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 …
My Luxe Pack currently underway Nov. 30–Dec. 2
The virtual show My Luxe Pack (in place of the in-person Luxe Pack Monaco) is currently underway, Nov. 30-Dec. 2. The show includes three levels: Inspirations, Innovations and Interaction. There are more than 350 exhibitors …
Chemical Activity Barometer rises in November
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) reported that the Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator derived from a composite index of chemical industry activity, rose 0.8% in November on a three-month moving average basis …
NYSCC announces 2021 Executive Board
The New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC) announced its new executive board for 2021. The 2021 NYSCC Executive Board includes: Susanna Fernandes, Chair - Lead E-Sales Executive, TRI-K Giorgino “Gino” Macalino, Advisor/Past Chairman - …
PLZ Aeroscience names Aaron Erter new President/CEO
PLZ Aeroscience Corp. has tapped Sherwin Williams executive Aaron M. Erter as President & CEO. Erter succeeds Ed Byczynski, who has held these positions since 2009. "I am honored to join PLZ as the company strengthens …
WAIB announces 2020-2021 board of directors, revamps website
Western Aerosol Information Bureau (WAIB) has announced its 2020-2021 Board of Directors. They include: Officers: President, John Davis, PLZ Aeroscience Vice President, Steve Sanchez, Aeropres Treasurer, Mike Thaete, Aptar B&H Secretary, Ellen Melnitzke, Rackow Polymers Directors: …
LINDAL Group earns 2020 FEA award with bag-and-bag technology
Aerosol dispensing maker LINDAL Group has received the European Aerosol Federation's (FEA) Packaging Element Design award for its patented Bag-and-Bag technology (BAB). A pressurized packaging system, BAB contains not one, but two chambers inside the same …
Clean Earth set to reach aerosol recycling record
Specialty waste company Clean Earth announced that its Clean Earth Aerosol Recycling System will process 13 million aerosol cans by the end of 2020, an 85% increase from 2015. With advanced, sustainable aerosol recycling for …