AL Circle analysis: From cans and NEVs to extrusion, shifting end-use demand reshapes aluminium’s growth story
The aluminium industry is entering the second half of 2026 with demand signals moving in different directions. Beverage cans are finding new consumption opportunities in Brazil, extrusion demand remains resilient in key markets, and aluminium producers are benefiting from firmer prices. At the same...
Kirin looks to recycled aluminium and renewable energy for lower-carbon packaging
Japanese beverage company Kirin is exploring greater use of recycled and low-carbon aluminium as part of its efforts to reduce emissions from packaging and move towards a more circular packaging system. The company is considering GHG-free aluminium produced using renewable energy, as well as...
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Barton & Guestier reduces its carbon footprint with newly launched RTD in 250ml aluminium bottles
Bordeaux-based winehouse Barton & Guestier (B&G) launched a new alcohol-free sparkling rosé in 250ml aluminium bottles. The drink was launched considering the young drinkers and also to comply with the environmental factors by reducing the carbon footprint. The smaller format aluminium bottles are...
Premixed vodka brand Mishka launches drinks in new 300ml aluminium cans
Mishka, a premixed vodka brand, has launched its flagship concoction in 300ml aluminium slender cans. This move is to eradicate the conventional glass bottle from its packaging line. The company amped with the call for eco-friendly products, has released its five specific flavours in sustainable...
Britvic spends £13 million to introduce fifth aluminium canning line
Beverage manufacturer Britvic posted about an investment of £13 million to introduce a fifth canning line at its Rugby facility. The company excels in manufacturing solid and sustainable aluminium cans for its patented drinks. According to the notifications by Glebe Farm Industrial Estate, the...
WKD launches 250ml aluminium cans in multipack to uphold sustainability
WKD, with a blooming business in the UK, is planning to deploy 250ml aluminium cans across its flagship range. This newly introduced packaging solution can be availed in four or ten-pack modules. The company is very optimistic about this transformation, hoping to reduce material waste and decrease...
Recycled aluminium weekly recap: Novelis to feature in docu-series EARTH with John Holden; Ever Green Recycling receives $69,000 to recycle discarded aluminium beer cans
The Newfoundland and Labrador government helped a regional social enterprise in the recycling and environmental sectors develop a process for composting and recycling liquid waste. Ever Green Environmental is increasingly managing aluminium beer cans thrown away or not intended for open market...
End-user aluminium weekly: Ball plans to shut down its Wallkill plant in New York; Benefit launches flagship POREfessional range in sustainable aluminium packaging
The end-user aluminium sector saw plenty of constructive steps this week, with Ball Corporation making headlines by appointing Daniel W. Fisher as the new chairman of the board and releasing the 2022 Combined Report citing the company’s Climate Transition Plan. Ball also reported the closing of its...
Every Can Counts celebrates Global Recycling Day by mounting aluminium can rainbow in York, England
Every Can Counts has installed a vibrant rainbow made of used aluminium cans in front of the York Art Gallery in England. This move was to commemorate Global Recycling Day on March 18 alongside advocating the smooth recycling of aluminium cans to induce a circular economy. This awareness drive by...
Arsenal and Ball comes together to honour local recycling heroes
Global Recycling Day was celebrated by Arsenal Football Club and USA’s leading aluminium beverage can producer, Ball Corporation, through the initiation of their social media content series. The series talks about community welfare and sustainability, underlining the fact that good things might...
CanO Water selects 10 Days for tailored creative marketing
The UK-based canned water company CanO Water has announced partnering with 10 Days, a creative advertisement agency, to participate in a competitive brand pitch. After the post-Covid data was revealed, big players in the canned water sector realised that the demand has grown almost 52 per cent as...
Redeem centres for aluminium cans to re-open in Seychelles from March 20
On Tuesday, a top government official announced that redeem centres for aluminium cans and glass bottles will resume operations in Seychelles on March 20, a day later than usual, due to persisting difficulties. Seychelles has six primary redemption centres where collectors may drop off their...
Ready-mixed ‘Jack & Coke’ by Coca-Cola ready to hit the Japanese market in aluminium cans
According to a recent report, Cola-Cola Japan has introduced ready-mixed cocktails of Jack Daniel’s and Coke packaged in aluminium cans. Inspired by the classic bar cocktail, the beverage is made with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey and Coca‑Cola. The beverage was initially launched in Mexico in...
Trump's aluminum tariffs significantly affected the beverage industry in the US, says ITC report
The US International Trade Commission's (ITC) most recent report, which revealed that American businesses, not Chinese ones, incurred the majority of the costs associated with Section 232 tariffs on aluminium , prompted a response from the Beer Institute, the oldest national trade organisation that...
Ball announces potential closure of Wallkill facility in New York
USA-based manufacturer of aluminium beverage solutions and one of the world's largest suppliers of aluminium cans, Ball Corp is on the verge of closing its Wallkill Plant in New York. This action would be aligned with the company’s collective bargaining agreement. Ball has notified its workers and...
3R Recycling Programme propels circular economy among Malaysians
The residents of Sibu (a city in Malaysia) were invited to sell their recyclable used products at the 3R Recycling Programme held in Swan Square on March 12 last Sunday. The programme, since its inception, has helped collect recyclable items like paper, cardboard, tin or aluminium cans from the...
Novelis to feature in docu-series EARTH with John Holden
Novelis is about to get documented in an Emmy Award-winning series by John Holden called EARTH that airs on Fox Business Network. The docu-series releasing on March 19 - at 5 p.m. ET, will showcase how Novelis produces low-carbon aluminium, propagating a green economy. The story of this particular...
KURA ONE packs separately sourced Japanese sake in sustainable aluminium cans
KURA ONE has perfectly chalked out a way to source sake from award-winning breweries in Japan and commercialise them in 180ml or 196 grams aluminium cans, keeping the original flavour of the oriental drink intact. The company has woven an articulate method of tracking the best sake in the region...
Recycling Works takes up AniMeals aluminium can recycle programme
AniMeals No-kill Adoption Center and Animal Food Bank based in Missoula is known for providing shelter and other necessary help to animals. The organisation has passed its long-running aluminium recycling programme to Recycling Works. AniMeals has been collecting aluminium cans for the past 14...
Biffa to deploy £80m investment encouraging Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme for beverage packages
Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), in collaboration with their logistics service partner, Biffa, will introduce 140 new job opportunities in Motherwell. Biffa will invest almost £80 million to formulate an infrastructure suitable for rallying out the scheme. This will largely help collect,...
