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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Ball creates a collection of 250ml recyclable aluminium cans for UK beverage brand Jimmy’s Iced Coffee
Ball Corporation has reportedly created a collection of newly designed, infinitely recyclable 250ml cans for Dorset-based UK beverage brand Jimmy’s Iced Coffee (‘Jimmy’s’). With the adoption of aluminium cans, Jimmy’s can achieve its environmental aim of removing plastic from packaging in 2020....
Turmec installs MRF plant in Wiltshire to treat recyclable materials
Turmec has reportedly designed, supplied, and installed an advanced MRF plant in Wiltshire to treat kerbside collected comingled recyclable materials picked from around 220,000 households across the region. The plant will have the capacity to process 20 tonnes per hour of dry mixed recyclables,...
Italy’s Aluminium cans import reflects positively during 2017-19: Projected 1% growth for 2020
Italy’s has been recorded with the worst hit in the European Union nations for the epidemic COVID-19. The country has been trying hard to come out of this disaster but still finding it tough, as most of the industries are closed down in fear of spreading the virus. Italy’s aluminium cans...
Stadler completes beverage package sorting and recycling plant for Dansk Retursystem
Stadler has reportedly completed the commissioning of a new beverage packaging sorting plant, designed and built for Dansk Retursystem in Taastrup, Denmark. Full handover is scheduled in April after the final one-month trial period. The plant will process polyethylene terephthalate bottles and...
The US aluminium recyclers reaping dividends from import tariffs
The North American aluminium recyclers and producers are taking the advantage of import tariffs to breakthrough revenue at the cost of local beer and beverage firms, even though most of the metal used in their cans is not subject to the levy. The aluminium cans of about 70% used by the US drinks...
AEROBAL reports 3.7% drop in 2019 aluminium aerosol cans production
The International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL) reported a 3.7 per cent decline in aluminium aerosol cans production in 2019. The generally weaker global economy left its mark on the annual production figures. Global production dropped from the previous year’s...
PATHWATER launches new Sparkling and Alkaline water in aluminium bottles
PATHWATER has introduced new Sparkling and Alkaline water in reusable and recyclable aluminium bottles. The company aims to solve the single-use plastic water bottle crisis. Shadi Bakour, CEO and Co-founder of PATHWATER said: "Our newly enhanced, reusable bottled water and design is disrupting an...
Bierland selects Crown beverage cans for its new range
Brazil-based craft beer brand Bierland has expanded its products portfolio with the launch of new range in 350ml beverage can. The company has collaborated with Crown Embalagens Metálicas da Amazônia S.A., a subsidiary of Crown Holdings, to bring cans into its packaging portfolio. With this format...
Alley Kat Brewing Company announces to switch to aluminium cans from bottles
On Tuesday, March 10, Alley Kat Brewing Company announced that it decided to switch to aluminium cans after packaging exclusively in bottles since 1995. According to the report, the company will switch to cans this spring, based on the market demand. Neil Herbst said, “We’ve been watching the...
Ardagh’s 187ml can selected for Boutinot’s The Long Little Dog wines
Ardagh Group announced that its 187ml can has been selected for Boutinot’s trio of The Long Little Dog wines. The company has designed the new cans to protect and promote wine and wine-based drinks. The quarter of a standard bottle expands the market for Boutinot’s wines to a growing number of...
Ball Corporation receives ASI Performance & CoC Standard Certification for responsible production
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has announced today, on March 5, that it has certified Ball Corporation with its Performance and Chain of Custody Standard Certification. 23 plants of Ball Corporation in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa, as well as the regional headquarter, quality assurance,...
CANPACK expanding capacity in Colombia and Russia by more than 1 billion cans annually
According to a recent report, CANPACK is expanding its capacity by more than 1 billion cans annually in Colombia and Russia, as the aluminium cans market in those two countries shows a positive sign of growth. Companies in both Colombia and Russia seek additional capacity for their products, driven...
Alcohol to be sold in Aluminium cans: Indian state Uttar Pradesh gets ready
Uttar Pradesh, a state in northern India, counted as the most densely populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world, roughly with 200 million inhabitants is all set to sell Indian made foreign liquor in aluminium cans. The new excise policy of the Uttar...
Crown to construct new beverage can manufacturing facility in Kentucky
Crown Holdings, Inc., a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products to consumer marketing companies, will build a new beverage can manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The 327,000 square foot plant is scheduled to be operational by the second quarter of 2021. Timothy J....
24th cycle Can Collection Day observed in UAE: Emirates Environmental Group
On 27 th February’20, school children, members of the corporate community and the hospitality industry together came up to observe the 24 th cycle of Aluminium can collection day in UAE. In a single day, pre-identified collection points across the country collected around 5,325 kg of aluminium...
SA startup Uncanny Wines looks up to aluminium cans as a convenient alternative to bottles
A South African startup Uncanny Wines is reportedly planning to cash in on a growing global taste for canned wines as a lighter and more convenient alternative to bottles. The company says it is targeting the domestic market first before eyeing the export market. Canned wines are already on sale in...
Germany’s Aluminium cans export projected 24% dip in 2020
Aluminium cans are the 520 th most traded product and the 525 th most complex traded product in the global trade market. Germany, one of the largest export economies in the world and also one of the most complex economies, is the leading exporter of aluminium cans in the world. Germany has been the...
Ball Corporation to build two new aluminium can plants in US
Colorado’s Ball Corporation will build two new speciality beverage aluminium can plants in the United States, announced the firm’s CEO John Hayes on Thursday, February 6. According to him, the continuous rise in using aluminium for beverage and food packaging is inspiring Ball to build can plants....
