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Show Coverage: HBA Global Expo

HBA’s Marketing Conference Program, which will be held throughout the show, will feature numerous seminars presented by leaders in the packaging industry. A sustainable packaging conference will be led by speakers from Wal-Mart and the Environmental Protection Agency as well as Esteé Lauder vice president John Delfausse. There will also be several conferences on package design, including Display and Design: The Art of Sudden Impact, and Meet the Package Designers: What You Need to Know About the Creative Process. Other conference topics include Maximizing the Performance of Your Packaging Lines, and Labeling and Decorating: New Ideas.

On Wednesday, September 19, CPC Packaging will moderate a session on contract packaging. Speakers at this event will be Douglas Miller, product and operations manager of Beauty Avenues; Rihaz C. Chughatta, executive vice president of Equity Packaging Inc.; and Johan Pot, vice president of business development for NFI–Quick-Pak.

Other key HBA features will be Fragrance Business, a new educational conference and product pavilion dedicated to marketers of fragrance products. In addition, a new product showcase gallery has been designed to make it easier for attendees to find out what is being announced or showcased at HBA. This display will include primary and secondary packaging materials and private-label offerings.

Taking place September 18–20 at the Jacob K. Javits convention center in New York City, HBA 2007 will feature more than 40 conference sessions and 650 exhibitors. For more information on the show or to register to attend the show, visit www.hbaexpo.com.

EXHIBITOR PRODUCTS

Secondary Packaging Solutions

Several innovations will be dis­played by a secondary packaging supplier formerly known as AGI/Klearfold. New products include Evolution2 (pictured), an alternative to a setup box that ships flat and that can be manually or mechanically erected. Also to be showcased, the Shellpak is a child-resistant, senior-friendly, patient-compliant package. Finally, the new Image compact features a push-­button opening feature. MeadWestvaco Health & Beauty Packaging, New York City.

Booth #727

Airless Dispenser

A dispensing systems supplier recently introduced an airless package whose design is based on its successful Aria low-output dispenser. The new Aria Airless dispenser is ideal for highly viscous, oxygen-sensitive cosmetic and personal care products. Superior barrier properties of the cylinder, combined with a “piston-follower” system, protect a product from oxygen. An optional elastomer valve at the orifice provides additional protection from oxygen. This valve also prevents product from drying out and clogging the orifice. In addition, contamination from metal is prevented due to the supplier’s Pure Path technology, which keeps a dispenser’s fluid pathway metal-free. The Aria Airless is offered in both 15- and 30-ml sizes. Line extensions are planned, and the packages can be decorated with silk-screening, hot stamping, vacuum metallizing, and opaque, transluscent, and pearlescent colors. MeadWestvaco Calmar, City of Industry, CA.

Booth #727

Turnkey Service

A supplier offers turnkey services for personal care packaging, from stock and custom molds to custom package development, filling, and onsite warehousing. The firm can fulfill both large and small orders. Package types include bottles, closures, tubes, jars, dispensers, and aluminum cans. To finish a package’s look, the firm offers in-house decorating capabilities, including screen printing, hot stamping, applied ceramic labeling for glass, shrink labeling, and pressure-sensitive labeling. Kaufman Container, Cleveland.

Booth #855

Brush Kits

The new patented Magnetic Brush System line includes makeup brushes, brush organizers, hard-sided travel kits, and kits that can be magnetically attached to school and gym lockers. The line’s items are designed to provide solutions for travel friendliness and storage of cosmetic brushes. Each cosmetic brush is handcrafted with high-quality natural and synthetic hairs. The brushes are complemented by handles and ferrules with a fashionable gunmetal finish. The supplier also offers organizers that can be used to store brushes at home for everyday use. These organizers are able to store double-ended brushes without distorting the shape of either brush head. Anisa International, Atlanta.

