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Feb 27, 2023
Pictet Asset Management increases stake in Crown Holdings
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Feb 24, 2023
XLCS Partners, Inc., a leading middle market investment bank, announced it was "pleased" to serve as exclusive advisor to MBC Aerosol (MBC) in its sale to R-V Industries (R-V), a portfolio company of Prospect Capital Corporation.
MBC provides high-quality aerosol products to a wide range of industries, including automotive, construction and marine. The company's innovative... [Read More]
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Feb 16, 2023
Unilever has announced the sale of its Suave brand in North America to Yellow Wood Partners LLC. The Suave beauty and personal care brand includes hair care, skin care, skin cleansing and deodorant products.
Yellow Wood Partners is a Boston-based private investment firm that invests exclusively in the consumer industry in the middle market. The firm seeks to acquire branded... [Read More]
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Feb 10, 2023
The International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL) has reported that its members' global shipments increased by 6.8% to approximately 6 billion units in 2022.
The market growth was primarily due to above-average demand from the pharmaceutical, hairspray, shaving foam and other personal care sectors, which increased by 13%, 17%, 14% and... [Read More]
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Feb 1, 2023
The LINDAL Group has collected two accolades in the Industrial and Technical Application category at this year’s ADF Awards held on 26th January at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.
The category winner was LINDAL's CG-HP40 Multigun, which was developed with brand owner Novatech.
The company also won a certificate for a bespoke applicator, which it designed alongside... [Read More]
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Jan 31, 2023
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... [Read More]
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Jan 26, 2023
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... [Read More]
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Jan 23, 2023
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,... [Read More]
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Jan 19, 2023
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... [Read More]
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Jan 16, 2023
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... [Read More]
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Jan 11, 2023
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... [Read More]
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Jan 5, 2023
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... [Read More]
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Jan 4, 2023
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... [Read More]
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Dec 17, 2022
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... [Read More]
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Dec 5, 2022
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... [Read More]
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Nov 30, 2022
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... [Read More]
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Nov 14, 2022
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... [Read More]
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