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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Budweiser Budvar celebrates 120th anniversary with limited edition Rexam cans
Rexam has collaborated with Czech brewer, Budweiser Budvar, to create a limited edition can design celebrating 120 years of the Budvar brewery. Rexam and Budvar worked together to create a unique design that encapsulates Budvar’s history and communicates the premium nature of the beer. Using value...
Anheuser-Busch plans boosting aluminum bottle production
Anheuser-Busch confirmed a $170 million project to expand aluminum bottle production for Budweiser and Bud Light at its Metal Container Corp. facility in Jacksonville, Florida. The project will create about 75 new jobs at the facility, officials said. The brewer had sought $15 million in state and...
Kulshan Brewing Company moves into Rexam cans
Hoping to bring its award-winning beers to even more customers, Kulshan Brewing Company has added cans to its packaging mix. Two of its brews - Bastard Kat IPA and Full 90 Session Ale are available now in Rexam 12 oz. cans. Brewed with passion and precision, Bastard Kat is an American Style West...
Aluminum Recycle Scholarships awarded
The First Baptist Church of McConnell Richard Smith Memorial Men’s Fellowship Scholarships were awarded Sun., Aug. 9, during the morning service. The church has given this award since 1987. There has been more than $40,000 given to the different college-bound members of the church the past 26...
China aluminum cans : Alum Cans 1H net down 10% to HK$35.45m
China Aluminum Cans said its profit attributable to owners of the parent for the six months ended 30 June 2015 dropped 10.1% year-on-year to HK$35.45 million. The basic and diluted earnings per share were HK8.4 cents and HK8.3 cents. The revenue was HK$358 million, a decrease of 1.3% from a year...
Recycling Campaign urges Ayrshire to make its metal matter
East, North and South Ayrshire Councils have joined forces to call on residents to make their metals matter and boost household recycling of metal packaging across Ayrshire in south-west Scotland. The campaign aims to make everyone think more about the waste metal in their everyday drinks cans,...
Rexam first to produce commercial beverage cans with ‘Metal Recycles Forever’ logo in UK
Rexam is proud to announce the first commercial use of the Metal Recycles Forever logo in the UK market, printed on cans produced for micro-brewing customer Concrete Cow. The logo, endorsed by all members of Metal Packaging Europe, provides a definitive symbol for the metal packaging industry. Its...
Rexam creates personalised cans for Coca-Cola Italia’s ‘Share a Kiss’ campaign
Rexam, a leading global can maker, has partnered with Coca-Cola HBC Italia to create a range of limited edition cans for the Coca-Cola Italia ‘Share a Kiss’ summer campaign. The standard 330ml cans, created specifically for distribution in vending channels, use Rexam’s innovative first-to-market,...
India's aluminium beverage can market expected to reach INR 15 bn by 2017
India's beverage packaging industry reported a significant growth in 2014. Backed by rising disposable income among urban Indians and resulting need for increased convenience, consumption of beverages reached a new height previous year. Now, the main focus of the industry lies on sustainable...
Ball runs into antitrust wall over Rexam purchase
The ball is in the European Union's court. The $6.8 billion merger between the world's two biggest can and bottle manufacturers looks like it is running afoul of European antitrust concens. Earlier this year, the top can maker, Ball, offered to buy No. 2 manufacturer Rexam in a cash and stock deal...
Rexam PLC announces its Half Year results 2015
Rexam PLC, a leading global beverage can maker, and business partners to some of the world’s most famous and successful consumer brands announced its results for the first half of 2015. Key Highlights: • Beverage can volumes including UAC up 3% (2% organic) • Organic2 underlying operating profit...
Rexam expands design centre capabilities
Following successful launches last year, Rexam has expanded design capabilities in its UK and Russian Design Centres. The investment in Luton (UK) sees the installation of a fully operational design reproduction studio, whilst new state of the art technology is now available in the Russian centre...
Meadowlark Brewing moves into cans
To make its beers more accessible to consumers, Meadowlark Brewing has expanded into Rexam 12 oz. cans. Two of its core brews are available for the first time in this convenient, single-serve package. BADLANDS Extra Pale Ale incorporates the malt profile of an easy-drinking pale ale with the aroma...
Beer boost: Crown eyes up beverage can growth markets
Crown Holdings says good ties with craft brewers bodes well for the future, as more companies look to cans for their products. Beer is also playing a big part in the beverage can manufacturer’s plans for Mexico: a country seeing growth in beer and brewers, a shift towards cans over bottles, and...
Rexam produces celebratory can range to mark Grolsch’s 400th anniversary
Rexam has partnered with Dutch brewer Grolsch to produce a range of celebratory cans to mark its 400th anniversary of brewing. The range is made up of three separate cans featuring Gerard Brummer, iconic Art Director and creator of Grolsch advertisements. Rexam HD printing and a matt over-varnish...
Aluminum Association updates on shipments of aluminum products in North America
According to the Aluminum Association reports, estimated shipments of Aluminum Foil by U.S. and Canadian producers totaled 82.4 million pounds during June 2015, a decrease of 7.0 percent from the June 2014 total of 88.6 million pounds. Compared to the previous month, shipments were off 4.1 percent...
Galena Brewing Company offers three beers in Rexam cans
Just in time for the prime summer months, Galena Brewing Company has expanded its packaging lineup to include three beers in Rexam 16 oz. cans. Anna Belle's IPA is a ruby beer with a burst of hop flavors and aromas paired with a solid malt backbone and a clean and pleasant bitterness that lingers...
Rexam partners with Concrete Cow to launch its first ever beer in cans
Rexam has partnered with local craft brewer, Concrete Cow, to launch the brand’s first ever beer in cans. Branching out from their bottled beer portfolio, the Concrete Cow MK IPA cans have been designed by Rexam and are inspired by the local Milton Keynes area, which is home to Concrete Cow, the...
