X-Rite Pantone, Sun Chemical, and CMA Imaging have announced the commercial availability of the CanJET digital proofing ecosystem in North America, giving beverage brands, can makers, and packaging converters a way to match color and opacity directly on aluminum cans. The connected workflow combines CMA Imaging’s CanJET printing system, Sun Chemical’s extended color gamut inks, PantoneLIVE digital color references, and X-Rite measurement technology. The companies say the solution can reduce proofing iterations and accelerate design approvals before production. CanJET received a Bronze Innovation Award at METPACK 2026. The workflow is designed to provide a faster and more flexible alternative to conventional pilot-line proofing and prototyping. “On metal, matching a colour also means...
UK metal aerosol packaging sales reached approximately 529 million units in 2025, with strong growth in selected personal care, household and food applications offsetting declines in other categories. UK metal aerosol packaging sales stood at around 529 million units in 2025, down from approximately 567 million units in 2016, according to data from the British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA), based on Euromonitor research. While the overall volume has declined over the decade, the figures point to a more mixed picture for the UK aerosol market. Several applications have recorded significant growth, with BAMA highlighting a positive pattern emerging since 2021 following the downturn during and after the pandemic. “Overall, we see a resilient performance in UK aerosol sales”, said...
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SECO/WARWICK , an exclusive solution provider for heat treatment and metallurgy, will continue to supply third and eighth lines of EV/CAB solutions to its two long-term partners from Poland and the Czech Republic. EV/CAB lines are used for electric vehicle battery coolers’ protective atmosphere brazing. Leading manufacturers of aluminium heat exchangers mainly use these furnaces for the mass production of large-size car battery coolers. The Czech manufacturer has ordered the eighth CAB line, and the Polish manufacturer has ordered the third CAB line. Repeated orders for the same solutions are the biggest testimony of the products' quality and general satisfaction with the cooperation. "The orders we are talking about come from our long-term partners, who in total have several SECO/WARWICK...
For the second week in a row, imported aluminium scrap prices in India have fluctuated slightly. This week, specific grades saw a minor increase of up to $20/tonne. On the other hand, other grades saw drops of up to $50/tonne compared to the previous week. The volatile market conditions have made forecasting the direction of imported aluminium prices this week challenging. Prices are subject to differing viewpoints as the London Metal Exchange (LME) experiences modest volatility. Only established participants are now bidding, resulting in fewer completed transactions. There is little pressure from sellers since, according to a credible source, several UK-based sellers are assessing the market dynamics and keeping short positions. There have been minimal transactions due to the $50/t w-o-w...
Nowadays, the aviation industry places great importance on environmental sustainability. To minimise their carbon footprint and adopt eco-friendly practices, airlines worldwide are taking significant steps toward sustainable aviation. Among them, Emirates, one of the leading airlines in the world, has introduced an innovative waste management strategy, the closed-loop recycling system. This system manages the waste generated during flights by collecting, processing, and reusing recyclable materials. With this article, we will try to explore how Emirates' waste management system contributes to a greener future. Air travel yields a substantial amount of waste, including plastic bottles, aluminium cans, food packaging, and other disposable items. Unfortunately, most of this waste is diverted...
Ball Corporation, the world’s leading producer and supplier of sustainable aluminium packaging for beverage, personal care and household products, is exhibiting its latest aluminium can and bottle portfolio at the BevNET Live Summer 2023 event, starting today, June 14. It is a 2-day event on June 14 and 15, whereby registered attendees can witness Ball Corporation’s exclusive “slim” can range and Alumi-Tek® aluminum bottles. They can explore the products and learn about special features. As per the report, Ball is also sponsoring the BevNET Live Official Happy Hour from 4-6 p.m. on June 14 to encourage attendees to stop by and check out the latest beverage packaging innovations. Ball Corporation leads the aluminium beverage packaging industry with a wide range of offerings made from 75...
On June 13, 2023, an international media house reported that Chinese experts attached to the situation of the aluminium industry in China's southwestern Yunnan province revealed energy supply to aluminium smelters would be increased later this month, enabling a portion of the capacity in the drought-stricken area to resume operations. After deficient rainfall impacted hydropower generation in Yunnan , China's fourth largest electrolytic aluminium-producing region, smelters have had to reduce production twice since last September 2022, lowering operating rates by approximately 40 per cent at some companies. Hydropower contributes to almost 70 per cent of the total electricity supply in the province, which has a potential of 5.25 million metric tonnes of aluminium production. The expert...