Booth #401

Plastic Tubes

A Taiwan-based plastic tube manufacturer serves the cosmetic and toiletries industries. Production lines are run in mainland China. More than 60 tube styles are available in sizes from 13 to 60 mm. Various tips, applicators, and caps can be provided. Decorating possibilities include offset printing, hot stamping, silk-screening, and labeling. Quality can be ensured by ISO 9001:2000 certification and more than 20 years of experience in the field. Yuan Harng Company, Ltd., Xiamen, China.

Booth #455

Round Cartons

Oval and round paper tubes provide enhanced shelf impact. The supplier offers custom design services, technical expertise, product innovation, understanding of retail trends, attention to detail, and customer service. The firm’s main activities are in the manufacture of rigid paper packaging and injection-molded plastic packaging. Robinson Paperboard Packaging, Mississauga, ON, Canada.

Booth #1356

Tapered Contours

High-density polyethylene bottles featuring large panels and tapered contours are suited for bath and body lotions, hair care products, spa lines, and other personal care items. The Curved Oblong line includes bottles in sizes of 200 and 350 ml, both with 24/410 neck finishes; and 750 ml with a 28/410 neck finish. A variety of stock closures are available, and the bottles can be decorated with frosting, custom colors, soft-touch finishes, and other options. Cosmetic Packaging Group, O. Berk Co., Union, NJ.

Booth #941

Reclosable Packette

The Tear n’ Tuck reclosable unit-dose tube is designed to accommodate multiple applications of liquid, cream, and paste products. It is ideal for product samples, travel packs, sunscreens, eye creams, hair care products, and more. The tube’s easy-open tear-top features an innovative tip that can be folded and tucked, allowing the tube to be tightly resealed after dispensing. A variety of sizes is available, and the tube can be customized to meet brands’ needs. Hot stamping can be applied, and preprinted materials can also be used. The Tear n’ Tuck is patent-pending. The supplier also offers contract filling services. Unette Corp., Wharton, NJ.

Booth #1836

Specialty Swabs

A U.S.-based company specializes in developing and manufacturing swabs that dispense liquid products. Liquid is housed in the swab’s stem. To apply product, a user must simply bend one end of the swab until it “snaps.” The product is then released and flows onto the swab’s cotton and can then be directly applied. The firm currently offers standard swabs for water-based formulas, Xpress Tips for viscous products, and Nu Tips for products containing ingredients that evaporate easily. The company currently has 50 patents and applications filed. Swab Plus Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, CA.

Booth #1060

Dispensing Pen

A portable flow-through pen is offered with a cap and a choice of applicator tips. Applicator styles include a flocked nylon tip and a nylon brush tip. The clear polypropylene pen holds 2 ml of product. The package is well suited to lip gloss, oil, and gel. Qosmedix, Edgewood, NY.

Booth #1721

Jars, Caps, and Spatulas

At HBA, a supplier will showcase stock plastic jars, caps, spatulas, and fitments such as shakers and discs. Jars range in capacity from 3 to 650 ml and are suited for cream, powder, pressed-powder, hot-pour products, and spa products. The jars can be made from a variety of resins, including PETG. Jar styles include single-wall, double-wall, heavy-wall, compartmented, and stackable designs. Plastic caps in Urea and phenolic resins can be lined with heat-induction materials. In-house decoration includes silk-screening, hot stamping, spray coating, frosting, labeling, and other special effects. Colt’s Plastics Company, Inc., Dayville, CT.

Booth #1621

Bottles, Jars, and More

Bottles and jars in a range of styles will be displayed at a supplier’s HBA booth. New designs include a Stak Plast bottle with an oval top that tapers into a rectangular base. This bottle is offered with the option of three different flip-top caps. Another bottle, the EIB bottle, has tapered sides and an oval base. It is also available with three flip-top caps. Acrylic jars will also be featured, including the TC and TE tapered jars, which have a clear or custom-colored outer jar and a custom-colored inner container. Both jars can be provided with a range of caps. Other products to be displayed include automatic lip pens with metal or plastic overshells, lip gloss tubes with five different head designs, and loose-powder containers with a range of caps. 3C Inc., Hawthorne, NJ.

