Eastman Cristal^™

Let your packaging tell your story. Eastman Cristal specialty resins protect your cosmetics formula inside while conveying your brand image through packaging. Glasslike clarity and robust performance give designers full creative freedom while advancing sustainable beauty with recycled and recyclable grades.

Key features

Brilliance reimagined

Brands have relied on legacy Cristal for decades, and now the next generation has arrived. Today, Cristal Renew and Cristal One Renew offer certified recycled content* and PET-recyclable solutions. These materials can be used in jars, lipsticks, compacts, bottles and fragrance caps to help you achieve sustainable beauty without sacrificing design or performance.

And our latest offering, Cristal One Renew IM812, lets you have it all. It’s recyclable and can have up to 100% recycled content. It’s engineered for complex, thick-walled cosmetics components and offers glasslike clarity with a luxurious finish while supporting your circular goals.

*Via ISCC-certified mass balance allocation

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Sustainability without compromise

Eastman offers specialty plastics for cosmetics packaging that are lightweight, offer reliable impact protection and support flexible design. These features help brands create elegant, attention‑grabbing packaging that drives purchase decisions and differentiation.

Our approach combines style with sustainability to preserve brand equity and meet modern consumer expectations. Eastman Renew grades offer high recycled content and PET recyclability options, so brands can deliver design choice and lead in responsible, circular packaging.

Real impact

For every one million cosmetic jars made with Cristal Renew 50, Eastman repurposes 45.7 tons of plastic waste as a raw material, preventing 17.7 tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

Drive change

Lead the shift to responsible packaging by reducing plastic waste and deepening brand trust without compromising performance or quality.

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Join us in our material revolution to end plastic waste.

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Cristal One Renew

Cristal One Renew delivers a premium look and proven performance while reducing end‑of‑life impact. Its pristine clarity gives consumers true shade representation when selecting color cosmetics. Cristal One Renew can be used in thick-walled, complex designs to help products stand out on the shelf. It’s designed for luxury packaging, combining high certified recycled content and full compatibility within the existing PET recycling stream. So your packaging is beautiful today and can be recycled tomorrow.

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Close up of faceted glass-like jar made from Eastman Cristal copolyester.

Red lip gloss in packaging made from Eastman Cristal copolyester.

Cristal Renew

The Cristal Renew portfolio pairs brilliant clarity and color with proven chemical resistance, processing versatility and durable toughness. It’s formulated with high levels of certified recycled content, so brands can elevate aesthetics and performance while meeting sustainability goals.

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Applications

Whether you’re launching a new product or improving your current line, our comprehensive portfolio offers the right materials to meet your needs. Cristal combines performance and sustainability across a wide range of applications, including jars, compacts, lipstick cases, caps and bottles. And with options like Cristal Renew and Cristal One Renew, sustainability meets premium aesthetics and eye-catching brand identity.

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