BWAY buys Ropak
BWAY Corp. announced it has completed the acquisition of Ropak Packaging from the LINPAC Group.
P&G cuts 150 jobs in the Iberian Peninsula
Procter & Gamble (P&G) is cutting approximately 150 jobs in Spain and Portugal following the decision to integrate hygiene company Arbora & Ausonia (A&A) into its existing operations. P&G said the plan focused on 300 …
Avon Closing Distribution Facilities
As part of its Global Cost Savings Initiative, Avon will close its distribution facilities in Atlanta, GA and Pasadena ,CA. The move is aimed at concentrating resources on high-priority activities, boosting efficiencies and reducing costs. …
Estée Lauder closes NJ operation
Estée Lauder has notified state officials it is moving its operation from northern New Jersey, resulting in 85 layoffs. Instead of the 148,000-square-foot plant in Oakland, NJ, the company says it will fill and bottle …
LVP–VOCs On Jan. 25, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) held their executive Board meeting to consider adoption of the South Coast Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP). Remember, this is the AQMP that in December the …
Back and Forth—Harmonization?
I recently received a phone call from a client that had been shipping aerosols by vessel for years. They claimed that their shipment was stopped because it was not properly classified for transportation. I was …
What is localized corrosion?
Hello everyone. There are many ways that a spray package could fail (e.g., malodorous product, leaking or no longer sprays). However, the most likely mode of spray package failure is from localized corrosion. Localized corrosion …