Antiperspirant Ingredient Shortage Prompts VOC Variance Requests
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
A spike in demand for the ingredient hydro-fluorocarbon 152a, manufactured by DuPont as Dymel 152a and used by antiperspirant manufacturers as a full or partial replacement to hydrocarbon propellants, has led some manufacturers to apply for variance applications in the state of California
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