In collaboration with Dow, Candiani presents premium cream jars made of the SURLYN PC 2000 REN ionomer, which is sourced from used cooking oil and aims to reduce carbon emissions.
Candiani already offers a range of standard cream jars made from Dow’s SURLYN Ionomers, but its new lineup of cream jars for face, body, and eye contour products utilizes SURLYN PC 2000 REN, which is made from used cooking oil and other ‘bio-circular’ resources.
The ionomer is believed to offer a lower carbon footprint, and its production is reportedly ISCC+ certified under a mass balance approach.
By incorporating it into its packaging, Candiani aspires to achieve ‘crystal-clear’ transparency, ‘luxurious’ shine, and a ‘silky’ feel. Starting with a standard base, it offers 15ml, 50ml, and 200ml formats in round or square shapes, along with a palette of colours – transparent, red, blue, turquoise, or yellow.
Potential decorative finishes include traditional or UV screen printing, as well as hot stamping and other surface effects.
At the same time, the company aims to maintain impact resistance in travel packaging, achieving the look and feel of glass while avoiding its fragility.
“For years, we’ve trusted SURLYN Ionomers,” says company director Carlo Candiani. “This resin gives us great design freedom to create perfume caps and cream jars that combine technicality and aesthetics.
“Today, with SURLYN PC 2000 REN Ionomers, we offer an alternative made from bio-circular resources with the same performance, meeting significant market needs.”
“Dow’s commitment to the circular economy is based on a strong conviction: innovation is key to reducing our environmental impact, without compromising the performance and elegance of materials,” adds Imran Munshi, global consumer market segment leader at Dow.
Candiani will showcase its jars at K 2025 in Düsseldorf from 8th – 15th October, located in Dow’s Building 04.1 outside Hall 4.
Back in 2023, Dow joined forces with LVMH Beauty to implement SURLYN Ionomers into its perfume caps and cosmetic cream jars, starting with La Petite Robe Noire from Guerlain. The move was anticipated to maintain the premium aesthetic of previous packaging designs while helping to lower LVMH’s carbon footprint.
In other news, Maison Guerlain has utilized Amcor’s CleanStream premium post-consumer recycled polypropylene into its hexagonal hand cream containers, setting its sights on recyclability across Europe.
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