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Keiichi Motoo, managing director at Japanese firm Mitani Valve, discusses its new actuator, COVID-19, and its unique online presence. Could you tell our readers about yourself and your role at Mitani Valve? I have been working with Mitani Valve ever since I graduated college 17 years ago. I have worked in research and development (R&D), international sales,... [Read More]

Damiano Marsilli, group commercial director at Coster, discusses the firm’s progress during the pandemic and introduces the company’s latest products. The situation for Coster, like many businesses, was challenging beyond anything we had previously witnessed. First and foremost, our primary concern was the safety and welfare of our colleagues and their families.... [Read More]

TUBEX and Unilever have joined forces to create the first aerosol can on the market using real post-consumer recycled content. TUBEX and Unilever recently introduced the first can on the market with real post-consumer recycled content (PCR). What seems so easy and obvious is really the result of a long, continuous, joint research and development effort by the consortium,... [Read More]

A unique colour coding and two-way search system has helped customers of LINDAL Group to better identify their products and services. In January 2019, LINDAL Group hit the launch button on its new website. Complete with a product colour coding concept, 360° product views and a host of other new features, the platform has since been paying dividends for its visitors.... [Read More]

Since graduating in engineering from Milan University, Italy, Fabio Barozzi has been dedicated to the aerosol industry. Launching his career with well-known firm Coster, Barozzi stayed with the company for more than 20 years, before deciding to put his knowledge and experience into designing new technology for aerosol production. Working with a team of specialists,... [Read More]

Alberto Pedemonte, chief marketing officer at Nussbaum, discusses the company’s new aerosol can made from 100% post-consumer recycled aluminium. Nussbaum Matzingen, a manufacturer of aluminium monobloc cans, has launched its sustainable innovation – an aerosol can made from 100% postconsumer- recycled (PCR) aluminium. It is the first of its kind of aerosol can... [Read More]

UK-based brand management, digital print and interactive media provider, Springfield Solutions, has launched a new digital embellishment service for aerosols. After the successful launch of its aerosol label innovation last year – SASO®, Springfield Solutions has now launched an innovative labelling product that is set to take the packaging industry by storm. Until... [Read More]

World Aerosols caught up with Ball's European reprographics manager, Paul Nicol, to discuss the evolution of printing, design, and sustainability. Could you tell our readers a bit about yourself and your background? After leaving school in 1982, I trained initially as an engineer, but after this decided to go into print as my father was setting up his own business... [Read More]

The UK aerosol sector is “holding firm” during the pandemic, reports Tiziana Dorigo of the British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association. The impact of COVID-19 has been ravaging economies around the world for several months now. While we follow with apprehension the human cost of the pandemic, looming on the horizon is the equally worrying prospect of a financial... [Read More]

DeSpray Environmental is harnessing waste aerosol propellants and turning them into biogas. With more than 20 years of experience in machine building and aerosol recycling, DeSpray Environmental has developed innovative new technology to tackle the environmental issues surrounding waste aerosols. The company’s systems capture waste aerosol propellants and recompress... [Read More]

Leon Finn, aerosol technical specialist at R.A Jones, shares his experience of coping with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The aerosol industry has faced many challenges since my first involvement back in the early 1980s. When I started in the industry, our company was known as Aerofill but after many acquisitions, the Aerofill brand is now known as... [Read More]

Gopal N. Nemlekar, CEO of caps, closures and moulds manufacturer Media Manoeuvre, provides an update on the Indian aerosol industry. Over the past few years, the Indian aerosol industry has grown by leaps and bounds and has become a behemoth today. Among the various segments, aerosol has had a significant impact in personal care, thanks to deodorants and household products. Many... [Read More]

Alexis Van Maercke, secretary general of the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL), explains how the EU is taking another step towards its circular economy vision. On 11 March, the European Commission published its long-awaited new Circular Economy Action Plan 2.0 (CEAP), one of the main building blocks of the European Green Deal, Europe’s... [Read More]

World Aerosols delves deeper into the French aerosol filling figures for 2019 with the help of CFA delegate-general, Jean Blottiere At a time like this, it feels somewhat arbitrary to discuss what happened in 2019. Nonetheless, analysing and understanding aerosol filling figures can help us to better predict the state of the industry post-pandemic. On 1 June, the... [Read More]