Booth #619

Dual-Chambered Tube

For products with two formulations that need to be separated until the time of use, a company offers its dual-chambered tube. The tube-within-a-tube features a 22-mm inner chamber and a 30-mm outer chamber. The tube’s head has two holes that simultaneously dispense product from each chamber. Other new products to be displayed include a new custom-shaped silicone-tip tube that delivers precise, soft-touch application to the delicate eye area. World Wide Packaging Inc., Florham Park, NJ.

Booth #1609

Innovations for Lipstick

A company manufactures plastic and metal packaging for the fragrance, color cosmetic, and treatment markets. Components include caps for cosmetics and fragrances, compacts, and containers for lipstick, mascara, and lip gloss. The firm’s designs include a complete line of stock lipstick packaging such as the full-sized Traditional; the reduced-diameter TrimGlide; the taller, thinner SlimGlide; and the MiniTouch 407. All lipstick containers are available with the firm’s patented ColorTouch swiveling mechanism. The company also provides ColorSeal airtight lipstick cases, FlexTouch flexible flocked-tip applicators, the ColorPour decorating technique, the ColorFix foundation stick, and Mixing Mascara, a patented system designed to keep mascara fresh and supple. Risdon International Inc., Watertown, CT.

Booth #1335

Test Tube Design

Two new styles have been added to a supplier’s Minis portable dispensers line. The design for the new dispensers was inspired by the look of test tubes. Emsar Minis are available with either a fine-mist sprayer or a twist-and-lock lotion pump. The new Test Tube dispensers are available in sizes of 7.5 and 15 ml. Eight other bottles ranging from 7.5 to 30 ml are included in the Minis line. The bottles, which were developed with Precise Plastics, are injection-blow-molded in PET, which provides the clarity of glass without the risk of shattering. The bottles are available in clear, translucent, and opaque colors, and can be decorated with silk-screening, shrink banding, or pressure-sensitive labeling. Turnkey supplier Precise Packaging also offers complete blending, filling, decorating, and packaging services. Emsar, Stratford, CT.

Booth #1709

Packaging Options

With production facilities in China, a supplier is an ISO 9001:2000–certified cosmetic packaging supplier. The company provides jars and bottles in various materials, including polypropylene, polyethylene, PET, and PETG. Major products include acrylic jars and bottles, airless bottles, and tubes. APR Packaging Inc., Burnaby, BC, Canada.

Booth #951

Foaming Body Scrub Formula

A formulator and contract manufacturer has launched a new foaming body scrub. The scrub can incorporate sugar or salt in various crystal sizes as well as fruit seeds and other exfoliants. According to the supplier, exfoliating body scrubs have been one of the fastest growing categories in the personal care market over the past five years. The supplier has also invested in specialized filling equipment to fill the new foaming scrubs in both jars and tubes. Coughlan Products Corp., Wayne, NJ.

Booth #856

New Designs

Part of a supplier’s mission is to continually add innovative products to market. At HBA, the company will unveil several new developments. New decorating capabilities for tubes will be featured, such as holographic designs, full-sleeve printing, optical imaging, and photo-like renderings. Other tube innovations include clear applicator tubes—such as the Pinpoint and the Sponge Top—that are suited to the latest product formulations and convenient, comfortable application. Also on display will be a unique compact, complete with a mascara bottle, with 90-degree features that are designed to make makeup application easier. Finally, the company will unveil a new generation of mascara brushes that it says will bring mascara application to a new level. Alcan Packaging Beauty, New York City.

Booth #1319

Minerva Collection

The Minerva Collection is among the numerous stock packaging lines offered by a supplier. With more than 150 glass molds available, the company also provides components such as injection- and compression-molded caps, compacts, lip product pots, lipstick containers, and jars. Decorating capabilities include silk-screening, hot stamping, frosting, lacquering, metallizing, and soft-touch finishing. Thanks to the firm’s in-house design studio and CAD/ CAM planning, custom design solutions can be achieved. Arrowpak, Richmond Hill, NY.

