SOMATER provides additional answers to the beauty and health markets in search of effective solutions to combine primary packaging and sustainable development.

The new PBL tubes, available in 3 versions (all PP, all PE and PE Green) have been developed by SOMATER in cooperation with the entire industry (raw material suppliers, cosmetic and pharmaceutical brands, recyclers). They no longer contain aluminium and are therefore easily and fully recyclable. Even better, the PE Green tubes offered by SOMATER are made from bio-sourced material. A QR-code integrated into the design allows sorting centres to direct the tubes towards the appropriate treatment facility.

We had the pleasure of presenting these new tubes at the last Pharmapack and PCD 2020 trade shows in Paris. They represent one more step towards a circular economy to which SOMATER is strongly attached.

SOMATER was again labelled “Silver” in October 2019 by EcoVadis. We are particularly pleased with the progress of our rating, which goes from 52 to 59 points and places us among the 15% of the best performing companies!

Based on a strict and transparent evaluation grid, EcoVadis measures the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) performance of companies in the following areas:

• Environment
• Social & Human Rights
• Ethics
• Responsible purchasing

More information about EcoVadis and its evaluation methodology can be found at www.ecovadis.com.

We are proud of this result and we thank everyone within our group who helps us every day to take a step forward on the way towards excellence.

The EcoVadis evaluation offers our customers and industrial partners the proof of our continuous and sincere efforts in the field of CSR. We are committed to continuing along this path, in particular by introducing new recycled and bio-sourced materials into our manufacturing processes, by eco-designing new products and optimizing the recyclability of our packaging solutions.

Index of professional equality between women and men: SOMATER scores 92/100.

Gender professional equality is one of the government priorities put forward by the President of the Republic. The “Professional Future” law of 5^th September 2018 created the Gender Equality Index to promote equal pay. Equality between women and men is at the heart of SOMATER’s values. The rating reflects this strong commitment and our desire to strengthen the position of women in the company.

Somater look forward to meeting you on 29^th and 30^th January 2020 at ADF&PCD, a flagship event dedicated to packaging for the perfume, cosmetics and make-up markets. How to reconcile sustainable development and economic development? The question will be at the heart of the debate. Somater, a reference player, will present its solutions around eco-design, recycled and bio-sourced materials.

Let’s talk about it! We are waiting for you on our stand C27 (Hall 7.2) at Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles.

Somater is pursuing and intensifying its efforts on issues relating to Environmental and Corporate Social Responsibility (ECSR)! We are therefore pleased to announce that our Plastuni Lisses plant, specialising in laminated packaging for the cosmetics, pharmaceutical and food industries, has just been awarded the EcoVadis Silver label. The Lisses plant now features in the top 30% of the highest-performing plants in its sector.

The EcoVadis assessment is requested by our industry partners and carried out by an independent body. The aim is to measure, in a transparent fashion, our ECSR performance in four areas: Environment, Social & Human Rights, Ethics and Responsible Purchasing (for more information on EcoVadis: www.ecovadis.com).

We would like to congratulate and thank all our Plastuni Lisses employees who are behind this great result! The entire Somater group is committed to ECSR issues, particularly the use of recycled materials in our production processes.