PCPC announces new board chair & officers

March 7, 2023

The Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) has elected its new Board of Directors Chair: Barbara Menarguez, General Manager of Fragrance & Beauty at CHANEL. Menarguez has built a career in the beauty industry and currently …

WHMIS Update

March 1, 2023

Government of Canada publishes WHMIS 2022, amending Hazardous Products Regulations (GHS, Seventh Revised Edition) Back in 2021, I wrote an article for SPRAY concerning Canada’s proposed amendments to the the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) and Schedule …

A look at Household Hazardous Waste

There’s been a significant spotlight placed on packaging waste over the last few years. Government and other stakeholders have introduced legislation and regulations that require companies to make significant changes to their packaging, especially related …

Regulatory Issues

CARB Currently, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is working on developing a survey for product categories, due out this year. I believe the survey will concern cleaning products, disinfectants, sanitizers and possibly hand sanitizer, as …

Spray package material defects

Part 2: Tinplated steel aerosol containers & laminated foil bags Hello, everyone. In the previous issue, I began a series on material defects in spray packaging to discuss their relationship with spray package corrosion. We began …

Scott Mann tapped as HCPA keynote speaker for IMPACT2023

February 23, 2023

The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) has announced that retired U.S. Army Green Beret and leadership expert Scott Mann will be a keynote speaker at IMPACT 2023, the organization's upcoming mid-year meeting in May. …

LINDAL Group names Tyrrell as new UK Sales Manager

February 22, 2023

The LINDAL Group has appointed Joe Tyrrell as the new United Kingdom Sales Manager. Based out of the Leighton Buzzard site in Bedfordshire, England, Tyrrell will report to UK Sales Director Paul Wharton in his …

NAA names new officers & board of directors

The National Aerosol Association (NAA) has announced its 2023 officers and Board of Directors. The new NAA officers are: President–Sean Fitzgerald, Silgan Dispensing; VP–Kevin Richards, DS Containers; Treasurer–Bart Bastian, Spray Products; and Secretary–Doug Raymond, RRR. Appointed to …

AEROBAL members increase deliveries by 6.8% in 2022

February 16, 2023

Pharmaceutical and personal care markets drive dynamic demand The International Organization of Aluminum Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL) reported that its members' global shipments increased by 6.8% to approximately six billion units in 2022. The market growth was …

P&G’s Native partners with Salvalco on new deodorant sprays

February 15, 2023

Native brand, from Procter & Gamble, has launched into a new category: deodorant and body spray. The vegan, cruelty- and aluminum-free aerosol deodorants offer effective odor protection with naturally derived ingredients and a nitrogen propellant. …