
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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Ardagh Metal Packaging completes business combination with Gores Holdings V
Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. has announced the completion of business combination with Gores Holdings V, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of The Gores Group. The combined company, which will be named Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A., will commence trading on the New York...

Ball Corporation reports net earnings of $202 million in second quarter; Beverage can manufacturing facility starts production
Ball Corporation reported net earnings of $202 million on sales of $3.5 billion in the second quarter of 2021, compared to $94 million net earnings on sales of $2.8 billion in 2020. Net earnings attributable to the corporation were $402 million for the first six months of 202i on sales of $6.6...

Sanyuan Aluminium Co., Ltd. joins ASI as a new Production & Transformation member
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has welcomed Sanyuan Aluminium Co., Ltd. as a new Production & Transformation member, bringing the total number of ASI Members to 183. Established in 2007 in Zhuhai, Sanyuan Aluminium Co., Ltd. has two plants in Shandong province: Shandong Longkou Sanyuan Aluminium...

Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans reports jump in its profit in June quarter; profit stands at Rs387 million
Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans (PABC) reported that its profit climbed to Rs387 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2021, from Rs16 million during June quarter 2020. The growth was due to hike in sales and drop in finance cost. PABC’s sale came in at Rs1.9 billion in the three months under...

Actiph brings out vitamin sparkling water drinks brand Acti-Vit in aluminium cans
UK's first alkaline ionised water business Actiph rolls out vitamin sparkling water brand Acti-Vit in aluminium cans. Actiph said: “The new flavoured sparkling water drinks had one of the highest vitamin concentrations on the market. They contain 100% of the RDA of vitamins B5, B6, B9, B12, C, D...

Logan Aluminum joins ASI as new Production & Transformation member
Logan Aluminum, which manufactures aluminium can sheet products in North America, has joined ASI as a new Production & Transformation member, bringing the total number of ASI Members to 182. Logan Aluminum’s aluminium rolling mill is located in Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky. The company...
The Spanish export of aluminium containers during 2018-20 displays significant rise; 114% growth estimated for 2021
According to BBVA Research, the Spanish Economic Outlook for Q3 2021 stated that the country’s GDP growth is estimated with a revised up-rise up to 6.5% for 2021. Moving ahead, the stronger progress of global activity, accumulated excess savings, the end of health restrictions and accommodative...

Aluminium End-user Weekly Recap: Novelis invests $7 million for expansion, restarts idle equipment at its facility in Terre Haute; Ball Corporation to invest $383.8 million to manufacture aluminium cans for Red Bull and Rauch
The aluminium end-user segment remained in the spotlight due to the investment announcements of the two big shots. Novelis is investing more than $7 million to recruit 37 new employees and resumes several pieces of idled equipment at its manufacturing facility in Terre Haute, Indiana. The world’s...

Cans filled not with beer or beverage! Snack Pow offers snacks in environmentally friendly aluminium containers
Aluminium cans are generally used for the packing of beer or beverages, but this time it is utilized for peanut mixes. Snack Pow, a new company in the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec offers snacks in more environmentally friendly aluminium containers. The snacks company of Canada focuses on package...
Czech Republic’s export of aluminium cans during 2018-20 signifies strong growth followed a by sharp downfall; 6% rise estimated for 2021
As per the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCED) snapshot, Czech Republic’s GDP following the sharp plunge in 2020 is projected to regain by 3.3% and 4.9% in 2021 and 2022, respectively. The country has countered one of the highest infection and death rates in the OECD...

Constellium reports record Adjusted EBITDA of €170 million in Q2; Revenue up by 47% to €1.5 billion due to higher shipments & metal prices
Constellium published results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021. In Q2, shipments stood at 406 thousand tons, an increase of 31% year-on-year due to higher shipments in each of our segments. Revenue increased 47% to €1.5 billion due to higher shipments and higher metal prices. Net income...

Ball Corporation to invest $383.8 million to manufacture aluminium cans for Red Bull and Rauch
According to a recent report, Ball Corporation, the world’s leading beverage packaging company, will contribute $383.8 million to over $1 billion project with Red Bull and Rauch’s beverage manufacturing hub in Concord, Cabarrus County, USA. The three companies together will make the investment by...

UK’s leading salvage and vehicle recycling company SYNETIQ extracts more than 5200 tonnes of aluminium from recycled vehicles annually
The leading car salvage, dismantling and recycling company of Britain, SYNETIQ, has manifested it is an astute operator when it comes to recycling aluminium from its vehicles. Generally, SYNETIQ extracts more than 5200 tonnes of aluminium during the vehicle recycling process each year, which can...

Netherlands export of aluminium cans during 2018-20 displays an enterprising growth
As per the report of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Dutch economy is projected to grow by 2.7% in 2021 and 3.7% in 2022, reaching pre-crisis levels at the beginning of 2022. Consumption will steer the recovery as households normalise their saving after the...
South Africa: The multi-million dollar aluminium cans export market during 2018-20 unfolds enterprising growth followed by a downfall
As per the data revealed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the South African economy is projected to rebound by 3.8% in 2021 and 2.5% in 2022. The powerful rebound at the end of 2020 has decelerated in the first half of 2021 due to a protracted second wave of the...

Aluminium End-user Weekly Recap: Ball Corporation to expand cans capacity with new aluminium beverage packaging plants in UK & Russia; Indian electronics brand ‘Noise’ rolls-out smartwatch made from aircraft grade aluminium
The aluminium end-user segment unfolded some of the best news from across the world. The American multi-national and the world's leading provider of innovative, sustainable aluminium packaging for beverage, personal care and household products, Ball Corporation intends to expand increase its...

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar blows minds by demonstrating innovative plans to reuse aluminium cans
In the Sustainable Circular Challenge organised by Ball Beverage Packaging India, a team of six students from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) bagged the runners-up trophy by demonstrating effective ways to reuse aluminium cans. The Thinkers, as they call themselves, has devised...

Ball Corporation to expand cans capacity with new aluminum beverage packaging plants in UK & Russia
Ball Corporation intends to expand increase its manufacturing capacity with new facilities in the UK and Russia. The plant will start operations in 2023. Each facility will manufacture billions of cans a year across a range of formats and sizes Ball has recognized a site at the SEGRO Park Kettering...

