DuPont names Randy Stone as President Performance Materials

March 16, 2016

DuPont has named Randy Stone as president of its Performance Materials business effective immediately, succeeding Patrick Lindner who has resigned from the company. Stone will report to DuPont Executive Vice President Marc Doyle.

Avon to cut 2,500 jobs, move HQ from NYC to UK

March 15, 2016

Avon Products Inc. says it is cutting 2,500 jobs and moving its headquarters from New York to Great Britain. The move comes after the cosmetics giant sold its North American business to private-equity firm Cerberus. Avon had …

Diversified CPC appoints Dowd as VP of Corporate Marketing

Diversified CPC International, global supplier of aerosol propellants and specialty gases, recently named John P. Dowd II as its VP of Corporate Marketing. Dowd joins the company following a 35-year tenure with the DuPont Company. In …

All CROWN U.S. aerosol plants now SQF certified

March 10, 2016

Crown Aerosols North America, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc., announced its achievement certifying to the Safe Quality Food Level 2 code at all of their aerosol plants. The plants currently manufacture aerosol containers …

Aerosol Valve Market Size to Reach $1.73 Billion by 2022: Grand View Research, Inc.

March 7, 2016

The global aerosol valve market is expected to reach $1.73 billion by 2022, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Rising expenditure for the use of bag–on– valve technology by personal care manufacturers …

NAA launches new website dedicated to Zika Virus awareness

February 26, 2016

The National Aerosol Association (NAA) has launched a new website dedicated to Zika Virus awareness at http://www.stop-zika.info/ The site covers all things Zika: it's history, the science of the virus, info cards and the best methods …

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 …