Dow has announced a collaboration with Brivaplast and TecnoGi to reprocess imperfect perfume caps for use in luxury footwear and leather goods, aiming to advance circularity by keeping high-quality materials in the loop for longer.
Dow currently supplies SURLYN resin to Brivaplast, a manufacturer of cosmetic packaging. This material is used to craft ‘gem-like’ perfume caps for fragrance brands.
The production of luxury perfume caps requires stringent quality standards which occasionally results in the production of substandard pieces. To provide a new life for this post-industrial scrap, TecnoGi will reprocess the imperfect perfume caps for use in high-end components for luxury footwear and leather goods.
By reusing these materials, the companies hope to reduce manufacturing scrap, enhance value across multiple sectors and demonstrate the importance of working together across the materials value chain to promote circularity.
“Our collaboration with Brivaplast and TecnoGi comes at a time when demand for sustainable materials and packaging solutions continues to grow,” commented Imran Munshi, Global Consumer Market Segment Leader at Dow. “We’re proud to show what can be achieved by working together across the value chain, and the benefits for all of keeping valuable materials in the loop for longer.”
Last December, LOG Pharma Primary Packaging’s barrier line utilized pharma-grade resins powered by Dow, which claim to lower the weight of pharmaceutical bottles by up to 30% without sacrificing their water vapour transmission rate. The new line is said to cut production costs ‘significantly’ and result in drug packaging with ‘optimal’ moisture and oxygen protection.
More recently, James Cropper and champagne house Maison Perrier-Jouët partnered to launch cases for the Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque Cocoon Brut and Rosé vintage cuvées, made from paper pulp and the flour from vine shoots. Apparently 93% lighter than the champagne house’s traditional boxes, the new wrap doesn’t use any varnish or glue.
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