Freepod multi-dose nasal spray
device. It was developed to be
used with Otrivin to temporarily
relieve nasal congestion
without preservatives. Freepod
is a single component that requires fewer packaging materials and
creates more space on shipping pallets, lowering CO2 emissions
by 20% per shipping pallet, Aptar said.
July 2019 Spray 45
Silgan Holdings Inc. announced it is closing its metal container
manufacturing facilities in Mt. Vernon, MO and Waupun, WI
in the fourth quarter of 2019. These plant closings follow the
company’s decision to withdraw from the Central States Pension
Fund and to instead provide its Menomonee Falls, WI employees
with a company-sponsored benefit plan. Silgan said the
volumes from the closed facilities will be absorbed at existing facilities
and at a plant the company plans to lease in the Midwest.
Crown Holdings Inc. has signed a 15-year virtual power purchase
agreement (VPPA) with Boston-based Longroad Energy to
utilize wind power in all of its U.S. and Canadian beverage can
plants starting July 1, 2020. This is Crown’s first step since joining
RE100 to commit to 100% renewable electricity by 2050. To
reach this goal, the company is aiming for 30% renewable electricity
by 2020 and 50% renewable energy utilization by 2030.
The new program relies on a wind farm based in Knox County,
TX to generate more than 400,000 MWhs of electricity a year.
SILAB Inc. has relocated to a 400 square meter office space in
East Brunswick, NJ to house a dozen workers and allow room
for expansion. According to the company, the new office is close
to Rutgers and Princeton Universities, has easy to access to road
and airport infrastructures and is near international brands
and contract manufacturers. Parent company SILAB is based in
Saint-Viance, France.
GlaxoSmithKline’s Otrivin
received a Medical & Pharma
award at the World Packaging
Organization’s (WPO) 2019
WorldStar Packaging Awards
in Prague in May. The packing
features Aptar Pharma’s
CORRECTION
In the May issue of SPRAY, we incorrectly
identified the can supplier for Nivea
Shower Mousse. The supplier is Swiss can
manufacturer Nussbaum Matzingen AG.