Industry News
Starco Brands has signed a 10-year national licensing agreement with
Betterbilt Chemicals to market the full line of Betterbilt’s aerosol
products, including plumbing products and coatings. Betterbilt products
are sold in Walmart, Menards and other do-it-yourself retailers,
which will help to expand Starco Brands’ distribution. Terms of the
deal were not disclosed.
Ball Corp. and Platinum Equity have entered into joint venture
and definitive purchase agreements to create Ball Metalpack, a new
steel packaging container company in the U.S. Platinum Equity will
have a 51% stake in the new company and Ball Corp. will own 49%.
Approximately 1,300 workers will transfer to the joint venture and include
Ball Corp.’s steel manufacturing assets in Canton and Columbus,
OH; Milwaukee and Deforest, WI; Chestnut Hill, TN; Horsham,
PA; Springdale, AR and Oakdale, CA. Ball Corp.’s Jim Peterson will
act as CEO of the joint venture. Ball Corp. will also receive more
than $600 million in pre-tax proceeds from the transaction.
Avon Products, Inc. unveiled plans to transform the digital capabilities
of its 6 million representatives and improve interactions with
consumers. These changes include mobile and e-interactive shoppable
brochure; personalized shopping carts that can be shared via
WhatsApp and Facebook messenger; and built-in and real-time
analytics to track best-selling products, individual preferences and to
respond to Avon Representative and customer needs. The instant
message brochure will be available in 12 countries organized into six
clusters, including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Russia and Turkey, with
three more clusters due to launch soon. Avon Product Inc.’s Richard
Pinnock has transitioned from his current role as Group VP for Asia
Pacific (APAC) to Group VP of Global Sales.
Firmenich, Inc. has launched its first holistic fragrance sustainability
tool called EcoScent Compass that can measure the intrinsic Green
properties, environmental footprint and social impact of its ingredients.
Offering a rating scale from A to E, the tool is designed to
Coster Group has expanded
its Barlborough, UK injection
molding production site as part
of its growth strategy. The plant,
which outputs 400 million
valves per year, will grow an
additional 4,000 square meters
for a total area of 8,500 square
meters and will also include
an assembly department for
spray-caps, special actuators and
spray pumps. This will result
in the closure of the Stevenage,
UK plant in September where
such production has been taking
place. Staff members of the
Stevenage plant have been offered
positions at Barlborough,
which was built in 2013. Some
product lines will also be moved
to Zwolle, The Netherlands.
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help Firmenich’s customers make educated purchasing decisions
about scents for fine fragrance, body and home care products. In
other news, Firmenich has successfully completed the registration
of more than 500 chemical substances as part of the European
Union’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorization & Restriction of
Chemicals (REACH) regulation that is designed to help protect
human health and the environment and create more transparent
ingredients. Firmenich plans to also comply with similar regulations
in countries such as Korea and Turkey.
Raid, Windex, Pledge and Glade product maker SC
Johnson has revamped its tagline from: “A Family
Company” to “A Family Company at Work for a Better
World.” It has been 20 years since the company
created a new slogan. SC Johnson is a fifth generation
family company and released three videos to explain
how the company acts with purpose for future generations,
for instance with its science-based “Greenlist”
program to measure impacts to human health and the
environment for product developers, disclosing potential
skin allergens in products and other transparency
measures for consumers
Bell Flavors & Fragrances has opened two new locations in Asia:
Bell Flavors & Fragrances Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand and PT. Bell
Flavors & Fragrances Indonesia. These locations will serve local
customers and potentially impact 330 million customers living in
these countries, the company said.
Croda International Plc has re-designed and updated its personal
care website, www.crodapersonalcare.com. The new format has
new features such as a product and formulation finder, a comprehensive
Technical Library, more intuitive navigation, a Discovery
Zone with the latest market and consumer trends and an Avant-
Gardist Corner with inspirational trends.