Aerosols & Design for Recycling
Those who take the time to read my columns (and thank you if you do) will know that the UK is very busy at the moment writing new regulations to improve recovery and recycling rates …
Projecting Trade for the U.S.
Happy New Year from the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA). As 2025 begins, so do the terms for returning and newly elected Congress members, as well as the start of a second Trump Administration. …
Regulatory Issues
Happy New Year! This year will be filled with new challenges as we work with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), and likely Oregon and other jurisdictions, on volatile organic compound (VOC) issues. As we …
When to test for spray package corrosion
Hello, everyone. One of the most frequent questions that I’m asked is, “When is corrosion testing required for spray packaging?” Spray packaging corrosion risk without corrosion testing or a comprehensive company corrosion database is approximately 62% …
Reckitt opens its largest OTC manufacturing facility in the U.S.
Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc acquired a pharmaceutical site in Wilson, NC, that will expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint and allow it to produce Mucinex products to meet increased consumer demand for cold and flu symptom …
Eviosys collaborates with FareShare to feed those in need
Eviosys, a European producer of sustainable metal packaging, including aerosol cans, is collaborating with food charity FareShare to increase the output of its Food Life Extension (FLEX) project by almost a quarter (23%). The FLEX project …
HCPA announces 2024 Innovation Award Winners
The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) recently announced the winners of its 2024 Innovation Awards, which honor companies in the household and commercial products industry for accomplishments in five product categories: Carbon Footprint, Circular …
Salvalco plans Eco-Inverted launch for late 2025
Salvalco announced it will be extending its Eco-Valve family with the Eco-Inverted ball valve. Currently in development, it is set to be available at the end of 2025. Designed specifically for use with inert gas propellants …
Alupro launches campaign to boost festive recycling rates
Alupro launched its Christmas 2024 campaign, called "Santa’s Little Recyclers." Designed to help local authorities boost recycling rates, the program calls for households to recycle more aluminum packaging, including empty aerosols mince pie cases, drink …
ALM Envases to become Colep Packaging in 2025
Colep Packaging, a provider of tinplate and aluminum packaging solutions, announced that, as of January 1, 2025, ALM, SL, will operate under the Colep Packaging brand. This milestone is the culmination of ALM’s integration process, whose …