Midwest Aerosol Association Annual Dinner Meeting November 9
The Midwest Aerosol Association (MAA) will be having its Annual Dinner Meeting with Industry presentations on Wednesday, November 9th at Café le Cave in Des Plaines, IL from 5:30PM—8:30PM. Speakers for the night will include: The MAA …
VariBlend announces call for entries for second annual formulation challenge
The dual chamber dispensing provider offers $10,000 in prize money for entries in the mini-sized product category… Anticipating further growth in mini-products,VariBlend has announced a global call for entries in this hot industry category for the …
Precision Global Acquires Ralpet Plastics Pty Ltd
Precision Global, a portfolio company of Peak Rock Capital, a leading middle market private equity firm, announced that it has acquired Ralpet Plastics Pty Ltd , a manufacturer of injection and blow molded plastics products. Headquartered …
Aerofil Technology, Inc. Wins 3M Supplier of the Year Award
Aerofil Technology, Inc., an industry leader in Lean aerosol and liquid contract packaging, was honored with the 2016 3M Supplier of the Year Award in recognition of the company’s contribution to improving 3M’s competitiveness and …
Regulatory Issues
California The Legislative session is over for 2016. Several bills could have had an effect on our industry. Assembly Bill 708 on Ingredient Disclosure failed early in the year; it would have required full ingredient disclosure …
The New TSCA: Implementation Underway
In June, the Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) and member company representatives participated in an historic event as President Obama signed into law the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (LCSA). …
U.S. DOT PHMSA publishes significant rulemaking proposal
On Sept. 7, 2016, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) HM-215N in the Federal Register. HM-215N is intended to further harmonize …
Galvanic corrosion in spray packaging
Hello, everyone. Modern spray packages are often fabricated with two or more different metals, making galvanic corrosion possible. Galvanic corrosion is a form of localized corrosion where one metal causes the other different metal to …
Doug Fratz of CSPA passes away
From Chris Cathcart, President & CEO of the Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) CSPA and the aerosol industry are mourning the sudden loss of D. Douglas Fratz who died at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, …
Aluminum aerosol cans report clear gains worldwide
The member companies of AEROBAL, the International Organization of Aluminum Aerosol Container Manufacturers, announced that in the first half of the year, they boosted output of aluminum aerosol cans by 4.5% compared with the corresponding …