Social enterprise Thankyou has announced the reimagining of its existing personal care products and its entry into the house cleaning industry. The existing products will be presented in new super sleek sustainable and reusable Forever Bottles made from 100 per cent recycled aluminium and plastic. Customers may fill the 100% reusable and indefinitely recyclable aluminium Forever Bottles with Thankyou's ethically created items, enabling them to drastically decrease their home waste and environmental impact while supporting the Thankyou aim of ending global poverty. Aluminium is one of the most sustainable and recyclable materials on the earth. Recycling aluminium serves current and future generations by preserving energy and other natural resources. It retains all of its fundamental...
The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) has been recognised for its impressive waste management and recycling efforts. The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) awarded SEWA second place in the Waste Management and Recycling Award for Printer Ink Cartridges in the Enterprise category at the UAE level. The ceremony was attended by Sheikh Salem bin Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Executive Council Member of the Government of Ras Al Khaimah and Chairman of the Civil Aviation Department, and was held at Dubai Knowledge Park. This award honours the fact that SEWA has collected, sorted and recycled around 200 ink cartridges. SEWA's waste management and recycling campaigns covered paper, plastic, aluminium cans, ink, mobile phones, and glass bottles. These amazing results were achieved...
On June 13, Tuesday, the LME aluminium cash bid price and the LME aluminium official settlement price closed at US$2,193 per tonne and US$2,193.50 per tonne, decreasing by US$27.50 per tonne or 1.24 per cent each, if compared with the aluminium price chart of Friday, June 9. It jumped by US$5.50 per tonne or 0.25 per cent if tallied with June 12, Monday, when the aluminium spot price was US$2,188 per tonne. On Tuesday, the 3-month offer price increased by US$2 per tonne or 0.09 per cent from Monday’s US$2,234 per tonne, down US$30 per tonne or 1.32 per cent if compared with last Friday. December 24 bid price and December 24 offer price plunged by US$27 per tonne or 1.11 per cent from Friday last week to halt at US$2,388 per tonne and US$2,393 per tonne each. On June 12, the December 24...
On Wednesday, June 14, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has expanded by RMB 180 per tonne to settle at RMB 18,580 per tonne. As the balance sheets of the companies are showing improvement due to economic recovery in China, companies are showing interest in purchasing aluminium stocks. Also, with the improved hydropower generation in Yunan, the gap between the demand and supply of aluminium has been removed. As a result, the A00 aluminium ingot prices have recorded M-o-M surge of RMB 550 per tonne . On a W-o-W calculation, a surge of RMB 200 per tonne has been witnessed from RMB 18,380 per tonne recorded on June 7. Today, the spot contract price is expected to be traded at a discount price of RMB 20 per tonne to a premium price of RMB 20 per tonne. The average prices are expected to range...
Domestic primary aluminium production in the United States during March 2023 stood at 65,000 tonnes, registering an increase of 6,000 tonnes or 10.17 per cent month-on-month from 59,000 tonnes, found the US Census Bureau survey. But on a year-on-year basis, the March output edged a sharp fall of 19,000 tonnes or 22.62 per cent from 84,000 tonnes, learned USGS data. In the first quarter of 2023, the United States' primary aluminium production totalled 188,000 tonnes, down by 21.99 per cent from 241,000 tonnes during the corresponding period of the last year. In March 2023, the average daily production of primary aluminium in the US was 2,110 tonnes, up by 11.05 per cent from 1,900 tonnes a month ago and down by 22.71 per cent from 2,730 tonnes a year earlier, similar to the monthly output...
A team of researchers led by Prof. Dr Birgit Esser from the University of Ulm, along with Prof. Dr Ingo Krossing and Prof. Dr Anna Fischer from the University of Freiburg, has developed a positive electrode material made of an organic redox polymer based on phenothiazine. The material can be exclusively used in aluminium-ion batteries for breathtaking performances. In their experiment, aluminium batteries with this material stored a record-breaking capacity of 167 milliampere hours per gram (mAh/g). This organic redox polymer outperforms graphite, which has been the primary electrode material in batteries so far. Their findings have been published in the journal Energy & Environmental Science. During charging, the electrode material oxidizes and absorbs complex aluminate anions. The...
Scottish Chemical Industries has contributed exponentially to the aluminium foundry industries since its establishment in 1985 by Mr Kamal Khandelwal. It is one of the world's largest ISO 9001 & 14001 certified manufacturers and exporters, providing high-quality products to the Aluminium, Steel, Copper, and Brass foundry industry for over 35 years. The founder & MD, Mr Kamal Khandelwal, established the company with just one product, hexachloroethane, but since then, it has expanded to five manufacturing plants in Mumbai and two in China, producing over 350 foundry products, including Coverfluxes, degassing tablets, fused granulated fluxes, grain refiners, master alloys, Adal Tablets, magnesium removers, refractory products, Magnesium products (Ingots, Powder, Granules), Silicon Metal...
