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 United States’ Michelob ULTRA will roll out low-carbon aluminium cans over coming months. The company will distribute more than 2.5 million cans through a partnership between Anheuser-Busch and Rio Tinto. In October 2020, Rio Tinto and Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) formed a global partnership to deliver a new standard of sustainable aluminium cans, committing to work with supply chain partners to bring AB InBev products to market in cans made from low-carbon aluminium. These cans will reduce carbon emissions of more than 30 percent per can. Rio Tinto provides aluminium to Anheuser-Busch from its ELYSIS joint venture, a disruptive zero carbon aluminium smelting technology. Around 70 percent of the aluminium used in AB InBev cans produced is recycled content. This recycled content...
As the petrol and diesel prices are gaining to reach the highest levels in India, providers of eco-friendly motoring in the form of electric vehicles are shoving to the wheel of green mobility. The fresh development on this front comes from Indian city Bangalore-based Mahindra Electric. Mahindra Electric is testing out a new form of energy source on its popular three-wheeler Treo, i.e. Aluminium-air batteries. The metal-air batteries are considered to be equal in the performance of traditional fuel. It can be refilled in just 5 minutes, require light-infrastructure, are weather-proof and most importantly lower the cost of EVs. In February 2020, Indian Oil (IOCL), the country’s leading oil marketing company, signed its partnership with Israel-based Phinergy to manufacture Aluminium-air...
India has now developed its first-ever indigenously made 9mm machine pistol ‘ASMI”, added another pride to its defence capabilities. The weapon has been jointly developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Army, as stated by the Ministry of Defence. It has been developed by a young officer from Infantry School Lt Col Prasad Bansod in a record time of four months. The weapon has the capability of firing the in-service 9 mm ammunition. The weapon has been named “Asmi” which means 'pride', 'Self-Respect' and 'Hard Work'. As per the statement from DRDO: "The Army's infantry school in Mhow and the DRDO's Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) in Pune have designed and developed the weapon." "The machine pistol fires the in-service 9mm...
A developer of new battery technology, Phoenician Energy has been picked as the winner of the Yara Marine Technologies start-up support programme Yara Marine X. Yara Marine Technologies started the Yara Marine X program earlier this year. Now, after months of search, they finally found a winner amongst the many applicants. Thomas Koniordos, CEO of Yara Marine Technologies, said: “Phoenician Energy’s use of aluminium-air battery technology for the maritime industry triggered our scientists’ curiosity. Their container battery is especially interesting. The concept taps into several recent trends and developments, such as circular economy and electrification of marine vessels. We believe this technology may have an important role to play in a greener maritime industry for future...
As per Deloitte Insights, the recovery in the Brazilian economic activity in the third quarter of 2020 is welcome news for a country that is trying to shake off a tragic year as COVID-19 continues to infect people and claim lives. However, it is too early to predict the nature of the economic rebound or even if it will continue, as, in other countries, the economic outlook in Brazil will depend on the trajectory of the pandemic. The largest country in South America has recorded with the export of 16,523 tonnes of aluminium household articles and the revenue earnings stood at $148.20 million. The export for 2020 stood at 13,606 tonnes and the earnings remained at $134 million. When the aluminium household articles export volume and earnings for 2020 get added with the previous two years,...
Ball Corporation has supplied recyclable aluminium bottles for Lofoten Arctic Water, a natural premium water from Norway’s Lofoten Islands. Lofoten Arctic Water team has selected Ball’s Alumi-Tek aluminium bottles to avoid micro-plastics polluting waterways and conserve natural resources. The blue, white and red bottles, recalling the Norwegian flag were designed by Strømme Throndsen Design and produced by Ball Corporation. The range has also won ‘Best Natural Still’ and ‘Best Natural Sparkling’ waters at the 2020 Zenith Global Water Drinks Awards, together with the ‘Best in Can’ packaging award. These aluminium bottles, which carries the ‘Metal Recycles Forever’ mark, will be initially launched in Norway, France, Germany, Taiwan and the UK. Ivar S. Williksen, CEO Lofoten Arctic Water,...
