Albéa Group Awarded EcoVadis Gold for the 3rd time

The personal care and beauty packaging provider, Albéa Group, was awarded gold from EcoVadis for its dedication to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability for the third time in a row.

By the year 2025, Albéa is committed to making all of its packaging materials reusable or recyclable. This includes both standard bottle and tube designs, as well as complex colour and care packaging. They are kickstarting the transformation of complex, strategic fragrance, skincare, and cosmetic packaging as brands accelerate the transformation of their ‘standard design’ tubes and bottles.

They are providing proactive guidance to customers seeking to transition their current packaging portfolio, whether through material switch or plastic reduction, custom developments, and recycled or recycling-ready solutions designed by their own marketing teams.

Albéa Group offers full transparency with business partners and continues to innovate its sustainability and CSR goals with a priority to offer alternatives to non-recyclable plastics such as bio-based or post-consumer recycled resins.

Plastic packaging - the enemy of beauty’s eco-solutions

It is true that we do have an environmental and plastic crisis. However, when it comes to the beauty industry, it is also true that plastic might not be the big bad guy it’s made out to be. As it turns out, alternatives aren’t always the most sustainable packaging option either.

As we know, water consumption is a huge environmental issue and is now projected to be the next biggest problem facing the planet. But water is a critical part of the process of turning wood to paper and thus, a significant amount of water is lost through this process. Plastic, on the other hand, does not use anywhere near the same water consumption, and the water that is used, is then re-used.

Because recycling is still in its very early stages, there is a lot of concern about whether plastic is actually being recycled as well. This is the reason that recent reports have shown that recycling rates are lower than ideal, however the growth projection is significant in the sector.

For sure, a product labeled as ‘clean’ with no preservatives, might be thought of as better for the environment. But to be fair, a product that needs to be replaced every three months, kept in a glass jar that’s difficult to recycle, is far worse for the planet than a plastic bottle with a two-year shelf life.

So, in the end, all we can say is that the perfect packaging solution does not actually exist. The best choice is the one that causes the least harm.

Cosmetics global market for active ingredients valued at $4.3 bn by 2026

The global market for active ingredients for cosmetics estimated at US$ 3.5 billion this year, is projected to reach a revised size of USD$ 4.3 billion by 2026, with a growing CAGR of 5.5 per cent.

With the ever-growing concerns over aging skin and the desire to achieve even skin tone is also leading to high demand for active cosmetic ingredients. Adding to these concerns are, dry skin, age spots, premature aging, and pigmentation, demand is rising for ingredients used in anti-aging products.

The cosmetic market is also undoubtedly benefiting from growing consumer inclination towards natural and active cosmetic ingredients, which is spurring demand for products such as botanical extracts, enzymes and amino acids. In addition, the global cosmetic active ingredients market will also be driven by the growing interest of male consumers in personal grooming and grooming products.

In the cosmetic active ingredients market, the leading players are adopting strategies such as new product development, mergers, acquisitions and expansions to strengthen market presence. The positive outlook market is also driving growth in the cosmetic active ingredients market by encouraging manufacturers to focus on R&D initiatives to develop new products featuring unique ingredients. PBHJ