Booth #719

Airless Dispensers

A line of stock airless dispensers includes a matching overcap, pump, and bottle. The pump and bottle are made of polypropylene, which provides high chemical resistance. Bottle sizes include 7, 10, 15, 30, 50, and 100 ml. Cospack of America Corp., Edison, NJ.

Booth #521

Crimp-Neck Pumps

A supplier offers a range of stock crimp-neck pumps. Neck finishes include 13, 15, and 20 mm. Collars and actuators are available in gold and silver. There is no minimum order amount required. Brad-Pak Enterprises, Garwood, NJ.

Booth #264

Metal Jar Covers

A firm offers a wide range of stock metal jar covers. Stock designs are available in sizes of 33, 38, 43, 48, 53, 58, 63, 66, 70, and 89 mm, in assorted heights and styles. In addition, the company can produce custom jar covers. Decorating options include embossing and debossing. Coloring and tinting are also possible. Cameo Metal Products Inc., Brooklyn, NY.

Booth #1916

Stylish Metal

A firm’s metal-fabricating division, HCT Metals, was launched in 2006 to accommodate increased demand for limited-edition color cosmetic packaging. At the Cosmoprof trade show, the company will exhibit an extensive library of new designs, including standard metal packages such as the company’s Zamac Chop Box (pictured). HCT Packaging Inc., Bridgewater, NJ.

Booth #409

Airless Dispensers

A supplier has added more top-fill and bag-in-bottle designs to its airless dispenser line. With more than 20 years of experience, the firm uses in-house design and tooling to create new products. Manufacturing facilities are in southwest Germany and in the eastern United States. Mega Pumps LLC, Eatontown, NJ.

Booth #2209

Environmentally Friendly PET

Heavy-walled stock bottles can now be produced from 100% postconsumer recycled (PCR) PET resin. The heavy-walled bottles are virtually nonsqueezable and are a good substitute for glass packaging. Besides environmental friendliness, benefits include durability against breakage and denting, light weight, low gas-vapor transmission rates, and good surface aesthetics. PCR PET can be used in any of the supplier’s round and cylinder stock bottle designs, which are available in sizes of 100, 125, 200, and 240 ml. PCR PET is also compatible with custom coloring and the supplier’s PET Glass and PET Metal special effects. Impressions Packaging Corp., Peachtree City, GA.

Booth #0155F

Dispensers

A supplier will showcase the Ezi Foamer, a water-resistant, squeezable dispenser. Airspray will also display its newest Symplicity lotion pump. The company’s Dispensing Systems division will debut its smooth lotion pump called Nea. This pump was designed for viscous and sensitive-skin care products. Rexam Airspray, Pompano Beach, FL.

Booth #1915

Brushed Aluminum

A brushed-aluminum bottle suited for personal care products has been added to a supplier’s permanent stock line. The bottle is available in sizes of 80 and 120 ml. Both versions have a 24-410 neck finish suited to a fine-mist sprayer, a minitrigger sprayer, or a lotion pump. An epoxy phenolic coating lines the inside of the bottles for product protection. McKernan Packaging Clearing House, Reno, NV.

Booth #541

Wide Selection

From formulation to packaging, a company offers a full range of services to the beauty industry. A wide selection of cosmetic containers is available, including bottles, jars, tubes, sprayers, caps, compacts, and airless pumps. Arminak & Associates Inc., Duarte, CA.

Booth #2305

Plastic Hinge for Metal

A supplier has introduced a plastic hinge for its specialty metal containers. The ring-type hinge makes containers easy to lock and unlock, while providing a secure close. Pictured is the hinge on Kerr Dental’s OptiDisc Finishing and Polishing Disc Set, used by dentists to polish teeth. J. L. Clark, Rockford, IL.

