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Aerosol, food, and beverage can manufacturer Crown Holdings has announced its second-quarter results, showing a drop in net sales due to COVID-19.
Overall, Crown’s net sales in Q2 2020 were $2,689 million (€2.3 billion) compared to $3,035 million (€2.65 billion) in 2019, reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sales unit volumes, the pass-through of lower material costs and $73…
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Procter & Gamble (P&G), the firm behind brands including Febreze, Gillette, and Old Spice, has committed to making its global operations carbon neutral for the decade through a series of interventions to protect, improve and restore nature.
The company said it recognises the next decade represents a “critical window” for the world to accelerate progress on climate change and that…
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US Ecology, a leading provider of environmental services to commercial and government entities, has partnered with DeSpray Environmental, based in the Netherlands, to offer a 100% aerosol recycling service.
US Ecology’s new Aerosol Recycling Technology was delivered in partnership with DeSpray to tackle this challenging waste stream. DeSpray’s system processes 100% of the waste aerosol…
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Beiersdorf, the multinational company behind major brands such as NIVEA and Eucerin, has joined forces with German recycling firm Werner & Mertz.
Together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging (IVV), Werner & Mertz have developed a standard for the use of mechanically-recycled waste plastic, which is obtained from the German ‘Grüner Punkt’ waste…
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Aptar Group has appointed a new executive vice-president of its Global General Counsel.
Kimberly Y. Chainey will take on the role, effective 27 July, and will become responsible for the company’s global legal affairs and a member of Aptar’s Executive Committee.
Chainey brings more than 15 years of international and domestic experience advising c-suite executives and boards of directors…
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Major steel packaging firm thyssenkrupp Rasselstein has reduced the delivery time for its rasselstein® Express packaging steel from 16 days to 14.
The company, which produces steel packaging used in aerosol cans, said the material is now available to order on its website with the improved service. “We are happy that we can present our regular customers an even more attractive offer now when…
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Diversified CPC International (DCPC), a major producer and distributor of aerosol propellants, hydrocarbon refrigerants and other products, is planning to build a new multi-million dollar manufacturing and distribution facility in Texas, US.
The new facility will be built at the Iron Horse Terminals in Beaumont, Texas, with phase one expected to be operational in the third quarter of this…
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Tennessee, US-based Recycle Aerosol has launched its new website. According to the company, which is based north of Memphis, the new site emphasises its ‘unique market positioning’ as not just a commercial hazardous waste management firm, but a business that recovers all aerosol components.
The new website was created almost entirely in-house, further demonstrating the team’s diverse…
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Velox, which creates industrial-grade direct-to-shape (DTS) digital decoration solutions for the rigid container industry, has launched its new website.
The company said the site better reflects the "excitement and vibrancy" their innovative technology offers. Website visitors can now enjoy animations and videos explaining exactly what Velox has to offer. Speed and user interfaces were…
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Silgan Holdings has purchased Albéa’s Dispensing Systems business, including its metal (Covit Europe & US) and Brazil industrial clusters, in a $900 million (€805 million) agreement signed in January.
Silgan, a leading supplier of sustainable rigid packaging solutions for consumer goods products, operates 110 manufacturing facilities globally and is a leading supplier of metal and…
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Italian aerosol filling company Cosmosol has revealed details of its €20 million investment plan, which has supported all areas of the company.
The investment covered mixing and manufacturing, storage of fuels and solvents, storage of packaging and finished products, security systems, laboratories, and offices. According to a statement by Cosmosol, ‘specific interventions’ allowed a…
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Tubex has received two World Star Awards for its aerosol cans, Unilever’s Dove Men & Care and Beiersdorf’s NIVEA Body Mousse.
The award-winning cans focus on ‘different aspects’ of can manufacturing, according to Tubex. The Beiersdorf’s NIVEA Body Mousse is ‘outstanding’ in shape and print, with a smooth yet unusual conical shape, which was obtained by using spline technology…
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Rachel Chen has been appointed LINDAL’s new sales manager in Shanghai, China. The firm said the appointment forms part of its commitment to better serve the Chinese market.
Chen will be responsible for developing new business opportunities and establishing a footprint for Lindal in China. After graduating with an English major in 2010, Chen built up an in-depth knowledge of the…
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Ball Corporation has announced its first-quarter 2020 results, showing the company’s Q1 comparable net earnings were $202 million (€185 million) or $0.61 (€0.56) per diluted share against Q1 2019 comparable net earnings of $167 million (€153 million) or $0.49 (€0.45) per diluted share.
According to Ball Corp, the company’s Q1 2020 results reflect the 2019 sale of its…
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ADF&PCD and PLD Paris has been shortlisted for a prestigious international events industry award.
The AEO Excellence Awards are organised by the UK’s Association of Exhibition Organisers, the leading trade body for event organisers such as Easyfairs, the company behind ADF&PCD and PLD Paris. The show has been shortlisted in the ‘Best International Show – Europe’…
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Aerosol dispensing specialist LINDAL has transformed some of its manufacturing equipment in France to produce face shields for key workers during the pandemic.
The company is manufacturing the shields at its French production facility and is donating them free of charge to key workers. Lindal’s research and development team from its Global Innovation Centre in Val de Briey and its production…
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Hungarian aluminium aerosol can manufacturer Mátrámetal has purchased a new production line from Hinterkopf.
Despite the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, Mátrámetal said that demand has remained high, meaning it was “critical” to commission and start up the new line as quickly as possible. Borders between countries in Europe were closed at the end of March, posing challenges for the…
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Unilever has adapted its deodorant production lines to make hand sanitiser during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Having never manufactured hand sanitiser at its Leeds factory before, on 2 April, Unilever supplied its first batch of more than 700 litres to St James’s University Hospital, part of the Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust.
“This has been a massive collective effort by teams within our…
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