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# Albéa unveils two-in-one closure system for tubes
- URL: https://packaging-europe.ghost.io/albea-unveils-two-in-one-closure-system-for-tubes/
- Published: 2022-01-21T12:12:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-22T21:10:43.000Z
- Author: Packaging Europe staff writers
- Tags: Design, Personal Care, Sustainability, #layout-s, #type-article, #packaging-europe, #Import 2026-09-08 15:44

[**Albéa**](https://www.albea-group.com/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) **introduces EcoFusion Top, a two-in-one HDPE cap solution for tubes for personal care applications, which reportedly offers a “significant” weight reduction compared to standard tubes.**

The single open-and-close system from Albéa reduces the tube’s components to only two, the tube and the single cap, which the company claims make its 80% lighter than standard head and cap solutions. The solution reportedly allows a 55% overall weight reduction of the whole tube when comparing the D50 200 ml, with an EcoFusion Top and Thin-Wall 350µm, with the standard head and cap with 500µm sleeve thickness.

According to Albéa, EcoFusion Top is made from HDPE to guarantee mono-materiality and help to enhance its recyclability. The solution involves a flip-open cap built into the head of the tube. 

The EcoFusion Top is available with various sleeve options from Albéa, including Greenleaf laminate tubes and the Thin-Wall technology for extruded tubes.

The company adds that the solution is also adapted to the e-commerce market and complies with Ista-6 standard.

Caroline Hughes, marketing manager at Albéa Tubes, comments: “Reducing plastic use through weight reduction is a top priority in our responsible tubes roadmap.

“As a single-component open-and-close breakthrough system, EcoFusion Top is the most advanced solution in weight reduction on the market.

“In addition, less plastic in the packaging means a smaller carbon footprint and a reduced environmental impact.”

In 2020, Albéa launched a range of [flip-top caps made from 100% PE](https://packagingeurope.com/alb%C3%A9a-presents-range-of-recyclable-flip-top-caps/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io), offering a monomaterial tube that can apparently be processed in existing rigid HDPE recycling streams. The company has also worked with partners including SABIC and The Estée Lauder Companies on a [tube made with chemically recycled resins](https://packagingeurope.com/alb%C3%A9a-origins-est%C3%A9e-lauder-and-sabic-recyclable-tube-collaboration/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io), as well as [GSK](https://packagingeurope.com/gsk-teams-up-with-albea-and-epl-global-for-recyclable-toothpaste-packs/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io), [Henkel](https://packagingeurope.com/henkel-to-use-albeas-recyclable-tubes-for-entire-oral-care-portfolio/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io), and [Colgate](https://packagingeurope.com/alb%C3%A9a-and-colgate-launch-first-recyclable-toothpaste-tube/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) on recyclable toothpaste tubes.