Cosmoprof North America’s 19th edition successfully concluded

July 19, 2022

Cosmoprof North America, one of the leading B2B beauty exhibitions in the Americas, successfully concluded its 19th edition from July 12-14, 2022, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, a shift from theMandalay Bay Convention Center …

Aerosol & Dispensing Forum, Paris Packaging Week a success

The Aerosol & Dispensing Forum and Packaging of Perfume, Cosmetics & Design and Packaging of Premium & Luxury Drinks Paris (ADF&PCD and PLD Paris)—organized by Easyfairs—returned as Paris Packaging Week 2022. After more than two …

Coster Group launches Sustainable Solutions web catalogue section

July 12, 2022

Coster Group, a multinational supplier of spray packaging solutions and aerosol filling equipment, is basing its growth plan on sustainability and innovation, with the main ambition to provide the market with innovative and effective sustainable …

HCPA appoints new Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs

July 7, 2022

The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) has announced that Ligia Duarte Botelho will be joining the organization on July 11, 2022, as Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs. Duarte Botelho comes to HCPA from Bergeson …

FEA heads to Lisbon

July 1, 2022

After two years of delays, the European Aerosol Federation (FEA) will hold its Global Aerosol Events 2022 at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal on Sept. 21–22, 2022. SPRAY caught up with FEA Secretary General …

Encouraging data from Trivium shows a rise in sustainably-minded consumers

Consumer demand for eco-friendly and sustainable product packaging has proven remarkably stable and robust throughout the societal changes that have occurred in the last several years. Recently released data from Trivium Packaging shows that consumers …

Give or take five years…

A little over five years ago, I stopped working in the aerosol industry and started working for the industry. I had big shoes to fill, replacing Doug Fratz at the Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA), …

Regulatory Issues

CARB Last month, I shared a reminder about the California Air Resources Board (CARB) amendments to the Consumer Product volatile organic compound (VOC) regulation. However, a small wrinkle in the regulation has occurred. In the middle …

Guardsman & Granite Gold form strategic partnership

June 30, 2022

Guardsman specialty cleaning products are now part of the Granite Gold family of brands through a strategic partnership between Guardsman US LLC, an Amynta Group company, and Granite Gold Inc. (GGI). The partnership comes more than …

SCJ launches STEM, bug sprays safe for kids and pets

June 29, 2022

STEM, SC Johnson’s new line of bug killing and repellant sprays that targets creepy crawlies but is safe for kids and pets, features contains geraniol, a compound found in rose, citronella, lemon grass and other …