Booth #1330

Clear Cartons

Clear plastic cartons can be used to show off cosmetic and fragrance products. Plastic materials include PVC, PET, and polypropylene. These materials can be decorated using offset printing, silk-screening, and hot stamping. The firm’s E-Z Crease boxes are easy to fold and quick to assemble. Cartons can also be custom designed. HLP Clear Packaging, Torrance, CA.

Booth #1948

Environmentally Friendly Samples

A contract packager specializes in producing an environmentally friendly line of sample packaging. Xela Packs are 75% paper constructions that feature a convenient self-closing orifice. Xela Pack Inc., Saline, MI.

Booth #747

Possibilities in Plastic

A packaging designer and manufacturer supplies plastic bottles, tottles, and snap-on closures. The firm’s line of standard packaging features both North American and European styles. The company also offers custom design and molding services. Weber International Packaging Corp., Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC, Canada.

Booth #1756

Partial List of Exhibitors

Current as of July 30, 2007. Advertisers are listed in bold.

Exhibitor Name/Booth #

• Accutech 1152
• Action Bag Manufacturing 251
• Alcan Packaging Beauty 1319
• Alcan Packaging Cebal 1319
• Alkos Cosmétiques 1921
• Alpha Packaging 2027
• Amcor Flexibles 160
• Ampacet 435
• Anil Tubes 1947
• Anisa International Inc. 401
• APR Packaging Inc. 951
• AQL Decorating Co. 1555
• ARES Printing & Packaging 642
• Arminak & Associates Inc. 2305
• Arrowpak 719
• Artube Div. of Iridium Industries 221
• Attop Packaging Canada 1859
• Banat Brush 960
• Baosheng Corp. 847
• The Baruch Co. 144
• Berwick/Offray Industries Inc. 118
• Billie-Ann Plastics Packaging Corp. 759
• Biokolor Make Up S.r.l. 1941
• Bottlemate Inc. 957
• Brad-Pak Enterprises 264
• C+N Packaging Inc. 1835
• Cameo Metal Products 1916
• Card Pak Inc. 360
• CCL Container 1535
• CCL Label Inc. 1535
• CCL Tube 1535
• Chicago Paper Tube & Can Co. 210
• Chin I Ho Glass Industry Company, Ltd. 451
• China Packaging 351
• Ching Fon Industrial Company, Ltd. 956
• Chong Woo America Ltd. 2127
• Clariant Masterbatches Div. 1435
• Cleartec Packaging, a Div. of MOCAP 1760
• Cobe Chem Labs 1735
• Colt’s Plastics Company, Inc. 1621
• Columbia Cosmetics Manufacturing Inc. 309
• Compax 1447
• Continental AFA Dispensing Co. 377
• Continental Packaging Solutions 356
• Corona Packaging Inc. 1469
• Corwood Laboratories 270
• Cosmetic Packaging Group/O.BERK Co. 941
• Cosmetic/Personal Care Packaging 235
• Cosmetica Laboratories Inc. 1327
• Cosmeticpack LLC 105
• Cospack America Corp. 521
• Coughlan Products Corp. 856
• CoValance Inc. 124
• CROWN Holdings Inc. 1341
• Crown Industries Inc. 873
• Curtis Packaging Corp. 1458
• Custom Paper Tubes Inc. 1026
• Dee Paper Co. 202
• Derik Mold & Plastic Factory 1970
• Design & Source Productions 1441
• Diamond Packaging 767
• Diamond Wipes International Inc. 110
• Do-It Corp. 171
• Dong Lim Enterprise Ltd. 228
• Drug & Cosmetic Sales Corp. 1778
• Eco Packaging Inc. 848
