Candiani adopts SURLYN™ PC 2000 REN for a new range of more sustainable premium cream jars

Italian company G.CANDIANI, a packaging specialist for the cosmetics industry, strengthens its collaboration with DOW by adopting the new material SURLYN™ PC 2000 REN, a bio-circular version of the renowned SURLYN™ ionomer, now used in its range of high-end and eco-sustainable cream jars.

Specializing in the creation, design, and production of plastic packaging for the perfumery and cosmetics sectors, G.CANDIANI offers specific solutions-customized caps, jars, and bottles in addition to a wide range of standard cream jars made from SURLYN™.

Thanks to its technical expertise in injection molding and DOW commitment to sustainable materials, a new line of eco-friendly cream jars has been created – for face, body, and eye contour. It now includes SURLYN™ REN, meeting the growing needs of brands seeking responsible solutions without compromising the perceived quality and aesthetics of their packaging, as Carlo Candiani, company director, emphasizes:

“We have been relying on SURLYN™ for years. This resin offers us great design freedom to create perfume caps and cream jars that combine technology and aesthetics. Today, with SURLYN™ PC 2000 REN, we offer an eco-sustainable alternative with the same performance, capable of meeting the market’s important needs.”

Design, sustainability, and versatility

SURLYN™ PC 2000 REN maintains the strengths that have won over G.CANDIANI: crystalline transparency, luxurious shine, silky feel, impact resistance, and design freedom.

G.CANDIANI takes full advantage of these properties to offer highly customized packaging starting from a standard base. The company offers a range of eye, face, and body cream jars (15 ml, 50 ml, and 200 ml formats), with more or less complex shapes – round or square – available in a wide range of colors: clear, red, blue, turquoise, yellow, and other vibrant hues. The numerous decorative finishes available (hot stamping, traditional screen printing, and UV) and surface effects allow for a wide range of variations, for tailored customization, perfectly aligned with brand identities. The material’s robustness makes it an ideal choice for “mobile” packaging, maintaining the elegance and sensuality of glass without its fragility.

A renewable material without compromising on quality

Derived from bio-circular resources, such as used cooking oils, SURLYN™ PC 2000 REN reduces the carbon footprint while maintaining the optical, sensorial, and mechanical performance for which the original material is renowned. Its production is ISCC PLUS (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) certified according to the mass balance principle. By valorizing waste from other industrial supply chains, this material contributes to a measurable reduction in environmental impact throughout its life cycle, while meeting the stringent safety requirements of the cosmetics industry.Towards circular and innovative packaging solutions

Towards circular and innovative packaging solutions

Following the successful initial integration of SURLYN™ PC2000 REN into the caps of a renowned and prestigious French group, G.CANDIANI has now chosen this bio-circular material for its packaging solutions. These subsequent collaborations demonstrate the collective dynamic established within the supply chain, where co-innovation between brands, converters, and material producers is becoming a concrete lever for driving the industry toward more responsible, creative, and ambitious models. “DOW commitment to the circular economy is based on a strong belief: innovation is only valuable if it helps reduce our impact on the environment, without compromising the performance and elegance of materials,” says Imran Munshi, Global Consumer Market Segment Leader at DOW.

Source

G.CANDIANI and Dow Chemical, joint press release, 2025-09.

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Dow Chemical Company
G.CANDIANI
International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC)

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