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Sure, one of the UK's leading deodorant brands, has added two new scents to its female and male 72-hour aerosol range - Sure Nonstop Freesia & Waterlily and Sure Men Nonstop Sensitive.
The addition of Sure Nonstop Protection Freesia & Waterlily taps into the 23% of females who see fragrance as a top consideration when choosing antiperspirant, according to brand owner Unilever. With 27%…
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Castrol, an Indian lubricant producer, has announced expansion of its portfolio into the Auto Care segment, with a variety of products.
The new range of products include, Castrol Chain Cleaner, Castrol Chain Lube, Castrol 3-in-1 Shiner, Castrol 1-Step Polishing Compound and Castrol Anti-Rust Lubricant Spray. The company said it will continue to explore inclusion of other Auto Care products to…
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Spectrum Brands Holdings has announced has announced upgraded scents for its Hot Shot® Ant, Roach & Spider Killer aerosols, which the company said are "newly reformulated with game-changing, complex fragrances formulated to mask that unmistakable bug spray smell."
It added that the improved scents provide an enhanced experience - bringing great insecticide results, but without the…
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Three years ago, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added hazardous waste aerosol cans into its “universal wastes” category, making it easier for their collection and recycling – although five states had jumped the federal gun and done this themselves. This foreshadowed what was to come – states taking legislation into their own hands.
The federal Universal Waste programme…
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Diversified CPC International, an industry leader in the production and distribution of propellants, refrigerants and specialty gas products, has announced that Dileep Bendi has been named vice president of engineering and technical services.
In this new position, Bendi will be responsible for providing leadership and management in the areas of process engineering, quality, technical support and…
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METPACK took place from 2 - 6 May, with around 6,500 trade visitors from all over the world coming to Messe Essen/Germany for the event.
Visitors were able to experience forward-looking technology, new products and further developments for the production, refinement and recycling of metal packaging.
It was particularly clear that the industry is intensifying its efforts to enact more…
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Trivium Packaging has announced its chief sustainability officer, Jenny Wassenaar, has been honoured with a prestigious award from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) - a global network of businesses committed to advancing sustainable development.
Wassenaar has been recognised with a Leading Women Award, which honours women who display outstanding leadership and…
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Cosmar, despite being a small company, is now one of the leading companies for innovation and technology in the aerosol market, which is why it is exhibiting at Interpack 2023, said Fabio Barozzi, Cosmar's managing director.
In the last three years, in which we have undergone a pandemic and then an international crisis as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Cosmar has dedicated efforts to…
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The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is voluntarily retrieving one SKU of Zevo Fly, Gnat and Fruit Fly Flying Insect Killer Value Packs with lot code 3045D185EW3 shipped on or after 13 March 2023, sold at Meijer and Kroger and Kroger owned banner stores in the United States as a precautionary measure.
The company said the variant can be visually recognised by the purple label (called Zevo…
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The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) will host its Mid-Year Meeting, IMPACT2023, on 3 May through 5 May at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC, US, writes Nicholas Georges, senior vice president - scientific & international affairs.
Over the course of three days, attendees will learn about and engage with the public policy issues that impact the household and…
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UK Aerosol filling held up remarkably well in 2022, despite the host of supply issues which the industry faced. Patrick Heskins, BAMA Chief Executive, takes us through some of the key figures, which can be viewed in full here: BAMA 2022 Aerosol Filling Figures
“As always, Personal Care products dominated, with a record 71% of the total volume filled. There was the ongoing small decline in the…
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Alupro officially launched its “Roadmap to increasing UK aerosol recycling” – a long-term strategic vision to drive a widespread uplift in national capture and recycling rates - at the British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association's Innovation Day yesterday (19 April).
Developed on behalf of The UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative, a working group comprising partners from across the value chain,…
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Packaging producers, brand owners, retailers and politics are all equally committed to the increased use of recycled materials on the way from a linear to a circular economy, according to Aluminium Deutschland (AD).
In November 2022, the EU Commission presented a draft of a new regulation for packaging and packaging waste, which aims to promote the use of recycled materials in packaging.
This…
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Ball Corporation has received the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certification for the Performance and Chain of Custody Standards for its Global Aerosol Packaging division.
The ASI is a global, non-profit initiative that sets standards that ensure sustainable performance based on environmental, social, and governance principles, and provides assurance of responsible production practices…
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True Value unveiled new, modern upgrades to its True Value Manufacturing facility in Cary, Illinois last month.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the launch of a new paint-filling and packaging line, which True Value said will significantly increase the plant's ability to fill latex architectural paints up to 90 gallons per minute. It was attended by by True Value executives and Mark Kownick,…
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Alexandre Basson, PRECISION’s group marketing, strategy & business development director, spoke exclusively to World Aerosols to give more insight into the company’s SMART 35 and STYLISH 52 actuators announced at ADF Paris 2023.
During ADF 2023, part of Paris Packaging Week, aerosol valve and actuator leader PRECISION announced the launch of two radically innovative actuators - SMART 35…
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The British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association's (BAMA) Innovation Day returns on 19 April, and will take place at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, England.
Lindal Valve is the sponsor of this year's event, with Joe Tyrrell, sales manager at Lindal Group, delivering a short opening speech. Technical manager Malcolm Large will be available to discuss any challenges formulators and brand-owners might…
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The UK government's 5.4% increase in the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT), which was announced in the Spring Budget, came into effect on 1 April.
The PPT rate increased from £200 per tonne to £210.82 per tonne, in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
The new rate applies to all plastic packaging manufactured or imported into the UK on or after 1 April 2023.
Any packaging that has been…
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