• Elcos Company, Ltd. (Eun Chang Company, Ltd.) 1927
• Elegant Packaging LLC 771
• Eluci International Inc. 1641
• Empire-EMCO Inc. 460
• Emsar Inc. 1709
• Englewood Lab 758
• Epopack Company, Ltd. 500
• Esmin Company, Ltd. 542
• Europack/Linhardt Inc. 416
• Ever Spring Inc. 215
• Express Tubes Inc. 1229
• F.M. Brush Co. 1809
• FiberMark Inc. 1936
• Flex Products 964
• FlockTex Inc. 868
• Fusion Packaging 1841
• Hana Company, Ltd. 1247
• Handsfree Applicators 1350
• HCP Packaging USA Inc. 1527
• HCT Packaging Inc. 409
• Henry Pak Inc. 0155A
• HLP Clear Packaging Products 1948
• ICP Innovative Consumer Packaging 163
• IMA Nova Packaging 263
• Imex Vinyl Packaging 1551
• Impressions Packaging Corp. 0155F
• Independent Can Co. 955
• Interconti Systems, Inc. 1547
• Interfashion Cosmetics Corp. 535
• The IntraPac Group 1469
• J.L. Clark 1330
• Joycos Cosmetic Company, Ltd. 222
• Jungmin Company, Ltd. 126
• Kaufman Container Co. 855
• Klocke of America 841
• Knoll Printing & Packaging Inc. 1519
• Label Graphics Manufacturing Inc. 474
• Label Tech Inc. 1474
• Labels West Inc. 206
• Lablabo 1909
• Lady Burd Exclusive Cosmetics Inc. 835
• Lawrence Schiff Silk Mills Inc. 102
• LF of America LLC 2121
• Ma Cher 335
• Madeline Blondman & Company, Inc. 1348
• Mana Products Inc. 635
• Marietta Corp. 1463
• McKernan Packaging Clearing House 541
• MeadWestvaco Calmar 727
• MeadWestvaco Health & Beauty Packaging 727
• Meepo Brushes Ltd. 2251
• Mega Pumps LP 2209
• Monadnock Paper Mills Inc. 151
• Naugatuck Glass 756
• New High Glass Inc. 627
• New York Label & Box Works 1570
• Newtech Brush Company, Ltd. 2228
• Nice Pak Products 2327
• North Pacific Consulting 2015
• Novapac Laboratories Inc. 1815
• Overnight Labels Inc. 2331
• The Pack America Corp. 872
• The Packaging Co. 1578
• Packaging Concepts Associates LLC 1865
• Papillon Ribbon & Bow 101
• Paris Art Label Company, Inc. 1741
• Parkway Plastics Inc. 871
• Penn Bottle & Supply Co. 165
• Plastic Bottle Corp. 2321
• Plastube North America 741
• Power Container Inc. 1960
• Qosmedix 1721
• Rex Corp. 114
• Rexam Airspray Inc. 1915
• Risdon International Inc. 1335
• Roberts Container Corp. 201
• Robinson Paperboard Packaging 1356
• The Royal Promotion Group 1727
• RPC Bramlage WIKO USA 735
• Salbro Bottle Inc. 0256F
• Samhwa Plastic Company, Ltd. (Mazel) 135
• Sampling Dimensions LLC 1827
• Seacliff Packaging Inc. 146
• Silgan Plastics Corp. 1357
• Sunrise Company, Ltd. 0256B
• Swab Plus Inc. 1060
• Tae Sung Industries Company, Ltd. 141
• Takemoto 2115
• Tapemark 860
• Taplast S.p.A. 1651
• Teknor Color Co. 1478
• Telmark Packaging Corp. 147
• 3C Inc. 619
• Topline Products Company, Inc. 427
• Transparent Container 109
• UFP Technologies/Pacific Foam 1851
• Unette Corp. 1836
• Uni-President Glass Industrial Company, Ltd. 664
• Weber International Packaging Company LLC 1756
• World Wide Packaging Inc. 1609
• Wormser Corp. 301
• WS Packaging Group Inc. 1473
• Xela Pack Inc. 747
• Yuan Harng Company, Ltd. 455

 

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