Berlin Packaging acquires Nest-Filler

Berlin Packaging has announced it is expanding to South Korea with its acquisition of Nest-Filler PKG, a packaging supplier focused on beauty and cosmetic products. Established in 2003 by Steve Shim and located near Seoul, South Korea, Nest-Filler offers a portfolio of plastic and glass packaging products with a focus on sustainable solutions. Nest-Filler’s in-house […]

American Spraytech acquires New Jersey facility

American Spraytech recently acquired an aerosol facility in Branchburg, NJ—five miles from its headquarters. It was previously occupied by Falcon Safety Products. The aerosol filler noted that the facility has the potential to add an additional 60+ million units of filling capacity.

AEROTECH 11th Aerosol Expo Scheduled for November 2024

The Beijing Aerosol Exhibition Co. has scheduled the 11th International Aerosol & Metal Containers Exhibition (AEROTECH) for November 4–6, 2024, at the Ningbo International Convention & Exhibition Center in Ningbo, China. The Expo will have three themes: Exhibition, Innovation Forum and Innovation Awards. Further info: aerosolchina.com.

Zevo & Rebel Wilson team up to combat “bugxiety” this holiday season

Procter & Gamble’s Zevo Insect Killer brand recently conducted a survey that found that the last thing that people want to find in the storage containers housing their holiday decorations are creepy-crawly bugs. Aimed to learn more about consumers’ fear of bugs, aka Bugxiety, ahead of holiday hosting, the survey found that: 72% of U.S. […]

BAMA announces award winners

The 2023 British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) Awards Dinner & Ceremony was recently held at Carden Park, Cheshire, UK. The event attracted a record number of attendees and a larger-than-ever number of entries. The winners were: Sustainability Winner: Grundon, Asthma inhaler cartridges recycling Runner Up: Precision, Stylish 52 actuator Highly Commended: Salvalco/ Mentholatum, Deep Freeze-Deep […]

LINDAL appoints Chang Sales Director for North America

Global aerosol dispensing supplier LINDAL Group has announced Arianna Chang as Sales Director for its North America facility in Columbus, IN. Reporting directly to Group Sales Director, Phil Lever, Chang will be leading sales, business development, customer service and customer technical service teams in North America, providing commercial support for all U.S. customers. Chang will […]

Reddi-wip & Ugly Christmas Sweater launch matching sweaters for people and their pets

Reddi-wip real cream whipped topping and parent company Conagra has partnered with Ugly Christmas Sweater on a new, limited-edition human and pet holiday sweater collection. The festive, coordinating sweaters mimic the bright Reddi-wip can with playful designs like a whipped cream dollop hoodie. The human sweater has two long pockets that hold two Reddi-wip cans […]

PCPC appoints Thomas Myers as President & CEO

The Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) has announced the appointment of Thomas Myers as the new President &CEO, effective January 2024. Myers currently serves as PCPC’s Executive VP for Legal & Regulatory Affairs &General Counsel.       “Tom’s profound understanding of our industry and exceptional understanding of the legal, regulatory and political landscape uniquely […]

Chemours announces capacity increase of HFC-152a

The Chemours Co. announced it is expanding production of Chemours HFC-152a by approximately 20%. In addition to helping meet customer demands for lower global warming potential (GWP) propellants and foam blowing agents, the expansion will enable reduced VOCs (volatile organic compounds) in consumer products and support the growing demand in thermal insulation foam products, the […]

Natura &Co to sell The Body Shop

Natura &Co has reached agreement to sell The Body Shop to international private equity group Aurelius, marking a new step in the Brazilian personal care and cosmetics company’s strategy to simplify and refocus its operations. Under the transaction, Aurelius has signed an agreement to acquire The Body Shop for an enterprise value of GBP 207 million […]