Voyant Beauty to acquire KIK Personal Care
Wind Point Partners and portfolio company Voyant Beauty Holdings, LLC, a full-service partner to the personal care and beauty industry, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the KIK Personal …
Regulatory Issues
CARB California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff is continuing its work to develop amendments to its volatile organic compound (VOC) regulation. The majority of the time has been spent on reviewing product categories and the new …
Why conduct spray package corrosion tests? Part 2
Hello, Everyone. By the time this edition of Corrosion Corner reaches your mailbox I hope the pandemic is over and everyone is healthy. The June edition of Corrosion Corner began a series on why spray package …
Understanding Microplastics
Microplastics are very small plastic particles that typically come from the breakdown of larger pieces of plastic, especially when those larger plastic pieces are exposed to environmental conditions or have been designed and manufactured for …
Chemical Activity Barometer falls slightly in June
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), eased 0.3% in June on a three-month moving average basis following a 4.6% decline in May. On a year-over-year …
Unilever, Tubex and Neuman Aluminium develop eco-friendly antiperspirant aerosol can
Unilever, Tubex and Neuman Aluminium have partnered to develop and manufacture the aerosol can for Rexona Recycled Refreshed. The can consists of a patented aluminum alloy and 25% post-consumer recycled (PCR) material. The use of …
SCC creates scholarship program for under-represented individuals
The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) has created the Madam C.J. Walker Scholarship program to support under-represented minority students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in chemical, physical, medical, pharmaceutical, biological or related sciences and …
SCC launches diversity initiatives, creates scholarship
The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) has launched initiatives supporting equity, diversity and inclusion in the cosmetic and personal care industry. The SCC has committed to: Create scholarship opportunities for under-represented minority students pursuing an …
Webinars set to discuss CARB’s proposed amendments
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites you to participate in the following public webinars to discuss proposed regulatory amendments to further reduce consumer product volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and improve Consumer Products Regulation …
Nussbaum launches aerosol can made from 100% recycled aluminum
Nussbaum Matzingen AG, manufacturer of aluminum monobloc cans, launched an aerosol can made from 100% post-consumer-recycled (PCR) aluminum. It is the first of its kind containing no primary aluminum, according to Nussbaum. The starting material is …