About Us

2023-2024 SATA Board

SATA Board of Directors

Front Row: Jack Childers, DS Containers; Jessica Cadena, ITW CCE; Herb Staten, MBC Aerosol; Allen Price, B’laster Holdings; Greg Davenport, Crown Cork & Seal

Middle Row: Irene Bolling, Zep Inc; Elena Badiuzzi, ITW Pro Brands; Jeff Colker, PLZ Corp; Lori Parker, Arylessence Inc

Back Row: Ryan Dailey, CyCan Industries; Ruben Morales, Technical Chemical Co; Doug Bacile, Spray Technology & Marketing

SATA Officers

Ryan Dailey, Vice President; Jessica Cadena, Vice President; Herb Staten, President; Allen Price, Secretary; Lori Parker, Treasurer

 

About Our Association

SATA

In 1981, four Aerosol Industry icons determined there was mutual benefit and strength derived from joining together to work on common industry issues. Over the ensuing 30+ years, the Southern Aerosol Technical Association (SATA) has remained one of the oldest and largest regional Aerosol Associations. The SATA organization is made up of custom fillers, marketers and vendors.

SATA is primarily a forum for the presentation of technical advancements in the manufacture, formulation and marketing of aerosol products.

The membership meets twice yearly with the stated Mission of providing forums for the sharing of technical, regulatory and marketing information for the enhancement, promotion and growth of the aerosol industry.

 

SATA Vision

  • SATA is a proactive organization that promotes actions and activities affecting the aerosol industry by maintaining an agenda that communicates the facts about the positive aspects of the aerosol package.

  • SATA is committed to membership growth by encouraging the participation of a diverse mix of contract fillers, marketers, consultants, industry experts, aerosol related associations, aerosol publications, and vendors to the aerosol industry.

  • SATA Board of Directors will be a working team of volunteers from the membership, representing a balance of aerosol manufacturers, industry expert and vendors to the industry promoting membership involvement and stewardship of the aerosol package.

  • SATA will deliver high quality and diverse programs and communications, which are designed to educate members on the latest technological, regulatory and legislative developments that affect the aerosol industry.

  • SATA will network with other aerosol organizations to continually build true working alliances with unified goals and expectations for the aerosol industry.

 

Who We Are

  • The Southern Aerosol Technical Association is primarily a forum for the presentation and sharing of information between manufacturers, formulators and marketers of aerosol products.

  • Topics addressed at the SATA meetings are not limited to those that may be strictly ‘technical’ in nature. In other words, you don’t need to be an aerosol chemist to derive value from attending a SATA meeting. It is worth noting that presentations given at meetings are not intended to be commercial advertisements but rather technical presentations on subjects that are relevant to the advancement of the aerosol industry in general.

  • Some of the topics presented at a SATA meeting will address the marketing of aerosol products with respect to the safety and use of the aerosol package, advancements in aerosol recycling and public relations efforts on behalf of the aerosol industry as a whole.

  • Key presentations and updates in the arena of regulatory developments are one of the main features presented at each meeting. At the end of each meeting a special open forum is offered. It’s known as the ‘regulatory roundtable discussion’. The regulatory roundtable session presents attendees with the opportunity to discuss any variety of specialized regulatory issues that may not have been addressed during the general meeting.

  • The SATA organization is one of several similar aerosol organizations in the industry. Its primary emphasis is on the dissemination of information related to cutting edge technologies reflective of advancements in state-of-the-art manufacturing, safety, formulating and marketing practices.

SATA Mission

To provide forums for the development and sharing of technical, regulatory and marketing information to enhance and promote the growth of the aerosol industry.

Anti-Trust and Competitive Practices Statement

Introduction

The Southern Aerosol Technical Association (SATA) is comprised of companies involved in the manufacture or marketing of aerosol products, vendors to the industry and others with an interest in the U.S. aerosol industry. SATA’s mission is to represent the collective interests of the U.S. aerosol industry. SATA has adopted the following objectives:

  • Support the industry as a source of new technologies, ingredient, and packaging information.
  • Proactively engage in the monitoring of international, federal, and state laws.
  • Assist members with regulatory compliance.

 

Through active and responsible management, SATA supports the development of a global environment in which the aerosol industry can continue to have the freedom to create, innovate and compete.

 

General Principles 

Trade associations are associations of competitors who work together to accomplish common goals that are appropriate under U.S. law.

  • Trade associations cannot take actions intended to diminish competition among its members.

Members of an association cannot use the association to accomplish objectives that would benefit single members or select groups of members by diminishing competition.

  • An association’s activities must be generally consistent with its goals and objectives when its membership is examined.

An area of recent emphasis among regulators and the judiciary is the effects of innovation on competition.

  • Associations cannot take actions to diminish innovation, and therefore competition.

A particularly significant issue often is the establishment of an association of standards, guidelines or codes of conduct.

  • Associations cannot establish standards, guidelines or codes of conduct that cannot be reasonably met by current or prospective members or that have the intent of reducing competition or innovation.

 

SATA Membership Activities

Meetings, conference calls and other activities among SATA’s members, including the Annual Meeting, Educational Seminars, meetings of the Board of Directors and the association’s committees, and other activities in which members participate representing SATA should be occasions when members:

  • Discuss regulatory, legislative, or scientific issues relevant to the aerosol industry.
  • Participate in a forum to identify and implement solutions to industry problems.
  • Discuss issues important to the operation and administration of the association.

Meetings, conference calls and other activities among SATA’s members, including the Board of Directors and the association’s committees, and other meetings in which members participate cannot be used to:

  • Discuss actions by SATA or its members that are intended to discourage competition or innovation among members.
  • Discuss prices, pricing policies or any marketing policy with an indirect effect on pricing.
  • Discuss the manipulation of the supply of aerosol products or their components through coordinated action so that prices would be affected.
  • Discuss the division or allocation of markets or customers.
  • Establish “blacklists” or boycotts of suppliers, purchasers, or competitors.
  • Coerce members to implement particular programs or policies.