FEA names Ball’s Bisio new Vice Chair
On January 27, the European Aerosol Federation (FEA) Board of Directors unanimously elected Federico Bisio, VP of Sales & Marketing Aluminum Aerosols, Ball Aerosol Packaging, to the position of FEA Vice Chairman. Bisio represents the Comité Français …
Germany reports robust aluminum aerosol can market
Supply security is top issue in 2022 Deliveries of aluminum aerosol cans and tubes to the German market were stable in 2021 despite ongoing COVID-19 pandemic pressures. Demand picked up significantly, particularly in the second half …
Arylessence CEO Tanner receives ACI Distinguished Service Award
Steve Tanner is the 2022 recipient of the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) Elva Walker Spillane Distinguished Service Award, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the cleaning product supply chain and to ACI. Tanner is currently …
Unilever simplifies organization
Unilever announced changes to its organizational model to make it a simpler, more category-focused business. The company will move away from its current matrix structure and will be organized around five distinct Business Groups: Beauty & …
Regulatory Issues
Canada VOC Regulation The final regulation on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for consumer products in Canada was released on Jan. 15, 2022. The regulation is called Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations. This …
Aerosol Can or Can’t?
Improving the recycling system before it’s too late You may have read one of my previous columns about a collaborative effort between the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) and the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) to …
Guidelines for packaging engineers & formulators
Hello, everyone. I’d like to share my current perspective on corrosion guidelines for both those who formulate new and derivative spray products and those who specify and qualify packaging for spray products. The various guidelines can …
LINDAL France wins best international performance award
LINDAL France has received an award for the best international performance at an event hosted by L’Usine Nouvelle and co-organized with Plastiques & Caoutchoucs Magazine and Polyvia—the French Organization for Plastics. LINDAL France received the award …
Ball Corp. to get new CEO
Ball Corp., Westminster, CO, announced that Dan Fisher, currently president of Ball Corp., was elected by its Board of Directors to the additional role of CEO, effective at the annual shareholders meeting on April 27. …
Sonoco buys Ball Metalpack for $1.35 billion
Platinum Equity announced on Jan. 27 that the sale of Ball Metalpack to Sonoco in a transaction valued at approximately $1.35 billion has been completed. Ball Metalpack, based in Broomfield, CO, manufactures sustainable steel containers for …