PLASTIC

TUBES

Plastic tubes have always been a great package design. But thanks to our innovative head styles and specialized caps, the traditional plastic tube is now customized to your specific needs and requirements.

In addition to high-quality material options, Amber has a complete line of head styles and caps designed to meet your product’s demands. Amber also offers state-of-the-art decoration options, including metallic and neon inks, photographic printing, and endless varnish options that will bring your brand to life.

PLASTIC TUBE
MATERIAL

The right material for your plastic tube depends on the compatibility of your product’s formulation. We recommend stability testing to ensure your product is compatible with the tube material.

All of our plastic tubes are multilayered. We provide 3- or 5-layer tubes depending on your product needs. The density of each layer determines the tube’s flexibility and barrier properties.

AMBER OFFERS SEVERAL MATERIAL OPTIONS, INCLUDING:
    • Most Flexible Material
    • Highly resistant to cracking
    • Used for tube sealing
    • Less rigid materials
    • Used for general purposes, such as creams and hair products
    • More rigid than LDPE
    • Provides moisture barrier for some products
    • More rigid tube material
    • Provides best moisture barrier
    • Made from virgin and recycled plastic preprocessed into a resin
    • Reduce carbon footprint
    • Sustainable and environmentally friendly
    • Durable, insulating and resistant to high temperatures
    • Biodegradable
    • Material at risk of becoming ocean pollution converted to plastic resin
    • Versatile, reliable, and recyclable
    • Keeps oxygen out to retain the fragrence, flavor and quality of your product
    • Blocks active ingredients, solvents, and essential oil molecules from migrating through the tube walls
    • Protects your product from volume loss and extends the shelf life of your product
    • Best from products with compatibility issues, such as sunscreens, mineral oils, pesticides, organic solvents, herbal products, and highly fragrant products

PLASTIC TUBE
HEAD STYLES

Amber offers several head styles and cap options, depending on the size of the plastic tube you need. This includes open and closed orifice options, as well as foil seal and tamper-evident shrink bands.

Amber will also create custom tooling for head styles and caps. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, please contact us and we will help you develop a solution.

HEAD STYLES & CAPS

TAMPER EVIDENT HEAD STYLES & CAPS

PLASTIC DECORATION
& FINISHING OPTIONS

Amber provides you with decorations and finishing options that meet the needs of your product. In addition to showcasing your product with our custom color matching, we offer various printing options to give you the best package.

    • Up to 8 Colors
    • Practical for art with multiple colors
    • Full Sleeve Printing
    • Up to 6 Colors
    • Art is slightly raised for a tactile effect
    • Ink often works well on darker plastic tubes
    • A high-quality, upscale look
    • CMYK + 6 spot colors
    • Provides finer detail and better image quality than Offset Printing
    • Able to print images and pictures that replicate photographic quality
    • Customer color matching to a PMS color or with just a chip
    • Color Matching
    • Metallized Caps
    • Gloss or Matte Finish
    • Embossing
    • Metallic Over-Shell
    • Hot Stamping
    • Silk-Screening
    • Gloss
    • Matte
    • Soft Matte
    • Frosted
    • Spot Varnish
    • Soft, velvety feel
    • Enhance user comfort and handling
    • Improve grip, lessen slippage and increase resistance to scratches and abrasion
    • Attractive iridescent shimmer
    • Durable and scratch resistant
    • Effective Thermal Insulator
    • Velvet or suede feel
    • Reduce water condensation
    • Effective thermal insulator
    • Colored foil applied to the surface of the tube
    • Calls attention to brand name and logo
    • Adds elegance to your plastic tube
    • Embossing
    • Debossing
    • Laser Engraving

CREATE YOUR PRODUCT
WITH AMBER.

We’d love to hear from you about your product needs. Contact our
team today to schedule a consultation.