Ball Corporation adds two manufacturing and finance leaders to board, supporting aluminium packaging growth
Ball Corporation, a global producer of sustainable aluminium packaging, has appointed Darlene J. Nicosia and Sherry L. Buck to its board of directors. The appointments bring additional experience in manufacturing, operations, procurement and finance to the board. Stuart A. Taylor II, Chairman of...
85% recycled aluminium: Recorp raises the bar for sustainable beverage cans
Aluminium cans are under the spotlight among consumers and beverage manufacturers looking for more recyclable packaging, with the material already holding a strong circularity position against plastic and glass. Recorp tunes it further with ReCan85, an aluminium beverage can containing 85 per cent...
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Art exhibition displays artwork with innovative use of aluminium cans
<p>The "The Death of Impressionism? Disruption and Innovation in Art" exhibition at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown presents innovative art on aluminium soda cans.<br /><br />Visitors to the exhibition are immediately confronted with Chris Jordan's re-imagining of "A Sunday on La...
Japan’s Showa Aluminium Can to produce sleek cans in Vietnam
<p>Showa Aluminium Can Corporation (SAC), a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko (SDK) headquartered in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, will start to produce aluminium sleek cans for beverages in Vietnam from this December.<br /><br />Sleek cans have smaller diameters and taller heights than...
Victoria Harbour teen makes artefacts out of waste aluminium
<p>Instead of throwing used beverage cans in the garbage or taking them to recyclers, Jacob Therrien, a teen from Victoria Harbour decides to create art out of them.</p> <p>The 14-year-old high school student creates sculptures by remelting scrap aluminium. He has made small makeshift workspaces in...
I*Recycle donates bins to Guam schools to push youngsters for aluminium can recycling
<p>Schools in the Island of Guam on Pacific Ocean will be receiving new recycling bins for aluminium cans under the novel I*Recycle Programme. The initiative is aimed at encouraging youngsters in as many as 60 schools to recycle more aluminium cans for a greener earth and a better tomorrow. New...
Californian artist creates stunning basket sculptures from used aluminium beverage cans
<p>Creativity came naturally to Gerald Clarke Jr., an artist who originally belonged to the Cahuilla Band of Indians and grew up on a cattle ranch on the Cahuilla reservation near Anza in Riverside County.<br /><br />“When you grow up dirt poor and you got nothing, you make do with a lot of...
Top Five aluminium rolling companies in the world
<p>Aluminium rolled products — sheet, plate and foil have, for many years, formed a large volume of aluminium products shipped annually all over the world along with castings, extrusions, wire, rod and bar, forgings and impacts, and powders and paste. Sheet, plate and foil are usually made by...
Shipments of aluminium products in the U.S. and Canada drops YOY in October
<p>According to the estimate of The Aluminum Association, shipments of aluminium products in U.S. and Canada drop slightly YOY in October 2016.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
Top Five Aluminium Can Manufacturers in the World
<p>Metal cans, especially aluminium cans used for beverage and aerosol packaging, are the most recycled packaging units across the globe. They can be recycled at the end of their lifecycle without degradation in quality, and that makes them the preferred packaging material for brands across...
The U.S. exports the largest chunk of its aluminium cans to Canada and Mexico
<p>The U.S. is one of the largest producers of aluminium cans in the world. Aluminium can manufacturers in the U.S. are an important part of the economy. Can manufacturers and the supplier of can sheets put together, form one of the largest job providers and a revenue sources to the state and...
Ardagh named category winner at 2016 Canmaker Cans of the Year Awards
<p>Ardagh came out as one of the main winners in the prestigious international 2016 Canmaker Cans of the Year awards with two category gold medals and two silver medals.<br /><br />The feature that is common to all four successes is packaging innovation targeted at maximising customer benefits and...
Brazil aluminium scrap import grew 32% YoY in 2015, beverage can export estimated at $107.63 mln in 2016
<p>Brazil, the Recycling Capital of the world, recycled 289,500 tonnes of aluminium beverage cans out of the 294,200 tonnes available in the market in 2014 - an all-time highest in the industry since 2001, reported the Brazilian Aluminium Association (ABAL) and the Brazilian Association of Highly...
Westons launches cider brands in aluminium cans for the Australian market
<p>Two new cider brands in aluminium cans are recently launched in the Australian market in line with a trend towards more craft and artisanal products. Manufactured by Westons, the new brands in the market are Stowford Press Medium Sweet and Caple Road No3.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align:...
LME aluminium set for further gains while SHFE aluminium is likely to diverge
<p>Despite uncertainty persisting among traders ahead of the US elections next week, base metals mostly rose overnight supported by multiple macroeconomic factors, barring a few on global commodity exchanges. LME aluminium broke through the US$1,700/mt limit to close at US$1,726/mt after...
Europe's aluminium rolled product demand robust: Novelis
<p>European demand for rolled aluminium products remains firm despite the region's sluggish economic growth, the European head of U.S.-based Novelis [NVLX.UL], the world's largest rolled aluminium product producer, told Reuters.<br /><br />"For Europe, we’re seeing good demand in our key...
Nespresso joins hands with New Zealand Post for their aluminium coffee capsule recycling program
<p>In order to do away with the criticism regarding its coffee pods adding to the environmental waste and to educate its customers regarding coffee capsule recycling, Nespresso has joined hands with New Zealand Post. The company hopes to create awareness about its recycling program and reach out to...
Sustainable aluminium is the theme in Castaways Sculpture Awards 2016
<p>This year’s Castaways Sculpture Awards that takes place at Rockingham foreshore is coming up with some interesting entries from the point of view of material, theme and design. Local artist Carol Clitheroe has based her entries for this year with the theme REFLECTED memories.<br /><br...
Chocolate comes in aluminium cans
<p>A unique collaboration between Ball and Belgian chocolate brand, Ovidias, sees the chocolatier bring its patented packaging concept to the commercial market. Ovidias is the only company to package its chocolates in beverage cans. <br /><br />Using Ball’s 330ml can, the product comes in a...
Shipments of aluminium products in U.S. and Canada drop slightly in September 2016
<p>According to the estimate of The Aluminum Association, shipments of aluminium products in U.S. and Canada drop slightly YOY and YTD in September 2016.<br /><br />During September 2016, shipments of can stock by domestic producers totalled 355.2 million pounds, slightly up from the September 2015...
