Aerosol veteran Sam Tameny passes away
Aerosol veteran Sam Tameny passed away on Nov. 30, 2024. He served the aerosol industry for 44 years. His first job, after serving in the U.S. Navy, was at Western Filling. He was further employed …
EAA to host two-day Aerosol 101 & baseball networking event in April
On April 10, the Eastern Aerosol Association (EAA) will present Aerosol Products: From Concept to Consumer—an Aerosol 101 event—at the Bridgewater Marriott in Bridgewater, NJ. This will be preceded on April 9 by the EAA Baseball …
Women in Canmaking Association launches
Industry leaders from the metal packaging sector have come together to launch the Women in Canmaking Association (WICA), a groundbreaking initiative aimed at promoting the advancement of women within the global canmaking industry. The not-for-profit organization …
Dove Super Bowl ad tackles girls’ body confidence in sports
Beauty brand Dove will return to one of the biggest nights in sports—Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9—with a new 30-second spot addressing the issue that nearly half of girls drop out of sports …
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 …