85% recycled aluminium: Recorp raises the bar for sustainable beverage cans
Aluminium cans are under the spotlight among consumers and beverage manufacturers looking for more recyclable packaging, with the material already holding a strong circularity position against plastic and glass. Recorp tunes it further with ReCan85, an aluminium beverage can containing 85 per cent...
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...
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CANPACK S.A. to materialize US$140 million plant in Poços de Caldas sufficing aluminium can demand in Brazil
CANPACK S.A. has declared that it will enhance its aluminium beverage can production capacity with the introduction of a new manufacturing unit in Poços de Caldas, a municipality under the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The CANPACK authority, alongside economic development leaders and state plus...
Adelaide Oval gets permission to serve alcohol in aluminium cans, hopes to reduce harmful waste
Australian sports ground, Adelaide Oval has been permitted a new liquor licence with the aid of which they will be eligible to sell alcohol in aluminium cans. The Stadium Management Authority (SMA) is introducing liquor in aluminium cans to minimise the amount of harmful waste created earlier. The...
Cluj-Napoca lures public into plastic or aluminium waste collection in exchange of free bus tickets
Romanian city Cluj-Napoca has recently introduced a new pilot project to induce waste collection and recycling, whereby people have to deposit empty bottles or aluminium cans to get complimentary bus tickets in return. For this, a reverse vending machine is mounted at the Zorilor agro-food market...
Bus Éireann installs reverse vending machines promoting sustainable recycling for Grow fundraiser
Bus Éireann, a state-regulated bus and coach provider from Dublin, is diverting the customers from the region towards a sustainable practice of returning used aluminium cans and single-use plastic bottles through a reverse vending machine scheme. These machines will be installed between stations in...
International cola giant forecasts strong revenue growth eyeing sustainable demand
The carbonated soft drink manufacturer Coca-Cola announced that the company upraised its annual growth forecast as the demand for the colas escalates dynamically, notwithstanding the price surge to soften the jolt of higher costs for vital feeds like aluminium cans and corn sugar. Aluminium...
Savannah business association ideates redesigning aluminum cups into sustainable souvenirs
Savannah’s pilot aluminum cup program has come up with yet another idea of reutilizing the cups. The idea is to redesign aluminum cups into sustainable souvenirs. Nick Pulambo, Savannah City Council and the 4th District Alderman for the city of Savannah, said Downtown Business Association picked up...
Lakeland Artisan adopts sustainability, introduces aluminium cans for soft drinks
Lakeland Artisan, run by husband-wife Geoff and Mary Monkman, is a well-acknowledged food and drinks company creating high-quality, handcrafted products using natural ingredients bereft of artificial preservatives. Under the company's lead, Mawson's Traditional soft drinks will now pack their...
Recycled aluminium weekly recap: North Cork supermarket installs second 'reverse vending machine' to recycle aluminium cans; Hydro's "Green Financing Framework" supports its low-carbon economy mission
Recycling is proven to be more of a need than a cause for concern in the socio-economic climate of today when the world is buzzing with issues like a growing global population, rising carbon emissions, rising energy expenses, and a scarcity of feedstock. And aluminium as a metal is considered to be...
Saperatec GmbH develops a recycling plant in Germany to sort packaging materials for reuse
Saperatec is, at this moment, engrossed in constructing its first recycling plant in Germany, specialising in composite packaging in addition to segregating thin layer composite materials from aluminium barriers during its exceptional recycling process. Saperatec is working with composite flexible...
Soaring aluminium prices and glass bottle supply shortage leave Mexico in a beer dearth situation
The escalating prices of aluminium, and cardboard and the scarcity of glass bottles are reasons for the beer shortage in some areas of Mexico. ANPEC, a national small business organisation, reports that supply shortages are observed mainly in the Northern parts of the country, with recurring data...
California’s falling recycling scheme records aluminium beverage cans supply shortage largely effecting breweries
The operations director at California-based Almanac Beer Co. claimed that they had consumers forming queues to get their Black Magic IPA and Peaceful Pils to meet the spring-time demand for beverages. There has been a prevailing national crunch for beverage cans further elevating the rates of cans...
Supermarket in North Cork installs second 'reverse vending machine' to recycle aluminium cans and PET bottles
The German grocery brand, Aldi has introduced its current ‘reverse vending machine’ trial for the second time in a North Cork store in Ireland, as a segment of its latest recycling initiative. Consumers can easily return their bottles and aluminium cans followed by Aldi giving the collected...
Low supply of aluminium cans puts craft breweries in Bay Area under pressure
The beverage industry has been affected by the aluminium can shortage brought on by supply chain issues. Local breweries have been straining to fill the gap since the outbreak. The S27 Ales craft brewery in San Jose claimed that securing aluminium cans are becoming difficult for them. "Cans have...
End-user weekly recap: Vita Coco launches its first packaged coconut juice in sustainable aluminium cans; Bell & Ross introduces BR 05 Artline watches inspired by aviation aluminium
The end-user sector was bustling with various activities this week. Vita Coco rolled out its first packaged coconut juice in sustainable aluminium cans. The use of aluminium cans will aid in the preservation of the edible product inside since it does not allow any direct sunlight penetration, in...
Vita Coco launches its first packaged coconut juice in sustainable aluminium cans
New York-based refreshing coconut water brand Vita Coco has released its strongest and tastiest coconut water in 16.9-ounce aluminium cans. This is the company’s very first ready-to-drink juice, and with this product, Vita Coco ventures into the refreshing drinks genre. The use of aluminium cans...
Bulgaria's aluminium cans import during 2019-21 illustrates significant growth; 2.5% drop estimated for 2022
The most significant reason for the rapid growth of aluminium cans in the market is due to their extraordinary features of being strong, light in weight, highly resistant to corrosion, giving excellent barriers against air, light, & moisture and super-efficient to ship and store. Furthermore,...
Virginia federal jury dismisses Belvac Production Machinery from aluminium can patent trial
Belvac Production Machinery, a global pioneer in the design and manufacture of aluminium can equipment, was declared clear by a jury in Virginia. The jury found that competitor Crown Packaging's patents on a machine that makes aluminium beverage cans were not violated by container manufacturer...
Irish canned water brand ‘Well’ signs aluminium can recycling deal with Every Can Counts
Ireland’s first and only canned water brand Well uses water originating from the country and packs it locally. Well has now collaborated with Every Can Counts to build a circular recycling scheme for aluminium cans. Recycling non-profit organisation Every Can Counts signed a deal of partnership...
