Aerosol Association of Australia elects new President
The Aerosol Association of Australia has elected John Bigley as its new President. Bigley is Managing Director - Metal Australasia for Ardagh Group, Australia’s largest manufacturer of tinplate and aluminum aerosol cans. He joined the Aerosol Association …
Lindal Group Appoints New Regional Sales Directors for North America and Germany
The LINDAL Group —manufacturer of valves, actuators and spray caps for aerosol products—announced the appointment of two new sales directors for North America and Germany. Alex Piagnarelli was named Sales Director, North America, and Tony …
Colep and the One Asia Network form a “new ultimate Aerosol Global Supply Network”
Colep, with headquarters in Europe and the One Asia Network, an alliance of three companies (Daizo Corp. of Japan, with operations in Japan, Thailand and China, Pax Australia and Asian Aerosols of India), have announced the creation …
NJPEC announces Fall events
NJPEC's Fall Event "Subliminal Seminar: Skills for Successful Closings" on October 3 at 6PM Join The New Jersey Packaging Executive's Club (NJPEC)on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 6PM at The Manor in West Orange, NJ for a program …
Australian Aerosol Assn. offers Aerosol Regulatory Workshop
Finding it hard to make head or tail of aerosol regulations? You are probably not alone as the aerosol industry, like the rest of the manufacturing sector, is sadly not immune to red tape. However, there …
A Clean Sweep . . .
In a recent online survey, Echo Research, on behalf of The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), asked 1,777 U.S. adult consumers whether they or someone in their household spring cleans every year; 72% said spring cleaning …
Argentina breaks one billion mark in aerosol production.
Camara Argentina Del Aerosol (CADEA) recently released Argentina’s aerosol production statistics for 2012. CADEA estimated a total production for 2012 of 1,037,500 units, up an impressive 12.3% from 2011, and the highest production level to …
Holes in tin coatings on steel sheet (tinplate)
Hello everyone. Tinplated steel for both food containers and spray packaging is fabricated from steel sheet that has a very thin layer of tin on both sides of the sheet. The tin is electroplated to …
New GHS HazCom 2012 Training Can Meet DOT General Safety Requirements.
The deadline for completing the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) Globally Harmonized System for Classification & Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom 2012) training is rapidly approaching. All employers must train …
Aerosol Coating Proposed Changes
CARB On August 7, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released their proposed amendments for the Consumer Products rule and the Aerosol Coating rule. There are now 45 days to review and comment on these proposed …