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Nov 9, 2020
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Company News
Nov 9, 2020
Packaging dispensing solutions manufacturer PRECISION has announced the expansion of its production facility in Thailand is complete.
Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Precision’s teams were able to stick to the original schedule to complete the expansion. The project was designed to optimise workshop layouts, increase the production capacities... [Read More]
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Nov 5, 2020
The ADF&PCD and PLD Innovation Awards deadline has been extended to 27 November.
The awards promote and reward the best launches of the year in the aerosol packaging, cosmetic, and premium drinks markets.
A jury of packaging and cosmetics experts will study entries ‘from every angle’. Members of the jury include Unilever, L’Oreal, Chanel, Clarins, Pernod... [Read More]
Company News
Nov 4, 2020
Urs Hauser of Pamasol, also a representative from the Assoziation der Schweizerischen Aerosolindustrie (Switzerland), has been announced as the new president of the European Aerosol Federation (FEA).
Hauser will succeed Gilles Baudin of L’Oreal, also a representative from the Comité Français de Aérosols (France), who has served as president of the FEA for two years.
Hauser... [Read More]
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Oct 29, 2020
thyssenkrupp Rasselstein has welcomed the EU Commission’s decision to temporarily approve the use of chromium trioxide for the production of rasselstein packaging steel.
On publication in the EU Official Journal of 10/21/2020, thyssenkrupp’s products became subject to the following new review times for the use of chromium trioxide: approval for the passivation (treating/coating)... [Read More]
Sustainability News
Oct 27, 2020
Aluminium packaging recycling rates have surpassed 2020’s target, according to the UK Environment Agency.
The figures show that in the third quarter of 2020, more than 42,265 tonnes of aluminium packaging were collected for recycling – an increase of 41% compared to the same period in 2019 and 4% higher than the previous quarter (40,653).
To date in 2020, 119,198... [Read More]
Company News
Oct 27, 2020
The CANsultants, a management consulting firm specialising in packaging, including aerosols, has announced a brand refresh.
According to the firm, the new look and feel is reflective of the company’s professional evolution in service to clients. Co-founders John Adams and Scott Biondich have a collective 50 years of industry experience working for Alcoa, Anheuser... [Read More]
Company News
Oct 26, 2020
Unilever has reported strong performance in the third quarter of 2020, with underlying sales up 4.4%.
The company saw increased levels of growth for hand and home hygiene products, as well as food consumed at home. Performance also improved in other categories, with declines lessening in deodorants and skincare, while laundry and hair returned to growth.
In the beauty... [Read More]
Product News
Oct 26, 2020
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Procter & Gamble’s Microban 24 Sanitising Spray as effective at killing SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
For a product to claim it kills a specific pathogen, the US EPA must conduct a data review and provide approval. P&G’s Microban 24 Sanitising Spray has been tested by a third-party laboratory,... [Read More]
Features
Oct 26, 2020
Damiano Marsilli, group commercial director at Coster, discusses the firm’s progress during the pandemic and introduces the company’s latest products.
The situation for Coster, like many businesses, was challenging beyond anything we had previously witnessed. First and foremost, our primary concern was the safety and welfare of our colleagues and their families.... [Read More]
Company News
Oct 21, 2020
Reckitt Benckiser, the UK-based multinational consumer goods company behind brands including Dettol, Air Wick, and Lysol, has reported strong quarterly results, driven by a growing demand for cleaning and disinfectant products.
The firm saw group like-for-like (LFL) growth of 13.3% in the third quarter of 2020, with year-to-date growth of 12.4%. Hygiene saw LFL growth... [Read More]
Company News
Oct 20, 2020
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has reported a 9% increase in net sales in its first-quarter fiscal year 2021 (July-September 2020) figures compared to the previous year.
P&G’s beauty segment organic sales increased by 7% compared to the previous year. Skin and personal care organic sales increased in the high single digits, driven by innovation-led growth in North... [Read More]
Sustainability News
Oct 19, 2020
Unilever has teamed up with Recycling Technologies, a specialist plastic recycling technology provider, and renewable fuels firm Neste to recover and reuse plastic packaging that is currently incinerated, buried in landfill, or exported from the UK.
The joint project has been awarded a £3.1 million (€3.41 million) grant from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to develop... [Read More]
Company News
Oct 15, 2020
Nicolas Hieronimus, former deputy CEO at L’Oreal, has taken on the role of CEO.
Hieronimus joined L’Oreal 33 years ago and has spent his entire career with the group, in many countries and divisions. He has been deputy CEO in charge of divisions since 2017.
As the firm’s articles of association do not provide for any exception to the legal retirement age of... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 14, 2020
ADF&PCD and PLD Paris 2021 has been rescheduled by organiser Easyfairs.
The event, which incorporates the leading aerosol and dispensing forum, was originally scheduled to take place on 20 and 21 January 2021 but has been postponed to 22 and 23 June.
Along with the change in dates, a new programme of digital and face-to-face activity has been announced to drive... [Read More]
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