Aluminum foil is getting a seasonal makeover as Reynolds Wrap introduces its limited-edition Snowflakes Fun Foil, bringing decorative appeal to everyday kitchen tasks ahead of the holiday season. Featuring an embossed snowflake pattern, the product combines the familiar functionality of aluminum foil with a festive appearance suited to food wrapping, holiday entertaining and homemade gifts. The new design allows consumers to use Reynolds Wrap foil for more than routine food storage, adding a decorative touch to meal preparation and presentation. Its winter-inspired pattern makes it suitable for covering dishes, preserving leftovers, packaging baked treats and creating festive crafts. Despite its seasonal appearance, Snowflakes Fun Foil retains the practical functionality of conventional...
US President Donald Trump’s aluminium tariffs have become a point of contention in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District race, with Democratic candidate Tom Perriello arguing that higher metal prices are increasing costs for local breweries and beer consumers. Perriello and former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman raised the issue during an event at the Water Dog in Lynchburg, where they met local brewers and customers to discuss the impact of tariffs on the brewing industry. Perriello said higher aluminium prices made it more expensive for breweries to package their products, and they passed the added costs on to customers. He said rising prices concerned people across the political spectrum. To learn the future of aluminium in the packaging industry, explore our report " ALuminium...
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The Danish government in mid-April 2021 stated that it would reopen the economy sooner than expected as COVID-19 infections declines. The nation has avoided a third wave of the virus pandemic after imposing wide lockdown measures in December’20, which slowed the epidemic considerably to between 500-700 daily infections from several thousand in December’20. The Scandinavian country recorded importation of aluminium containers of 219 tonnes during 2018-19 and the revenue expended for the import remained at $2.26 million. The import for 2020 remained at 171 tonnes and the expenditure stood at $1.96 million. However, when the import volume and expenditure of 2020 get added with the previous two years, it denotes 390 tonnes and $4.22 million. In 2018, the aluminium containers import of Denmark...
Emballator Tectubes has launched tubes in recycled aluminium for products in Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical and Food segments. The new aluminium tube is made of 100 percent post-consumer recycled material and produced by 100 percent green power. “We have been working really hard on finalizing this launch and we are happy to be able to offer this material. We believe that recycled material and specifically PCR is the future,” said Tobias Lidevei, CEO at Emballator Tectubes. “Thanks to this new tube, our customers can make one small change for their products that lead to one big impact on the environment and circular economy. Our PCR aluminium tube is just one way for us to help our customers to reach their sustainability goals.” The new range will cut carbon footprint and CO2...
The company, Fortuna that has been known for decades for its innovative, high-quality products, as well as for its proximity to customers in the automotive industry’s new tandem dump truck made of aluminium with a large loading volume and a heavy three-way dump truck is heavily required for usage at tough construction sites. Fortuna points out the lightweight with the aluminium tipping bridge, Fortuna ALU CARGO for the dump truck series, while farmers have another variant available as a transport solution. According to the manufacturer, it combines a high loading volume, low dead weight, and high stability. The new Fortuna tandem dumps truck type FTM 200 / 7.5 -ALU CARGO is the combination of a solid chassis made of steel and a tipping bridge made of aluminium. These two materials...
The Bulgari Aluminium Steve Aoki Special Edition has reportedly joined the recently relaunched Aluminium family of timepieces, the first generation of which was introduced in the late ’90s. The design of the watches was then influenced by the livery of Alitalia jumbo jets, matched an aluminium case with a rubber strap. Like many other luxury watches at that time, the original Aluminium edition contained a quartz movement, superseded by in-house mechanical calibers in the modern versions. Difference from the last year’s models of Steve Aoki Special Edition is the coating of Super-LumiNova on the entirety of the white dial, which is also adorned with Steve Aoki’s signature logo that exhibits boldly glowing face asserting itself in the darkness with a glorious radiance, according to the...
In a briskly booming market, the world's largest pure-play coffee and Tea Company by revenue, JDE Peet’s is injecting €110 million at its French production site, in Andrézieux Bouthéon, in order to raise 60% of aluminium coffee capsules production. The company while keeping its dynamic activity the same and in order to meet new consumer expectations, its L'Or brand is launching a range of organic aluminium coffee capsules and a series of ephemeral creations, made from rare arabica. In 2020, the consumption of hot drinks in France has grown at a considerable rate. Coffee, which is still the second most-consumed drink in the nation after water, saw its market jump by 7%, driven by the Single Serve 2 category (capsules and pods) which experienced a value increase of 11.2%. At the heart of...
