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Unilever has announced the appointment of Hein Schumacher as its new chief executive officer, following what it described as an "extensive, global search process".
Schumacher replaces Alan Jope, who announced his intention to retire from Unilever in September 2022.
Schumacher is currently CEO of global dairy and nutrition business Royal FrieslandCampina, and became a non-executive director of…
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The winners of this year’s ADF Innovation Awards were announced today (26 January), during a ceremony at Paris Packaging Week in France.
The winners, by category, are:
Personal care
Winners
- Biore U the body - KAO: Biore U the body (foaming body wash) has new foaming pump which can dispense fine and fluffy foam like a whipped cream. In addition, the bottle is made by recycled PET…
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Equipment manufacturer Zigler told World Aerosols about its innovative new technology, and how the company keeps customers coming back for more business.
Can you tell me about any recent technology and innovations from Zigler – particularly in terms of its sorting system for BOV inserting?
"As we are all looking for sustainable solutions due to the global situation, we all need to look…
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The Comité Français des Aerosols (CFA), the French aerosol industry's trade association, has announced incumbent president Nathalie Thys will depart the position at the end of March 2023.
She will be replaced by Laurent Flond, head of packaging science centre for dispensers & applicators at L'Oréal. Marion Grebert, sales manager at CLIMALIFE, becomes the new vice president.
In a message,…
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APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has appointed Luc Brantjes, Tata Steel’s packaging division director of sales, as the association’s new president.
Brantjes was elected unanimously by APEAL's board and general assembly, and he succeeds Viliam Gašpar of U.S. Steel Košice. His term as the 13th president of APEAL was effective from 1 January 2023 and is in…
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A recent online conference sponsored by the Aerosol Committee of China Packaging Federation (CPF), and co-organised by Majesty Packaging Systems was entitled "Group Standard Technical Specification for Green-design Product Assessment-Aerosol Valve & Pump Drafting Discussion Conference.”
Its purpose was to discuss the initial drafts of two group standard of the CPF – which were…
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With a strong foothold in Europe and the United States, Airopack International has said it is on a mission to take its air-powered dispensing global, as it ventures into the Asian market for the first time in partnership with Airodispensing Solutions in South Korea.
With a market that’s always on the cutting edge of innovation, Airodispensing Solutions CEO Tae Kim said that South Korea is the…
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Alamance Foods (AFI), a manufacturer of a variety of consumer food products, will invest $42 million (€39.5m) to expand its North Carolina operations in Alamance County - including for its aerosol whipped cream line - Governor Roy Cooper announced last month. The company will create 135 jobs in Burlington.
"Today, companies have many locations to choose from when considering an expansion, but…
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Formulated Solutions, a Florida-based contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) has announced an agreement to acquire a newly updated 455,000 ft2 FDA-approved pharmaceutical liquids, semi solids, aerosol, BoV and metered dose nasal spray production facility located in Cleveland, TN.
Upon completion, the company said the acquisition will strengthen its capabilities in topicals,…
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International aerosol dispensing company LINDAL hosted an official grand opening for its 12,000 sqm facility in Jundiai, Sao Paulo in Brazil.
The company welcomed key customers, suppliers and employees to the grand opening, where a ribbon-cutting ceremony conducted by LINDAL’s family shareholders declared the facility as formally open.
The event also saw a speech from LINDAL CEO,…
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Starco Brands has announced that Whipshots™, the innovative new vodka-infused whipped cream, is expanding its retail presence in Arkansas, Connecticut, Idaho, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and Wyoming, with Louisiana coming onboard earlier this month. The brand's increased footprint in 21 states comes following news of its most recent business milestone, selling over one million cans in under a…
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Aerosol and liquid contract manufacturer Aerofil Technology, which partners with Procter & Gamble (P&G) on spray technologies, was one of 11 recipients of the corporation's 2022 P&G External Business Partner of the Year Awards. This affords it commendation, as P&G possess over 50,000 external business partners (EBP) worldwide.
P&G said its EBPs' efforts should be rewarded…
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The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) is proud to announce that it has received a 2022 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award. The Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards recognise the contributions of Safer Choice partners and stakeholders who have shown outstanding achievement in the design, manufacture, selection and use of products…
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The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has reported Q1 fiscal year 2023 net sales of $20.6 billion, an increase of 1% versus the prior year. Excluding the impacts of foreign exchange, acquisitions and divestitures, organic sales increased 7%. Diluted net earnings per share were $1.57, a decrease of two percent versus prior year EPS.
Operating cash flow was $4.1bn for the quarter. Adjusted…
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PLZ Personal Care, a division of PLZ Corp and a North American leader in specialty aerosol and liquid product manufacturing for premier brands in the personal care market, has announced the promotion of Steve Dickstein to president of PLZ Personal Care.
Dickstein joined PLZ as senior vice president commercial in 2019 upon PLZ’s acquisition of Liquid Technologies, where he formerly served as…
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LINDAL said it was delighted to be celebrating industry success with international home improvement company, Kingfisher, following a win at the FEA Global Aerosol Awards for a co-developed sustainable applicator on 12 October.
The applicator came top of the Product Design 2022 category last month, thanks to its sustainability benefits, flexibility with multiple products and ease of use.
FEA…
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Ball Corporation will announce its third quarter 2022 earnings on 3 November, 2022, before trading begins on the New York Stock Exchange.
At 9 am Mountain time on that day (11 am Eastern time), Ball will hold its regular quarterly conference call on the company's results and performance.
The North American toll-free number for the call is 877-302-3634. International callers should dial +1…
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Voyant Beauty, a leading New York-based personal care and beauty contract manufacturer, has launched Atelier by Voyant Beauty, which it described as "a first-of-its-kind formulation and manufacturing growth partner dedicated to servicing and accelerating fast-growth indie beauty brands".
Atelier's new, unique service and development experience is a result of over 50 hours of one-on-one blinded…
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