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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ASI welcomes Crown Holdings as a new Production and Transformation Member
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has welcomed Crown Holdings, Inc. as a new Production and Transformation member. This brings the ASI’s total number of members working towards a more responsible aluminium value chain to 132. Crown Holdings is the US-based leading global manufacturer and supplier of...
HEINEKEN launches new brand Pure Piraña in 330ml cans
HEINEKEN has launched new Hard Seltzer brand “Pure Piraña” in Mexico and New Zealand in 330ml can. It comes with a choice of up to nine different flavours. Pure Piraña is aimed at a modern generation of consumers who are increasingly conscious of their consumption habits and lifestyle choices....
PepsiCo to launch new drink in cans to help consumers fall asleep
PepsiCo Inc. has expanded its portfolio with the addition of new range. The company will launch a new canned drink “Driftwell” to help consumers relax and fall asleep. Driftwell comes in 7.5-ounce mini-cans. “Relaxation and dealing with stress is a lifestyle shift,” PepsiCo said. “While PepsiCo...
Jamaica’s importation of Aluminium cans during 2017-20 reveals a positive trend
According to the IMF, Jamaica's GDP grew 1% in 2019, against 1.9% in 2018. According to the updated IMF forecasts from 14th April 2020, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19, GDP growth is expected to fall to -5.6% in 2020 and pick up to 3.5% in 2021, subject to the post-pandemic global economic...
Belching Beaver launches real fruit range in Ardagh aluminium cans
Craft beer company Belching Beaver, based in San Diego, has extended its product portfolio with the launch of a unique hard seltzer made of 100% real fruit. The new range is available in Ardagh Group 12 oz. cans. Belching Beaver Hard Seltzer comes in three flavours (Raspberry & Blackberry,...
Leicester City Council launches new recycling campaign to encourage households to recycle more cans
Leicester City Council has launched a new citywide campaign to encourage city households to recycle more cans, foil and aerosols. With support from the UK metal industry, the ‘Make Metals Matter’ campaign will target over 140,000 homes and aims of reminding people to recycle all of their household...
Fine Wine rolls-out Monk fruit wine in aluminium bottles bound for Australia
Fun Wine, the Miami-based low alcohol flavoured wine drink firm rolls-out Monk fruit wine collection range in single-serve aluminium bottles bound for Australia. The monk fruit range features six flavours, including Peach Passion Moscato, Cappuccino Chardonnay and espresso Cabernet. Fine Wine uses...
Australian mineral water brand Calm & Stormy initiates a shift from single-use plastic bottles to aluminium cans
Australian mineral water brand Calm & Stormy has reportedly introduced aluminium can packaging as an alternative option to single-use plastic bottles. According to the report, the company’s aluminium can packaging contains 70 per cent recycled content. Calm & Stormy believes aluminium cans are the...
SKYE Energy partners with Ardagh to launch new can design
Beverage brand SKYE Energy has teamed up with Ardagh Group to launch new set of cans in the international markets. The new cans come in format variety of 500ml standard, 330ml sleek, 150ml slim and a 250ml slim can with special gold tone effect. The updated SKYE Energy cans embody the brand’s...
Limerick Lane Cellars launches a new premium wine brand in aluminium bottles
Limerick Lane Cellars, a Sonoma County estate winery, has announced the launch of a new sustainable premium wine brand called Revelshine. The new range, which is available in the three flavours, comes in sustainable aluminium bottles. Fourth generation winemaker Jake Bilbro, founder of Revelshine,...
Irish Minister’s scheme to 'reward' against collection of aluminium cans is defaced by waste management industry
Eamon Ryan, the Irish Minister of Climate Action has initiated a plan to install reverse vending machines throughout the country, which will allow shoppers to return their aluminium drink cans for a reward. The system initiating towards a part of a new deposit-and-return scheme aimed at preventing...
Weller launches Sparkling Immunity line in can
Weller, innovator of functional, wellness-focused beverages, has launched its first non-CBD product, Sparkling Immunity. This innovation was motivated by increased consumer interest in immune-boosting products due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sparkling Immunity will be available for $2.99 per 12 fl oz...
Nespresso Canada to use 80% recycled aluminium in its new capsules
Nespresso Canada announced two new sustainability initiatives that are part of the company's sustainable development approach: the launch of new capsules made using 80% recycled aluminium and new fully recyclable boxes made from 95% recycled material for its machines. The company plans to have both...
Ball to construct new U.S. aluminium beverage can plant
Ball Corporation has planned to construct new U.S. aluminium beverage packaging plant in Pittston, Pennsylvania with an initial investment of more than $300 million spread over multiple years. The plant is scheduled to begin production in mid-2021. This will create approximately 230 manufacturing...
Black Labels Company launches collagen protein drinks in Ardagh aluminium cans
German beverage creator Black Labels Company (BLC) has launched collagen protein drinks, MALUMA in Ardagh Group aluminium cans. The MALUMA range comes in Ardagh’s slim 250ml can. The protein drinks are low in calories and free of artificial flavours and preservatives. The range is available in...
Iceland’s import of Aluminium cans reveals constant growth during 2017-20; expenditures exhibits to drop
The economy of Iceland is small and subject to high volatility. After a period of robust growth, Iceland's economy is slowing down according to an economic outlook for the years 2018–2020 published by Arion Research in April 2018. Iceland has a mixed economy with high levels of free trade and...
Cotton On Foundation launches bottled water in 100% aluminium
Cotton On Foundation, in partnership with Wallaby Water, has announced the launch of Australia’s first 100 percent resealable aluminium bottled water. Aluminium packaging will compete against plastic, cartons and glass packaging as the nation’s most recycled and recyclable packaging alternative for...
Constellium’s plant receives Alabama’s 2020 Large Manufacturer of the Year Award
Constellium’s facility in Muscle Shoals has received Alabama’s 2020 Large Manufacturer of the Year. The plant, which has an aluminium rolling facility and a beverage can and automotive recycling center, produces aluminium can sheet and Auto Body Sheet substrate. Known as Element 13, recycling...
