Caps, Closures and Cosmetic Tubes

Switpack part of the Swit Group of companies based in Warsaw Poland has recently expanded it's portfolio of products to include Soft drink and bottled water caps & closures. This was acheived by the recent acquisition of gerdaplast polska.

With the increase in privatelabel water and soft drinks producers throughout Europe Switpack is confident that both quality and pricing will help reduce producers costs in what is predicted to be a tough year ahead.

In addition Switpack offers Polyethylene Tubes ranging from 19mm - 50mm diameter. Whilst the rest of Europe has recently been struggling with the well documented problems of the Euro Zone Poland and it's manufacturing base has been largely unaffected. This has resulted in an increase in interest for Polish manufacturing and in particular cosmetic tubes, caps and closures.

Switpack currently offers 6 colour offset printing and new for 2012 "add a splash of colour" tube labeling solutions. This range will expand to digital printing on tubes and laminates.

For companies looking for a one stop solution Switpack also has Bulk Mixing machines and Cosmetic tube Filling lines.

Mc Bride Private Label in Personal Care Products

McBride has an extensive range of Personal Care, skincare and toiletry products. They are expanding their offer all the time. With three Personal Care liquids factories - in the UK, Belgium and Poland private label, 2 Personal Care aerosol factories in the UK and France, a specialist Skincare facility in The Czech Republic and Personal Care and skincare factories in Malaysia and Vietnam they are increasing their global scale in this dynamic market.

The Personal Care categories McBride manufacture include:

• Baby care
• Bath and shower products
• Hair care
• Body care
• Mens grooming
• Oral care
• Skin care

Baby care ranges
Mc Bride manufacture a complete range of baby toiletries including baby shampoos, bath foam, cleansing lotions and oils.

Bath and shower
Bath and shower ranges include bathfoams, shower gels, mousses and liquid soaps including latest aromatherapy formulations to deliver a relaxing bathing experience.

Hair care
McBride develop shampoos, conditioners and hair styling solutions for all the family needs.

Body care
We manufacture roll-on and anti-perspirant deodorants and body sprays, as well as body performance products including body scrubs.

Mens Grooming
Mc Brides range of mens grooming products includes shaving gels and foams, mens deodorant's and body sprays, plus shower products and skin care ranges for men.

Oral care
Mc Bride produce sensitive, whitening, kids and family formulations of toothpastes, as well as single and dual phase mouthwash formulations

Skin care
Mc Bride's latest innovations include cocoa butters and aloe vera creams, as well as general body and foot care, make-up removal lotions and self-tanning creams.

Private Label Manufacturers Association ( PLMA )

The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) conference, held annually in Chicago, was chalk full of market drivers and growth incentives for retailers and suppliers in 2011. As reported by PerishableNews.com, attendance was up more than 15 percent, according to a PLMA spokesperson, despite the sluggish growth private label experienced in 2010.

Brian Sharoff, president of PLMA said large Chinese retailers need to jump on the bandwagon and begin to develop private labels because of the huge market potential, according to PeopleDaily.com.

"In developed markets, such a strategy has had a history of more than 20 years after retailers tried to seek more profit to differentiate themselves from the competition," Sharoff said. "In China, it is still relatively new but has very big potential."

PeopleDaily.com reported private label products are priced 20 to 30 percent below name brands, and they account for more than one-third of retailers’ total stock in the United States or Europe. China only accounts for 5 percent, per the Shanghai Commission of Commerce.