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Jun 15, 2020
Unilever aims to reveal carbon footprint of every product under new climate change goals
Sustainability News
Jun 10, 2020
Welsh start-up company Resource Efficient Data (RED) has partnered with the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) to provide UK waste data flow for 12 months.
The partnership gives Alupro access to RED’s platform of UK waste data, which houses open source data from Waste Data Flow and other open-source data, allowing easy searches by material type, material... [Read More]
Pharmaceutical/Veterinary News
Jun 9, 2020
Aptar Pharma's patented PureHale™ respiratory aerosol device is the delivery system behind Blairex Laboratories’ new Breathe Free® Essentials brand, marking the first global commercial launch of a brand using its PureHale technology.
Breathe Free Essentials is formulated with moisturising saline and 100% natural essential oils and is available in three blends –... [Read More]
Features
Jun 5, 2020
Kinza Sutton, head of public affairs and sustainability at Plastipak Europe, explains how the European Plastics Pact could affect the aerosol sector
Earlier this year on 6 March, 15 governments with NGOs, companies and business associations joined and launched the European Plastics Pact – a public-private coalition that aims to avoid plastic waste and bring all actors... [Read More]
Company News
Jun 5, 2020
Tennessee, US-based Recycle Aerosol has launched its new website. According to the company, which is based north of Memphis, the new site emphasises its ‘unique market positioning’ as not just a commercial hazardous waste management firm, but a business that recovers all aerosol components.
The new website was created almost entirely in-house, further demonstrating... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 4, 2020
Some sectors within the aluminium industry, including the automotive sector, have been “hit to the core” by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie (GDA), a German association of aluminium companies. However, the organisation says there is also positive news from other sectors, such as packaging.
GDA claims the aluminium packaging... [Read More]
Company News
Jun 3, 2020
Velox, which creates industrial-grade direct-to-shape (DTS) digital decoration solutions for the rigid container industry, has launched its new website.
The company said the site better reflects the "excitement and vibrancy" their innovative technology offers. Website visitors can now enjoy animations and videos explaining exactly what Velox has to offer. Speed and... [Read More]
Sustainability News
Jun 3, 2020
Dutch plastic packaging solutions firm Weener Plastics has received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus accreditation for its use of sustainable raw materials.
ISCC Plus is an EU-based, leading global certification system supporting the implementation of environmentally, socially and economically sustainable production in global supply... [Read More]
Automotive Industrial News
Jun 3, 2020
A woman in Fife, Scotland, has shared an urgent warning about the dangers of leaving aerosol cans in hot vehicles following an incident.
Claire Hogg told Edinburgh Live she had not realised how dangerous an aerosol can combined with rising temperatures could be “until it was too late”. Hogg’s car windscreen shattered after a can of Xtreme Tyre, which is used to... [Read More]
Company News
Jun 2, 2020
Silgan Holdings has purchased Albéa’s Dispensing Systems business, including its metal (Covit Europe & US) and Brazil industrial clusters, in a $900 million (€805 million) agreement signed in January.
Silgan, a leading supplier of sustainable rigid packaging solutions for consumer goods products, operates 110 manufacturing facilities globally and is a leading... [Read More]
Features
Jun 1, 2020
Gary Okey, CHMM, executive vice-president of Recycle Aerosol, explains how the company shifted its recycling production to prioritise ethanol-containing products during the pandemic
We have all been told for the past several months that we are in a war against this invisible enemy. As we consider how the pandemic has impacted our normal work, family and social lives,... [Read More]
Company News
May 29, 2020
Italian aerosol filling company Cosmosol has revealed details of its €20 million investment plan, which has supported all areas of the company.
The investment covered mixing and manufacturing, storage of fuels and solvents, storage of packaging and finished products, security systems, laboratories, and offices. According to a statement by Cosmosol, ‘specific interventions’... [Read More]
Company News
May 28, 2020
Tubex has received two World Star Awards for its aerosol cans, Unilever’s Dove Men & Care and Beiersdorf’s NIVEA Body Mousse.
The award-winning cans focus on ‘different aspects’ of can manufacturing, according to Tubex. The Beiersdorf’s NIVEA Body Mousse is ‘outstanding’ in shape and print, with a smooth yet unusual conical shape, which was obtained... [Read More]
Other News
May 26, 2020
Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna has decided to move online with a digital event scheduled from 4-10 June.
The We Cosmoprof event will provide key players with an innovative and free platform, which will include matchmaking software, ‘Cosmoprof My Match’, which will encourage the relationship between supply and demand using an exclusive algorithm, selecting the most... [Read More]
Sustainability News
May 22, 2020
Beiersdorf and chemicals giant Evonik have joined forces to research sustainable raw materials for care products, using carbon dioxide (CO2) as the starting material.
Beiersdorf is seeking new sources of raw materials to help reduce the company’s carbon footprint. One option being considered is artificial photosynthesis technology. According to Evonik, with the aid... [Read More]
Policy News
May 22, 2020
The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) and several member companies spoke with aides to US Vice President Mike Pence to discuss how the industry is navigating the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Steve Caldeira, HCPA president and CEO, the call was “especially productive” and allowed them to share the industry’s response to the crisis. “We... [Read More]
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