Henkel names Essick North America President
Henkel, mnanufacturer of brands such as Dial soaps, Right Guard antiperspirants, Schwarzkopf hair care, Persil laundry detergent, and Loctite adhesives, has announced Steven Essick as President of the North America region. Essick, who also serves …
HCPA bestows multiple awards at XPAND2020 Annual Meeting
At the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) XPAND2020 Annual Meeting, being held virtually Dec. 7–11, numerous awards were given out at the beginning of the week. Aerosol Products Division Volunteer Recognition Award Doug Raymond of Raymond …
Doug Raymond wins HCPA Volunteer Recognition Award
Doug Raymond of Raymond Regulatory Resources has won the 2020 Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) Aerosol Products Division Volunteer Recognition Award. Raymond is currently the President of the Southern Aerosol Technical Association (SATA) and writes …
Diversified CPC’s Frauenheim helps lead HCPA aerosol propellant webinars
In November, Diversified CPC International (DCPC) VP of Operations Bill Frauenheim was a featured guest speaker on four installments of a 13-chapter webinar series, which presented critical information on the transportation of aerosol propellants and …
Health Canada approves Microban 24 for use against COVID-19 virus
Health Canada has approved Procter & Gamble's Microban 24 Multi-Purpose Cleaner (DIN 02492628) as effective at killing SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. For a product to claim it kills a specific pathogen, Health Canada must …
Unilever completes unification of legal structure
Unilever has completed the unification of its group legal structure under a single parent company, Unilever PLC. For the first time in its history, Unilever trades with one market capitalization, one class of shares and …
Asia Regulatory Update
As we move toward the end of 2020, it seems like an appropriate time to reflect on the shifts we have all made over the past year. Working from home has become the norm for …
Ensuring sustainable consumption of aerosol containers
There are ongoing discussions throughout the world about our waste problems. As countries and regions try to come up with different solutions, they all have the same goal of decreasing the amount of waste and …
Regulatory Issues
Final CARB workshop for 2020 On Nov. 10, 2020, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) held its final workshop for this round of amendments to its Consumer Products volatile organic compound (VOC) regulation. There were a few …
Different types of Spray Package Corrosion
Hello, everyone. The internal environment in spray packages (i.e. your formula) typically consists of multiple microenvironments and they, plus the package materials, determine if corrosion will occur and how fast it occurs. Consequently, spray package corrosion …