HCPA launches new membership video
The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) has debuted a new membership video entitled “Protecting Your Business and Promoting Your Story.” Located at https://vimeo.com/460700328, the video promotes the critical work of the household and commercial …
Haumiller expands, adding 30,000 square feet to engineering and production facility
Due to its continuing business growth and to better serve its current and future customers, Haumiller Engineering Co., South Elgin, IL is expanding its Engineering & Production facility by 29,900 sq. ft. to a total …
Production of aluminum aerosol cans decrease only slightly despite COVID-19 crisis
Moderate decrease of roughly 2% worldwide in the first half of 2020 The International Organization of Aluminum Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL) recorded a relatively moderate decline in the global production of aluminum cans of almost 2% …
Formulated Solutions achieves three ISO certifications & is on-track for a fourth
Formulated Solutions has passed an in-depth series of assessments and has achieved three separate ISO Standards-ISO 9001:2015 Quality, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental and ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety. The certifications required a rigorous process and …
Regulatory Issues
CARB As reported last month, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff held a workshop on July 28 to release its final working draft for amendments to the Consumer Products volatile organic compounds (VOC) regulation; work …
State classification of aerosols as Universal Waste
End of life, especially in regard to packaging, is a key component of sustainability. The proper disposal and effective recycling of all products, including aerosols, is critical to protect the environment and effectively manage resources. …
Are the older spray products in your warehouse still sellable?
Hello, everyone. The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant negative impact on sales of consumer packaged goods. In an ideal world, spray products could be stored indefinitely in warehouses during an economic slowdown/stoppage and …
Luxe Pack Monaco & Édition Spéciale Canceled—will return in 2021; virtual event in November
Luxury packaging trade show Luxe Pack Monaco has announced that its 2020 event— scheduled for December 2020—is canceled in light of the latest government measures limiting group gatherings and travel restrictions imposed as a result of …
Chemical Activity Barometer rises in September, indicates recovery of economy
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), rose 1.6% in September on a three-month moving average basis following a 2.7% gain in August. On a year-over-year …
ACI pilots new database for cleaning product ingredient safety initiative
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) has launched a pilot phase of the Cleaning Product Ingredient Safety Initiative database which contains environmental data on 200+ chemicals in the U.S. consumer cleaning product supply chain. This database was …