NAA Testifies before the Energy & Commerce, Power, Manufacturing & Trade subcommittees of CASE ACT

June 22, 2015

Mike Freeman, President of the Americas, WD-40 Co., testified on behalf of the aerosol industry before the Energy & Commerce, Power, Manufacturing, & Trade subcommittees on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed revisions to …

WAIB sponsored SCAQMD Legislative Day on June 16

June 18, 2015

On June 16, WAIB sponsored Southern California Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Legislative Day in Southern California. Western Aerosol Information Bureau (WAIB) Board Members and Doug Raymond, National Aerosol Association (NAA) met with the new …

New exhibition celebrates spray paint, but without the street art

While street art may have risen in popularity, the works on display at "Sprayed" -- a new exhibition which just opened at London's Gagosian Gallery -- are the polar opposite and haven't been celebrated in …

Coty submits winning bid for P&G brands

June 16, 2015

Coty, Inc. is set to acquire a trio of personal care brands from Procter & Gamble (P&G) after winning an auction process, the New York Post reports. Clairol, CoverGirl, Max Factor and Wella will soon join Coty's stable …

Watchdog group raises alarm over unregistered aerosol insecticides

June 15, 2015

An environmental watchdog group in the Phillipines warned against buying unregistered household pesticides, mostly from China, and urged the Food and Drugs Administration, which earlier issued advisories against the products, to take urgent action to …

Huffing from aerosol cans can lead to DUI charge in Montana

June 11, 2015

The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that a person can be charged with driving under the influence for huffing aerosol propellants. The June 9th  5-0 decision rejects a Butte man's efforts to have a case against …

CSPA wins EPA Safer Choice Partner of the Year award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) named the Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) a winner of its 2015 Safer Choice Partner of the Year award. The Safer Choice Program, formerly known as the Design for the …

Ball and Henkel unveil further aerosol can lightweighting

June 10, 2015

Ball Corp. and Henkel Beauty Care continue their aluminum aerosol lightweighting journey with the introduction of an even lighter iteration of ReAl, Ball's revolutionary technology utilizing recycled aluminum to create a metal alloy that exhibits …

Russian drug firm teams up with Lindal for aerosol pharmaceutical systems

June 8, 2015

Russian pharmaceutical company NATIVA announced a strategic agreement concerning cooperation in the manufacture of innovative dispensing solutions for respiratory disease treatment with VARI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of LINDAL Group and one of the leading makers of …

Colep becomes sole owner of three Brazilian firms

June 4, 2015

Colep has become the sole shareholder of Brazilian companies Provider, Total Pack and Colep Provider Aerosol (CPA). After first entering the Latin American personal care and household care products markets in 2010 by acquiring a …