Networking in Vegas
Celebrating 10 years in Las Vegas, NV, Cosmoprof North America (CPNA) was held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center from July 22–24. The event featured 856 exhibiting companies to a sold out show floor along with over 25,000 attendees representing …
Czech Aerosol Production
The Czech Aerosol Association (ČAS) recently released its figures on Czech aerosol production (not consumption) for the years 2007-2009-2011, exemplifying “the good times as well as the crisis times,” according to Josef Moravec, CEO Adviser of Czech Aerosol, a.s. and …
Spray Patterns
Aerosol Handbook now available! The re-release of the 1982 landmark 2nd Edition of The Aerosol Handbook by Montfort A. Johnsen is now available in three fully searchable, easy-to-navigate and portable digital formats. In order to effectively bring this seminal …
Cleaning with convenience
The future looks bright and shiny as Household Care aerosol production jumps yet again. The Consumer Specialty Products Association’s (CSPA) latest survey of U.S. aerosol products production indicated that fillings of Household Care products (disinfectants, room deodorants, waxes & polishes, hard …
Regulatory Issues
This month there is only one significant issue that affects our Industry. South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has proposed to remove the Low Vapor Pressure Volatile Organic Compounds (LVP-VOC) exemption from Consumer Products. This is …
Commentary
A Global Industry? This month, Commentary is provided by guest editorialist, Alain D’haese, Secretary General of the European Aerosol Federation (FEA). The first edition of the UN Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) was published …
Spray Patterns
Afa Dispensing Group is celebrating 40 years of packaging innovation. Afa has marked this anniversary of its trigger sprayers business with the opening of a brand new Innovation Center in Helmond, The Netherlands. The Center is adjacent to, …