Latest News
Nov 18, 2021
Alyne Freitas Silva elected president of ABAS
Sustainability News
Nov 17, 2021
The UK Government’s Environment Act has finally received Royal Assent – a development welcomed by Alupro.
Created to outline the government’s sustainability vision, clarify environmental governance post-Brexit, and map out the transition towards a more circular economy, Environment Secretary George Eustice believes the Act will deliver ‘the most ambitious environmental... [Read More]
Company News
Nov 15, 2021
Trivium has launched the Forever Canvas Challenge 2022 – inviting the creative community to help showcase aesthetic possibilities of metal packaging, including aerosols.
The design competition is calling for entries from the next generation of designers across the US and Europe, through a media campaign and outreach to leading graphic design colleges and universities.... [Read More]
Personal Care News
Nov 12, 2021
Trivium Packaging has received two awards for its aerosol cans in the 2021 Cans of the Year Awards, hosted by The Canmaker magazine.
Trivium received a silver award in the 'Aerosol Can' category for its packaging design with Eva NYC Hairspray, an impact-extruded can using 25% recycled aluminium. The company also received a silver award in the ‘Decoration and Print... [Read More]
Product News
Nov 12, 2021
LINDAL Group was recognised in the 2021 FEA Global Awards for its PU foam gun, the Added Value Gun (AVG).
Winning the ‘Prototype’ category, the AVG was noted for its unique performance and sustainability features by the judges.
A fluid dispensing gun for one-component polyurethane foam, the AVG is a new patented device designed for use with industrial and home... [Read More]
Company News
Nov 5, 2021
Nussbaum Group has withdrawn from the aluminium tube business, citing a ‘difficult market situation’.
Nussbaum has decided to concentrate on its core business, the development and production of aluminium cans, including aerosols.
In a LinkedIn post, the company said the management ‘regrets’ that with this decision, the last Swiss aluminium tube manufacturer... [Read More]
Company News
Nov 3, 2021
PPG has officially inaugurated its Packaging Coatings Innovation Centre in Bodelshausen, Germany.
The company, which specialises in paints, coatings and materials, including for aerosols, opened the centre, which features newly expanded analytical and research and development (R&D) capabilities to enhance and accelerate packaging coatings product development across... [Read More]
Company News
Nov 2, 2021
Charles ‘Chuck’ Johnson has been named the president and CEO of the Aluminum Association, effective 3 January.
Johnson previously spent more than four years as president and CEO of the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA), a trade organisation representing the personal protective equipment and technologies industry. Before that, he served for 19 years... [Read More]
Sustainability News
Oct 27, 2021
Cosmosol has been awarded a gold rating from sustainability ratings agency EcoVadis.
With a score of 68, Cosmosol secures a place among the top 5% of the world’s 75,000 best-rated companies. The award reinforces Cosmosol’s ambition to become a European-leading provider of sustainable solutions and services in the aerosol industry.
EcoVadis, founded in 2007, tests... [Read More]
Sustainability News
Oct 27, 2021
The British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) has praised the ‘excellent and wide-ranging entries’ to this year’s BAMA Awards.
Having had to postpone and eventually cancel all its planned events for around 15 months, the organisation was “thrilled” to be able to host its annual Forum & Awards on 13 & 14 October.
World Aerosols’ editor... [Read More]
Company News
Oct 22, 2021
Unilever has reported 2.5% of underlying sales growth for the third quarter of 2021.
For the year to date, Unilever’s underlying sales growth is at 4.4%; it is confident that it will be ‘well within’ its multi-year framework of 3-5% for the full year.
“We have delivered a good quarter against strong comparators, with underlying sales growth of 2.5%,” said... [Read More]
Company News
Oct 22, 2021
L’Oreal’s sales were up by 13.1% in the third quarter of 2021.
The company reported sales of €7.99 billion in Q3. As of September this year, the group’s sales amounted to €23.19 billion - an increase of 15.3%.
“The group’s sales increased by 9.3% like-for-like over two years, compared with the first nine months of 2019, with a remarkable acceleration... [Read More]
Company News
Oct 21, 2021
The Household & Commercial Products Association has welcomed two new members of staff to its Scientific & Regulatory Affairs department.
Molly Blessing will join the HCPA on 8 November as director of sustainability, and Carrie Brown started on 12 October as manager of regulatory affairs.
Blessing is a product stewardship and sustainability specialist with... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 19, 2021
The Aerosol Association of Australia has postponed its Gala Awards Dinner to March 2022 due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.
On 18 October, New South Wales took the first step of its roadmap out of restrictions. While this is a welcome development, according to the Association, the roadmap sees the one person per 4 square-metre rule for functions and hospitality venues... [Read More]
Product News
Oct 14, 2021
Coster is expanding its aerosol filling machine portfolio with 53eC, a new indexing machine.
Headquartered in Milan, since its foundation in 1963, Coster Machinery Division has designed and produced a wide range of filling machines for all types of aerosol products. The new indexing machine is designed for high output, extra flexibility and connectivity.
An estimated... [Read More]
Product News
Oct 5, 2021
Bayer, a global firm specialising in the life science fields of healthcare and nutrition, has voluntarily recalled some of its aerosol products due to the presence of benzene.
Consumers are being asked to return all unexpired Lotrimin® AF and Tinactin® antifungal spray products with lot numbers beginning with TN, CV or NAA, distributed between September 2018 to September... [Read More]
Product News
Oct 4, 2021
Coppertone, owned by Beiersdorf, is recalling some of its aerosol sunscreen products due to the presence of benzene.
The company is voluntarily recalling specific lots of five Coppertone aerosol sunscreen sprays manufactured between 10 January and 15 June to the consumer level. The specific products recalled are: Coppertone Pure & Simple SPF 50 5.0 oz aerosol sunscreen... [Read More]