Recycling of Steel Packaging in Europe Hits 79.5%
Recycling of steel packaging in Europe has reached a new high of 79.5%, according to the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL). APEAL noted this is very close to the industry’s self-imposed …
Coalition formed to ensure EPA Retains Safer Choice Program
A coalition was launched on June 1, 2018, that intends to ensure that Safer Choice will continue to exist as a federal program within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and to improve the program …
CARB Publishes Draft Consumer Product Survey Data; webinar on June 19
CARB Publishes Draft Consumer Product Survey Data Draft 2013 and 2014 Survey Data Summaries and Supplemental Materials are Available for Public Stakeholder Review California Air Resources Board (CARB) preliminary draft 2013 and 2014 Consumer & Commercial Product …
Sector Workshops Concerning the SNAP Program held June 26
Sector Workshops Concerning the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program On May 4, 2018, EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program held a stakeholder meeting to allow interested stakeholders to provide input as the Agency prepares …
Regulatory Issues
Proposition 65 As a reminder, as of Aug. 30, 2018 the new wording for the Proposition 65 warning becomes effective. If you have products that require a Proposition 65 warning, then everything produced after Aug. 30, …
How one VOC regulation leads to another…
Since being approved in 1990, the California Air Resource Board (CARB) has set a high bar for consumer product emission standards and provided a model for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), numerous other states …
Update: Multi-purpose lubricant at CARB Meeting
On May 25, 2018, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Board voted unanimously to adopt the staff proposal on amendments to the Consumer Products dealing with Multi-purpose lubricant category. The amendments provide an Alternative Option …
McBride plans to cease UK aerosol production in Hull
McBride announces proposal to cease UK Aerosols production in Hull On May 24, 2018 McBride, a European manufacturer and supplier of co-manufactured and private label products for the Household and Personal Care market, announced proposals to …
ACC Reports Specialty Chemicals Strong in Second Quarter
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) reported that U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes started the second quarter on a strong note, growing 0.3% in February, 0.5% in March and 0.9% in April. Out of 28 specialty …
Debra Perelman Named Revlon CEO
Cosmetics company Revlon Inc. appointed Debra Perelman as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Perelman, who was also named president, is the daughter of Revlon board chairman Ronald Perelman and has spent more than 20 years …