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Nov 24, 2020
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Nov 23, 2020
PLZ Aeroscience Corporation (PLZ) has appointed Aaron M. Erter as the new president and CEO.
The aerosol and liquid product manufacturing firm said Erter has proven leadership experience and a successful track record of growing manufacturing businesses. He succeeds Ed Byczynski, who served as the company’s president and CEO since 2009.
Erter joins PLZ from the... [Read More]
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Nov 10, 2020
Ball Corporation has reported strong third-quarter results.
The firm reported, on a U.S. GAAP basis, its Q3 2020 net earnings stood at $241 million (€203 million), or $0.72 (€0.60) per diluted share, on sales of $3.1 billion (€2.61 billion), compared to $92 million (€77.7 million) net earnings or $0.27 (€0.22) per diluted share on sales of $3 billion (€2.53... [Read More]
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Nov 9, 2020
Packaging dispensing solutions manufacturer PRECISION has announced the expansion of its production facility in Thailand is complete.
Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Precision’s teams were able to stick to the original schedule to complete the expansion. The project was designed to optimise workshop layouts, increase the production capacities... [Read More]
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Nov 4, 2020
Urs Hauser of Pamasol, also a representative from the Assoziation der Schweizerischen Aerosolindustrie (Switzerland), has been announced as the new president of the European Aerosol Federation (FEA).
Hauser will succeed Gilles Baudin of L’Oreal, also a representative from the Comité Français de Aérosols (France), who has served as president of the FEA for two years.
Hauser... [Read More]
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Oct 27, 2020
The CANsultants, a management consulting firm specialising in packaging, including aerosols, has announced a brand refresh.
According to the firm, the new look and feel is reflective of the company’s professional evolution in service to clients. Co-founders John Adams and Scott Biondich have a collective 50 years of industry experience working for Alcoa, Anheuser... [Read More]
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Oct 26, 2020
Unilever has reported strong performance in the third quarter of 2020, with underlying sales up 4.4%.
The company saw increased levels of growth for hand and home hygiene products, as well as food consumed at home. Performance also improved in other categories, with declines lessening in deodorants and skincare, while laundry and hair returned to growth.
In the beauty... [Read More]
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Oct 21, 2020
Reckitt Benckiser, the UK-based multinational consumer goods company behind brands including Dettol, Air Wick, and Lysol, has reported strong quarterly results, driven by a growing demand for cleaning and disinfectant products.
The firm saw group like-for-like (LFL) growth of 13.3% in the third quarter of 2020, with year-to-date growth of 12.4%. Hygiene saw LFL growth... [Read More]
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Oct 20, 2020
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has reported a 9% increase in net sales in its first-quarter fiscal year 2021 (July-September 2020) figures compared to the previous year.
P&G’s beauty segment organic sales increased by 7% compared to the previous year. Skin and personal care organic sales increased in the high single digits, driven by innovation-led growth in North... [Read More]
Company News
Oct 15, 2020
Nicolas Hieronimus, former deputy CEO at L’Oreal, has taken on the role of CEO.
Hieronimus joined L’Oreal 33 years ago and has spent his entire career with the group, in many countries and divisions. He has been deputy CEO in charge of divisions since 2017.
As the firm’s articles of association do not provide for any exception to the legal retirement age of... [Read More]
Company News
Oct 13, 2020
Henkel has reported strong organic sales growth in the third quarter of 2020.
Based on preliminary figures, Henkel delivered organic sales growth of +3.9% in Q3. The beauty care division delivered strong organic sales growth of +4.3%. While the development of the organisation’s hair salon business was below the level of the same period in 2019 despite a recovery,... [Read More]
Company News
Oct 5, 2020
Formulated Solutions has passed a series of assessments to be awarded three separate ISO Standards.
The contract manufacturing and formulation firm received ISO 9001:2015 Quality, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental, and ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety.
In a statement, the company said: “We are very proud to have received these three brand-new ISO certifications.... [Read More]
Company News
Sep 10, 2020
McBride has released its unaudited preliminary yearly results, stating it is “pleased” with the progress of its aerosols business.
For the year ended 30 June 2020, McBride revealed some important updates, including introducing its new CEO, Chris Smith, who was appointed in June, and a new strategy and implementation programme, ‘Programme Compass’.
The firm’s... [Read More]
Company News
Sep 4, 2020
Swiss machine manufacturer for leak testing and visual inspection, Wilco AG, has revealed its new management team.
Marco Samà is taking over the commercial area of the business with Dr Uwe Bräuning, forming a new management duo.
To support the company's sustainable growth strategy, chairman of the board of directors, Dr. Hagen Gehringer, has strengthened the management... [Read More]
Company News
Sep 3, 2020
Aptar is closing its manufacturing facility in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland.
The major US manufacturer of pumps and dispensing systems said it was ceasing production at the plant in December, following a review of its operations in Ireland, according to a report by The Irish Times.
Industrial equipment and machinery would be transferred to other facilities... [Read More]
Company News
Sep 1, 2020
Ball Corporation has completed the acquisition of Tubex Industria E Comercio de Embalagens, an impact extruded aluminium aerosol packaging firm that includes a manufacturing facility near Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The business is now part of Ball’s aluminium aerosol packaging division, complementing its global aluminium aerosol and slug business in the Americas, Europe,... [Read More]
Sustainability News
Aug 26, 2020
Henkel North America has joined the US Plastics Pact, committing to meet ambitious circular economy goals by 2025.
The US Plastics Pact is a collaboration led by The Recycling Partnership, World Wildlife Fund, and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. As part of the pact, Henkel will recognise that significant, system-wide change is crucial to realise a circular economy for... [Read More]
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