Cosmetics packaging made with Eastman Cristal Renew to obtain ISCC PLUS certification

Axilone Group, a Paris-based manufacturer of packaging for luxury cosmetics, has begun using Kingsport, Tennessee-based Eastman’s Advanced Circular Recycling technologies and the company’s Cristal Renew copolyester.

With 50-percent-certified-recycled content derived from Eastman’s molecular recycling technologies, Cristal Renew is part of a portfolio of sustainable resins Eastman offers. The recycled content certification is achieved by allocating the recycled waste plastic to Cristal Renew using a mass balance process certified by ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification), based in Germany. 

Axilone is the first manufacturer working with Eastman’s family of Renew resins to obtain ISCC PLUS certifications for sites on three different continents, enabling it to produce packaging with high levels of certified recycled content in the U.S., Europe and China, according to a news release issued by Eastman.

"With Cristal Renew, we are thrilled to offer brands the same level of performance and design freedom they have come to expect from our prestige packaging—now with a compelling sustainability profile," says Reynald Trochel, Axilone Group innovation leader. "At Axilone, we have been very active in our research and development efforts aimed at significantly minimizing the environmental footprint of our products and the use of fossil materials. Eastman’s Cristal Renew provides a robust solution that diverts waste from landfills and uses ISCC-certified recycled content in place of fossil feedstocks."

Axilone can supply packaging made from Cristal Renew for a wide range of stock and custom injection-molded applications for the makeup, skincare and fragrance segments globally. Through ISCC, Axilone and Eastman say they can offer brands independent, third-party verification of recycled-content claims.

"Given our long history of collaboration on cosmetics innovations, Axilone is a natural fit for bringing sustainable packaging made from Eastman Renew materials to a global audience," says Renske Gores, the Netherlands-based segment market manager for specialty plastics–cosmetics packaging at Eastman. "These materials deliver significant environmental benefits, including landfill diversion and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. And they are chemically identical to Eastman’s heritage products, so they retain the best-in-class clarity, luster and processability brands expect."