TTAAKKEE CCOONTTRROOLL OOFF VVAALLVVEE PPLLAACCEEMEENTT!! August 2015 Spray 9 With Haumiller’s ALL NEW VALVE INSERTER, it’s finally affordable to replace outdated In-Line equipment. Call for price and delivery details! (847) 695-9111 Why choose Haumiller? • Positive alignment of the tube, every time! • Positive control of the valve, all the way into the can! • Less waste, fewer failed assemblies! haumiller.com/valve Crown Holdings, Inc. announced that the company’s Alsip, IL and Faribault, MN aerosol container manufacturing facilities have achieved Safe Quality Food (SQF) Level 2 certification. The SQF Management System is a widely recognized standard in food safety. Crown hopes to have all of its North American plants reach Level 2 certification by the end of the year. The European Aerosol Federation (FEA) announced an office relocation in June. The organization’s new address is 165 Boulevard du Souverain, 1160 Brussels, Belgium. The Board of Directors for the Western Aerosol Information Bureau (WAIB) met with new Board members of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to discuss the issue of SCAQMD Staff recently expressing interest in regulating consumer products—a task that has traditionally fallen to the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The fear is that multi-agency regulation of consumer products will result in overlapping and confusing “patchwork” regulations. The premiere issue of CANS magazine, the new free-of-charge online publication of the International Organization of Aluminum Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL), was released in June. Reporting on the latest trends, innovations and creative ideas around aluminum aerosols, CANS will be released twice per year. To subscribe, contact Gregor Spengler at cans@aerobal.org. Ball Corp. released its 2014 global sustainability data, reporting improvements such as a reduction in reportable safety incidents, 20 plants that have increased energy efficiency by 5% or more, a 9.3% reduction in greenhouse gas intensity since 2010, a 5% reduction in waste generation—including 37% of its global manufacturing plants sending zero waste to landfills—and its aluminum aerosol can lightweighting venture with Germanbased Henkel AG. The Lindal Group expanded its Neo range of aerosol actuators to global availability. Suitable for antiperspirants/deodorants, Industry News as well as hair care and household care products, the Neo actuator incorporates a customizable finger pad for an ergonomically appealing design, according to the manufacturer. Luxe Pack Monaco, October 21-23 at the Grimaldi Forum, will feature the return of Luxe Formulation, a “fair within the fair” bringing together experts in formulation, manufacturing and contract packaging. First introduced in the 2014 edition of Luxe Pack Monaco, Luxe Formulation will again feature a program of conferences and workshops and occupy its own space on the trade show floor. SPRAY On June 16, as part of a hearing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed revisions to the ozone standard and their potential impacts on industry and manufacturing, Mike Freeman, President of the Americas Division of WD-40 Co., testified in front of two subcommittees of the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce: the Subcommittee on Energy & Power and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing & Trade. The EPA had proposed reducing the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for criteria pollutants—including ground level ozone—from the 2008 levels of 75 parts per billion (ppb) to between 65 and 70 ppb. The aforementioned subcommittees held a joint hearing investigating the EPA’s proposed revisions and examining the potential consequences on jobs and business. Freeman represented the National Aerosol Association (NAA), as well as the aerosol industry as a whole, in arguing that ozone regulations be based not only on sound environmental science, but also appropriate cost/benefit analysis. The EPA, Freeman said, should primarily focus on areas that still in nonattainment with the current standard of 75 ppb before attempting to lower the standard further. “We all need to work together to find a way to achieve both economic growth and environmental progress,” said Freeman in his testimony. “They do not necessarily have to be mutually exclusive.” View the full testimony at http://1.usa.gov/1Ssb03k. Pictured (l. to r.): Greg Johnson, Sherwin-Williams; Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX), Mike Freeman, WD-40; and George Buckland, DS Containers. Photo courtesy of the NAA.
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