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German consumer goods company Beiersdorf, which owns the Nivea brand, has recorded group sales growth of 6% in the first quarter of 2019.
According to the company, in nominal terms sales rose by 7.8% year-on-year to €1.947 billion, ahead of average industry forecasts of €1.9 billion, Reuters reported.
“Beiersdorf had a solid start into the first three months of 2019 in both…
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Aerosol dispensing systems supplier AptarGroup has announced the appointment of Isabel Marey-Semper to the board of directors.
Marey-Semper was most recently executive vice-president, communications and public affairs, and general manager at L’Oréal. She has also held positions at Groupe PSA (Peugeot Citroën), Saint-Gobain and Nokia.
“We are thrilled to welcome Isabel…
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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 North America.
LG H&H…
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The Axe Gaming Contest is designed to highlight up and coming players who show off their creativity. Axe knows that gamers are passionate about streaming games, but they can struggle to find an audience. That's why Axe has teamed up with FaZe clan member, Cizzorz, to help elevate an undiscovered streamer with a new fanbase of subscribers.
Axe and Cizzorz are calling on fans to submit a…
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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 quickly into the production…
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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 is set to begin a testing…
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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 only dedicated event for the…
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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 Meeting is a great…
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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 and aerosols in…
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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 such as stoves and…
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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 million) last year,…
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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 store some types of…
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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 he has seen the company…
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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 and exclusive global…
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UK-based aerosol manufacturer James Briggs announced a major refinancing deal which will see its management team take a stake in the company, Business Manchester reports.
Based in Oldham, Manchester, the company outlined a £8.5 million (€9.62 million) funding deal with UK merchant banking group Chase Brothers.
Investment firm Endless will continue to hold a majority stake whilst…
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New research has been conducted into the correlation between materials in our homes and indoor air pollution. Shared at the 2019 AAAS Annual Meeting, the research suggests that activities as common as cooking dinner can pollute indoor and outside air and cause detrimental health impacts.
Heather Stapleton, associate professor of environmental health at Duke University stated that,…
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New Delhi-based aerosol manufacturer Vanesa Care announced that it is planning a manufacturing facility in the Indian state of Telangana, local news outlet Telangana Today reports.
“Vanesa Group has created manufacturing capabilities to become one of the largest aerosol manufacturers in India. We are exporting to overseas markets besides catering to the domestic market,” Vanesa…
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660 News has reported that a woman from Calgary, Canada made a call to local police after hearing an aerosol explode at her home.
According to 660 News the explosion was caused by an overheated aerosol dry shampoo can that had been left near a still warm hairdryer. The explosion reportedly blew a bathroom door off it hinges.
Fire crews were called to the house at around 1pm last Thursday…
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