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Freddy Bharucha has been named Procter & Gamble’s first president, North America personal care and beauty operations.
Formerly the company’s senior vice president for its North America personal care division and Old Spice global brand franchise of five years, Bharucha will now also lead P&G Beauty’s media efforts, head up its cross-category retail strategy and serve on the board…
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The Lighthouse for the Blind (LHB), a not-for-profit organisation based in St. Louis, US, that specialises in chemical manufacturing, filling and packaging, has successfully acquired the assets of Falcon Safety Products located in Branchburg, New Jersey.
As part of this acquisition, LHB said it plans to establish two new facilities in Berkeley, Missouri, with the aim of expanding employment…
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As part of its development and innovation plan, Coster Group recently launched CosterEco, a new technology designed to ensure a constant spray performance of aerosols propelled by compressed gases instead of LPGs.
Transitioning from liquefied propellants towards compressed gases brings improvement to the sustainability, safety, and costs of traditional aerosols, and helps meet the growing…
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Unilever has announced the sale of Dollar Shave Club to Nexus Capital Management LP, a US-based private equity firm.
In addition to its razors, Dollar Shave Club also offers a range of male grooming products, including its aerosol "Swamp Stop Ball Spray".
Fabian Garcia, president of Unilever Personal Care, said: “This marks another step in our journey to transition our portfolio towards core…
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Diversified CPC International, an industry leader in the production and distribution of propellants, refrigerants and specialty gas products, has welcomed Erik Tian as vice president of finance.
In this new position, Tian will provide leadership and assist in managing the areas of accounting, finance and information technology.
Tian has more than 16 years of accounting and finance experience.…
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PRECISION has announced the unveiling of its new website. The company said the redesign caters to the needs of aerosol professionals, with an intuitive interface allowing users to explore the company's products.
The site highlights the company's solutions, such as the SMART 35, the market's lightest all-in-one actuator, and the STYLISH 52, a unique solution powered by STORM® technology. These…
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Colep Packaging and the Envases Group have signed a joint venture agreement for the construction of an aerosol packaging plant in Mexico.
The agreement, which is based on a 50/50 shareholding, will represent a total initial investment of more than $30 million (€28.2 million) over a two-year period.
In the first stage, the new plant will focus its production on three aluminium aerosol…
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LINDAL Group has invested in new bag-on-valve (BOV) manufacturing lines in Europe and North America, substantially increasing capacity to meet growing customer demand, globally.
With BOV production capabilities installed in Briey, France and Columbus, United States of America, the aerosol dispensing specialist offers attractive lead times on a global scale, it said.
As a front-runner in barrier…
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Leading aerosol dispensing specialist LINDAL Group has appointed Thuy-Tien Nguyen as global sustainability manager, based in Hamburg, Germany.
The new role represents the company’s ongoing drive to strengthen the sustainability credentials of its product development, innovations and manufacturing activities, and to further advance its sustainability strategy, said LINDAL.
Thuy-Tien will be…
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Unilever Philippines has opened a production powerhouse in Cavite for its Beauty & Wellbeing and Personal Care businesses. The €80 million investment will see the factory’s production ramped up by 15%, increasing local jobs and serving accelerating demand in the region, according to the corporation.
On 22 September, president Marcos of the Philippines inaugurated one of Unilever’s…
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Ball Corporation, a leader in sustainable aluminum packaging, has released a new report on Eyeris®, its proprietary enhanced printing technology for aluminium cans and impact extruded bottles.
Unlike traditional printing methods, Eyeris uses advanced printing and imaging processes to deliver high-resolution, photo-realistic images directly onto the aluminium packaging surface, according to…
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R-V Industries, a leading provider of industrial engineering and manufacturing solutions and parent company of MBC Aerosol, has announced the acquisition of R.W. Hartnett (Hartnett), located in Philadelphia in the US.
Hartnett, founded in 1880, is one of the most experienced sources for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and confectionary printing, laser writing/drilling, and vision inspection…
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H.B. Fuller Company, the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, has acquired the business of UK-based Sanglier Limited, one of Europe’s largest independently owned manufacturers and fillers of sprayable (aerosol and canister) industrial adhesives.
The acquisition expands H.B. Fuller’s innovation capabilities and product portfolio across the UK and Europe, particularly in the…
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McBride, a manufacturer and supplier of private label and contract manufactured products for the domestic household and professional cleaning/hygiene markets, has announced its preliminary results for the year ended 30 June 2023.
The results show improved profitability and a return to growth. Adjusted operating profit was £13.5m (€15.6 million); for the year ended 30 June, a loss of £24.5m…
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PRECISION, a global leader in aerosol valves since 1949, has announced the appointment of Olivia Schmidt as chief commercial officer, effective 1 September. She will be based in New Jersey, USA, and report directly to the Group CEO.
With an impressive career spanning 28 years in global business leadership, Olivia is well-equipped to lead PRECISION's sales and marketing departments, according to…
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S&P Global Ratings has lowered its issuer credit rating on PLZ Corp by one notch - to 'B-' from 'B'.
The organisation said that, despite sequential improvement in profitability in its second quarter of 2023, "demand for PLZ Corp.'s aerosol products remains weak and credit measures are not likely to improve much this year."
S&P Global Ratings added that: "The stable outlook reflects our…
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Beiersdorf's new plant in Leipzig-Seehausen, Germany, started operation in May, with "made in Leipzig" cosmetic products being manufactured.
Deodorants, hair sprays and shaving foams sold under brand names NIVEA, 8x4 and Hidrofugal are now being produced there for the European market.
The Hamburg-headquartered firm has invested almost €300 million into the state-of-the art, sustainable…
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Diamond Vogel, a manufacturer of high-quality paint and coatings, acquired N92 Menomonee Falls, LLC, a subsidiary of The Sherwin-Williams Company based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, earlier this year.
The business has approximately 100 employees and manufactures colour-match touch-up paint, custom aerosol, and other specialty coatings.
The portfolio includes products under well-known brands…
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