Unilever appoints Sunny Jain as President, Beauty & Personal Care

March 29, 2019

Sunny Jain will join Unilever as President, Beauty & Personal Care in June. He will also become a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE). Jain hails from Amazon, where he has served as head …

ACI reveals 2019 National Cleaning Survey results

March 28, 2019

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) reports 77% of households will spring clean this year, more than previous years. The study, conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of ACI, revealed that 41% of heads of household …

UK breaks aerosol filling record

BAMA reports record high performances in three of the last four years The British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) revealed that 1.566 billion cans were filled in 2018, an increase of 4.5 million units filled compared to …

NAA advises on Multi-Purpose Lubricants compliance deadline of April 1

March 27, 2019

On July 1, 2019, the new volatile organic compound (VOC) limit for Multi-purpose Lubricants becomes effective.  The new limit will be 10% VOC or the new compliance option of 0.45 maximum incremental reactivity (MIR) with …

10th Latin American Aerosol Congress coming to São Paulo Oct. 9–11

March 26, 2019

The 10th Latin American Aerosol Congress is coming to São Paulo, Brazil on October 9–11, 2019. The event will be held at the Maksoud Plaza Hotel in São Paulo.       Complete information can be found here: ANUNCIO-1

BAMA’s Innovation Day set for April 10 in Leeds

March 25, 2019

The third annual British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) Innovation Day is set for April 10 at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, UK. This free event, open to both BAMA members and non-members, will have presentations …

CAPCO launches revamped Make More Magic website

March 21, 2019

The Consumer Aerosol Products Council (CAPCO) has relaunched the Make More Magic website to provide an improved digital hub for key stakeholders in the industry, to foster community and to better educate consumers on the …

Brexit uncertainty affects British aerosol can market

At the end of February 2019, the British market for aerosol cans was characterized by uncertainty over the looming Brexit, according to www.EUWID-Packaging.com. While can suppliers reported that some of their customers wanted to prepare for …

McBride to officially close its Hull plant on March 31

March 20, 2019

McBride will official shutter its Hull, UK-based aerosol factory on March 31. This will result in the loss of 117 jobs. The company said it experienced “substantial losses” in its aerosol department, heavy restructuring costs …

ADF&PCD Shanghai program announced, set for March 27-28

L’Oréal, Beiersdorf and Kao are just some of the global brands taking to the stage as part of the ADF Conference at ADF&PCD Shanghai 2019. The educational program offers visitors the chance to hear from …