Lindal Group opens new Indiana facility

May 10, 2018

LINDAL GROUP’S NEW INDIANA FACILITY OFFICIALLY DEBUTS 100,000-square foot Columbus facility – over $20MM U.S. investment – hosts manufacturing, R&D, offices, and warehousing of innovative aerosol packaging solutions, to meet growing domestic demand Lindal Group held …

Reabrook Celebrates its Golden Anniversary

May 7, 2018

Reabrook Limited celebrated 50 years of formulating and manufacturing products with a fete in Moira, UK where the company is based. Reabrook began in 1968 as a small business called Arrow Chemicals in South Derbyshire …

Thomas W. Donaldson, former WAIB President, passes away

May 4, 2018

Thomas W. Donaldson February 2, 1928 – April 17, 2018 Thomas W. Donaldson, former President of the Western Aerosol Information Bureau (WAIB) and Board member, died on April 17, 2018 at the age of 90. He was born …

Meet with Founders Factory at Cosmoprof NA

May 3, 2018

Cosmoprof North America (CPNA) is collaborating with Founders Factory, a London-based digital accelerator and incubator for corporate innovation and startup creation. CPNA 2018 attendees and exhibitors will learn about Founders Factory and be able to …

What do Beer, Toys and the Household & Commercial Products Association have in common?

May 1, 2018

The opinions in this column are the authors’ and do not represent the views of SPRAY Technology & Marketing. It’s not often that the beer, toy and the household and commercial product industries face a common challenge, …

Regulatory Issues

  MPL On April 3, 2018, The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a 45-day notice for amendments to its Consumer Products Regulation. These amendments mainly have to do with the multi-purpose lubricant (MPL) future effective limit. CARB …

The limitations of coatings for corrosion prevention

Hello, everyone. It’s commonly believed that coatings and laminate films are barriers between a spray package metal or metal foil and your formula and that a barrier is needed to prevent corrosion of the metal …

I’ve Got Gas!

Once upon a time, more than a decade ago, I had two aerosol containers to classify. The outer containers, contents and release valve were all exactly the same, but the classifications were very different. Inside …

CIBS Welcomes 40 New Members, Awards Scholarship

April 30, 2018

Cosmetic Industry Buyers and Suppliers (CIBS) inducted 40 new members at its April meeting. New CIBS members are pictured below (l-r): Row 1: Benny Calderone, Ukachi Anonyuo, Kal Kalyanasundaram; Row 2: Dan Brown, Debbie Lowe, …

Southern Aerosol Technical Association Annual Meeting Set for September 18-20

April 19, 2018

Please see below a flyer with information about the Southern Aerosol Technical Association's (SATA) annual meeting in September 2018. SATA 2018-Fall-Meeting-Announcement