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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Aluminium Recycling Coalition launched at EGA, aims to promote aluminium recycling in UAE
On January 15, 2023, Emirates Global Aluminium, one of the leading producers of aluminium and the leading beverage producers, can-makers and waste management companies, announced the launch of the Aluminium Recycling Coalition, intending to drive a step-change in aluminium recycling in the UAE. The...
End user weekly recap: Revision Military and Fast Metal join forces to launch its new aluminium eyewear; Waitrose swaps glass packaging with aluminium cans for small wine format
Aluminium and its importance are no longer limited to the beverage cans or transportation sector. From eyewear to rifles to championship trophies, the spread of this sustainable metal is increasing with the passing days. Also, many prominent beverage brands are shifting to aluminium for a better...
Thai designer creates aluminium dress for Miss Universe Thailand 2022
Thai premium clothes brand, MANIRAT has woven an aluminium studded evening gown for Miss Universe Thailand 2022, Anna Sueangam-iam. The model wore the aluminium gown for the Miss Universe 2022 preliminary competition on Wednesday, January 11. The composition of the evening gown is unique as the...
Yuengling and Keep Texas Beautiful partnership yields lager beer in aluminium cans
A non-profit organisation that promotes and inspires Texans to preserve the environment, Keep Texas Beautiful has entered a partnership with the Yuengling Company, where the latter is going to donate US$1 per Yuengling Traditional Lager case sold, packed in aluminium beverage cans. The total...
Carrefour Poland to reward customers with 15 cents for returning aluminium cans
Carrefour Poland and the EKO-Punkt Packaging Recovery Organization have come together to test a new bottle vending machine scheme in the Silesian area, enabling customers to recycle empty aluminium beverage cans and plastic bottles. Customers will receive 15 cents from Carrefour in the form of...
Monster to release zero sugar energy drinks in aluminium beverage cans
Monster Energy Ltd. has announced the introduction of its new zero-sugar beverages in aluminium cans. The official launch is scheduled to be over by Q1 of 2023 so that users might be laced with the newly improved sugar-free taste of the otherwise patented original Monster Energy Green. The CMO of...
“Ball offers AI-based solutions to customers, like QR codes which can facilitate various interactions between brands and their customers and which we can print on cans”, Amit Lahoti, Senior Commercial Director & General Manager – Asia, Ball Beverage Packaging.
AlCircle: “Ball is bringing innovations in sustainable packaging that will help people live more sustainably and improve the health of the planet,” - following the information on your website, may we please ask what are initiatives taken by ball under its sustainability mission? Amit Lahoti: Ball...
Ball recycles 300,000 aluminium cans through Virat Kohli’s O’cean collaboration
USA’s most reliable aluminium products manufacturer, Ball Corporation, has successfully accumulated and recycled almost 300,000 aluminium cans branded under the O’cean Sustainable Energy drink. The programme is an extended part of the everlasting collaboration of O’cean Beverages with iconic Indian...
Waitrose swaps glass packaging with aluminium cans for small wine format
The Waitrose supermarket chain is on a constructive journey to eradicate the glass packaging for small wine formats and replace them with aluminium beverage cans. This move will systematically remove more than 300 tonnes of glass. Moreover, aluminium is 100% recyclable and can retain its original...
Canpack and Bavaria alliance to launch Club Columbia beer in aluminium cans
CANPACK has currently partnered with Bavaria (ABI Colombia) to initiate a limited edition aluminium can packaging of its proprietary Club Columbia beer. With the help of this premium branding technique, Bavaria focuses on paying an eternal tribute to Columbia's old and diverse culture. This latest...
Dunkin Donuts to launch three new drinks in sustainable aluminium cans
Dunkin Donuts has been forever associated with the most delicious doughnuts on the planet, but now the brand is exploring opportunities in the canned beverage sector. Three of the brand's patented beverages are going to be launched in aluminium cans during the first half of 2023. The advent of the...
Gihabitat wins the Novelis Can grant competition for collecting over 18,000 pounds of aluminium cans
The Grand Island Area Habitat for Humanity (Gihabitat) won their second straight 'Novelis Can grant’ for collecting over 18,000 pounds of aluminium cans across 14 locations in the Hall, Howard, Hamilton, and Merrick counties. There were two rounds of competition from May through July and August...
Eldorado Civic Association organises aluminium can collection drive to support local community
Recycling aluminium cans results in 95 per cent energy savings over producing the same quantity of metal from scratch. Recycling is a crucial component of the modern aluminium industry. With this, the Eldorado Civic Association is asking the local residents to drop aluminium cans at their...
Wildpack records 37% M-o-M spiked aluminium can throughput in November
Wildpack Beverages Inc., with a finalised customer order worth US$5,874,535 and a total throughput of 21,728,174 aluminium cans, has achieved a new monthly record in November 2022. The company recorded a filling throughput of 2,223,805 aluminium cans and a brokering throughput of 14,426,812 cans or...
Top 10 manufacturers in the aluminium end-user sector: 2022
Recently, aluminium has been globally recognised as an infinite metal that can help induce a closed circular economy since it can retain its original form even after undergoing rigorous recycling processes. This has encouraged many international brands to switch towards non-ferrous metal. But there...
Aquarius launches aluminium can collection campaign in Spain with Crown EMEA
Aquarius, a sports drink manufactured by Coca-Cola, collaborated with Crown Bevcan EMEA (Europe and Middle East) or Crown Emirates Company Limited and its dedicated print and reprographics studio to launch an innovative and engaging promotional campaign titled "Recover what moves you!," in Spain....
Top 8 innovative programmes in aluminium recycling sector throughout 2022
Aluminium is one of the most sustainable metals found abundantly on the earth's surface, with an ability to retain its original properties even after undergoing rigid recycling processes. Therefore, companies that promote aluminium as their base raw material are always searching for sustainability...
Tetra Pak to fund installations of robotic sorting technologies for recycling used cartons
An active participant in recycling used food and beverage packaging, Switzerland-based Tetra Pak has decided to fund and install robotic sorting arms at some of the material recycling facilities (MRFs) to propagate the storing and sorting of end-of-life cartons. Recycling aluminium foils or cans is...
