The Western Aerosol Information Bureau is a regional association of companies involved with the production or marketing of aerosol products. The membership consists of approximately 55 companies, some small and independently owned, others nationally and internationally recognized. Our organization charter addresses the necessity for providing objective information predicated upon scientific data to the public, our members, the media, regulatory and government bodies.

We represent California industry and we are here to be part of a solution, not part of a problem. WAIB members frequently attend and speak at meetings of the California Air Resources Board, Air Quality Management Districts, and both federal and state Environmental Protection Agencies. Our volunteer 12-member board of directors represents all segments of our industry: fillers, marketers, component and chemical suppliers.

WAIB Board of Directors 2009-2010
 

L-R Top row: Charlie Ortmann, Diversified CPC Intl., Frank Facey, KIK Custom Products - L.A., John Davis, PLZ Holdings, Steve Sanchez, DS Containers, Peter Fougner, WD-40 Company, and Bob Straus, Aerofil Technology.

L-R Bottom row: Brady Shields, Summit Packaging, JoAnn Seel, Shield Packaging of CA., Faye Haber, eStyle Caps & Closures, Chona Lopez, Sexy Hair, and Mike Thaete, SeaquistPerfect.

WAIB Officers - Steve Sanchez, DS Containers, President,   Vice President,  John Davis, PLZ Holdings, Peter Fougner, WD-40 Company,  Treasurer and JoAnn Seel, Shield Packaging,  Secretary. 

Not pictured Jay Hensel, John Paul Mitchell 

Administrative Assistant:
Mary Metzner
WAIB, Inc.
P.O. Box 5068
Fullerton, CA 92838
Phone:  714-526-3585  Fax: 714-526-1295
E-mail: info@waib.org

 

 

  The aerosol design of a refillable spray can dubbed the “bug bomb”, was patented in 1943, and is the ancestor of many popular commercial spray products. Pressurized by liquefied gas, which gave it propellant qualities, the small, portable can enabled soldiers to defend against malaria-carrying bugs by spraying inside tents in the Pacific during World War II.  In 1948, three companies were granted licenses by the United States government to manufacture aerosols.