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...
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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Artificial Intelligence has reached a maturity level that allows it to generate real analysis and measurable gains in industrial operations. Yet, within the canmaking industry, its adoption remains slow, often due to a combination of cultural resistance, limited digital infrastructure, and the...
Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), the national trade association for the US metal and composite can manufacturing industry, states that recent tariffs and trade imposed by the US president are the main barrier for the can-making industry. Pearce Crosland, Senior Director of Government of Reations...
The International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL) announced the winners of the World Aluminium Aerosol Can Award 2025 at its General Assembly in Paris in early February. For the first time, member companies voted directly for the best cans of the year, replacing...
Formosa Springs, the renowned Canadian mineral water brand, has relaunched under new ownership, with a major focus on expanding its aluminium can production. The company estimates its aluminium packaging capacity could reach up to 100 million cans annually, alongside its existing glass bottling...
The beer and allied manufacturing sectors of Uttar Pradesh are poised for major expansion, backed by fresh investments and a standardised excise policy. The Director General of the Brewers' Association of India (BAI), Vinod Giri, has announced that "The beer industry and its ancillary industries...
For the fourth quarter and the entire year ending December 31, 2025, Sonoco Products Company, a metal packaging company, which also specialises in manufacturing aluminium ends and closures, showed high-achieving financial results, due to the success of its metal packaging division. During the...
At this year's South Beach Wine & Food Festival ® , South Florida-based atmospheric water generation leader A1R water is introducing its still and sparkling water at 17 official Festival events across five venues – including Jungle Plaza in the Miami Design District, Eden Roc Miami Beach, The...
The aluminium beverage can-recycling performance of Europe continues to strengthen, offering a boost to the region’s broader climate and circular economy ambitions. As declared in the joint report from Metal Packaging Europe and European Aluminium, the can recycling rate across the EU, UK,...
What links electric cars, urban skylines, beverage cans and solar farms stretching across a desert? The answer is aluminium, which is steadily tightening its grip on the modern economy, and the numbers tell a story of consistent, broad-based expansion. Global aluminium consumption in the end user...
The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), a trade association of manufacturers and suppliers of metal cans, has appointed Roxanne Sharif, MBA as Director of Sustainability, effective February 9, 2026. Being an expertise as a corporate sustainability leader, supporting Fortune 500 companies, Ms Sharif...
Under the theme “Turn Your Can into Climate Action,” as initiated by the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG), the 30th edition of its flagship Can Collection Day was celebrated. The main aim of this event is to turn recycling into a powerful nationwide movement, encouraging everyone to take...
Philadelphia-based sustainable aluminium beverage can manufacturer , Crown Holdings, Inc., has released its fourth quarter (Q4) and full FY25 financial results, demonstrating record achievements in 2025. These were guided by better efficiency, operational optimisation, cost discipline, and strong...
Shipments of food and general line metal cans in the US recorded modest growth in 2025, reflecting firmer demand in core grocery categories even as certain non-food segments softened. To know more about the global primary aluminium industry 2026 outlook, book the report “ Global ALuminium Industry...
For Canada’s beer industry, the most difficult part of going local isn’t the hops or the barley, it’s the can. As the US tariffs on aluminium near their one-year mark, breweries say packaging has become one of the most stubborn and expensive obstacles in their supply chains. To know more about the...
Ireland’s effort to reshape recycling habits is showing scale. More than 2.4 billion plastic bottles and aluminium cans have been collected since the launch of the country’s deposit return scheme, according to new figures released as the initiative marks its second anniversary. The programme,...
Ardagh Metal Packaging has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) with a focus on Material Stewardship for the production of aluminium beverage can bodies at their facility in Alagoinhas, Brazil, as well as management activities for centralised operational functions, global support...
Cambio Roasters has rolled out a new brand campaign that seeks to redefine the future of single-serve coffee for Keurig users, marking the introduction of what it describes as the first fully recyclable aluminium coffee pod designed specifically for Keurig machines. To know more about the global...
In a major move to strengthen its industrial base and cut reliance on imports, Uzbekistan has secured support from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for its first greenfield aluminium can production facility, a strategic investment that could reshape the nation’s packaging landscape and...
