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Sonoco Products Company (Sonoco) has entered into an agreement to acquire Eviosys from KPS Capital Partners, LP (KPS) for approximately $3.9 billion (€3.6 billion). Sonoco said the transaction enables it to enhance its strategy to focus on and scale its core businesses and invest in high return opportunities, both organically and inorganically. Following the transaction,... [Read More]

A digital campaign promoting best practice metal packaging recycling has begun across Powys in Wales. Having launched on 17 June, the six-week programme will target more than 67,000 households across the region, with the aim of improving kerbside recycling rates. Delivered by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro), ‘MetalMatters’ will use targeted... [Read More]

Rovensa Next, a pioneering leader in bio-solutions for agriculture, has announced a new partnership with Limaru, a leading solutions provider to the global biocide industry. Under this agreement, both parties agreed to collaborate in developing, registering and marketing safe, practical and eco-conscious pest control solutions based on Orange Oil for the EU-27 and Great... [Read More]

Silgan Dispensing, a global leader in the design, development and distribution of highly engineered pumps and sprayers in the home, health and beauty markets, has announced the launch of ErgoShield™ - an innovative aerosol actuator featuring a spray-thru cap design. ErgoShield said the modern, simple design combines the protective benefits of an overcap with a natural... [Read More]

The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) has rebranded as Steel for Packaging Europe. The change comes with a new logo, which the organisation said captures the essence of steel's circularity and its inherent multiple recyclability, within a closed material loop. Founded in 1986, Steel for Packaging Europe represents the five major European... [Read More]

Paris Packaging Week, run by international event organiser Easyfairs, has announced it is looking for its Future Leaders Class of 2025. The initiative, launched last year, is designed to celebrate and support the next generation of innovators, designers and entrepreneurs in the aerosol, beauty, personal care, drinks and luxury packaging industry. After a successful launch... [Read More]

Aptar Beauty has released its newest aerosol actuator, which it has named Maya. It said Maya combines clean beauty design, convenience and performance that lends itself to creative adaptation to match any brand’s DNA. With a secure, twist-to-lock feature, no overcap is required. Maya is capable of dispensing sprays and powders. The product's twist-to-lock system makes... [Read More]

TUBEX has announced that Leopold Werdich, who was managing director for 25 years, is relocating within the Dr Grupp Group of Companies. He is taking up a senior management position at CAG Holding GmbH from June. During his time, Werdich developed TUBEX into a modern, innovative and sustainable manufacturing company. Numerous national and international prizes and awards... [Read More]

Zoran Joksic, sales director of Albéa, was elected as new president of the European Tube Manufacturers Association (etma) at the organisation’s General Assembly meeting in Warsaw, Poland on 24 May. In his inaugural speech, Joksic underlined the success of flexible tubes as resilient, innovative and sustainable packaging solution: “Over the last few years the flexible... [Read More]

Sonoco Products Company (Sonoco), one of the largest aerosol can producers in North America, has announced the grand opening of a new multi-million-dollar, state-of-the-art centre at 2850 Charter Street in Columbus, Ohio in the US. The 11,000 square foot facility includes modern laboratories, prototyping equipment, training rooms and collaboration spaces. The company... [Read More]

thyssenkrupp Rasselstein is now offering the capability for customers to configure rasselstein® Express materials themselves within its Packaging Steel Shop - thus expanding the range in its online store. Configured material is ready for dispatch within 14 days, according to the German company. "With the configurator, we enable our existing customers to configure their... [Read More]

The Household and Commercial Products Association (HCPA) and the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) have published a white paper through the Aerosol Recycling Initiative that presents a year's worth of data and analysis to help demonstrate the recyclability of the aerosol can. Launched in 2022, the initiative’s goals are to achieve by 2030 at least an 85% recycling... [Read More]

Urszula Rosinska, sales director at ZIGLER POLSKA, highlights the importance of intelligent investment. In the world of manufacturing, the allure of low-priced equipment can be tempting. However, the adage ‘you get what you pay for’ couldn't be more apt, especially when it comes to aerosol production machinery. While the initial cost may seem like a bargain, the... [Read More]

In the midst of a Dengue outbreak in Argentina, SC Johnson donated 240,000 OFF! mosquito repellents - brought from SC Johnson Mexico - to help protect people. Together with Cáritas Argentina the company distributed repellent to underserved communities, in difficult-to-reach areas, highly impacted by Dengue. "At Caritas Argentina we build alliances that allow us to continue... [Read More]

On Tuesday 11 June, BAMA’s Aerosol Discussion Evening in York will play host to informative presentations from the Cosmetic Toiletry & Perfumery Association (CTPA) and MAKE UK. The CTPA has been following the development of regulation related to cosmetic products in the UK and EU post-Brexit, including the implementation of the UK Cosmetics Regulation (UKCR). At... [Read More]

LyondellBasell has collaborated with CORADIN and Dermalogica to create a more sustainable solution for the GREENIS® Dispenser, leveraging its innovative CirculenRecover solution for the award-winning packaging. To accomplish this, CORADIN and Dermalogica teamed up with LYB to select the best Post-Consumer Resin (PCR) for this demanding cosmetics application, which required... [Read More]