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LINDAL Group was recognised in the 2021 FEA Global Awards for its PU foam gun, the Added Value Gun (AVG).
Winning the ‘Prototype’ category, the AVG was noted for its unique performance and sustainability features by the judges.
A fluid dispensing gun for one-component polyurethane foam, the AVG is a new patented device designed for use with industrial and home insulation tasks. It…
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Nussbaum Group has withdrawn from the aluminium tube business, citing a ‘difficult market situation’.
Nussbaum has decided to concentrate on its core business, the development and production of aluminium cans, including aerosols.
In a LinkedIn post, the company said the management ‘regrets’ that with this decision, the last Swiss aluminium tube manufacturer is closing its doors. The…
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UK-based Springfield Solutions helped an aerosol manufacturer to deliver exciting new packaging opportunities, using its digital self-adhesive shrink-on label – SASO®.
In April 2019, Springfield Solutions launched its innovative SASO® product. SASO is a digital self-adhesive shrink-on label that has been specifically designed to give seamless, full-height, 360-degree coverage of…
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PPG has officially inaugurated its Packaging Coatings Innovation Centre in Bodelshausen, Germany.
The company, which specialises in paints, coatings and materials, including for aerosols, opened the centre, which features newly expanded analytical and research and development (R&D) capabilities to enhance and accelerate packaging coatings product development across a range of end…
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The winners of the European Aerosol Federation (FEA) Global Aerosol Awards 2021 have been revealed.
Suppliers, fillers, brand owners, and retailers were encouraged to present the innovative aerosol products they have launched on the market between July 2019 and June 2021. The jury panel chose the winning entries across five categories: Innovative Product, Packaging Element Design, Product…
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The US will allow duty-free importation of steel and aluminium from the EU. In exchange, the EU will suspend its retaliatory tariffs on certain US products.
This move by the Biden Administration is expected to benefit the aerosol industry, which relies on steel and aluminium to manufacture aerosol products.
The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) has commended the…
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Charles ‘Chuck’ Johnson has been named the president and CEO of the Aluminum Association, effective 3 January.
Johnson previously spent more than four years as president and CEO of the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA), a trade organisation representing the personal protective equipment and technologies industry. Before that, he served for 19 years at the Aluminum…
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Philip Fleming, executive director of the Aerosol Association of Australia and secretary of the Asian Aerosol Federation, looks back on the past 12 months.
COVID-19 has profoundly affected the aerosol industry in the region covered by the Federation, just as it has impacted many other industries and many facets of our lives.
These impacts have varied between countries in magnitude and…
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Aerosol and dispensing companies have just one week left to enter the ADF Innovation Awards 2022, with the 5 November deadline fast approaching.
ADF&PCD and PLD Paris is looking for ‘inspiring and powerful’ packaging, representing true innovation. This year’s jury is composed of some of the most senior packaging experts at the most influential brands in the world, including Henkel,…
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Cosmosol has been awarded a gold rating from sustainability ratings agency EcoVadis.
With a score of 68, Cosmosol secures a place among the top 5% of the world’s 75,000 best-rated companies. The award reinforces Cosmosol’s ambition to become a European-leading provider of sustainable solutions and services in the aerosol industry.
EcoVadis, founded in 2007, tests and rates the…
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The International Aerosol and Metal Containers Exhibition in Ningbo, China, has been postponed to 8-10 December 2021.
The event was initially due to take place on 4-6 November but has been moved due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
In a statement shared with attendees, exhibitors and sponsors, the Aerosol Committee of China Packaging Federation said: “We apologise for any inconvenience…
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The British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) has praised the ‘excellent and wide-ranging entries’ to this year’s BAMA Awards.
Having had to postpone and eventually cancel all its planned events for around 15 months, the organisation was “thrilled” to be able to host its annual Forum & Awards on 13 & 14 October.
World Aerosols’ editor Dawn Stephens-Borg had the…
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Innovating with nitrogen, bio-based ingredients and post-consumer recycled materials, Cosmosol is looking ahead to a sustainable future.
Cosmosol has designed and manufactured high-quality aerosol products since 1987, with a complete range of spray and dispensing. The market application covers a variety of product forms, from aerosol foams to water mist sprays and pump dispensing products for…
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Unilever has reported 2.5% of underlying sales growth for the third quarter of 2021.
For the year to date, Unilever’s underlying sales growth is at 4.4%; it is confident that it will be ‘well within’ its multi-year framework of 3-5% for the full year.
“We have delivered a good quarter against strong comparators, with underlying sales growth of 2.5%,” said Unilever CEO, Alan Jope.…
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L’Oreal’s sales were up by 13.1% in the third quarter of 2021.
The company reported sales of €7.99 billion in Q3. As of September this year, the group’s sales amounted to €23.19 billion - an increase of 15.3%.
“The group’s sales increased by 9.3% like-for-like over two years, compared with the first nine months of 2019, with a remarkable acceleration in the third quarter,”…
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The Household & Commercial Products Association has welcomed two new members of staff to its Scientific & Regulatory Affairs department.
Molly Blessing will join the HCPA on 8 November as director of sustainability, and Carrie Brown started on 12 October as manager of regulatory affairs.
Blessing is a product stewardship and sustainability specialist with five years of experience in…
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The Aerosol Association of Australia has postponed its Gala Awards Dinner to March 2022 due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.
On 18 October, New South Wales took the first step of its roadmap out of restrictions. While this is a welcome development, according to the Association, the roadmap sees the one person per 4 square-metre rule for functions and hospitality venues persist until 1…
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US aerosol associations and industry leaders have teamed up to create an online education hub for the aerosol and pressurised packaging sector.
A new ‘virtual classroom’ has been developed by US aerosol associations and global suppliers to provide educational courses on aerosols and pressurised packaging.
The Western Aerosol Information Bureau (WAIB), Consumer Aerosol Products Council,…
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