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People in Bangladesh are concerned over the lack of mosquito repellents available to help prevent dengue fever as the country battles a severe outbreak of the disease.
Anti-mosquito aerosol sprays, oils, gels and ointments are running out at shops across Dhaka while the price of mosquito nets and coils has rocketed.
So far this year, more than 24,000 people have been infected with dengue…
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An explosion that started a major fire at a waste facility in Australia is believed to have been caused by aerosol cans.
Authorities said the fire at Veolia’s liquid treatment plant at Kilburn in Adelaide broke out at around 10.20am local time on 2 August. The aerosols were being transported via forklift at the time.
Around 35 firefighters attended the scene and contained the blaze within…
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Sustainable packaging company Ball has published its Q2 2019 financial report, revealing a $78 million (approximately €69.7 million) increase in earnings year on year.
The report revealed that the corporation had net earnings of $197 million (€176 million) (including the net effect of after-tax charges of $22 million (€19.6 million), or $0.60 (€0.53) per diluted share for business…
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Catchwords like automation and industry 4.0 are easier said than put into practice. Although aerosol can producers are facing increasing quality requirements and cost pressure they still have to compromise between a zero-defect target and a high output rate. One weak spot is the final quality inspection at the end of the production process.
Jonas Auerswald, technical sales manager for…
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Aptar, a global leader in consumer dispensing, active packaging and drug delivery solutions, has reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2019.
The company reported that its sales increased by 5%, with core sales, excluding currency and acquisition effects, growing by 4%. For the second quarter, which ended on 30 June 2019, Aptar reported that sales increased to $743 million…
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Aerosol sprays will be distributed at schools and other educational facilities in Dhaka to combat dengue fever. Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will provide the aerosol sprays for free to deal with the increasing threat of dengue fever in the Bangladeshi capital.
According to the Dhaka Tribune, the number of patients hospitalised due to dengue fever in just the last seven months is close…
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US aerosol packaging company Tri-Pac has celebrated the grand opening of its new facility in Indiana. The new $8 million (€7.2 million), 65,000 square foot facility is set over 10 acres in the city of South Bend.
The contract filling and packaging company, specialising in over-the-counter and speciality aerosols and liquids, confirmed its plans to relocate from Michigan to Indiana in…
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Aerosol packaging company Crown Holdings has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2019, with income from operations of $383 million.
Net sales in Q2 were $3,035 million, compared to $3,046 million in the corresponding quarter last year, reflecting $80 million of unfavourable currently translation offset by increased beverage can volumes, the company noted.
Income of…
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The 3-piece aerosol can manufacturing process can cause difficulties. General manager and chief operating officer at Blema, Sebastian Leonhardt discusses turnkey integration, downgauging and embossing and how canmakers overcome the challenges that they face.
Today, we are living in a world of ever greater complexity. The challenges faced by canmakers, fillers, and machine manufacturers alike…
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Over the last fifty years aerosols have developed from a cumbersome device used by the US military to combat deaths from insect borne diseases, to a multi-million dollar industry producing an incredible range of products and designs. To put this into perspective, around 50 million “Bug-Bombs” were made in World War Two compared to 5.6 billion filled in Europe in 2015.1
Leakage can occur…
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Knowlton Development Corporation (KDC/ONE), a partner to beauty, health and personal care brands, has agreed to acquire Swallowfield’s manufacturing business and associated assets for approximately £35 million (almost €39 million).
UK-based Swallowfield is an established leader in the personal care and beauty industry; the company’s manufacturing offering includes aerosols, hot pour…
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Metal and glass packaging supplier Ardagh Group has agreed to combine its Food & Specialty Metal Packaging business with Exal Corporation, a producer of aluminium containers.
The new company, which will be known as Trivium Packaging, is set to be a global leader in metal packaging.
Headquartered in the Netherlands, Trivium will operate 57 production facilities, mainly in Europe and the…
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Aerosol valves specialist Precision Global has announced the start of a major construction project to expand and upgrade its factory in Thailand.
The project is designed to optimise workshop layouts, to increase valve and injection molding parts production capacities, and to expand warehouse storage space.
The expansion represents an addition of 2,350 square metres to the existing…
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Aerosol packaging company Crown Holdings has announced that it is ahead of schedule to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its operations.
Just three years into the company’s five-year plan, Crown has achieves 94% of its Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions reduction target.
As of 31 December 2018, the packaging company had achieved a 9.43% reduction in GHG…
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Spray packaging solutions and filling equipment provider Coster has partnered with France-based supplier of anodized metal components Catidom to drive growth in packaging for the beauty industry.
Through the partnership, Coster will gain new and complementary capabilities in its perfumery portfolio, with a new range of products and services enabling Coster to offer customers improved lead…
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Recycling of steel packaging in Europe has hit an all-time high of 80.5%.
This record rate, which represents data from 2017, confirms steel as Europe’s most recycled primary packaging material. It also indicates the industry has met and even exceeded one of its key sustainability goals – a 80% recycling rate in Europe by 2020 – three years ahead of schedule.
Alexis Van…
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British aerosol manufacturers association BAMA has announced three new members – Graham Packaging, Aztec Aerosol and GAC (UK) Ltd – bringing the total number of members to 85.
Plastic packaging provider Graham Packaging has supplied a lightweight, customisable container for aerosols since 2015.
Its AeroPET meets current FEA and DOT requirements and provides the additional benefit of…
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The market for two-chamber pressure packs is a large one and is primarily dominated by bag on valve systems, consisting of a can and a laminated bag, which is mounted directly on the valve. The Nussbaum Can-in-Can system replaces the bag with a very thin aluminium pouch, comparable in its characteristics with an aluminium tube, which is firmly connected to the outer can.
The system ensures the…
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