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 opens aluminium beverage can facility in Colombia
CANPACK, a leading global manufacturer of aluminium beverage cans, announced the inauguration of its aluminium beverage can facility in Tocancipa, Colombia. The new plant will cater to the increasing demand for sustainable and innovative aluminium packaging. The aluminium beverage can facility is...
Aluminium can industry disproves Coca-Cola’s claim of plastic bottles having a lesser carbon footprint
A week ago, the aluminium can industry reportedly disproved Coca-Cola’s claim that recycled PET bottles have a much lower carbon footprint than the aluminium cans. The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) said the carbon footprint of both PET bottles and aluminium cans are comparable, claiming that...
Greencroft Bottling collaborates with Ardagh to set up a wine canning line
Greencroft Bottling Company has collaborated with Ardagh Group to launch the UK’s first wine canning line in County Durham. Greencroft Bottling has invested over £2million in the new can filling line. The new can filling line will initially focus on the popular 200ml and 250ml slimline cans but...
Llanllyr Source launches still and sparkling water in aluminium cans
According to a report, Llanllyr Source has recently released its still and sparkling water in aluminium cans, as part of the commitment to a plastic-free future. The cans, look like classic Source glass water bottles, have been released in a 330ml single-serve format, available in the UK and US...
John Nowell collecting used aluminium cans for making hospital helipads
John Nowell’s year-long initiation of making helipads for local hospitals from used aluminium cans has come a long way over the year and a charity is now reportedly appealing for donations of the empty cans. According to the report, the charity has already collected 25 per cent of the aluminium...
Ardagh wins at 2019 World Beverage Innovation Awards with Jupiler ‘colder for longer’ can
A unique ‘ribbed’ can which keeps Jupiler beer cool in the hand has won ‘Best Can/ Alubottle’ at the 2019 World Beverage Innovation Awards. The ground-breaking design saw Ardagh Group develop a new tooling technique to achieve super-defined debossed flutes in the walls of both the 33cl and 50cl...
Ardagh beverage can manufacturing facilities achieve ISO certifications
Ardagh Group, a global leader in metal and glass packaging solutions for some of the world’s leading brands, has announced that its three beverage can manufacturing plants have achieved International Organization for Standardisation (ISO) certification. Facilities in Bishopville, South Carolina,...
Brewers continue lobbying against higher Midwest premiums; S&P Global defends their methodology
Brewers and other canned drink makers in the U.S. are pushing the U.S. government to take a stand in determining aluminium price as the key benchmark for aluminium has not dropped much despite the lifting of tariffs. The Beer Institute supported House panel’s call for a Government Accountability...
Showa Denko reports 4.1% consolidated net sales decline in Jan-Sept 2019; aluminium can sales remain flat
Showa Denko on Wednesday reported consolidated net sales of ¥695,575 million in the first three quarters of 2019, a drop of 4.1% from the same period of the previous year. In the aluminium segment, sales declined by 9.1% YoY in January-September 2019. The Group’s operating income stood at ¥109,313...
Shift from plastic to aluminium in beverage industry to boost can sheet demand in the US; industry sees a supply gap
The drive to shift to more eco-friendly products is sweeping through the U.S. beverage market, with plastic being replaced with aluminium cans. Firms including Nestle and Unilever have announced plans of changing their packaging material from plastic to aluminium partially. While Coca-Cola...
Moves to reduce plastic packaging paving path for increasing use of aluminium: Emilio Braghi, Novelis
The European head of Novelis has reportedly pointed out that moves to reduce plastic packaging as a measure to protect the environment have started increasing the demand for aluminium packaging. Also, the trend towards electric cars is bolstering the demand for aluminium, according to world’s...
Ardagh’s EBITDA up by 6 YoY to $424 million in Q3 2019
Ardagh Group announced its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019. The company reported revenue of $2,377 million in the three-month period ended September 30, 2019, down 1% year-on-year. On a constant currency basis, revenue rose by 2% on higher volumes in Metal Beverage Packaging...
Ball Corporation reports growth in net profit in Q3; plans new beverage can plant in Arizona
Ball Corporation, a supplier of innovative, sustainable aluminium packaging solutions, reported net earnings attributable to the corporation of $92 million in the third quarter 2019 on sales of $2.95 billion, compared to $59 million in 2018. In January-September, net earnings attributable to the...
NEA rolls out reverse vending machines in Singapore for promoting aluminium cans, plastic bottles recycle
National Environment Agency (NEA), together with drinks manufacturer Fraser and Neave (F&N), reportedly launched reverse vending machines at Our Tampines Hub in Singapore on Thursday, October 31, as part of 'The Recycle N Save' initiative. The machines will accept empty drink cans and plastic...
Aluminium or steel water cans may replace plastic bottles in Indian trains if Modi cabinet approves
According to a recent report, aluminium or steel water cans may replace plastic water bottles in Indian railways if the cabinet ministry approves a consumer affairs ministry proposal. As per the report, the cans would be initially offered to railway passengers, especially on premium trains such as...
Belgium’s aluminium cans import from Germany likely to drop 27% in 2019, while from Netherlands to rise 47%
According to the global export-import data, aluminium cans import into Belgium from Germany is estimated to come in at 7,494 tonnes in 2019, compared with 10,327 tonnes in 2018. This means this year is likely to see a downfall of 27 per cent in Belgium’s aluminium cans import from the previous...
European recycling statistics shows aluminium beverage can recycling rate touched 74.5% in 2017
The European Aluminium and Metal Packaging Europe have published the latest European recycling statistics for aluminium beverage cans today, October 14. The report shows the recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the EU, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland in 2017 rose 2.3% from 2016 (72.8%), to...
Radnor Hills launches new range of canned waters in Ardagh aluminium cans
UK beverage company Radnor Hills has expanded its products portfolio with the launch of still and sparkling spring water in 330ml aluminium can. The company has collaborated with Ardagh Group to bring cans into its packaging portfolio. Radnor Hills has recognised the benefits of the aluminium can –...
