This milestone celebrates an exceptional journey marked by innovation, industrial excellence, and forward-looking vision aligned with the evolving beauty market and Aptar’s ambitions.
A Strong Regional Presence
Aptar is a global leader in drug and consumer product dosing, dispensing and protection technologies with over 13,000 employees in 20 countries. In France, Aptar has over 4,000 employees and is one of the largest private employers in the Eure and Manche departments. Over 1,000 Aptar Beauty employees work across three specialized sites:
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Aptar Le Neubourg: molding and assembling dispensing systems for luxury fragrance and cosmetics
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Aptar Verneuil d’Avre et d’Iton: molding, assembly, filling and inserts for mini packaging, airless products, aerosol valves, and pumps
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Aptar Charleval: molding, assembling, and decorating mini packaging and airless products
Together, these industrial hubs form the “Normandy platform,” promoting regional manufacturing in line with Aptar’s “local for local” strategy.
An Agile and Versatile Site
To support innovation, Aptar has enhanced the Verneuil site with:
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R&D focus on airless and fragrance prestige innovations, including the Nomad Refill – the first refillable purse spray that refills in under five seconds (launched January 2025)
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New machines, including an extra filling line and electric molding presses
By 2030, the molding workshop will operate fully with electric presses, reducing energy use by 25%.
The site supports Aptar Beauty’s full-service offering, including:
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Easy Spray: miniature fragrance packaging designed, assembled, filled, and carded onsite
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iD SCENT: paper-based, recyclable fragrance sampling solution
An Evolving Industrial Model
The Verneuil site aligns with Aptar Beauty’s sustainability goals by:
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Recycling 95% of plastic materials used
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Phasing out POM (Polyoxymethylene)
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Integrating PCR materials
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Offering recyclable packaging
The site holds certifications including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 50001:2018, ISO 22716 (GMP), and Landfill Free.
Aptar Beauty continues to evolve with agility, synergy, and sustainability at its core.
“Thanks to the expertise and agility of our teams, the Verneuil-d’Avre-et-d’Iton site will continue to reinvent itself to adapt to emerging market trends and deliver the best of French manufacturing to our customers.”
— Cyril Chevalier, Operations Director, Aptar Verneuil d’Avre et d’Iton
“Within five years, Aptar’s Normandy platform aims to become a global benchmark for our prestige fragrance and cosmetics clients in terms of innovation, quality, and service.”
— Jean-Noël Coninx, Normandy Operations Director, Aptar Beauty
Aptar Beauty celebrates 60 years of industrial excellence driven by its people, their know-how, and their future vision. “Made in France”—and especially “Made in Normandy”—continues to stand for quality, innovation, and sustainability.
Key Figures – Aptar Verneuil d’Avre et d’Iton
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Employees: Over 250
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Site area: 20,000 m²
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Products delivered annually: approx. 1 billion
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Molded parts: 1.7 billion produced via 40+ molding machines and 35 assembly machines
Key Milestones
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1965: STEP Paris created
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1993: Creation of AptarGroup
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1994: STEP Paris acquired by Valois
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2010: Aptar consolidates segments
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2023: Name changes to Aptar Beauty and Aptar Closures
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2025: 60th Anniversary of Verneuil site
