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In September, employees from Henkel
North America’s consumer goods headquarters
in Stamford, CT and beauty
professional office in nearby Darien, CT,
gathered at Stamford’s Mill River Park
to pick up trash and debris from the
park’s meadows and riverbanks, commencing
the company’s global #trashfighters
employee initiative against
plastic waste in North America.
#trashfighters is a global Henkel
initiative to raise awareness. Henkel employees
are taking action by organizing
clean-up events in parks, beaches and local
neighborhoods. Across the U.S., more
than 200 employees will be participating
in #trashfighters events across the
country over the next few months.
DSM’s Personal Care & Aroma Ingredients business unit is submitting the necessary
data to the U.S. Food &Drug Administration (FDA) to support a generally
recognized as safe and effective (GRASE) determination for bemotrizinol (BEMT).
Under the trade name Parsol Shield, DSM has been providing bemotrizinol (BEMT)
as a UV light absorber for use in sunscreens and personal care cosmetic products
since 2016. BEMT has been used globally as a UV light absorber since 1999, but it
is not approved for sunscreen use under the OTC Sunscreen Monograph in the U.S.
DSM has met with the FDA and will be providing it with the necessary scientific
data to support FDA’s review and determination that BEMT is GRASE for over-thecounter
(OTC) sunscreen product use. The company hopes that this action will result
in the inclusion of BEMT as the first new sunscreen active ingredient in more than
20 years; Avobenzone having been one of the last sunscreen actives to be included in
1999.
On Nov. 18, at Alice Tully Hall, at Manhattan’s Lincoln
Center, Leonard Lauder, Chairman Emeritus of The Estée
Lauder Cos., will receive the Women’s Leadership Award
for his lifelong dedication to supporting women and his
commitment to public and philanthropic service. The event
will benefit the Lincoln Center Corporate Fund, which supports
Lincoln Center’s resident arts organizations. In the past
six years, more than $8.7 million has been raised for Lincoln
Center’s resident arts organizations at this annual gala event.
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) reported that the Chemical Activity Barometer
(CAB) was up 0.1% in September on a three-month moving average basis
following a 0.1% decline in August and gains averaging 0.2% per month during the
second quarter. On a year-over-year basis, the barometer was flat at 0.0%. The unadjusted
measure of the CAB was up 0.6% in September following a 0.7% decline in
August. The diffusion index rose to 67% in September. The diffusion index marks
the number of positive contributors relative to the total number of indicators monitored.
The CAB reading for August was revised upward by 0.09 points and also for
July by 0.34 points.
Production-related indicators in September were slightly positive. Plastic resins used
in packaging and for consumer and institutional applications were mixed. Performance
chemistry improved. U.S. exports were mixed, reflecting trade tensions, a high
dollar and a weak global manufacturing environment. Equity prices rebounded this
month, as did product and input prices. Inventory and other indicators were positive.
Editorial Director
46 Spray November 2019
Aerosol can manufacturer Tubex
won the German Packaging Award
2019 in the Economic Efficiency
category for Unilever’s
Dove Men & Care.
According to Tubex,
Dove Men & Care is
manufactured utilizing
a new patented
alloy for slugs—a joint
development of Tubex
with slug supplier
Neuman Aluminum.
The patented,
ready-to-use slug is
made of up to 25%
post-consumer recycled
scrap. The can also
weighs almost 20%
less compared to the
previous standard can,
achieved by reducing the wall thickness
and slightly modifying the shape
of the shoulder. In order to minimize
the risk of dents during
packing and transport,
Tubex invested in a new
packing technique called
layer-wide packaging,
wherein the cans are
placed on pallets instead
packed in bundles. Fifteen
percent more cans
fit onto the pallet and truck, which
is another step toward reducing CO2
emissions, stated Tubex. Spray