
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:
LINEAR LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (LLDPE)
- Most Flexible Material
- Highly resistant to cracking
- Used for tube sealing
LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (LDPE)
- Less rigid materials
- Used for general purposes, such as creams and hair products
MEDIUM DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (MDPE)
- More rigid than LDPE
- Provides moisture barrier for some products
HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE)
- More rigid tube material
- Provides best moisture barrier
PCR
- Made from virgin and recycled plastic preprocessed into a resin
- Reduce carbon footprint
SUGARCANE
- Sustainable and environmentally friendly
- Durable, insulating and resistant to high temperatures
- Biodegradable
OCEAN BOUND RESIN
- Material at risk of becoming ocean pollution converted to plastic resin
- Versatile, reliable, and recyclable
ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER (GAS BARRIER RESIN)
- 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
SCREW ON
SNAP ON
NASAL
SHORT NASAL
LIP SLANT
LIP SLANT WITH SILICONE HEAD
TAMPER EVIDENT HEAD STYLES & CAPS
CHILD-RESISTANT CAP (CRC)
FOIL SOIL
TAMPER-EVIDENT LIP SLANT
SHRINK BAND
OFFSET PRINTING
- Up to 8 Colors
- Practical for art with multiple colors
- Full Sleeve Printing
SILK SCREENING
- 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
FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING
- CMYK + 6 spot colors
- Provides finer detail and better image quality than Offset Printing
- Able to print images and pictures that replicate photographic quality
COLOR OPTIONS
- Customer color matching to a PMS color or with just a chip
CAP & CLOSURE DECORATION OPTIONS
- Color Matching
- Metallized Caps
- Gloss or Matte Finish
- Embossing
- Metallic Over-Shell
- Hot Stamping
- Silk-Screening
VARNISH OPTIONS
- Gloss
- Matte
- Soft Matte
- Frosted
- Spot Varnish
SOFT TOUCH FINISHES
- Soft, velvety feel
- Enhance user comfort and handling
- Improve grip, lessen slippage and increase resistance to scratches and abrasion
PEARL FINISHINGS
- Attractive iridescent shimmer
- Durable and scratch resistant
- Effective Thermal Insulator
FLOCKING FINISHES
- Velvet or suede feel
- Reduce water condensation
- Effective thermal insulator
HOT STAMPING
- Colored foil applied to the surface of the tube
- Calls attention to brand name and logo
- Adds elegance to your plastic tube
CUSTOM EMBOSS/DEBOSS
- Embossing
- Debossing
- Laser Engraving