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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Ardagh Covers 100 Years of Coke's Contour in Aluminium
One of the most important anniversaries in the food and beverage sector this year must be the 100 year anniversary of the iconic Coca-Cola contour bottle. To celebrate this remarkable milestone the company has turned to Ardagh Group to manufacture a very special limited edition 25cl aluminium...
Union County offering free scrap metal recycling
The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announce the 2015 schedule of its free scrap metal recycling events. A wide variety of metal goods, from household appliances to gutters and sheds, are included in the program. "This countywide program helps to fill a service gap in some Union County...
Felinfoel, Wales’ oldest brewer, innovates with Rexam cans for Double Dragon Craft Ale range
Rexam, a leading global beverage can maker and Felinfoel, Wales’ oldest brewer, have collaborated to launch the award-winning Double Dragon Craft Ale in Rexam 440ml cans. The partnership sees the alignment of two brands with a reputation for launching innovative products first to market. Whilst...
5,000kg of cans collected in a day across the UAE
Over 5,000kg of aluminium cans were collected on Thursday at the yearly nation-wide can collection drive organised by the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG). Participants included more than 200 entities from across the UAE. Government entities, private corporations, academic institutions,...
612Brew introduces beers in Rexam cans
US-based brewing establishment 612Brew has introduced three of its beers in cans supplied by British beverage can maker Rexam. 612Brew's SIX, Unrated Rye IPA and Gateway Park Lager will be available in Rexam 12oz cans, which are light-weight and provide complete protection from light and oxygen,...
Red Brick Brewing Company adopts Novelis evercan™ packaging
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, and Red Brick Brewing Company, Georgia's oldest operating craft brewery, today announced that Red Brick will now offer its beer in aluminum cans made from Novelis' evercan™ – the world's first certified high-recycled content aluminum can...
Rexam and Carlsberg celebrate first ever cradle to cradle certification for a beverage can
Rexam is delighted that Carlsberg has received the first ever Cradle to Cradle certification for a beverage can, having been awarded a bronze level certification from the Cradle-to-Cradle Products Innovation Institute for cans supplied by Rexam into the UK market. The certification is part of...
Brewery Terra Firma employs Mobile Canning Systems for packaging their drink
Brewery Terra Firma is joining hands with Michigan Mobile Canning Systems to package gallons of Manitou Amber Ale into sixteen-ounce aluminium cans which will be ready to hit the shelves by spring. John Niedermaier had been waiting for the shipment of 65,000 prototype cans to reach him until they...
German company Xolution to launch second generation re-sealable can ends
At a time when plastic bottles are facing plenty of criticism in the market for its lack of recyclability, the re-sealable technology for cans introduced by the German company Xolution may be the bridge between the convenience of the bottle and eco-friendliness of the can. The technology was...
Hulamin to invest R300m in aluminium recycling plant
HULAMIN based in South Africa’s Pietermaritzburg announced on Monday that they are planning to invest R300 million to construct an aluminium recycling plant that will convert aluminium beverage cans and convert them into raw materials for reuse. Considering that recycling aluminium scarp takes a...
Beverage container recycling fraud: US State to receive $1.8 million settlement
A Los Angeles-area recycling business will pay $1.8 million in restitution to the state’s Beverage Container Recycling Program as part of a settlement agreement resulting from illegal claims for refunds on out-of-state bottles and cans. As part of the agreement with the Department of Resources...
Cando project rids Cheltenham's streets of 10,000 cans
When it comes to keeping Cheltenham tidy and helping to save the planet, a group of green-minded enthusiasts say there is a lot you Cando. One of the town’s environmental groups, Vision 21, has collected and recycled a staggering 100kg worth of aluminium cans in the past 12 months. On the basis...
Crown Holdings expands Mexican footprint with fourth beverage can plant in Monterrey
US-based metal packaging products supplier Crown Holdings will build a new beverage can plant in Monterrey, Mexico, its fourth in the country, to address the growing demand. Crown will construct the new plant at the site which was a part of assets recently purchased by the company, previously...
North American shipments of Aluminum Foil drops but Can Stock rises in Jan 2015: Aluminum Association
Estimated shipments of Aluminum Foil by U.S. and Canadian producers totaled 70.6 million pounds during January 2015, a decrease of 11.8 percent from the January 2014 total of 80.1 million pounds. Compared to the previous month, shipments increased 29.6 percent over the December 2014 total of 54.5...
Rexam secures land to expand operations in India
Rexam, a leading global beverage can manufacturer, has secured land in Sri City (55km from Chennai), Southern India, as well as in Mahindra World City, Jaipur, Northern India, to build a further two beverage can plants in addition to its existing plant in Mumbai. Each plant represents an initial...
Novelis forced to import aluminum sheet due to Kentucky outage
Novelis Inc was forced to import aluminum can sheet from Asia and South America to make up for lost output from a three-week outage at its U.S. joint venture rolling mill in January, Chief Executive Officer Phil Martens said on Monday. The mill, which Novelis co-owns with Tri Arrows Aluminun, lost...
Crown Holdings reports higher earnings and positive future prospects
Crown Holdings, a leading producer in global metal packaging products, reported a 31% YoY growth in earnings spurred by the strong demand for beverage cans in developing markets like Turkey and South-East Asia. In its third quarter earnings of 2014, the company reported $1.36 earnings per share...
Ball Corporation in Merger Talks with British aluminum can maker Rexam
Rexam, the British aluminum can maker, said on Thursday that it was in talks to potentially be acquired by Ball Corporation in a deal that would value it at 4.29 billion pounds, or about $6.5 billion. The deal, if consummated, would combine two of the world’s largest makers of beverage cans. Rexam...
