New Twist on Perfume Bottle with DuPont Overmoulding Material

The new products, marketed by Bormioli Luigi under its Linkx trademark, will also be the subject of a conference to be held during the PCD exhibition entitled "New opportunities in bottles design by Linkx.

Dec 27 2011 --- DuPont will be presenting new surprises in DuPont Surlyn as part of itsexhibit at PCD (Perfumes, Cosmetics and Design) in Paris, France, 8-9 February 2012. Visitors to the DuPont booth E20 will see a vast array of forms, textures and optical effects for the packaging of perfumes and cosmetics that are only possible by the innovative use of DuPont Surlyn. One such concept, as will be presented at the show by the Italian glassmaker Bormioli Luigi SpA, is the overmolding of glass bottles with Surlyn 3D technology. The new products, marketed by Bormioli Luigi under its Linkx trademark, will also be the subject of a conference to be held during the PCD exhibition entitled "New opportunities in bottles design by Linkx".

The latest bottle concept from Bormioli Luigi SpA has been designed by French luxury design specialist QSLD. The twisted shape of the glass inner bottle is accentuated in perfect transparency by the thick walls of the cube, made with DuPont Surlyn, that encases it. QSLD further emphasizes the contrasts shapes made possible by the overmolding technology in its choice of colors, as Christophe Guichard, QSLD President, explains: "The choice of charcoal grey for the Surlyn outerlayer was obvious for the mood and type of design we wanted to create, and we found gold to be the best colour to enhance this smoky effect. One of the amazing possibilities of Surlyn 3D technology is the ability to create two contrasting shapes, each of them decorated differently. This creates double the surprise!"

The successful overmolding of a glass bottle using Surlyn 3D technology is the result of collaboration between Bormioli Luigi, DuPont and the Italian injection molding specialist Pibiplast SpA. Bormioli Luigi's patented Sparkx glass formulation is stronger and more durable than ordinary glass and is also particularly clear in its appearance. Its properties also make it suitable for subsequent overmoulding (either entirely or partially) with Surlyn using a unique process mastered by Pibiplast. The spectacular end result is a bottle that is almost limitless in terms of the colours and shapes adopted for both materials and also the finish of both the internal and external
surfaces.