The Brisbane-Australia-based Graphene Manufacturing Group has come up with a cutting-edge technology that has the potential to revolutionize the electric car market, and substantially enrich the usage of renewable sources of energy. GMG, the aluminium-ion battery developer has come up with one that can deliver up to three times the range on EVs and charge 60 times faster. This simply signifies a 10-hour charging cycle could be reduced to 10 minutes while matching up with the current generation of lithium-ion batteries. The graphene company has combated this issue with a new genre of batteries that have been developed by nanotech. Ironically, these batteries are also safer as there is no upper ampere limit to cause impulsive combustion and this also makes it more sustainable, simpler to...
The economy of Romania will grow by 6% in 2021, as stated by the International Monetary Fund, increasing its forecast for a 4.6% growth made in October’20. In 2022, the IMF expects Romania's economy to grow by 4.8%, as said in the April edition of its World Economic Outlook (WEO) report. The southeastern European nation’s importation of aluminium foil during 2018-19 touch 32,971 tonnes and the revenue expended for the import was $94.69 million. The import for 2020 remained at 16,894 tonnes and the expenditure stood at $50.78 million. However, when the import volume and expenditure of 2020 gets added with the existing two years, it exhibits 49,865 tonnes and $145.47 million respectively. Though the graph representation resembles instability in the import, while the import volume has always...
The German multinational corporation which produces luxury vehicles and motorcycles, BMW Group is fostering its mission for sustainable mobility with ambitious goals for the reduction of greenhouse gases. On 12 th May 2021, during the Annual General Meeting, the company announced that it will avoid the emission of over 200 million tonnes of CO2 by 2030. BMW said that this is equivalent to more than 20 times the annual CO2 emissions of a city with over a million residents. To attain this target, the automotive company will diminish its carbon footprint throughout their lifecycle – from raw material extraction to production and the use phase to end-of-life recycling. However, the usage of fewer resources and materials will be one of the priorities for the company in this process. At the AGM...
On Wednesday, May 12, the Union Cabinet approved the implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme 'National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage’ for promoting battery storage manufacture at an estimated outlay of INR 18,000 crore. The proposal aims to achieve a manufacturing capacity of 50 Gigawatt Hour of ACC and 5 GWh of niche ACC and expects to attract an investment of INR 45,0000 crore, said Information and Broadcasting minister Prakhash Javadekar after the Cabinet meeting. He also said the implementation of this scheme would encourage the growth of consumer electronics, electric vehicles, advanced electricity grids, solar rooftops, etc., which are major battery-consuming sectors. It is also expected that the dominant battery technologies will...
In March 2021, Peter Kazimir, Governor, National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) stated that the economy could return to its pre-pandemic level already in 2021, supported mainly by solid foreign demand. The central bank has lowered its forecast for this year’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 5.0%, but that would still outpace most of Slovakia’s peers in the European Union, including the neighbouring Czech Republic where a 2.2% expansion is seen this year. The landlocked central European country, Slovakia imported 14,635 tonnes of aluminium wires during 2018-19 and the revenue expenditure that occurred was $32.56 million. The import for 2020 was noted at 9797 tonnes and the expenditure remained at $16.55 million. However, when the aluminium wire import volume and expenditure of 2020 get...
Roeslein & Associates has expanded its capacity and capabilities to meet demand for aluminium beverage can manufacturing plants. The expansion covers additional global fabrication space and the new Building Design and Construction group led by Dean Foth. “The demand for aluminum beverage cans is reaching unprecedented levels. We have been working these past five years toward our strategic growth plan to ensure that we are able to continue to keep pace and provide world-class services and products to our customers,” said Brian Sneed, President & COO of Roeslein. “Last year, we completed the engineering, manufacturing, and construction of 15 new can lines, which accounted for nearly 20 billion new cans in the industry. We were extremely proud to deliver all of these on schedule, despite a...
