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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 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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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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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 and much…
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The Household and Commercial Products Association (HCPA) said it is committed to working with member companies on the phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
The organisation released a statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of a final rule to phase down the use of HFCs. The final rule establishes an allowance allocation and trading programme for HFCs…
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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 ‘very lively’ in the…
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L’Oreal, Henkel, Unilever, LVMH and Natura & Co have joined forces to co-develop an industry-wide environmental impact assessment and scoring system for cosmetics products.
The aim is to design an approach that is brand-agnostic and provides consumers with clear, transparent, and comparable environmental impact information based on a common science-based methodology. The companies are…
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ROCOL, a UK manufacturer of industrial lubricants, has secured the Vegan Trademark for 45 of its food production products.
According to Vegconomist, ROCOL, which also produces aerosol products, claims to be the first lubricant and maintenance product manufacturer globally to secure the trademark, first introduced in 1990 by The Vegan Society.
ROCOL is looking to cater to the ‘exploding’…
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Aluminium packaging recycling rates continue to rise in the UK, with recent figures showing a 5% quarterly increase compared to the same period in 2020.
Data released by the Environment Agency (EA) shows that 47,857 tonnes of aluminium packaging were collected for recycling in Q2 2021 – up from 40,903 tonnes in Q2 2020.
So far this year, 84,704 tonnes have been collected in total – an…
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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 enacted in December 2020 to…
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Tosvar has started work on a new building that will expand its historic headquarters east of Milan.
The company, based in Pozzo d’Adda, has set aside an entire floor of its new building for the InnovationLab – a space to experiment, develop, and provide business with new, sustainable solutions.
“Customers ask us for products with a lower environmental impact,” said Gloria Gioia of…
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On 3 September, Alupro welcomed Redditch MP Rachel Maclean and Councillor Matthew Dormer, leader of Redditch Borough Council, to its headquarters.
Alongside taking a tour of the facility in Worcestershire, Maclean and Dormer met with the Alupro team to find out more about the company’s role in helping the UK improve its aluminium packaging recycling rate.
Alupro works in partnership with…
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The International Aluminium Organisation of Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL) has revealed the winners of the World Aluminium Aerosol Can Award 2021.
Gregor Spengler, AEROBAL’s secretary-general, said he was pleased to find that, despite the pandemic, the ‘innovative strength’ of the industry had not diminished at all.
The members of the international jury also witnessed this…
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MetalMatters, the industry-founded initiative encouraging householders to recycle their empty aerosols, foil, cans, trays, tubes and metal screw tops, has launched a new campaign.
The innovative programme will see MetalMatters work in close partnership with local authorities across the UK, engaging with residents via social media to communicate ‘targeted recycling messaging’.
An…
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TUBEX has won a German Packaging Award in the sustainability category for its collaboration with Cien, a brand owned by supermarket giant Lidl.
Cien Pure & Fresh deodorant is the first aerosol deodorant in the world to be printed with natural ink. The print was the ‘last missing piece’ needed to manufacture the most sustainable monobloc aluminium aerosol can, according to Tubex.
The…
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Ball Corporation and En+ Group’s metals segment have partnered to produce aerosols and other containers made from the ‘world’s lowest-carbon aluminium’.
The ultra-low inert anode carbon aluminium is one of several levers that Ball uses to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of its aluminium slugs, cans and bottles.
En+ is a mover in this ‘ground-breaking’ inert anode…
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Clean Earth’s Morgantown, West Virginia facility can now process and recycle aerosol cans under the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Aerosol Cans as Universal Waste Rule that has now come into effect in the state.
The Aerosol Cans as Universal Waste Rule allows aerosol can waste to be managed as universal waste under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous…
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