
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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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...

Challenging Q3 for Ardagh Group: Adjusted EBIDTA drops 15% while global shipments of beverage cans are up by 9%
Ardagh Metal Packaging, the international supplier of sustainable and recyclable aluminium and glass packaging solutions for brand owners worldwide, announced its financial result for the third quarter of 2022 (Q32022), which ended September 30. According to the results, shipments of beverage cans...

End-user weekly recap: Ball Corporation partners with Indian brand Radiohead to introduce three new Jimmy’s beverages; Aluminium crisis in Nebraska curtails production of license plates
This week the end-user sector had some affirmative episodes, like Ball Corporation joining hands with the Indian non-alcoholic beverage maker Radiohead Brands to launch three new Jimmy’s sparkling drinks; Tonic Water, Ginger Ale and Classic Lemonade. Aluminium, the gradually growing non-ferrous...

Crown presents Sustainability Awards to three of its facilities for maintaining high standard
On a journey to reach the Company’s Twentyby30 goals, Crown Holdings, Inc. is celebrating individual units in its network worldwide for showing extraordinary innovation and leadership in sustainability. Every year Chairman's Sustainability Awards is arranged to honor the crucial contributions...
Ball Corporation and Radiohead alliance launches three new Jimmy’s drinks
Radiohead Brands, in collaboration with Ball Corporation, launches three new sparkling beverages. Jimmy's non-alcoholic drink will now be available in Tonic Water, Ginger Ale and Classic Lemonade flavours. Radiohead’s partnership with Ball ensures the best quality aluminium for their canned...

Bravo Sierra rolls out body wash in reusable aluminium cans with attachable pumps
Bravo Sierra produces world-class body care products specially crafted for military families and veterans. Recently, they've released body washes in 16-ounce aluminium wash bottles with assorted pumps, suitable for reuse. Once the seal is broken, the user can insert the pump and use the recyclable...

Big Shock! launches CoD limited edition cans made with Ardagh Metal’s H!GHEND Technology
Czech energy drink maker, Big Shock! has utilised the new H!GHEND technology by Ardagh Metal Packaging to produce a special edition aluminium beverage can eulogising the launch of First Person Shooter (FPS) game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. The Czech Republic and Slovakian partnership has...

Recycled aluminium weekly: Gas crisis in Europe impacts non-ferrous recyclers, primarily aluminium; Speira secures EU antitrust approval for Real Alloy Europe deal
The ongoing Ukraine-Russia geopolitical has been a cause of discrepancies worldwide. With the Russian gas lines closed, Europe is on the brink of losing its primary aluminium products line and the aluminium recycling units. The European Commission stated that KPS Capital Partners' portfolio...

Infinitely recyclable Ball Aluminium Cup® is now available in 9-ounce and 12-ounce sizes
On Thursday, October 20, Ball Corporation, the world leading infinitely recyclable aluminium beverage packaging provider, announced the launch of the two new sizes of Ball Aluminium Cup® to offer consumers a complete portfolio of sustainable cup options. Hence, the cup is now also available in...

Preston City Council launches new aluminium foil recycling initiative with Alupro
Preston City Council, in partnership with Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organization (Alupro), launched a new initiative to encourage the recycling of aluminium. Residents are urged to rinse and recycle empty aerosol cans, clean foil trays, clean foil for wrapping, and drink cans and tins. Creative...

Every Can Counts reveals the list of UK’s best and worst cities for recycling; Newport tops the list as the best city for recycling
The not-for-profit communications programme working to inspire, encourage and empower people to recycle their empty drink cans, Every Can Counts, announced the best and the worst cities for recycling in the UK. As per the research, Newport has been rated the top city for recycling in the UK, while...

End user weekly recap: Trivium Packaging to use aluminium for edible oil closures; Bravo Sierra takes the sustainable way with refillable body wash in recyclable aluminium cans
Aluminium and its usage in the end user sector are highly demanding. Due to its unique attributes like recyclability, lightweight, corrosion resistance, etc., the need and use of metal are increasing from automobiles to electronics. Beginning on October 18, Bravo Sierra, a men's care brand...

Bravo Sierra takes the sustainable way with refillable body wash in recyclable aluminium cans
Bravo Sierra, the men’s care company built exclusively for US military personnel, to introduce refillable body wash in a recyclable aluminium container from October 18. Customers may replace their old Bravo Sierra Body Wash bottle with the new refillable can style. The refill cans for Bravo Sierra...

Novelis breaks ground on its new aluminium rolling and recycling plant worth $2.5 billion
Novelis Inc., the leading producer of aluminium flat-rolled products and the world’s largest recycler, has reportedly broken ground and started construction of its recycling and rolling plant in Bay Minette, Alabama. The project costs $2.5 billion, with advanced facilities, and is expected to...

COTA to serve sustainable Ball aluminium cups throughout US Formula One Grand Pix
Throughout this month’s Formula One United States Grand Prix, several sustainability initiatives will be taken up by the Circuit of the Americas (COTA). The racing track would be populated with 96-gallon recycling bins and 90 per cent recycled aluminium cups provided by Ball Corporation in place of...

Yampa Valley Sustainability Council requests Coloradans to prioritize aluminium recycling for October
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Yampa Valley Sustainability Council (YVSC) collaborate to inform Coloradans about the best trash management techniques. Residents are being urged by YVSC to purchase and recycle aluminium and other metal containers over plastic...

Suffolk Waste Partnership and Alupro roll out a new campaign to enhance aluminium packaging recycling rate
The Suffolk Waste Partnership has launched a new scheme to encourage metal packaging recycling. To increase kerbside recycling rates, residents of the region are urged to recycle empty aerosol cans, food and beverage cans, aluminium foil packaging and foil trays, and metal screw tops. “Our...

Aluminium demand is declining, indicating a challenging economic climate
The North American aluminium market, known as the pre-eminent maker across-the-board from beverage cans to automobiles to space components, is delaying their 2023 orderings for raw materials. However, a few days back, this issue was even illustrated by a chairman of a major aluminium producer in...

