Sériplast, a French SME specializing in packaging injection and decoration, has been manufacturing and printing plastic packaging for leading cosmetics brands since 1966. In 2008, the company launched a new concept in polypropylene breakaway ampoules.

In 2025, at Paris Packaging Week on January 28 and 29, the company will be presenting two versions of this flagship product: a resealable packaging sample and a resealable double-compartment sample.

These packaging solutions meet the same challenge: to find a perfect seal that separates the ampoule head and body and, despite the thin wall, avoids any risk of leakage. All this while ensuring perfect resealability.

The main advantage of this resealability is the possibility of offering a head that integrates a gloss-type stem, a spatula or a dropper. Use is very simple: the consumer begins by breaking off the bulb head.

In the case of the double-compartment ampoule developed specifically for Clarins (1.2 ml capacity), the user pours the products into the palm of his hand and can close the ampoule by clipping on the head. Compartment 1 is sealed from compartment 2 by the head's central skirt.

In the case of the ampoule with integrated stems, the specific application (gloss, serum, mascara, cream, etc.) guides the user, who can then close the ampoule by clipping the head on for later use.

Dropper, spatula, brush or brush: the choice of applicator is plural. The "Signature" range of innovative, modular single-material packs is available in three formats: 1.5 ml, 3 ml and 5 ml. Recyclable and durable, it meets the growing demand for a smaller environmental footprint, while guaranteeing quality and practicality.

New investments

Sériplast never stops innovating... and investing. In 2024, the company extended its injection workshop by 480 m2, installed four additional injection presses (two 200-ton and two 150-ton, in addition to the 22 existing presses) and acquired robots. This investment is designed to meet demand for ampoule, roll-on and bottle production.

The SME has also reached a new milestone with the acquisition of a state-of-the-art lacquering line, which will go into production in March 2025. "We invested in this innovative solution to guarantee our customers short lead times and unrivalled flexibility. This project is in line with our development strategy, which focuses on luxury and impeccable quality. It's a new step that confirms our company's role as a complete and innovative packaging player, combining technical expertise and strategic vision to meet the expectations of a market in the throes of transformation".says Kévin Cènes Tartaglione, Managing Director of Sériplast.

Woola, the startup offering packaging made from recycled wool, announces its first participation at Paris Packaging Week, January 28-29, 2025. Woola will take advantage of the event to present its flagship products, as well as new solutions.

Every year, 200,000 tonnes of wool are burnt or landfilled in various European countries, as they are deemed unsuitable for the textile industry. Based in Tallinn, Estonia, Woola recycles this wool waste to replace bubble plastic and single-use plastic packaging.

Thanks to an innovative process, Woola transforms raw wool into a variety of products: bottle sleeves (available in four), wool wraps and bubblewool that can be used to wrap small, fragile objects, personalized and reused.

The startup will be presenting a number of new products at Paris Packaging Week, including boxes made from recycled wool, ideal for protecting watches and jewelry, and a new bubblewool range.

"We offer sustainable solutions that are also highly technical. Wool is in fact a high-tech natural fiber, and its elasticity, impermeability and resistance to extreme temperatures make it an ideal material for packaging fragile objects or those requiring special protection."says Anna-Liisa Palatu, CEO and co-founder of Woola.

Woola arrived in France just two years ago, and has won over a number of prestigious customers. Its packaging is used by luxury retailers, including two houses in the LVMH group, high-end e-commerce sites, and brands committed to sustainability such as Mademoiselle Bio and Maison Matine.

Last October, the company received the Platinium award for its wool gusseted envelope in the "Sustainable design" category at the annual Pentawards ceremony, and was also honored by the Luxury Innovation Awards in the "Sustainable luxury" category.

For its professional make-up brushes, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté has chosen a set of 15 brushes made by Cosmogen.

A global specialist in innovative, patented and responsible application solutions for cosmetics and pharmaceutical brands, Cosmogen has long-standing expertise in the design of brushes dedicated to make-up application.

The set developed for Yves Saint Laurent Beauté accompanies make-up artists on brand events and photo shoots.

Each tuft is designed for a specific area of the face: complexion, eye, eyelid. The brushes in the set share a matte-varnished black FSC wood handle with gold YSL Beauté logo, a shiny gold aluminum ferrule and a synthetic bristle tuft.