The United Steelworkers (USW) has approved five-year collective bargaining contract with Constellium to end strike at Second Street production facility. Around 400 members of Local 200 will start returning to work on January 12, 2021. USW was on strike at Constellium aluminium plant because of unfair labor practices. "Together, we took a stand on Constellium's attack on our members' seniority rights," USW District 9 Director Daniel Flippo said. "Our solidarity provided the protection that was able to be achieved, and we look forward to working with this strong and vibrant, engaged membership in the future." The USW member started the strike on December 15, 2020 after months of negotiations with management failing to bargain to a fair, acceptable agreement despite extending the previous...
The Egypt Aluminium Company, Egyptalum has disclosed that six European and Chinese companies have submitted bids towards the tender for a car wheel rims production line. Egyptalum publicized on 21 st December’20 for the opening of the submissions window on an international tender for the production of car wheel rims, with the session to reveal envelope contents held on 10 th January 2021. The later annual business results for the company demonstrated its transition to losses during the fiscal year 2019/20, as the company incurred a net loss of EGP 1.63 billion for the year ending June 2020. This was compared to a profit of EGP 570.9 million during the previous fiscal year. The company’s revenues dropped sharply to EGP 7.25bn during FY 2019/20, compared to EGP 12.1billion during the...
Pernod Ricard-owned Beefeater London Dry gin has displayed a more sustainable packaging design that will entitle the brand to save 410 tonnes of plastic every year. The new bottle is manufactured entirely from recyclable glass; however, the shape was inspired by London bricks. Keeping in mind the bartenders and to make pouring of the gin easier, the bottle was designed. The embossed, aluminium cap replaces the previous plastic cap and the label has been changed from PVC to paper. Murielle Dessenis, Global Brand Director, Beefeater, said: “Whilst our packaging has evolved our award-winning gin remains the same, with every drop distilled in the heart of London. The design of the bottle, from its shape to its label, paints a picture of what the liquid inside will taste like.” “The brand is...
Since 1970’s the manufacturing process of Aluminium alloy wheels have developed a lot and due to sophisticated wheels design, casting has become the dominant manufacturing process. On the due course of time, it has been identified that vehicles with aluminium wheels have better stopping and starting capabilities, which resulted in serious consideration in cars performance. Aluminium wheels exert less inertia when they spin that denotes, in addition to being easier to bring to a stop, they will also impose less wear and tear on the vehicle braking system. According to the history of aluminium car wheels, the first light-alloy sheet aluminium car wheels were used in Daimler-Benz and Auto-Union racing cars in the 1930s. In the 1960s, Porsche began the batch production of sheet wheels, which...
The Spanish maritime firm Grup Aresa International is building four aluminium patrolling boats for the Nigerian Navy, whereas, as per the information the hulls already completed. The company said two months ago that the milestone of the hulls being accomplished and had been reached and construction was work-in-progress. The 2021 Nigerian budget appropriation bill refers: “Procurement of 4 x 17 m inshore patrol craft (Aresa boats)” is ongoing. Also listed as ongoing for the Nigerian Navy are the procurements of a 32-metre hydrographic survey vessel, the procurement of a landing ship tank, and the procurement of three AW109 helicopters. The hydrographic survey vessel appears to be a new design in addition to the 60 metres NNS Lana that was recently completed by French leader in Aluminium...
Moscow’s new micro-museum of Russian Impressionists is a concrete building covered with perforated aluminium. Measures just over 1000 sqm, the museum is located at the site of a gigantic former chocolate factory in Moscow. McAslan Architects did not hesitate to construct the building entirely out of concrete, cast on site, and covered with anodised aluminium cladding. The construction has achieved the goal of creating an attraction for visitors, with four floors. Three floors are above ground and contain exhibition space for paintings, while the basement contains a cinema and other multimedia spaces. The decision to make a building covered with aluminium has turned out to be a success, standing out from its surroundings and evoking a sense of contemporary identity. The building looks...
