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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)... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

On 13-14 October, the British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association hosted a very special forum and awards, celebrating its 60th anniversary. Over two days at the beautiful Carden Park in Cheshire, the event welcomed speakers from all areas of the industry, covering topics such as recycling, sustainability, cosmetics, consumer trends, refillable aerosols, UK and EU regulation... [Read More]

The aluminium aerosol can industry is ‘defying’ the pandemic, according to the International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL). Global shipments by AEROBAL’s members fell by 3.9% to around 2.9 billion units in the first half of 2021, but the year-on-year decline has been described as ‘moderate’, as global demand was still... [Read More]

Entries for the ADF&PCD and PLD Innovation Awards are now open until 5 November. The annual awards celebrate the world’s best innovations across the aerosol, personal care, dispensing systems, perfume, and cosmetics sectors. The three Innovation Awards programmes are judged by senior packaging experts at influential brands across the world. Jury members for... [Read More]

Beiersdorf, L'Oreal and Trivium Packaging are among the companies speaking at the European Aerosol Federation’s (FEA) virtual FEAerosol2021 event. On 23 September, companies in the aerosol supply chain, fillers, brand owners, and researchers will gather online to share their knowledge, expertise, and experience in aerosol packaging and the industry’s future. After... [Read More]

Diversified CPC International (DCPC) is urging the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to empower domestic manufacturers of products with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) to fairly compete with foreign manufacturers during the HFC phase-down, which comes into effect on 1 January. The phase-down is part of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, which was... [Read More]

Aerosol industry expert Montfort Johnsen, known as Monty to friends and colleagues, has passed away. The Household and Commercial Products Association (HCPA) said it was saddened to learn of Johnsen’s passing. During his extensive career, Johnsen invented five aerosol-related patents, authored 10 aerosol books, including The Aerosol Handbook (Editions 1 and 2), which... [Read More]

US aerosol associations have collaborated with global suppliers to provide virtual educational courses on the topics of aerosols and pressurised packaging. The Western Aerosol Information Bureau (WAIB), Consumer Aerosol Products Council, Eastern Aerosol Association, Midwest Aerosol Association, National Aerosol Association, and Southern Aerosol Technical Association,... [Read More]

Ron Popeil, famous for his iconic TV infomercials, including for spray-on hair, has passed away at the age of 86. In the 1980s, under his company Ronco (founded in 1964), Popeil invented spray-on hair, also known as ‘hair in a can’ - an aerosol hair styling product that could be applied to thinning or balding patches of the scalp to create the appearance of hair.... [Read More]

A truck carrying 27,000 lbs (approximately 12,200 kilograms) of aerosol deodorant products caught fire in north-eastern Oklahoma on 6 August, causing the cans to explode. According to KOKI-TV, the explosion occurred at approximately 5 am at a Love’s Travel Stop near Big Cabin. The truck pulled into the stop after having brake issues, which caused the vehicle’s tires... [Read More]

Despite a 7% drop in deliveries in the first half of 2021, Germany’s aluminium aerosol can and tube industry has proven to be ‘resilient and reliable’ in a crisis, said the Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie (GDA). Along with the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, ‘unusually high prices’ for raw materials such as aluminium, plastic, cardboard,... [Read More]

The Aerosol Association of Australia has postponed its awards gala dinner due to ongoing challenges posed by the pandemic. Since rescheduling its ‘aerosol2020’ event to September 2021, the association further postponed the event due to the COVID-19 Delta variant emerging in New South Wales and spreading to other states, leading to increased restrictions. “Unfortunately,... [Read More]