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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... [Read More]

Urszula Rosinska, sales director at ZIGLER POLSKA, tells World Aerosols about the company’s strategic direction, which has enabled it to adapt in a difficult economic climate. ZIGLER is a manufacturer of customised equipment and aerosol production lines for every industry (technical, household, cosmetic, food and pharma). The company offers production lines with capacities... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

The British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association (BAMA) has announced that Dr Alina Darragh, global environmental programmes director at the WD40 Company, is taking over the role of chair of the Board of Directors from Adrian McCretton of kdc/one Swallowfield. Dr Darragh has an interest in sustainability, working collaboratively and helping the industry move forward as... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

Coster Group has released its Sustainability Report 2022, which follows the path of transparency and stakeholder engagement. This is the report's sixth edition, having begun in 2017. Guided by sustainable principles, the company continued to pursue its goals in 2022 as well to strengthen itself in social, environmental and governance areas. Coster adopted precise, measurable... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

Tata Steel, one of the world’s largest steel producers and one of the UK’s leading steel re-processors, has become the latest organisation to join the UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative. Steel aerosols are easily captured for recycling through existing UK recycling schemes – kerbside, magnetic extraction, and even after waste incineration. They make a valuable contribution... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

The British Aerosol Manufacters' Association (BAMA) announced the winners of the 2023 BAMA Awards on 11 October. The dinner and ceremony took place at Carden Park in Cheshire, UK, and saw a record number of attendees and a larger-than-ever number of entries. World Aerosols was honoured to be on the jury for this year's BAMA Awards, the winners for which are listed below: Sustainability Winner:... [Read More]

In an exclusive joint interview, Jim McBride, founder of MBC Aerosol and Rob Budé, owner and managing director of Budé Group, tell World Aerosols about what sets their partnership apart. MBC Aerosol manufactures new aerosol and bag on valve filling machinery and furnishes complete production lines from start to finish. It was founded in 2008, at the height of... [Read More]

The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) has received a 2023 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award. The Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards recognise the contributions of Safer Choice partners and stakeholders who have shown outstanding achievement in the design, manufacture, selection, and use of innovative... [Read More]

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... [Read More]