LG Household to Buy Avon North America for $125M
Seoul-based LG Household & Health Care Ltd. has agreed to buy New Avon LLC, also known as Avon North America, the cosmetics business that spun off from Avon Products Inc. in 2016, for $125 million. LG …
SATA seeks Innovation Awards nominations; Aug. 1 deadline
The Southern Aerosol Technical Association (SATA) will present three Innovation Awards at its 39th Annual Fall Meeting in Hilton Head, NC to companies in the aerosol industry. The SATA Aerosol Innovation Awards are a natural …
SCC Picks Genworth as Long-Term Insurance Provider
The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) has chosen Genworth as the organization’s newest affinity program partner. SCC members now have access to long-term care (LTC) insurance and can enroll through the SCC website or a …
Ball announces its five most sustainable manufacturing plants of 2018
On April 11, 2019, Ball Corp. recognized its five most sustainable manufacturing plants of 2018, identifying those that demonstrated leadership through significant efficiency improvements, team safety and wellness enhancements, promotion of metal packaging's sustainability credentials, …
Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment Releases VOC Regulation Proposal
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) released their proposal for a volatile organic compound (VOC) regulation. CDPHE has proposed using Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) Model Rule 4, which is more stringent than …
CARB final Consumer Products survey data now available; sets Research Seminar for April 19
The California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Final 2013, 2014, and 2015 Consumer & Commercial Product Survey Data summaries and supplemental materials (Final Consumer Product Survey Data) are now available. CARB reminds interested stakeholders of its …
2019 & Beyond, A European Regulatory Update
REACH-EN-FORCE-5: EU enforcement project finds “Significant quality deficits” in the chemical safety reports of REACH registrants REACH-EN-FORCE (REF) enforcement projects are designed to audit the current level of compliance by industry in each member state with respect …
Reducing corrosion risks
Hello, everyone. Spray package corrosion is typically not at the forefront of most people’s thinking. However, everyone on a metal spray package development team should tacitly know there is always a risk of spray package …
The thirst for greater knowledge…
The first time I heard Aristotle’s quote, “The more you know, the more you know you don’t know,” was from my father during my childhood. I remember thinking it was such a profound thought, not …
Regulatory Issues
CARB The California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff has announced that it will be starting its next Consumer Product rulemaking on April 12, 2019. Over the past 30 year, CARB has regulated over 120 categories of …