Nate Carey new VP & Controller at Ball Corp.
Ball Corp's board of directors elected Nate Carey as VP & Controller of the corporation. Carey joined Ball as Assistant Controller in 2014 after working at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for more than a decade. He is …
BREATHE aerosol cleaning line wins 2017 NAPPA Award
Starco Brands announced that Breathe, its new household aerosol cleaning brand, has been awarded the NAPPA (National Parenting Product Awards) win for 2017. According to Starco, Breathe is the first aerosol cleaning line ever certified …
CIBS elects officers
Cosmetic Industry Buyers & Suppliers (CIBS) celebrated its 70th Members Only Luncheon on Nov. 8 at the Harvard Club in New York City. Along with the networking festivities, the membership approved the suite of 2018 …
Berry acquires Clopay Plastic Products Co.
Berry Global Group, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Clopay Plastic Products Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Griffon Corp. for $475 million in cash on a debt-free, cash-free …
Aerosol package wins Canmaker’s “Can of the Year” Award for first time
A lightweight shaped aerosol can with enhanced environmental credentials has won the prestigious Can of the Year title for 2017 from Canmaker Magazine . The aluminum can, produced for Unilever’s Dove antiperspirant by Moravia Cans …
The Devil is in the Definitions
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the products we manufactured followed the same regulations throughout the entire world? It’s a nice dream for those working with regulations, certainly. Not only do regulations differ country to country …
Regulatory Issues
CARB On Oct. 12, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a public workshop to discuss its proposal on Multi-purpose lubricants. Currently, Multi-purpose lubricants have a 25% volatile organic compound (VOC) limit and a future effective …
Spray package metallurgy and corrosion—Part III: Tin-free Steel
Hello, everyone. Last month we had Part II of a five-part series on the metals used to fabricate spray packaging. This month, we continue with a discussion of tin-free-steel, more commonly referred to as TFS. Sheets …
BAMA announces 2017 Aerosol Award winners
The British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association’s (BAMA) has announced the winners of its annual awards at the 2017 Forum and Awards Dinner, held recently at the prestigious Oulton Hall Hotel, Leeds. The winners and runners up in …
Canada extends the first two transition milestones
The last few months have seen a flurry of activity in the regulatory world as companies clambered to meet the June 1, 2017 deadline for compliance with the Canadian Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) …