The designer of cutting-edge glazing solutions for some of the most iconic buildings in the world, Reynaers Aluminum, the Romanian firm has reported a 12% rise in turnover amid the Covid-19 pandemic situation in 2020. The aluminium product making company is the European leader in the construction sector for providing aluminium solutions. As per the company’s statement, the increase in turnover is primarily due to the domestic real estate projects where Reynaers products are heavily consumed. However, among the many projects, a few which were vital towards the growth of Reynaers domestic business are Sema Parc, Ţiriac Tower, One Mircea Eliade, Neo Floreasca Lake, as well as many other projects with high complexity. Daniel Popa, Country Manager Reynaers Aluminum Romania, said: "And for our...
The Australia-based clean-tech company listed that produces graphene and hydrogen by cracking methane instead of mining graphite has shared the initial performance data when tested in coin cells for the patent-pending surface perforation of graphene in aluminium-ion batteries developed by the Company in association with the University of Queensland. The experiments were carried out at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (“AIBN”), University of Queensland. Presently, GMG Graphene is being used to produce coin cell prototypes for customer testing in Q4 2021. The initial performance data is presented below: A few days earlier, GMG announced the execution of a research agreement with the University of Queensland’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and...
Ocean Spray will launch Sparkling Pink Cranberry, a natural, cranberry-based carbonated juice drink, in 330ml cans. The drink has added vitamin C which is low in calories and sugar, aimed at bringing healthier choices to the on-the-go fixture. Caroline Bethell, Managing Director for Europe for Ocean Spray said: “Sparkling Pink has been a long time in the planning and we are extremely excited to finally unveil it at a time when the nation is entering a new phase of positivity following the pandemic. “We know consumers are looking for healthier carbonated soft drinks for a variety of on-the-go occasions. The ‘naturally sparkling’ segment of soft drinks is also showing significant growth.” Ocean Spray Sparkling Pink is available at a retailing price of £1.29 and is designed to meet the...
Dudley’s Aluminium has secured projects worth over £250,000 from two new clients. The company will work one of the leading construction, housing and civil engineering companies in Wales, Jones Brothers (Henllan) Ltd. Welsh aluminium fabricator’s first project is the TVR Showroom in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, the company will install Kawneer curtain walling and automatic entrance doors. Dudley’s Aluminium will also use Kawneer products on its second newly won project, the Boundary Yard development in Newbury. For this project, the company will team up with construction specialists Verogen Ltd and use Kawneer curtain walling and framing and automatic entrance doors. Simon Hoggett, Sales Director at Dudley’s Aluminium, said: “We are thrilled to have secured two more projects this year and are...
According to BBVA Research, the Peruvian economy is forecasted to grow 10% in 2021 and 4.8% in 2022, supported by a favourable external context. These forecasts are strongly conditioned to the maintenance of macroeconomic stability by the new government administration and largely reflect a rebound after the sharp output contraction in 2020. The South American nation’s import of aluminium cans during 2018-19 was recorded at 3542 tonnes and the expenditure that occurred for the import was $29.12 million. The import for 2020 stood at 2104 tonnes and the expenditure noted was $5.45 million. However, when the import volume and expenditure of 2020 gets added with the preceding two years, it signifies 5646 tonnes and $34.57 million respectively. Peru’s import of aluminium cans in 2018 was...
The global deficiency of aluminium supply in 2020 has worsened the position of the soft drink producers and brewers, who hugely count on aluminium for packaging i.e. aluminium cans. Following Q1 2021, multiple CEOs have raised the impact of rising cost in production due to the insufficiency of aluminium supply. Rodney Sacks, CEO of Monster Beverage Corp lamented that his company was compelled to source aluminium cans from South America and Asia due to supply constraint in the domestic aluminium can industry. He even explained that the cost of cans was not so on the higher side, but relatively the up-rise in freight and logistics spending is the major cause. Sacks stated: "We've always tried to manufacture and sell within regions to avoid excessive shipping costs. We had to break that this...
Ball Corporation reported net earnings of $200 million on sales of $3.1 billion in the first quarter of 2021, compared to $23 million net earnings on sales of $2.8 billion last year. Ball's first quarter 2021 comparable net earnings were $240 million, or 72 cents per diluted share, compared to $202 million, or 61 cents per diluted share in 2020. Ball raised its comparable earnings per diluted share by 18% on 8% global beverage volume growth and maintained strong aerospace backlog in Q1. The company's EMEA and South American beverage can businesses also reported strong comparable earnings. The new beverage can manufacturing facility in Glendale, Arizona, started production and the Ball Aluminum Cup™ began national rollout distribution at retail late in the quarter. Significant demand...
