Predicting corrosion using first principles—Part 2
Hello, everyone. Last month I discussed a first-principles empirical equation for predicting if corrosion could occur. However, the equation only indicates if corrosion might occur and provides no information on how fast corrosion will occur …
The Challenge of Two-Day Shipping for Aerosols,
Over the last several decades, technology has developed by leaps and bounds. German physicist Heinrich Hertz first produced radio waves in 1886, which paved the road for today’s cell phones. In 1936, Alan Turing proposed …
Regulatory Issues
CARB On Jan. 15, 2019 the California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a public webinar concerning the results of Drafts 2013, 2014 and 2015 of the Consumer Product Survey Data. The results were released on Dec. …
Ecolab’s Bill Phillips receives distinguished service award from ACI
William H. “Bill” Phillips, Director of Regulatory Affairs at Ecolab, has received the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) Elva Walker Spillane Distinguished Service Award. Phillips joined Ecolab in 2003 and has developed corporate environmental, health and …
Free REACH regulations webinar set for February 14
The National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC) is offering a free “REACH Regulations Webinar” on Thursday February 14 from 11 a.m. to noon, EST. Presented by Chris Hughes, principal regulatory consultant for NCEC, the webinar will …
ADF&PCD 15th annual expo open in Paris
PARIS, FRANCE--ADF&PCD opened its 15th annual expo this morning at Porte de Versailles in Paris. As always the event features educational seminars, speakers and awards, in addition to the trade show; new features this year …
Mary Kay promotes two to executive VP appointments
Mary Kay Inc. has appointed Chaun Harper as Senior VP – Chief Manufacturing Officer. Harper is responsible for global manufacturing operations, global inventory control, supply planning, transportation and global quality. He joined Mary Kay Inc. …
Ball Corp. to introduce its 360° aerosol can at ADF Paris
At the ADF&PCD exhibition in Paris on Jan. 30–31, 2019 Ball Corp. will introduces its 360° aerosol can. The newly developed technology brings another dimension to can contouring, using a process that allows custom shaping, symmetrically or asymmetrically, …
Chemical barometer gives hints of slower growth in U.S.
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) posted a 0.3% decline in January on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis according to its Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB). This is the third consecutive month-over-month drop and suggests a …
RB & Diversey expand on strategic I&I alliance in North America
RB (formerly Reckitt Benckiser) and Diversey Inc. have expanded a strategic alliance in the North American industrial and institutional (I&I) cleaning market. The partnership combines RB’s ready-to-use solutions—such as Lysol, Airwick, Easy-Off and Resolve—and Diversey’s …