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Wired reports that a special warehouse will be built for hazardous goods that Amazon stores and ships to customers.
The new warehouse will be in Mississippi and measure 500,000 square feet, specially created to store and process orders of items like bleach cleaner, nail polish and bear spray.
"We recognized there was a need for specially engineered buildings to help safely store some types of…
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American sunscreen brand Coppertone has a new owner, just in time for beach season.
Bloomberg reports that Beiersdorf AG agreed to buy the Bayer AG Coppertone brand of sun-care products for $550 million (€490 million), bolstering a line of skin creams that already includes the Nivea brand.
The deal for the brand, which had sales of about $213 million (€190 million) last year,…
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Eight people are suing Conagra, the maker of Pam and other cooking sprays, because they say the cans exploded and severely burned and disfigured them, reports USA Today.
The half a dozen lawsuits, filed in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago, allege that Conagra designed and produced cooking-spray cans that were defective, especially when close to kitchen heat sources such as stoves and…
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Swedish inhalation research company Inhalation Sciences has received an order worth 1.6 million SEK (€147,694) for its PreciseInhale® system from an existing customer. The order includes the platform’s integrated inhaler actuator.
PreciseInhale includes a range of modules for controlled exposures to aerosols. The system is used by companies studying inhalation and aerosols in…
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The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) hosted more than 400 attendees for its mid-year meeting IMPACT 2019, at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC from 1 to 3 May, 2019. As part of the program, attendees met with approximately 40 offices in the US Senate and House of Representatives for the second annual HCPA Capitol Hill Day.
“The HCPA Mid-Year Meeting is a great…
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In an exclusive partnership with the event, The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) will organise and support the entire programme on Day 1 of the ADF Conference.
The Aerosol & Dispensing Forum (ADF) and Packaging of Perfume, Cosmetics & Design’s (PCD) New York event will be entering its 4th year as North America’s only dedicated event for the…
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Coster inaugurated its UK Barlborough site in 2014 starting with aerosol valve assembly in a 5000 sqm large production area. The operation, which is based on a fully automated production system, has become a benchmark for the aerosol industry, with over 1 billion valves already supplied into UK market.
Following the success of the valve assembly plant, Coster has moved quickly into the production…
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A new streamlined baggage screening trial at Perth Airport in Australia will remove the need for passengers to remove laptops and aerosols from bags, the airport has announced.
The trial will use a new body scanner and CT X-ray machine for screening carry-on bags, which is hoped will improve the efficiency of the screening process and detection levels.
The new equipment is set to begin a testing…
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Korean consumer goods company LG Household & Health Care (LG H&H) has agreed to acquire New Avon LLC (Avon North America) for $125 million (€111.6 million) in cash.
The agreement was signed with an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management and Avon Products, with LG H&H acquiring Cerberus’ majority interest and Avon’s minority interest in Avon North America.
LG H&H…
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The Axe Gaming Contest is designed to highlight up and coming players who show off their creativity. Axe knows that gamers are passionate about streaming games, but they can struggle to find an audience. That's why Axe has teamed up with FaZe clan member, Cizzorz, to help elevate an undiscovered streamer with a new fanbase of subscribers.
Axe and Cizzorz are calling on fans to submit a…
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Aerosol dispensing systems supplier AptarGroup has announced the appointment of Isabel Marey-Semper to the board of directors.
Marey-Semper was most recently executive vice-president, communications and public affairs, and general manager at L’Oréal. She has also held positions at Groupe PSA (Peugeot Citroën), Saint-Gobain and Nokia.
“We are thrilled to welcome Isabel…
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A world leader for packaging machines, PackSys Global AG Switzerland, has agreed, effective 31 May 2019, to sell its subsidiary, PackSys Global (Thailand) Limited, to Swiss based Benpac Holding AG, a group of companies in the fields of engineering, machine construction, IT solutions and packaging technology.
PackSys Global Thailand manufactures lines to make monobloc aluminium aerosol cans and…
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German consumer goods company Beiersdorf, which owns the Nivea brand, has recorded group sales growth of 6% in the first quarter of 2019.
According to the company, in nominal terms sales rose by 7.8% year-on-year to €1.947 billion, ahead of average industry forecasts of €1.9 billion, Reuters reported.
“Beiersdorf had a solid start into the first three months of 2019 in both…
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Chief executive officer at Elementis, Paul Waterman, said this week that it expects further progress this year, albeit slightly below expectations, as global market conditions remain "challenging", particularly in the coatings business.
In an update for the three months to the end of March 2019, Elementis said its personal care division had a solid first quarter with strong growth in…
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US-headquartered packaging company Crown has announced net sales of $2.755 billion (€2.457 billion) in the first quarter of 2019.
Sales were up year-on-year from $2.197 billion in Q1 2018, thanks to increased beverage and can volumes, as well as the impact of the Signode acquisition in April last year, the company said.
Income from operations during the quarter was $262 million, while…
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Aerosol packaging manufacturer Ball Corporation has committed to switching its operations in North America to 100% renewable energy by the end of 2021.
To achieve this, the company has signed two virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for a total of 388MW of renewable energy, enabling it to switch to clean electricity generation in its corporate, packaging and aerospace operations.
According…
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Due to the fast-moving developments in China's aerosol industry, regulatory and legal requirements are constantly introduced and parameters regularly being developed. Compliance issues around safe production, transportation and environmental awareness and sustainability are more prominent than ever, particularly in terms of new plant planning, construction and development.
As the highlight…
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US-based Precise Packaging has announced the addition of a new aerosol production line to its facility in Fall River, Massachusetts.
The additional line will increase the company’s capacity at its 120,000 square foot facility, strengthening its position as a strategic partner for customers in the aerosols industry.
“Customers are increasingly looking for full-service suppliers that…
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