American Beverage and The Recycling Partnership have chosen the village of Villa Park for US$97,500 in funding from the beverage industry's Every Bottle Back initiative. The investment aims to improve recycling rates and will fund new 65-gallon recycling carts for residents to collect valuable recyclables, including 100% recyclable PET bottles and aluminium cans. The entire Every Bottle Back commitment for Villa Park is around US$780,000, poised to benefit nearly 22,000 residents and 6,500 households. The investment has been projected to generate 8.6 million pounds of new recyclables, including 335,400 pounds of PET plastic and 111,800 pounds of aluminium over the next decade. Unlike single-use plastic, aluminium is infinitely recyclable and can retain its original properties after...
International Conference on Non-ferrous Metals (ICNFM) is an annual event organised to bring non-ferrous metals experts and researchers under one roof to enable them to share industry-specific knowledge and the latest developments. This year, ICNFM - 2023 is scheduled on July 7-8 at Hotel Chanakya BNR, Ranchi, India. The 27th edition of the conference is organised by Corporate Monitor, in association with MECON and Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre. With an integrated theme, ‘Global and National Scenario of Non-ferrous Metals: Focus on Aluminium, Copper, Noble & Rare Metals, Recycling & Secondary metal production’, the conference will present research papers from national and international organisations involved in the non-ferrous metal industry. ICNFM –...
Gautam Solar, a solar module producer, debuted N-type TOPCon (Tunnel oxide passivated contact) and Mono PERC Solar modules at Intersolar Europe, a key event for the solar industry. In contrast to the traditional design with a white back-sheet and silver anodised aluminium alloy frame, the new solar modules have a black back-sheet and black anodised aluminium alloy frame. According to the company, lightweight bifacial modules include a high-quality transparent back-sheet that offers strong rear side power while keeping the module's weight low, minimising handling concerns. These have 108 half-cut cells on an M10 wafer. TOPCon solar modules are available in two sizes: 420 Wp-435 Wp for distributors, EPCs, and developers in the residential, commercial, and industrial (C&I) sectors and 565...
On behalf of the Belgian recycling business SITEL, Eggersmann Anlagenbau has completed a light packaging waste (LPW) processing facility in the province of Liège. The processing facility will separate various recyclable elements like aluminium, HDPE, or PE films, apart from separating different PET colours in fractions. The new Liège factory has a throughput of 14.5 tonnes per hour. This equates to processing 223 m3 of garbage each hour at a density of 65 kilogrammes per cubic metre. Finally, there will be 17 isolated fractions with purities ranging from 93 per cent to 97 per cent. At the same time, individual grade losses will be limited to 2 per cent to 5 per cent. "With this investment, SITEL has taken exactly the right step into the future. The quantities of LPW continue to increase,...
According to a report on Monday, June 12, Rio Tinto will expand its state-of-the-art AP60 aluminium smelter at Complexe Jonquière in Canada with an investment of $1.1 billion (CAN$1.4 billion). This expansion will offset the closure of potrooms at the Arvida smelter on the same site and counterbalance the 170,000 tonnes of capacity loss. The report says the Quebec government will finance up to $113 million (CAN$150 million) of the project's total investment, with which 96 new AP60 pots will be installed, increasing the smelter's capacity by about 160,000 tonnes of primary aluminium per year. Hence, the total number of AP60 pots in the smelter will become 134, with a capacity of around 220,000 tonnes per annum. Rio Tinto's in-house AP60 smelting technology is one of the most efficient and...
Stromer introduces the exquisite ST7 ARBR e-bike, a limited-edition masterpiece crafted with reference from the Red Bull Racing team's mesmerizing matte blue colour. The bike's sustainable design adds a hydro-formed aluminium framework to its properties. Though it is not a collaboration with the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team, this bike is still an exceptional wonder that will captivate any cycling enthusiast. The bike boasts a remarkable 110-mile range battery, a powerful rear hub motor, and a 12-speed electronically shifted gearbox, all complemented by a Gates carbon drive belt. The ST7 ARBR edition by Stromer is constructed with its well-known hydro-formed aluminium sports frame and comes with a rigid aluminium fork. Trail riders and enthusiasts can upgrade the ST7 ARBR with an...
