365 Everyday Value Organic Extra Virgin Olive
Oil Non-Stick Cooking Spray from Whole
Foods is certified organic, certified kosher and
certified vegan. It contains no additives and its
quality was certified by the North American
Olive Oil Association. It comes in a can from
Exal.
Miscellaneous
Almost 21 million filled in 2018
Misty Chalkboard & Whiteboard Cleaner
from Amrep is a medium-foam, water-based
product that clings to vertical surfaces,
enabling quick chalkboard and whiteboard
cleaning and polishing. It restores surfaces and
removes ghosting. The 360-degree valve allows
a spray from any angle. The product is nonflammable,
ammonia-free, water-based, ozonesafe,
floral-scented and low in volatile organic
compound (VOC) content. It can be used on
ceramic, metal, plastic and stone. The can is
from Mauser Packaging
Solutions.
Air Horn
from LPI
Consumer
Products
was designed
for marine use, sporting
events, personal safety,
industrial use and parties.
A team of acoustical engineers
designed the aerosol
cans and trumpets. Air
Horn is non-flammable,
ozone safe and each horn
is tested before packaging. The can is from
ITW Sexton.
Why the Aerosol Pressurized Products Survey matters…
Nicholas Georges, Senior Director, Scientific & International Affairs, HCPA In May, the HCPA released its 68th annual
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Aerosol Pressurized Products Survey,
which reports on the unit production
of aerosol products, containers and valves
in the U.S. Its goal is to provide a comprehensive
snapshot of the industry, providing
relevant information that is useful to the
marketing and manufacture of finished
aerosol products and their components.
The aerosol industry uses the information
from the survey for business planning and
when meeting with legislators and regulators
to emphasize the significant contribution
the aerosol products industry has on
the U.S. economy.
The HCPA Aerosol Products Division
(APD) Survey Committee works hard each
year to ensure the survey communicates
an accurate picture of the aerosol industry.
The entire U.S. aerosol industry is surveyed
for participation—no matter if the company
has an affiliation with HCPA or any
other trade association. Although HCPA
sponsors and finances the survey, Association
Research, Inc. (ARI)—an independent,
widely-respected, third-party research
firm—administers the survey and collects
and aggregates the data. This is truly an
industry survey, conducted by the industry,
for the industry.
At the beginning of each calendar year,
ARI distributes questionnaires about production
data via email to all aerosol fillers,
as well as container and valve manufacturers.
The APD Survey Committee follows up
with each potential participant via phone
and email to ensure that they’ve received
the survey and submitted completed
information by the deadline. Utilizing the
services of ARI, HCPA and the APD Survey
Committee ensures that each company’s
confidential business information (CBI)
remains private.
The final report is a tool that can be
referenced by individual companies or the
industry. Companies can also review the
survey report to gauge their overall growth
or to identify opportunities for specific
product categories. Companies can also
use the information to reassess their sales
strategy, production planning and future
investments. The industry can use the survey
report to communicate with legislators
about the aerosol industry or highlight data
in petitions or rule makings with regulators,
as is the case with current efforts to
harmonize the U.S. definition of an aerosol
under the Dept. of Transportation (DOT)
with international standards.
Each year, there are companies that are
unable to respond to the survey. When
this occurs, the Committee makes estimations
about major product categories by
using the number of shipped components
as a proxy for the entire market of nonrespondents.
Each company provides
their information to ARI privately as to not
divulge their CBI, and the entire APD Survey
Committee only sees the total estimated
number for a major product category.
Unfortunately, due to a higher than expected
non-response rate in this year’s survey,
the APD Survey Committee had to estimate
significant portions of the market. Therefore,
much of the information that has historically
been shared with the industry could not be
reported this year. This weakens the industry’s
ability to understand year-over-year growth
in specific product sectors and makes it more
challenging to identify potential market
opportunities. Further, without the public aggregate
information provided by the report,
the industry cannot provide the detailed
information to interested parties.
The APD Survey Committee will continue
to collect and report relevant information
about the aerosol industry for companies to
utilize internally or for advocacy efforts with
legislators and regulators.
We welcome your comments, questions
and suggestions about how to improve
both the survey and report, and respectfully
urge you to participate to make this
report as beneficial as possible. Please
contact me at ngeorges@thehcpa.org with
any feedback. Spray