Specializing in the design, development and manufacture of primary and secondary packaging, TNT Group has created a luxurious drawbridge box in textured paper-covered cardboard, discreetly decorated with hot stamping on the outside, for British perfume house Roja.

The ingenious magnetless mechanical closing system features a plate that fits neatly into the throat. Throat, wedge and plate are clad in gold foil.

Seven references of personalized plates are delivered separately and fixed in the brand's packaging workshops, for agile and responsible stock management. For even greater performance, the wedges for the 100 ml and 50 ml formats for which this box is intended will also be delivered separately in the near future.

"Brands are looking for high-end, eco-designed, single-material boxes, usually paper and cardboard, including wedges, with a non-magnetic closure system that is efficient and in line with the perception of luxury and wonder expected on opening. The must is to design this box to suit several references, by delivering separate components and therefore totally agile in terms of the supply chain. All the while, depending on the market, respecting the regulations that apply in relation to the container/content ratio to reduce the carbon footprint. It's a subtle equation to solve, perfectly illustrated by this Roja box set, the fruit of a first collaboration".explains Virginie Pellé, Secondary Packaging Division Manager.

At Paris Packaging Week 2025, Bormioli Luigi celebrates the anniversary of its signature Inside decor.

Applied to the inner surface of the container, the Inside coating enhances the glass bottles it decorates. From the outset, Bormioli Luigi has developed this solution to be both aesthetically pleasing and technically reliable: stability and compatibility of lacquers, honing of patented technologies... Year on year, volumes have increased, benefiting a process appreciated by brands for the added value it brings (aesthetics, product differentiation, protection of formulas, etc.).

In 2023, the Parma decoration workshop will be equipped with a new machine, increasing its theoretical capacity to 40 million parts per year. At the same time, the range of available colors has been expanded to include metallic lacquers for a mirror effect and brand-new transparent shades.

Another advantage of Inside is its suitability for all complementary decorating techniques, such as silk-screening, hot stamping, lacquering, etc. It can also be used for gradient effects or two-tone hues.

Multiple applications

Initially dedicated to simple bottle shapes, the Inside decor now adapts to all geometries, including the most complex, as well as cosmetic jars and even make-up products such as glass lipstick. Bormioli Luigi guarantees the systematic compatibility of lacquers with formulas, and carries out a specific homologation test for each development.

The decor developed by the Italian glassmaker complies with eco-design rules and achieves a very good comparative LCA. The water-based lacquers consume less energy than external lacquering, without dispersing particles into the atmosphere. The bottle retains a glass thickness whose transparency enables the material to be recognized by optical sorting during the recycling phase.

Coverpla is expanding its product catalog in partnership with European companies. These new products will be presented at Paris Packaging Week, to be held on January 28 and 29, 2025. 

This year, Coverpla is responding to the demand for generously shaped caps - which brands are happy to match with bottles of all sizes, including minis - and simple, effective, accessible caps.

The SME also offers bottles whose premium codes are often based on the thickness of the glass. 

It has the crystalline transparency of glass and the strength of plastic: surlyn is injected by Coverpla in its workshops in Nice from virgin material, or from production waste for tinted versions. In addition, grades of surlyn made from recycled waste oil will soon be available. 

Coverpla's catalog features the Marilyn hood, with its large proportions and elegant facets ready to reflect light like glass.

More straightforward, the Gaby surlyn model is eagerly awaited by brands for its cylindrical shape, easy to match with all bottle types. 

In the wood hood range, Léo is simply matched with two recessed fillets and a PP insert. It is immediately available (from stock) in both white and tobacco. It can be ordered in a special shade, from 5,000 units upwards.

The Karma bottle stands out for its 50-ml format and the way it distributes the material. Designed by Coverpla, it is produced by Zignago Vetro and features a crimping ring.

The Oscar bottle adopts the "apothecary" spirit so fashionable for perfumes and cosmetics. Depending on the format chosen (50 or 100 ml), it takes on a very different look, to which its thick base is no stranger. Also manufactured by Zignago Vetro, it features a crimping ring.

_{Photo of the Marilyn hood taken from the Coverpla website.}