UK Grundon Waste Management invests in closed-loop aerosol recycling system
Grundon Waste Management of the U.K. has invested in a closed-loop aerosol recycling system. Grundon says the facility, which utilizes the Hazpak 6000, is capable of processing around 9,000 aerosols an hour. The Thames Valley-based waste …
P&G to merge European units
Procter &Gamble (P&G) will merge its Western European unit with its Eastern and Central European units to create one group for the continent. The Indian business unit will also combine with the Middle East and …
Dow Chemical considers name change, sale
The head of Dow Chemical Co. ( DOW ) said the company might consider changing its name in the wake of detailing plans on Monday to shed the volatile, low-margin commodity chemicals businesses with annual …
Aerosol packaging consultant Ian Gecker retires
Ian Gecker, of aerosol packaging consultancy Ian Gecker & Associates, LLC, is retiring after 50 years in the aerosol industry. Gecker is a Past President of the Western Aerosol Information Bureau (WAIB), served on its …
Utah set to ban aerosols with high hydrocarbon concentrations
By PAUL FOY, Associated Press A board of state regulators adopted a set of comprehensive plans Wednesday to cut chronic air pollution along the heavily populated urban corridor of northern Utah. The plans won't bring relief for years, …
EAA announces Video Education Challenge
Dennis Smith Director Sales & Packaging at Precise Packaging has announced the Eastern Aerosol Association (EAA) Video Education Challenge. The EAA is in the process of creating an awesome new Aerosol 101 taking place on April …
CARB and The Dept. of Toxic Substance Control
CARB The California Air Resources Board (CARB) continues their work on Consumer Products. On Oct. 23, the CARB research division held its first meeting on the Low Vapor Pressure (LVP) Research Study Contracts to be conducted …
GHS is neither Global nor Harmonized
A common joke is that the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is neither Global nor Harmonized. It is not harmonized due to the implementation differences in many countries. It is not global because it has yet …
Baseline Penalties Increase
In the July 2013 issue of Spray, I detailed the increase in minimum and maximum civil penalties published in the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) final rulemaking, HM-258, on …
Surface anomalies in spray packaging materials and their relationship to corrosion.
The surfaces of spray package materials are far from perfect. The metal-making process, the processes used to fabricate metal containers, coating application processes and the foil lamination formation process often produce surface anomalies that could …