Airport builds tree of no-fly items including aerosol cans
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
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
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
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
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 …
What is package service lifetime?
Hello, everyone. Those of you who have used Pair O Docs corrosion consulting, failure analysis, inhibitor development or Aristartec corrosion testing services have heard the terms “package service lifetime” (PSL) and “container service lifetime” (CSL). …
Expanding opportunities for aerosol products in Safer Choice
When you peruse the aisles of your local retailer, you’ll likely see many cleaning products with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Safer Choice logo; however, very few of these will be aerosol products. Why …
Regulatory Issues
CARB On Nov. 7, California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff held a public workshop to reveal its proposal for the next round of rulemaking. CARB has been reviewing Consumer Product categories since April of 2019 to …
Chemical Activity Barometer is stable in November
The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) was stable in November on a three-month moving average following a 0.3% decline in October. On a year-over-year basis, the barometer was down 0.2%. Unadjusted data shows …