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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Novelis creates new Sales and Marketing organization to better serve global customers
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, announced the creation of two executive positions, Vice President of Sales and Marketing Global Can, and Vice President of Sales and Marketing Global Automotive. Effective April 1, 2016, these new positions will allow Novelis to more...
SaucePM launches ergonomically shaped aluminium beverage can
Packaging and print consultancy SaucePM has developed a new concept within drinks packaging - an ergonomically shaped aluminium can. The innovative packaging format, called Recanize, has been launched today. The shaped can aims to emulate on-trade glassware while offering all the benefits of a...
Aluminium beverage can recycling at new record high
The overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the European Union, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland increased by 1.8% to a new record level of 71.3% in 2013. European Aluminium considers this result an important milestone on its path towards its voluntary recycling target for used...
Aluminum Association updates on North America’s downstream market
According to an Aluminum Association report shipments of all major aluminium products declined in the month of December. Shipments of can stock by domestic producers totaled 345.5 million pounds during December 2015, off 1.1 percent from the December 2014 total of 349.4 million pounds. Compared to...
Ball Corporation obtains regulatory clearance for Rexam
Ball Corporation BLL announced that the European Commission has granted regulatory clearance in Europe related to its proposed acquisition of Rexam PLC, subject to the divestment of 12 plants in the European Economic Area ("EEA"). Ten of these plants manufacture can bodies, while the other 2...
Xolution secures €45m investment for next-gen resalable aluminium beverage can-ends
Xolution GmbH has successfully closed a €45m equity investment round with the Singapore-based equity fund Inventure Management Pte Ltd to fund the production capacity increase for Xolution’s next generation XO2.0 resealable beverage can technology. Xolution plans to use the investment proceeds to...
USD 80m can manufacturing plant to be set up in Pakistan's Faisalabad
The United Kingdom’s Ashmore Fund will invest $80 million in setting up the first aluminium and steel can manufacturing plant in Pakistan. The factory will be set up in the Faisalabad Industrial Estate, said the Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC) Chief...
Rexam supports Metalman to launch first ever craft beer in cans
Rexam, a leading global can maker, has partnered with Irish craft brewer, Metalman, to launch the brand’s first ever range of canned beers; marking a move from traditional draught to a single serve in can. Designed by Rexam’s own creative team in the recently expanded Graphics and Design Centre,...
Aluminium bottle can for beer suits Montanans’ outdoor lifestyles
Philipsburg Brewing Company’s Maddy Mason knows Montanans work hard and play hard in Big Sky Country. That’s a big reason the company chose to package one of its most popular beers-Tramway Rye Pale Ale-in Alumi-Tek® reclosable aluminium bottles from Ball Corp. “Montanans spend much of our time...
Andhra govt plans special incentives for Rexam's aluminium beverage can plant
The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to provide some special incentives to Rexam HTW Beverage Can (India) Private Limited. The company will set up a new aluminium beverage can manufacturing plant in Sri City in Chittoor district with an investment of INR 588.88 crore. The proposed can plant,...
Ball completes acquisition of Brazilian Joint Venture
Ball Corporation announced that it has completed acquisition of the remaining 39.9 percent minority interest in Latapack-Ball Embalagens Ltda., which supplies beverage cans and ends to the local Brazilian market. Latapack-Ball was founded in 1995 and was one of the most successful joint ventures in...
Ball's aluminium aerosol innovations receive multiple 2015 Can of the Year honours
Ball Corporation recently received multiple 2015 Can of the Year honors for its aluminum aerosol packaging innovations. The ReAl® impact extruded can for Henkel's Fa deodorant brand won AEROBAL's World Aluminium Aerosol Can Award and a gold award from The Canmaker magazine. The impact extruded...
Brazil aluminium can recycling rate grew 12.5% in 2014
The recent report published jointly by the Brazilian Aluminium Association (ABAL) and the Brazilian Association of Highly Recyclable Cans Manufacturers (Abralatas) suggests significant rise in aluminium can recycling rates in the country during 2014. According to the report, Brazil recycled 289,500...
Ball wins Brazilian approval of proposed $8.2bn Rexam deal
Ball Corporation has won Brazilian approval of its proposed £5.4bn ($8.2bn) acquisition of Rexam. The tribunal of Brazil’s competition watchdog, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) approved the merger last week on condition it adopts structural and behavioural measures settled in...
Common Cider expands into cans
Created to pair well with food and encourage family and friends to enjoy time together, Common Cider’s recipes start with fresh-pressed apples and include natural extracts of fruits and botanicals to create layers of flavor. Common Cider varieties are light and crisp, naturally low in sugar and...
Ball Corporation prices Senior Notes to fund Rexam buyout
Ball Corporation BLL declared the pricing of an underwritten public offering of $1 billion of 4.375% Senior Notes, due 2020. The company has also priced $424.3 million (€400 million) of 3.50% Senior Notes, due 2020 and $742.5 million (€700 million) of 4.375% Senior Notes, due 2023. Depending on...
Circular Economy - EU staggers packaging targets
Revised packaging recycling targets put forward by the EU Commission on 2 December, show a move to capture more aluminium cans and to streamline compliance reporting. The Commission has put forward staggered packaging recycling targets of 65% by 2025 and 75% by 2030. Under the objectives, producers...
Aluminium Can Industry Challenge raises $85,000 by recycling more than 193,000 pounds of cans
Rexam's North American Corporate Office in Chicago, IL, received top honors in the 2015 Great American Can Roundup (GACR) Industry Challenge by recycling more than 61,000 pounds of aluminum beverage cans. The GACR Industry Challenge, sponsored by the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), collected and...
