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Jun 4, 2019
CRC Industries, a global manufacturer of specialty chemicals for maintenance and repair professionals and do-it-yourselfers, announced the issuance of US Patent No. 10,267,227 for its CRC GDI IVD Intake Valve & Turbo Cleaner.
The patented technology includes systems for the reduction or elimination of intake valve deposits in gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines... [Read More]
Automotive Industrial News
May 30, 2019
The Comite Francais des Aerosols (CFA) recently released the 2018 aerosol filling statistics for France. Overall, aerosols were filled to a 1.5% volume increase in 2018 over 2017, with 696 million units filled.
The report refers to innovation being a growth stimulator, particularly the “continuous process of improving aerosol dispensers” that the industry embraces.... [Read More]
Automotive Industrial News
May 24, 2019
The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) has launched its new, dedicated Steel for Packaging website today.
The new-look site, www.steelforpackaging.org, is designed to promote the unique qualities and benefits of steel as a packaging material including its strength, barrier properties, preservative capabilities and environmental credentials.
Alexis... [Read More]
Automotive Industrial News
May 23, 2019
An online forum that began as a joint project between Heidelberg and subsidiary Gallus, is now a free-access knowledge portal.
Accounting for around 5% percent of the global print volume of approximately €400 billion, today’s label market has considerable growth potential in the printing industry, and has grown from a niche segment to a sizable industry over... [Read More]
Product News
May 22, 2019
It’s being reported that Itaconix will withdraw its polymer RevCare NE100S from the market and transition to using the Nouryon Amaze SP product.
According to Nouryon, Amaze SP is a natural polymer that offers humidity-resistant style retention and is typically used in hairspray, mousse and gel.
Itaconix said on Tuesday that – under the previously-announced... [Read More]
Product News
May 22, 2019
Lindal Group have announced the retirement of their John Hopkins, UK sales director, who will be leaving on 24 May after 40 years with the company.
He will be replaced by Paul Wharton, former global director of sales development at Tetra Pak International.
Based at the Lindal Leighton Buzzard site, Hopkins has worked in various sales positions during his tenure and says... [Read More]
Automotive Industrial News
May 21, 2019
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... [Read More]
Product News
May 15, 2019
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... [Read More]
Household News
May 14, 2019
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... [Read More]
Pharmaceutical/Veterinary News
May 13, 2019
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... [Read More]
Policy News
May 13, 2019
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... [Read More]
Household News
May 10, 2019
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... [Read More]
Product News
May 9, 2019
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... [Read More]
Personal Care News
May 9, 2019
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... [Read More]
Product News
May 8, 2019
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... [Read More]
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