Dick Frauenheim, former President & CEO of Diversified CPC, passes away

March 11, 2021

Dick Frauenheim, former President & CEO of Diversified CPC, passed away peacefully on March 9. Frauenheim was born in Pittsburgh, PA on May 30, 1942. In 1964, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration …

ACI & Shell Chemical team up for rubber duck fashion show fundraiser

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and Shell Chemical LP recently raised $23,000 at the 2021 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Virtual Summit Duck Fashion Show to support Clean the World Foundation’s efforts to provide hygiene products …

ACI Spring cleaning survey reveals habits have changed

March 9, 2021

There may be less "Spring cleaning" going on in 2021, but that may be due to millions of Americans being stuck at home for months during the pandemic, according to the American Cleaning Institute's (ACI) …

Trivium Packaging gets sustainability rating from CDP

March 8, 2021

Trivium Packaging has received an A- rating from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) in two key categories: Climate Change 2020 and Water Security 2020 Trivium has also been assessed by sustainability ranking organization CDP as “Implementing …

Please allow me to re-introduce myself…

I am Don Farrell, and as of January 1, Publisher of SPRAY Technology & Marketing. As many readers may not know my name, you could say I am new to SPRAY. However, that is far …

Alupro launches portal to boost aluminum recycling in the UK

March 4, 2021

British aluminum packaging recycling organization Alupro has unveiled its new "Recycle Aluminum" website to educate consumers about the infinitely recyclable benefits of aluminum packaging. Working to fulfil the industry’s obligation to meet recycling targets,  https://recyclealuminium.org.uk/ is …

LINDAL provides bag-in-bag technology for wound cleaning solution

March 3, 2021

LINDAL’s Bag-and-bag (BAB) technology is utilized in a new antiseptic foaming wound cleaner—HemaScrub by Med Scrub Inc. Designed for professional and consumer use in the medical and veterinary markets, HemaScrub is a dual-action wash that …

Trivium Argentina partners with recycling firm to collect aluminum

March 1, 2021

Trivium Argentina has partnered with recycling firm Creando Conciencia to increase the collection and reuse of aluminum aerosol cans in Argentina to create post-consumer recycled (PCR) aluminum. Creando Conciencia will collect aluminum aerosol cans from consumers …

Canada to update Hazardous Products regulations to align with GHS, 7th Revised Edition

Overview: What is happening? On Dec. 19, 2020, the Government of Canada published proposed amendments to the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) and Schedule 2 of the Hazardous Products Act (HPA). The HPR and HPA set out …

The winds are changing at the Federal level

My original focus for this column was on the upcoming hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) rulemaking directed by a portion of an omnibus bill that was passed at the end of the Trump Administration. However, because of numerous …