Unilever announces new ingredient transparency initiative for its home and personal care brands
Unilever announced a new transparency initiative to provide people with access to additional ingredient information about its home and personal care products. The initiative goes beyond labeling requirements to provide in-depth product and ingredient information. Launching …
Ball Aerocan India wins Asia CanTech Award
Ball Corporation recently won a 2016 Asia CanTech Award from CanTech International for its ITC Engage aluminum aerosol deodorant can. The judges were attracted to the deep body shaping, which they said is not easy to …
Crown Holdings, Inc. announces Senior Management changes
Crown Holdings, Inc. announced that Gerard Gifford has been appointed Executive VP and COO effective April 1. In his new role, Gifford will continue to report to Timothy Donahue, President and CEO, and will be responsible for …
Tekni-Plex commemorates 50th anniversary
Tekni-Plex, a leading global manufacturer of innovative packaging materials, medical compounds and precision-crafted tubing solutions, is commemorating its 50th anniversary by celebrating its corporate milestones and looking toward the future. Founded in 1967 in Brooklyn, N.Y., …
NYSCC Suppliers’ Day Opens Attendee Registration
Attendee registration is now open for NYSCC Suppliers' Day, the largest event in North America for cosmetic chemistry, May 2-3, 2017 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, NY. Taking place for the first …
Precision Global names Omar Atadia Regional Manager of Latin America
Precision Global, a leading global manufacturer of aerosol valves, actuators and other dispensing solutions across a variety of end markets, today announced that Omar Atadia has been appointed Regional Manager of Latin America, effective immediately. …
P&G sells more land to GE
Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) pocketed $1.5 million this month by selling another 6,800 square feet of land to General Electric (GE), which was needed to build GE’s new corporate headquarters next to P&G’s Gillette …
FMCSA Establishes National Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse
The U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published its final rule (Docket No. FMCSA-2011-0031) in the Federal Register on Dec. 5, 2016. The new rule establishes a national drug and …
Regulatory Issues
Canada Canada takes the front spot this month. On Nov. 26, 2016, the Dept. of the Environment and the Dept. of Health in Canada released a proposed regulation on the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). This regulation …
Spray Package Corrosion Risk—Part II
Hello, everyone. Last month I began a detailed discussion on a figure that contains the risk for conventional storage corrosion tests as a function of test time and risks associated with electrochemical corrosion tests. This discussion …