that preform is fed into a machine, reheated, and stretch blow molded in a second step. Alpha manufactures both the preform and the bottles in its two-stage process. The 50-gram preforms are available in standard colors of clear, light amber, cobalt blue and white for any of the four styles of narrow-neck bottles. Minimums for colored bottles are 50,000 pieces; clear bottles have a one-pallet minimum.
More info: www.alphap.com
Ampac Offers New Barrier Tube Film
Ampac Flexibles, the flexible packaging division of Ampac Packaging LLC, has announced the availability of Apex 7862 Barrier Tube Film, a new film product that can be formed into an easy-to-seal, easy-to-open, single or sample-use tube package for a variety of applications. Developed initially for single-use personal care product applications, the film can be utilized by packagers for a wide variety of sample tube and single-use tube applications that require superior barrier properties for oxygen. The Apex BT film is a 7- or 9-layer coextruded film produced at the company’s performance films business in Cincinnati, OH. It brings to the market a solution for unit-of-dose manufacturers who need a durable, heat-sealable, barrier film for a wide assortment of applications.
More info: www.ampaconline.com
James Alexander Expands Line of Foam Applicator Tips
James Alexander Corporation has expanded its line of traditional foam applicator tips, for both its glass and plastic ampoules. These new foam tips are now available in both round and rectangular shapes, with flat, slanted or rooftop profile cuts. They are offered in a variety of different materials and densities. The company’s patented plastic ampoule is available in pencil shape (maximum fill volume, 2mls) or triangular shape (maximum fill volume, 5mls) or two-part configurations with the solution(s) packaged in hermetically sealed crushable glass ampoules. The glass package is perfect for volatile formulas or solutions that are not compatible with plastic.
More info: www.james-alexander.com
3C Inc. Offers 100% PCR Plastic Bottles
3C Inc. is now offering a complete line of bottles made with 100% PCR plastic. High-quality recycled PE material purchased in the U.S. will be used for all bottles.No other material will be used in the manufacturing of these bottles. 3C offers more than 25 bottle designs to select from in an assortment of sizes from 15- to 1000ml. The company can coordinate a large assortment of different caps to fit your bottle selection.
More info: www.c3cinc.com
Alcan Packaging Beauty Enhances New Brand
UNE Natural Beauty, a new brand claiming a return to a more natural kind of beauty, has brought in Alcan Packaging Beauty to make several of its packs: Sheer Lips Gloss, Casual Volume Mascara and All in One Mascara. The specificity of the three packs lies in their single-material creation: Polypropylene offers the benefit of optimizing the recycling rate for packaging. These eco-designed packs are perfectly suited to the natural ingredient-based formulations in order to keep the end product’s environmental impact to a minimum. Most of the products obtained an eco-certification. A sleek, white design with sea-green pad printing reflects the naturalness of the UNE woman. Touches of color enable the consumer to identify the colors on offer. Three applicators fulfill precise cosmetic requirements with a natural effect.
More info: www.alcanpackagingbeauty.com