AEROBAL reports significant aluminum aerosol can growth in 2016

March 24, 2017

Record sales of aluminium aerosol cans: AEROBAL reports significant growth in 2016  The economic and political problems and debates around the world did not have an adverse impact on the performance of the member companies of …

ACC reports U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes rose in February

March 23, 2017

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) reported that U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes rose a strong 0.6 percent in February. This follows an upwardly revised 0.4 percent gain in January. Volumes have generally been moving up …

Solvay appoints Nexeo distributor of Solvay AEROSOL Surfactant Chemistry

March 21, 2017

Solvay and Nexeo Solutions, Inc. announced that, effective April 20, 2017, Nexeo Solutions will become an authorized distributor of the Solvay AEROSOL Surfactant Chemistry, formerly sold by Cytec Industries Inc., in the United States and …

ACE to hold National Inhalants & Poisons Prevention Panel March 23

March 15, 2017

NATIONAL INHALANTS  AND POISONS PREVENTION PANEL Help the Alliance for Consumer Education (ACE) spread awareness and work to save lives during National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week (NIPAW) from March 19th-25th, 2017. This year, ACE will be …

DuPont Sustainable Solutions seeks applications for Safety & Sustainability Awards

March 13, 2017

DuPont Sustainable Solutions is now seeking applications for the 13th edition of the DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards. “Over the last decade, the DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards have become widely recognized among industrial companies as a …

Coster announces new CEO

March 8, 2017

Coster announced the appointment  of Bernard Msellati as Group CEO. Msellati represents a very welcome comeback for Coster as he had been with the company for over 10 years until 2003. He left, being Sales Director …

Lindal announces new $20 Million U.S. facility

March 7, 2017

LINDAL Group announced the acquisition of 15 acres of land, which will be used to build a new, state-of-the-art, 100,000-square foot production facility in Columbus, Indiana that will further benefit customers in the fast growing …

AQMD approves 15-year plan to improve air quality

March 6, 2017

The South Coast Air Quality Management District passed its 15 year air regulatory plan on March 3, after much deliberation and debate. Southern California’s air regulatory board chose to approve a plan that intends to collaborate …

Regulatory Issues

March 1, 2017

CARB Update Multi-purpose Lubricant Report This will be your last notice to report on Multi-purpose Lubricant products. On Dec. 20, 2016, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released the documents that need to be filled out for …

March-myth: raising storage temperature shortens test time.

Hello, everyone. Storage temperatures above room temperature are often used to accelerate corrosion and thus reduce the length of time needed to determine the corrosion compatibility of products with packaging materials. Are there technical origins …