LINDAL Spain celebrates a decade of business

December 25, 2019

Barcelona-based LINDAL Spain celebrated its 10th anniversary at Espacio Blanc in early December. The celebration acknowledged the significant progress the location has made in the Spanish aerosol industry since 2009. “Our principle aim was to establish …

ABAS appoints new President

December 24, 2019

Antal György Almásy, Technical Director, AeroService Ltd., begins his two-year term as President of the Brazilian Aerosol Association (ABAS) on Jan. 1. He will succeed Dr. Hugo Chaluleu, who held the position of ABAS President …

NY law to ban sales of products containing 1,4-dioxane, ACI & HCPA react

December 23, 2019

Cleaning and personal care products containing 1,4-dioxane can no longer be sold New York starting in 2022. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the NY Senate Bill S4389B on Dec. 9. The bill was created over water …

PLZ Aeroscience buys contract manufacturer Liquid Technologies

December 17, 2019

PLZ Aeroscience has purchased Liquid Technologies, Inc. (LTI) from private capital firm Frontenac Co. for an undisclosed sum. LTI is a Chino, CA-based contract formulator and manufacturer of professional hair and skin care products. The …

Airport builds tree of no-fly items including aerosol cans

December 16, 2019

Passengers currently flying out of Vilnius, Lithuania airport can see an unusual Christmas tree – it is constructed out of items taken away from passengers during security checks. The tree consists of a few aerosol canisters, …

HCPA honors award winners at Annual Meeting

December 10, 2019

At the Household & Commercial Products Association's (HCPA) Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, FL, several award winners accepted their honors.

Dispenser design competition new at desall.com

December 9, 2019

Crowd-sourcing design platform Desall.com is hosting a competition to create a disruptive design and innovative actuator / dispenser cap for aerosol packages that has unique form, aesthetics, environmental sustainability and user experience. For example, it …

Spray Products Corp. gets Congressional visit

December 4, 2019

U.S. Congressman Anthony Gonzalez visited Spray Product Corp.’s Medina, OH manufacturing and distribution facility on Nov. 22. Representing Ohio’s 16th District, Gonzalez met with Spray’s executive team to learn more about the history of the …

Unilever to make executive changes

Unilever is making changes to the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE). Amanda Sourry, President of Unilever North America, is retiring after more than 30 years with the company. Fabian Garcia will succeed Sourry as President of …

Canada’s proposed VOC Limits for Certain Products Regulations

December 1, 2019

In July 2019, the government of Canada released an amended version of the draft Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations (known as the proposed Regulations). Originally drafted in 2008, the proposed …