{"id":123978,"date":"2023-03-15T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T06:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=123978"},"modified":"2023-03-14T12:09:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T11:09:18","slug":"sulapac-launches-sulapac-luxe-a-new-sustainable-material-for-luxury-fragrance-caps-as-part-of-its-expanded-cosmetics-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/sulapac-launches-sulapac-luxe-a-new-sustainable-material-for-luxury-fragrance-caps-as-part-of-its-expanded-cosmetics-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"Sulapac launches Sulapac\u00ae Luxe, a new sustainable material for luxury fragrance caps as part of its expanded cosmetics portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Beauty brands are seeking sustainable alternatives for conventional plastic packaging \u2013 but high-end brands have high-end demands. Sulapac\u2019s expanded portfolio, including a novel bio-based material ideal for fragrance bottle caps, allows cosmetic brands to meet their sustainability targets with a comprehensive range of applications, without compromising quality or aesthetics.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An award-winning material innovation startup, Sulapac, has launched Sulapac\u00ae Luxe, a new bio-based material ideal for substituting hard plastics, including ABS, as part of its expanded portfolio for cosmetics and beauty packaging. The new material comes in response to demands from the beauty industry\u2019s leading brands for more environmentally conscious packaging solutions that still offer high-end luxury feel, function, and aesthetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne major challenge beauty brands face in replacing conventional plastics is the strict performance criteria of the chosen materials,\u201d says Colin Strobant<\/strong>, International Sales Director at Sulapac. \u201cWith Sulapac Luxe, we have shown that conventional plastics can be easily replaced without compromising on quality. We have listened to our customers\u2019 challenges, and the material has been through an extensive development process to ensure it stands up to the highest demands for luxury performance.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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High density, resistance to temperature fluctuations, ceramic feel and sound, and a glossy, smooth surface are some of the material\u2019s characteristics, which are important for luxury brands. Sulapac Luxe is not only recyclable, but like all Sulapac materials, it can also be made with recycled content, another feature important for many premium brands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSulapac is a pioneer in recycled bio-based materials and our aim is to use only recycled biopolymers within the next five years,\u201d says Sulapac\u2019s CEO and Co-founder, Dr.<\/strong> Suvi Haimi. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Sulapac Luxe is made from industrially compostable materials; it leaves no permanent microplastics or toxic load behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several high-end beauty brands have already shown interest in utilizing Sulapac Luxe in combination with their existing glass fragrance bottles or jars. The material is commercially available to all manufacturers and slips seamlessly into existing injection molding production lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sustainable solutions for various applications and manufacturing technologies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With the expanded portfolio, Sulapac\u2019s customers can now create packaging for various product areas, including skincare, makeup, and fragrances. Shiseido\u2019s brand Ul\u00e9 utilizes Sulapac\u00ae for their lids, while a diverse group of skincare brands from Lumene to Manik package their products in Sulapac\u00ae jars. The selection of materials and production techniques allows brands to choose between a matt, glossy, or natural appearance complimented by a wide range of color options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The successful launch of the BetterBarrel by Schwan Cosmetics last year, and Toly\u2019s popular Infinity Line of powder compacts made with Sulapac\u00ae<\/sup> further demonstrate the versatility of Sulapac\u2019s offering. Sulapac has also developed premium quality solutions in collaboration with CHANEL, including sustainable bottle caps created exclusively for the fragrance range LES EAUX DE CHANEL and the lid for the N\u00b0 1 de CHANEL Cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides materials for injection molding and extrusion, Sulapac\u2019s portfolio includes solutions for thermoforming, allowing cosmetic companies to create sustainable logistic trays and point-of-sale displays, as well as for 3D printing enabling sustainable prototyping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Regulation and ambitious sustainability targets urge brands to switch to bio-based, circular solutions <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Demand for sustainable solutions is accelerating rapidly as companies are actively seeking alternatives for certain conventional plastics widely used in cosmetics packaging, including thermoset materials. They are unrecyclable and thus potentially subject to restrictions by European Commission\u2019s upcoming Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). There are also upcoming country-specific restrictions for certain materials, such as ABS, that push companies towards more sustainable solutions. Sulapac\u2019s expanded portfolio enables cosmetic brands to replace controversial materials, such as thermosets and ABS, with truly sustainable alternatives \u2013 without compromising quality or aesthetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are happy to see the positive movement within the cosmetic sector as more and more brands are turning away from conventional plastic. Our job is to make this transition as easy and beneficial as possible \u2013 for brands, their customers, and the environment,\u201d says Haimi.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

About Sulapac<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sulapac Ltd<\/strong> accelerates the plastic waste-free future by replacing conventional plastic with sustainable materials that are beautiful and functional. Like nature. The Helsinki-based company was founded in 2016 by three scientists Dr. Suvi Haimi, Dr. Laura Tirkkonen-Rajasalo and Dr. Antti P\u00e4rssinen and was ranked one of Europe\u2019s 100 hottest startups by WIRED UK in 2018, 2019 and 2021. Investors behind the award-winning, patented material innovation include CHANEL and Sky Ocean Ventures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beauty brands are seeking sustainable alternatives for conventional plastic packaging \u2013 but high-end brands have high-end demands. Sulapac\u2019s expanded portfolio, including a novel bio-based material ideal for fragrance bottle caps, allows cosmetic brands to meet their sustainability targets with a comprehensive range of applications, without compromising quality or aesthetics. An award-winning material innovation startup, Sulapac, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"Beauty brands are seeking sustainable alternatives for conventional plastic packaging \u2013 but high-end brands have high-end demands","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[5847,12228,7105,5528],"supplier":[13840],"class_list":["post-123978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-bioplastics","tag-cosmetics","tag-packaging","tag-sustainability","supplier-sulapac"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123978"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=123978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}