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makeup in seoul to highlight makeup and skincare innovations

03 Jan 2015
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the second edition of makeup in seoul will open its doors for two days at the conrad seoul hotel in less than four months, on the 15th and 16th of april 2015. amore pacific, the leading korean cosmetics maker will be partnering with event for the second year in a row.&ldquomakeup in seoul is an exclusive event that gives access to a wide range of international suppliers and that perfectly meets demand from the asian beauty industry, where makeup is developing very rapidly under the increasing demand from korean and chinese women who are used to combining makeup and skincare products.

diageo wants 45 recycled content in its packaging by 2020

02 Jan 2015
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major drinks manufacturer diageo has said it intends to include 45 per cent recycled content in its packaging by 2020.in setting out its 2020 sustainability &amp responsibility targets, the company also committed to zero waste to landfill, reduce its packaging by 15 per cent and make 100 per cent of its packaging recyclable.the company, which owns brands including guinness, smirnoff and gordon&rsquos gin, also wants to reduce its water use by 50 per cent and return 100 per cent of waste water from its operations to the environment safely.it has also committed to reducing absolute gr

plastics recycler jayplas creates new packaging division

02 Jan 2015
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jayplas has created a new packaging division alongside completing the installation of a new extrusion and printing plant.by opening a packaging division, plastics recycler jayplas says it will now be able to drive greater levels of sustainability within its supply chain.the company will be able to reduce its carbon footprint by keeping all the stages of recycling, from collection to distribution, inhouse and in the uk.secondary commodity markets 2015 the conference for buyers and sellers of recyclable materials takes place on 3 march 2015 in london.

benson group to showcase carton board packaging solutions at top drawer pkbr staff writer

02 Jan 2015
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british packaging company benson group will be exhibiting its premium carton board packaging solutions for the gift trade at top drawer in london&rsquos olympia this january.benson primarily produces printed folding cartons for the food and beverage retail industry for a wide range of uk and european customers.visitors will be able to talk to benson&39s packaging design experts about their creative approach to premium packaging, and to share the techniques they have developed for brands including bombay sapphire, crabtree &amp evelyn, aldi &39specially selected&39 and ko

kapstone paper and packaging corp. announces quarterly dividend of 0.10 ks

02 Jan 2015
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kapstone paper and packaging corp. nyseks announced a quarterly dividend on wednesday, december 17th, stockratingsnetwork reports. investors of record on tuesday, december 30th will be paid a dividend of 0.10 per share on monday, january 12th. this represents a 0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.38. the exdividend date is friday, december 26th.a number of analysts have recently weighed in on ks shares. analysts at vertical research downgraded shares of kapstone paper and packaging corp. to a &ldquohold&rdquo rating in a research note on friday, december 12th.

print firm presents at first dubai packaging forum

02 Jan 2015
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north east based reproflex3 have returned from a successful packaging forum in dubai, involving some of the world&rsquos largest brands, after being invited to guest speak at the december event.the firm&rsquos joint managing director, andrew hewitson, delivered a talk at the mea packaging forum 2014, the first event of its kind, to an audience including the likes of unilever and pepsico.the event was an opportunity to &lsquoencourage trade, technology transfer, investment and growth in the packaging industry in middle east and africa&rsquo, with mr hewitson used his presenta

christmas pack design trends in 2014

02 Jan 2015
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matthew briggs, creative director, sun branding solutions, chooses his five best design themes of what&rsquos out there for the 2014 festive season.holly, ivy, bells, baubles and of course santa himself plus elvin entourage the design cues for christmas packs are universal &ndash and actually, not that unwelcome. but every year, a few brands break ranks and embrace something a bit different. this year has been no exception.