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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Ever Green Recycling receives $69,000 to recycle discarded aluminium beer cans
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador assists a local social business in the environmental and recycling sector to create a method for composting and recycling liquid waste. Beer cans made of aluminium that were discarded or were not meant to be sold on the open market are increasingly being...
Open Water to serve water in aluminium bottles or cans in Academy Awards 2023
Sustainable water brand Open Water has declared its collaboration with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to provide water in aluminium bottles or cans during the Oscar Awards on March 12. This action is to decrease the amount of one-time-used plastic bottles in a social event, which...
Recycled aluminium weekly recap: Audi plans to create closed ‘MaterialLoop’ for raw material in its automobile portfolio; Rio Carnival 2023 breaks Guinness World Record for biggest aluminium recycling event ever
The recycled aluminium sector has experienced vast evolutions this week, with German car brand Audi creating a 'MaterialLoop' in collaboration with 15 associates from the supply, recycling and research depots to impose a closed raw material (e.g. aluminium) circulating loop along the automobile...
Jim Beam and Boston Beer get ready to ship RTD drinks in sustainable aluminium cans
Jim Beam, in alliance with the Boston Beer Company, is eager to launch its ready-to-drink beverages in sustainable aluminium packaging solutions. Jim Beam Kentucky Coolers are on a track to introduce more and more RTD beverages to compete with the evolving liquor market and changing lifestyles. To...
Aluminium beverage cans recycling initiative at Mardi Gras 2023 collects money for charity
The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) has joined hands with different local organisations to help recycle more aluminium beverage cans at the Recycle Dat event organised by Mardi Gras 2023. Thousands of aluminium beverage cans were sold for money that CMI matched and donated to charities or locals...
Novelis opens new Customer Center in Brazil to further develop aluminium beverage packaging
Novelis Inc., one of the largest producers of aluminium rolled products and an avid propagator of aluminium recycling, on March 8, declared the inauguration of its Customer Solution Center (CSC) to aid the beverage packaging sector in São José dos Campos, Brazil. This newly opened Customer Solution...
Jimmy’s new caramel flavour RTD in resealable aluminium bottles
Jimmy's, a maker of iced coffee, has added a caramel flavour to their lineup of beverages in aluminium bottles. It comes in the company's 275 ml aluminium "Bottlecan," which is recyclable and resealable. The new caramel iced coffee drinks will be available in March exclusively at Tesco shops around...
Autohedron Chair from Crushmetric crafted using aluminium cans
Noah Deledda co-founded Crushmetric, a design and production company with offices in Ybor City, Berlin, Hong Kong, and Singapore, to share his aesthetic and design breakthroughs with the world. With the Autohedron Chair from Crushmetric, Noah Deledda broadens his investigation beyond the craft of...
Rio Carnival shatters Guinness World Record for aluminium can recycling event
Rio de Janeiro’s samba school parade has made history with its record-breaking accomplishment in recycling aluminium beverage cans. The Guinness Book of World Records enlisted this as the World’s biggest aluminium beverage can recycling programme. During the Carnival that extended from 17th to 20th...
Canifesto, a new campaign by RTD brands to promote the use of aluminium beverage cans
Canifesto, a new campaign to promote the use of aluminium beverage cans, has been started by five ready-to-drink (RTD) brands to disprove the notion that customers don't prefer drinking from cans by highlighting their environmental friendliness. The Canifesto, an open letter highlighting the...
Players Championship plans to introduce aluminium Sawgrass Splash Cup as a souvenir
The Players Championship, or the annual golf tournament organized by the PGA tour, has been an ardent supporter of sustainability and recyclability. As per the reports, this year, they will introduce aluminium Sawgrass Splash Cup, which can be taken home by the fans as souvenirs or given up in...
Alutrade Ltd recovers 99% pure aluminium by installing TOMRA’s sophisticated new X-TRACT™ unit
Alutrade, the UK’s largest independent aluminium recycling company and extrusion specialist, is the first company in the world to reap the benefits of the sophisticated new sensor-based sorting solution. The new X-TRACT™, TOMRA’s most advanced x-ray metals sorting unit, has enabled Alutrade to...
aTULC and American Canning plan to develop a new can liner for US craft breweries
Aluminium Toyo Ultimate Can (aTULC) and Texas-based American Canning are planning to introduce a new can liner to the Craft brewery industry in the US. Although being created in an entirely waterless operation, aTULC employs a pre-coated aluminium sheet with a more durable liner to defend against...
EEG collects 7,357 kg of aluminium cans for recycling in "Say: Yes to Can Recycling, No to Carbon Emissions" campaign
The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG), in its first major recycling campaign for 2023, collected 7,357 kg of aluminium cans. This year, the campaign “Can Collection Day” was held on Sunday, February 26, under the theme “Say: Yes to Can Recycling, No to Carbon Emissions”. Mrs Habiba Al Mar’ashi,...
Scout Troop 35 members install new recycling bin to collect aluminium cans
O'Donnell, a member of Scout Troop 35, found a way to help the residents of Sheffield continue with their recycling activity at the Elk Street shed, which was the sole option for collecting aluminium cans during COVID. However, with time, the old can shed started overflowing, as a result of which,...
American Legion Post 434 receives $680 from aluminium can collection drive
Jarad Giddens, a city council member, gave the American Legion Post the first check for the city's $680 recent revenue from recycling aluminium cans. The American Legion Post uses its money from recycling aluminium cans to cover operating costs and provide emergency assistance to the community's...
End user weekly recap: BMW Group to source aluminium from sustainable Canadian production from 2024; 7UP aluminium cans undergo first major redesign in 7 years by PepsiCo
In 2023, the electrical & electronics, packaging, and industrial sectors across the end-user group are anticipated to witness substantial growth. With the Indian government's significant emphasis on carbon neutrality, it is expected to give the aluminium market a fresh life. Starting in 2024, the...
Budweiser China to launch Brewdog’s best-selling juices in newly designed aluminium cans
BrewDog, a multinational brewery and pub chain based in Scotland, is expanding into China following a joint venture with Budweiser China. The new Putian craft brewery in the Fujian province, operated by Budweiser China, will manufacture BrewDog’s Punk IPA, Hazy Jane, and Elvis Juice in uniquely...
