Houdayer to succeed Van Bylen as Executive VP -Henkel Beauty Care

February 23, 2016

Pascal Houdayer , currently Corporate Senior VP in the Henkel Laundry & Home Care business unit, will be appointed member of the Henkel Management Board as of March 1, 2016. He will succeed Hans Van …

ACOA (The Alliance of Colep and One Asia) announce new Daizo manufacturing plant

February 22, 2016

ACOA (The Alliance of Colep and One Asia) announce that Daizo, one of its member companies, invested in a brand-new, state-of-the-art aerosol manufacturing plant in Zhangjiagang, China. The new facility, known as Zhangjiagang Daizo Aerosol …

Coster Group Director of Machinery Division Giancarlo Giuffredi retires

February 19, 2016

Giancarlo Giuffredi retired from the Direction of Coster Machinery Division, which he headed since 1964. Over his career in the aerosol industry he gave an uninterrupted, fundamental and valuable contribution to the setting-up, development and …

American Cleaning Institute Sponsor Webinar Series regarding Asthma

February 16, 2016

The first of an American Cleaning Institute-sponsored webinar series on “Advancing the Science on Chemical-Induced Asthma” kicks off February 25 to help provide researchers with greater insights on an often mischaracterized topic. ACI (www.cleaninginstitute.org), which represents …

CAPCO addresses Donald Trump’s love of aerosol hairspray

February 9, 2016

The Consumer Aerosol Products Council (CAPCO) recently sent a letter to Donald Trump thanking him for publicly announcing his preference for aerosol hairspray.  It also encouraged him to continue using aerosols because they no longer …

CARB seeks survey draft comments by Feb. 26

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff has posted draft 2013 data from the Consumer and Commercial Products Survey (Survey) for public review.   The draft data are presented in two spreadsheets.  The first spreadsheet is a …

Mosquito repellant sales boom in Brazil amid Zika scare

February 8, 2016

Fear of the mosquito-borne Zika virus has Brazilians rushing to buy repellant, creating a shortage of some brands on pharmacy shelves and boosting sales for the industry - a trend some producers are preparing for …

CSPA Affiliate Forms Consortia to Navigate New Prop 65 Restriction

February 4, 2016

In response to the State of California recently adding Bisphenol A (BPA) to its Proposition 65 list of chemicals, the Research & Regulatory Management Council (RRMC), a program within Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA), is …

Visit SPRAY at the Paris Aerosol Forum

February 2, 2016

The 10th edition of the Paris Aerosol & Dispensing Forum will be held Feb. 3–4, 2016 at the Espace Champerret, Porte de Champerret, Paris, France. It will be held simultaneously with Perfumes, Cosmetics & Design …

BOV Expert Georges Bouille Joins Lindal Group

February 1, 2016

Georges Bouille, aerosol industry expert on Bag-on-Valve (BOV) technology, joined the Lindal Group as a consultant. Bouille will support Lindal’s production and product development of BOV platforms in a range of market segments. He will …