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  • Colgate-Palmolive sees drop in sales over forex impact

    Colgate-Palmolive sees drop in sales over forex impact

    The Colgate-Palmolive Company has reported a 3.1 percent drop in net sales, from $5.065 billion in the first quarter of last year to $ 4.911 billion in the same period this year, due to a foreign exchange impact of 4.4 percent. 

    The company’s gross profit reduced from $3.039 billion in the first quarter of last year to $2.987 billion in the same quarter this year, with an increase of 0.8 per cent in its gross profit margin to 60.8 per cent. 

    The company’s operating profit increased to $1.076 billion in the first quarter of this year from $1.047 billion as compared to the same period last year, with its operating profit margin increasing to 21.9 per cent. 

    Colgate-Palmolive’s net income grew from $683 million in the first quarter of last year to $690 million in the same quarter this year. 

    Based on the current spot rate and an estimate of the impact of the tariff announcement, the organisation has projected earnings per share and net sales to increase by low single digits due to negative impacts from foreign exchange.

    “Our focus on building flexibility into our profit and loss statement enabled us to deliver year-over-year growth in operating profit, net income and earnings per share despite the volatile operating environment,” said Noel Wallace, chairman, president and CEO of Colgate-Palmolive Company. 

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  • Unilever to convert to recyclable toothpaste tubes worldwide

    Unilever to convert to recyclable toothpaste tubes worldwide

    Global consumer company Unilever is to convert its entire toothpaste portfolio to using recyclable tubes by 2025. The company’s oral-care brands include Signal, Pepsodent, and Closeup.

    After four years of development, the recyclable toothpaste tubes will be available this year in two of Unilever’s largest oral care markets – France and India.

    According to Unilever, the new initiative will contribute to its commitment to make 100 percent of its plastic packaging designed to be reusable, recyclable or compostable, and to help collect and process more plastic packaging than it sells.

    First launching in France with Signal, Unilever will introduce the new across its widest range, Integral 8, representing 35 percent of Unilever’s toothpaste portfolio in the country.

    Traditionally, most toothpaste tubes use a mixture of aluminum and plastic, which gives the packaging flexibility but makes it difficult to recycle.

    The new tubes will use high-density polyethylene (HDPE) material, the thinnest plastic material on the market at 220-microns, reducing the amount of plastic needed for each tube. While products made from HDPE are not biodegradable, they are classified as recyclable and can be disposed of in plastic recycling bins.

    The new tubes have been approved by RecyClass, which sets the recyclability standard for Europe and laboratories in Asia and North America.

    Samir Singh, executive vice president of Global Skin Cleansing and Oral Care, said that with billions of toothpaste tubes dumped into landfills each year, he hopes this conversion to recyclable tubes will inspire other industries to make the change.

    “Plastic pollution is undoubtedly one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time,” said Singh

    “That’s why I’m proud of this latest packaging innovation which will see our entire toothpaste portfolio shift to recyclable tubes by 2025. It’s been a long and challenging journey to get to this point, but we hope this transformation will inspire the wider industry also to make the change.”

    According to Unilever, the technology will be available for other companies to adopt to encourage broader industry change. This decision is similar to one made by Colgate after launching its version of recyclable toothpaste tubes earlier this month.

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  • Colgate unveils recyclable toothpaste tubes

    Colgate unveils recyclable toothpaste tubes

    Colgate-Palmolive has revealed the nation’s first recyclable toothpaste tube – the result of five years of research – and immediately offered the technology to rival companies to help reduce landfill waste.

    Colgate Smile for Good plastic tubes use high-density polyethylene (HDPE), classified as recyclable by the Australasian Recycling Label Program of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO). It can be disposed of at kerbside plastic recycling bins.

    “Making toothpaste tubes part of the circular economy will help keep plastic productive and eliminate waste,” said Simon Petersen, GM at Colgate-Palmolive South Pacific.

    “Colgate-Palmolive wants all toothpaste tubes to meet the same third-party recycling standards that we’ve achieved, so we are openly sharing our technology with toothpaste competitors as well as manufacturers of all kinds of tubes.”

    Colgate Smile for Good tube’s HDPE material is based on the same plastic that companies used to make 2L milk bottles and other plastic containers that are recyclable. Its engineers developed a solution using different grades and thicknesses of HDPE laminated into a tube to make it squeezable since the type of plastic used on milk bottles is too rigid.

    Most toothpaste tubes are usually made from sheets of plastic laminate with a thin layer of aluminum. These are difficult to recycle through conventional methods leading to 50 million tubes ending up in landfills annually in Australia.

    The new toothpaste adds to the company’s global target to create 100-per-cent recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging by 2025 and to reach Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Targets as well.

    “It’s fantastic to see companies striving to phase out difficult to recycle materials, innovating to find recyclable alternatives and sharing those learnings and technology to help transform the wider market,” said Brooke Donnelly, CEO at APCO.

    “This collective, ambitious approach by organizations across the supply chain will be critical for Australia to meet its upcoming waste and recycling deadlines, including the 2025 National Packaging Targets.”

    Colgate Smile for Good has two variants such as Smile for Good Protection and Smile for Good Natural White. The range also has Smile for Good Protection mouthwash, Colgate Bamboo Charcoal toothbrush and Smile for Good dental floss. It is Sodium Lauryl Sulfate-free, vegan, gluten-free and sugar-free.

    The toothpaste brand is also supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.

    Colgate Smile for Good toothpaste is sold for RRP $8 at Woolworths, Coles, Amazon, Chemist Warehouse and Priceline.

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