High Ridge Brands acquires Dr. Fresh
High Ridge Brands Co. recently acquired Dr. Fresh, LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. High Ridge Brands is a Stamford, CT-based personal care consumer products company and a portfolio company of Clayton, Dubilier & …
DOT Hazardous Materials Training
Dangerous goods accidents and incidents caused by human error can be substantially reduced by developing, implementing and providing a robust hazardous materials transportation training program. The U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) requires …
Regulatory Issues
Happy New Year! CARB Date Code Let’s start with my friendly reminder about Product Dating/Date Coding. Remember, date code information needs to be reported to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) every year by your company if …
Spray Package Corrosion Risk—Part I
Happy new year, everyone. The May 2016 through August 2016 Corrosion Corners have a series of discussions on corrosion risks with spray packaging, how the cost for corrosion failures is significantly higher than corrosion testing, …
International Regulatory Resources: WHMIS deadlines, CEPA changes, public recalls and more…
The recent Southern Aerosol Technical Association meeting was bittersweet for all of us at Nexreg. While we enjoy revisiting our friends and colleagues, it was not the same without Doug Fratz in attendance. He is …
U.S. specialty chemicals markets gather momentum during fourth quarter
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) reported that U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes rose 0.4% in November. This follows a revised 0.1% gain in October and a 0.2% gain in September. Volumes have generally been moving …
FAREVA aerosol plant goes live in Richmond
On Dec. 7, 2016, FAREVA Richmond in Henrico, VA became the 11th aerosol facility in the FAREVA Group, with the inauguration of its new aerosol plant in the Richmond area. Following a first-phase investment of …
SC Johnson signs agreement to acquire Brazilian bug repellent brand Exposis
Acquisition Expands the Company’s Portfolio of Insect Repellents SC Johnson announced the family company has acquired Laboratório Osler do Brasil, maker of the Exposis insect repellent brand. “We are thrilled to acquire the Exposis line of products,” …
ConAgra confirms ReddiWip shortage for Christmas!
Just in time for the holidays, an industry-wide shortage of canned whipped topping, such as Reddi-Wip, appears to be looming after a fatal explosion at a Florida nitrous oxide plant in late August stunted the …
