Packaging + outsourcing x beauty = Cosmopack

Raw materials, high tech machinery, innovative packaging and more... formulas and textures arising from the best global outsourcing: the next Cosmopack promises to offer an ever increasingly effective synthesis of industry, research and technology (Bologna, April 2nd-5th).

More than 350 exhibitors will be there from around the world, representing the entire cosmetics industry. At Cosmopack it will thus be possible to rub shoulders with producers, but also those working in the universities to train the professionals of tomorrow, and the testing labs and institutions that legislate, regulate and guide the beauty sector toward sustainability.
The focus of the event is becoming more and more explicit and rich with contents: cosmetic packaging in all its forms, examined from many different perspectives and with particular attention to the production needs of the industry, whose operators offer exhaustive and high profile responses.
Notable highlights for Cosmopack 2014 include the event’s opening and closing two days earlier than Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna (April 4th-7th). But also the International Buyer Program expressly dedicated to Cosmopack, with planned  B2B encounters between show exhibitors and buyers.

About new powders, trends and walls
The Powder Factory. Following the interest aroused in 2013 surrounding the Lipstick Factory, Cosmopack this year proposes a new “journey” to discover another Made in Italy technology, a feather in the cap of the country’s cosmetics industry.
“The Powder Factory” - this is the name of the dedicated area - will host materials and machinery dedicated to the complex production chain of powder foundation (a descendant of the “classic” face powder).
It starts with cutting-edge raw materials, which will compose the formula for a veritable “magic powder” with a pleasant touch and feel that is long-lasting, and most importantly, oil-, mineral- and Paraben-free.
The heart of the production will be latest generation machinery that micronizes (i.e. pulverizes) the silicons in order to obtain a “light as air” effect and soft touch. And given that the fabric is also fundamental in compacting face powder, all the marvelous designs on the powder will be made with certified Oeko-tex fabric.
From production to packaging: the container will be totally innovative, made completely out of biodegradable eco-plastic, in the spirit of sustainability.
During the course of Cosmopack’s 4 days, the Powder Factory will make 5,000 unique pieces.

Trend Forum 2014. For the second consecutive year, Cosmopack proposes a series of conferences on trends and new business prospects. At the table will be novelties in the packaging and outsourcing sectors and a focus on raw materials, with updates on all novelties in the packaging and outsourcing sectors.

The Cosmopack Wall. The 2014 edition of Cosmopack offers all exhibitors the possibility to express their own technological creativity by interpreting and styling according to their own taste the icon of a woman in flowing robes, the event’s official image.
The “works” will be exhibited in a dedicated area (The Cosmopack Wall) highly visible on the large wall in the passageway between pavilions 15 and 18.
On the evening of Wednesday, April 2nd, during the Cosmopack Opening Cocktail, a winner will be selected.