How PACKFINE advances aluminium beverage can manufacturing through automated production and quality control
As global demand for convenient, lightweight, and recyclable beverage packaging continues to grow, aluminium beverage cans are becoming increasingly important across the beer, soft drink, energy drink, juice, and other beverage sectors. For beverage brands, selecting the right packaging supplier is...
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...
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Club Scouts seek more aluminium can donations to support scouting initiatives in Worthington
For years, the Worthington Cub Scouts pack 134 has solicited donations of aluminium cans from the neighbourhood, utilising the proceeds to support Scouting initiatives for young people in the area. Scoutmaster Scott Carlson said their most recent trip to Shine Brothers cost him because people throw...
Canpack S.A. joins hands with Hacker producing energy drinks in printed black aluminium cans
Canpack has recently signed an agreement with Czech energy drinks maker Hacker. Canpack S.A. was first founded in Krakow with the intention of producing aluminium cans and now has expanded its territory, where it innovates and creates sustainable packaging solutions for the whole world. A Hacker...
Ardagh Metal Packaging wins ASI’s Performance Standard (V2) 2017 certification for its units in Germany and France
Last week, Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) was certified against ASI's Performance Standard (V2) 2017 for both its regional headquarters in Germany and its French aluminium production unit. The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) looks after the safe transformation, storage and sourcing of the best...
Recycled aluminium weekly recap: European Union's green and digital transition relies increasingly on aluminium; EEG collects 11,987 kg aluminium cans in ‘Can Collection Drive’ to enable circular economy
Primary aluminium production is highly energy intensive, and gradually, the global aluminium industry is focusing on decarbonization to make the industry more sustainable for the future. The decarbonization factor would require huge investments and time, but the shift is ongoing. Several...
Wildpack publishes record monthly sales yet again in October 2022
Wildpack claims to have witnessed record monthly sales for the second month successively. Like September, in October 2022, the company enjoyed extraordinary sales numbers and new customer conversion rates. If the year 2022 is considered, October is the second month in line to have marked huge sales...
Malta gets its own Beverage Container Refund Scheme to recycle single-use containers
Malta, a small Mediterranean island between Sicily and the North African coast, has recently seen an environmental drive where the specific emphasis was laid to increase the collection of single-use glass, plastic or aluminium beverage cans and containers. On Monday, November 14, the Beverage...
Free Thanksgiving Dinner in Pennsylvania by cashing in scrap yard bound aluminium cans
A community initiative to gather aluminium cans in the West Newton-Yukon-Collinsburg region can be regarded as the most helpful programme since the conductors will arrange a free Thanksgiving dinner in Jeannette this week. The dinner will be presented in exchange for all the aluminium cans...
EEG collects 11,987 kg aluminium cans in “Can Collection Drive” to enable circular economy
On November 11, the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) achieved fulfillment with their “Can Collection Drive” having the tagline “Cancel the Linear, Enable the Circular”. EEG was, fortunately, able to collect a glorious 11,987 kg of aluminium cans with the sole purpose of recycling them. Since the...
Veterans for Peace members construct a replica of the iconic Memorial Belltower using recycled aluminium cans
A 24-foot long bell tower by the Veterans for Peace organisation members had been constructed using recycled aluminium cans. Built in 2014, the building promotes peace and has been on exhibit at many locations, including Washington, D.C., the capital of the USA. The aluminium can bell tower is a...
AMP unifies aluminium industry leaders under Mission Possible Partnership programme
Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) has united prime aluminium industry monarchs in agreeing with the Mission Possible Partnership (MPP) terms, which is an initiative to reach the shared global stakeholder idea of achieving net zero emissions by 2050. The Mission Possible Partnership, a non-governmental,...
Ardagh Metal Packaging receives Gold title at Cans of the Year Awards 2022 for its H!GHEND technology
Ardagh Metal Packaging has been awarded the Gold title for its H!GHEND series at The Canmaker Cans of the Year Awards 2022. The flagship technique by Ardagh has been crucial in bringing forward attractive beverage can design, making an ordinary aluminium can look exceptional. H!GHEND, AMP’s...
Return & Recycle Orkney installs two reverse vending machines to reuse aluminium beverage cans
On Friday, November 4, a trial programme for the long-delayed Scottish Deposit Return Scheme was introduced in Orkney, giving islanders a chance to assist their community charities while preserving the environment. The initiative witnessed the installation of two reverse vending machines (RVM) at...
Novelis breaks ground on a new $50 million recycling centre in South Korea to produce low-carbon sheet ingot
Novelis Incorporation, the world’s largest aluminium recycler and flat-rolled producer, broke ground on November 6 on a new $50 million recycling centre in South Korea. The project will be able to produce 100 thousand tonnes of low-carbon sheet ingot annually by recycling aluminium, resulting in...
Wildpack and Woodstream enter an agreement to bottle hummingbird nectar in aluminium cans
Wildpack Beverage Inc. has initiated a partnership deal with Woodstream Corporation to supply their flagship hummingbird nectar in aluminium cans instead of the usual plastic packaging option. This step is to uphold the sustainability values put forward by both brands. From now on, Woodstream's...
Ball Corporation yields higher net earnings of $392 million for 3Q2022, attributable to $3.95 billion of sales
On Thursday, November 3, Ball Corporation announced its third quarter and year-to-date results ended September 30. Ball Corporation is the world’s leading sustainable aluminium packaging provider for beverage, personal care and household products. In Q3, the company generated net earnings of $392...
VALCO stops aluminium production due to worker uproar for dollar equivalent salary
The Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO), a subsidiary of Kaiser Aluminium operating from Ghana, has halted its operations due to the ongoing dispute among workers for a salary bar adjusted with the dollar rate. The VALCO workers are now entitled to salaries in dollars but are paid in equation with the...
Wildpack signs packaging supply deal with EHPlabs for its flagship Oxyshred
Wildpack Beverage Inc., on November 1, declared a long-term packaging supply and manufacturing agreement with EHPlabs LLC, along with appointing Izhar Basha, Chief Executive Officer of EHPlabs, privately as one of the Board of Directors in Wildpack. Adhering to the terms of the Agreement, Wildpack...
Heineken’s largest brewery in Vietnam may heighten demand for aluminium cans
Heineken has successfully opened the doors to its biggest brewery in Vietnam, with a collective area of 40 hectares in My Xuan A Industrial Zone, situated in Ba Ria Vung Tau province. The unit flaunts a net capacity of 11 million hectolitres with four enhanced beverage canning lines. The Heineken...
