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Obituaries Craige September 2015 Spray 35 Industry News As part of the company’s “Let’s Can Hunger” initiative, Ball Corp. employees donated more than 170,000 lbs. of canned food and raised more than $215,000. The combined proceeds will provide approximately 700,000 meals to those in need in the 37 North American communities in which Ball operates, according to the company. AkzoNobel Performance Coatings announced a $3.4 million expansion of its R&D facilities in Houston, TX. The upgraded facility will support the company’s Protective, Marine and Specialty Coatings businesses. Completion is expected in early 2016. Symrise opened a new production plant in Belém, Brazil, the Symrise Amazon Ecoparque. The €5 million ($5.62 million), 21,000 square-foot ingredient production facility, estab- Saunders Craige passed away on July 25 at the age of 88. Born in 1926 in Woodbury, NJ, Craige served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1950 before becoming Executive VP of Sales for the former Peerless Tube Co. of Bloomfield, NJ. He is survived by his daughter, Luise. Rolando Segatta, President of Coster Group, a global provider of aerosol valves, spray pumps and dispensers, died on Aug. 1 in Trento, Italy at the age of 90. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and four grandchildren, including grandson Damiano, the only family member to be employed at Coster Group. lished in collaboration with Natura, is focused on reducing environmental impact, with features including geothermal air conditioning, botanical mineral filters for rain and wastewater. Solvay established the Solvay Nicca Tokyo Innovation Laboratory in Japan. The 2,700 square-foot innovation center is designed to support Solvay Novecare’s polymer and specialty surfactants operations in Asia. The World Environment Center (WEC) honored SC Johnson with its 31st annual Gold Medal for International Achievement in Sustainable Development. The WEC cited SC Johnson’s company-wide commitment to transparency and sustainability, as well as the “Greenlist” process of improving ingredients’ impact on health and the environment. SPRAY


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