The Covid-19 pandemic has taken Indonesia into its first recession in 22 years, following a downfall of 5.32% in the Q2 of 2020. The last time this happened was during the Asian financial crisis in 1998. Indonesia’s export of aluminium stranded wires in 2018-19 stood at 2540 tonnes and the revenue generated for this export remained at $ 20.48 million. The export for 2020 was recorded at 2055 tonnes and the earnings accounted for $ 12.50 million. However, when the export volume and earnings for 2020 gets merged with the existing two years, it denotes 4595 tonnes and $ 32.98 million respectively. The South-eastern Asian and Oceania nation’s export of aluminium stranded wires in 2018 remained at 1456 tonnes and the earnings stood at 11.70 million, whereas, in 2019, the export saw de-growth...
PepsiCo recently announced that it will launch its new range “Cocoa” Cola in cans. The new range is a mixture of original Pepsi cola and hot chocolate, the newest concept from the Pepsi Test Kitchen. The company will launch canned Cocoa” Cola in 2021. Todd Kaplan, vice president of marketing at Pepsi said, “There is nothing more classic than hot cocoa on a winter day, but this year has been anything but typical.” “So why not bring together the delicious taste of a Pepsi with the delicious, wintery taste of chocolate and marshmallow and bring some unexpected joy to our fans this season? We are confident we nailed Pepsi “Cocoa” Cola and can’t wait to get this in the hands of cola fans this winter.” The company initially made the announcement on twitter. "What’s sweeter than saying 'bye' to...
Ball Corporation has decided to construct a new aluminium end manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The production is scheduled to start in early-2022, creating approximately 200 manufacturing jobs. The company will expand the facility over multiple years through the installation of additional end modules. The aluminium plant will supply infinitely recyclable, lightweight aluminium ends for growing beverage categories and brands. "Our new Bowling Green, Kentucky, facility will provide aluminum end supply to Ball's expanding North American network of beverage can manufacturing plants," said Colin Gillis, president, beverage packaging, North & Central America. "Bowling Green will join our industry-leading network of more than 20 North American plants, including two new beverage...
Datwyler has signed new contract to extend its current partnership with Nespresso. The agreement includes capsules and seals production for portioned coffee product lines. The new contract is valid until 2030. Datwyler invests in the manufacturing capacity expansion and strengthens its the highly automated plant in Schattdorf in the Swiss canton of Uri. “By investing in and adapting our production processes, we are able to support Nespresso in putting to market capsules made using 80% recycled aluminium and hence contribute to their commitment to make every cup of coffee carbon neutral by 2022. Carbon neutral production at Datwyler's Swiss site also contributes to this,” said Dirk Lambrecht, Group CEO. The partnership was formed in 2006 between Datwyler and Nespresso By combining its core...
Anheuser-Busch InBev has decided to sell 49.9% stake in its US-based metal container plants for approximately USD 3 billion to Apollo-led Consortium. The Consortium includes entities advised by Apollo and its subsidiaries and a group of institutional investors. AB InBev will create additional shareholder value by “optimizing its business at an attractive price and generate proceeds to repay debt, in line with its deleveraging commitments,” according to Apollo Global Management. “Executing an institutional investment of this nature showcases Apollo’s unique ability to cut through complexity and use the strength of our platform to provide world-class companies with scaled, strategic solutions,” said Robert V. Seminara, Senior Partner and Head of Europe at Apollo. “We are pleased to invest...
On Tuesday, January 5, Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation’s managing director Brijesh Dixit announced that aluminium coaches for Pune’s Metro trains would likely arrive in the city in May 2021 from Italy. Dixit said, “Pune Metro had given the purchase order for 102 aluminium bodied coaches. The Italian company Titagarh Firema, a wholly-owned Italian subsidiary of Titagarh Wagons, is providing these coaches.” Maha Metro’s public relations officer (PRO) Hemant Sonawane also confirmed the expected arrival of coaches in May 2021, adding that it might get delayed a little due to the current COVID-19 situation in Europe. The Pune Metro started the trial runs on its corridors using coaches belong to the Nagpur metro. Titagarh Firema is manufacturing 25 per cent of coaches at their plant in...
