June 2018 Spray 39
Industry News
The European Aerosol Federation (FEA) is calling for nominees for
the 2018 Global Aerosol Awards, which will be held Oct. 4–5 at the
CCD Congress Center in Düsseldorf, Germany. The deadline for
nominations is June 30. Categories include: Award for Innovation
in Aerosol Package Design; Award for the Most Innovative Aerosol
Product; Award for Environmental Achievement & Sustainability in
the Aerosol Industry; Award for Most Creative Aerosol Marketing
Strategy. Visit http://www.semicomedia.be/fea2016/fea-entryform.pdf to
apply.
Foresight Group has invested £1.6 million ($1.96 million) of its
Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund into aerosol valves supplier
The Salford Valve Co. (Salvalco). Salvalco’s Eco-Valves enable
inert gases such as air or nitrogen to be used as a propellant in
aerosols. Foresight’s investment will help develop and commercialize
Salvalco’s technology, including funding further research and
development and new products, which were originally developed at
the University of Salford, Manchester, UK. In addition, Williams
Advanced Engineering will help design and optimize future valve
concepts.
Coty Inc. has signed a 10-year, 10,040-square-foot lease in New York
City for its flagship location. The space is located at 719 Seventh
Ave., known as 30 Times Square. The five-story stand-alone retail
property will have 105 feet of wraparound frontage and 5,800 surface
square-feet of LED displays. Coty is expected to take possession
of the property in July 2018.
Cosmoprof North America (CPNA) is collaborating with the
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising on a contest for
undergraduate students to create a 2050 connected beauty concept.
Finalists will be featured at Cosmoprof North America, July 29–31
at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. Five
teams will be asked to consider what smart packaging will look like
in 2050, the product’s formulation or delivery system and how it
will be displayed. The winning team will receive monetary compensation,
VIP entry at CPNA 2018 and networking opportunities.
Voting will be done via social media from June 16 to July 6 at @
cosmoprofna on Instagram and Facebook.
ATEQ offers the “Leak Testing 101: The Who, What, When,
Where, Why and How’s of Leak Testing” video on YouTube. The
video’s content is designed for manufacturing industry employees,
including aerosol makers, who are not yet familiar with the concept
of Leak Testing, a non-destructive quality control test used in
production lines and bench testing. The video is located at: https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iko7UQsL-M4&feature=youtu.be.
Azelis has announced that it is expanding its presence in Asia Pacific,
opening three application laboratories in India. The technical
centers will service the Personal Care, Food & Health and CASE
(coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers) markets.
“I’m bringing the insect spray. Why so much fuss over one mosquito?”
Coppertone is launching its Protect What Matters Most campaign
in partnership with 4-H, one of the U.S.’ largest youth development
organizations, to educate kids on the importance of protecting
their skin every day—rain or shine. The new educational
advocacy program aims to inspire kids and families to adopt
healthy sun-safe behaviors in an exciting, actionable way.
Coppertone and 4-H developed the national Sun Smarts Challenge,
a competition that empowers 4-H youth to share creative
ways to incorporate sun safety into their
everyday lives. Coppertone will help three
winners turn their ideas into
reality with a $10,000 grant
awarded to a 4-H summer
camp in one of the areas most
affected by rising melanoma
rates. The three 4-H winners
will also receive a $1,000 cash stipend and their
winning solutions will be shared on the 4-H website
so families across the country can benefit from these
sun smart ideas.
Families will also receive online access to educational
sun safety materials at 4-H.org/SunSmarts,
which includes an activity guide for kids to test their
sun safety knowledge, social assets to connect with
teens and important tips for parents so families can
learn together.
The European Parliament of the Circular Economy Package (CEP)
gave a formal adoption to APEAL (the Association of European
Producers of Steel for Packaging) on April 18 after more than two
years of negotiations. Once the CEP is implemented in the Member
States by 2020, it will benefit the environment, businesses and
consumers, said APEAL. The final formal endorsement occurred in
May, which included the concept of “multiple recycling” in which
products and packaging made from permanent materials, like steel,
are kept in the material loop and can be used for future products
and packaging. APEAL urges member states to invest in the
necessary infrastructure to meet the recycling targets for packaging
materials.