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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Additional 99,000t of aluminium sheet stock required for 7.7 billion aluminium cans: Wood Mackenzie
Wood Mackenzie research shows that replacing 7.7 billion plaster water bottles a year with 7.7 billion aluminium cans would require 99,000 tonnes of additional aluminium sheet stock. This analysis attempted to answer the question of whether at all replace plastic bottles could be replaced with...
Crown recognizes three beverage can plants with Chairman's Sustainability Award
Crown Holdings has recognized three of its beverage can facilities for outstanding sustainability achievements in fiscal years 2017 and 2018. The biennial Chairman's Sustainability Awards program seeks to highlight contributions made in its 241 facilities. Environmental Sustainability Award was...
Slow demand and falling prices of scrap aluminium leading to closure of recycling centers in California
In early August, rePlanet suddenly closed all 284 of its recycling centers and terminated 750 employees. The company blamed reduced payments, depressed pricing for scrap aluminium and PET plastic, and higher operating costs as the factors leading to their closure. Currently, about 19% of all...
Trump's proposed 10% extra tariff on Chinese import threatens to raise the beer industry costs
On Friday, Trump announced his plans to increase tariffs on US$550 billion of imported Chinese goods over the next two months in retaliation for China’s announcement that it would impose $75 billion in tariffs on U.S. imported products beginning October 1. According to Trump’s proposal, the U.S....
UK’s aluminium cans import from Czech Republic to drop 20% YoY, but to rise 21% from Germany
Despite the year-on-year growth in the United Kingdom’s total aluminium cans import in 2019, the country’s import from the Czech Republic is estimated to see a drop, found the global export-import data. From 10,690 tonnes in 2018, the UK’s aluminium cans import this year is likely to decline by 20...
Crown Beverage Packaging North America opens new graphics studio to optimize package design
Crown Beverage Packaging North America, a business unit of Crown Holdings, has opened a new graphics studio in Ambler, PA, to help North American beverage brands maximize the impact of their packaging graphics and expedite product launches. The 14,000-sq.-ft. facility features cutting-edge...
Boy Scout Troop 27 of Fredericktown starts used aluminum can collection drive for the community
While recycling centers are closing down across various areas in the US due to lower aluminium and scrap prices and falling demand, Boy Scout Troop 27 of Fredericktown has been helping people to recycle their used aluminium cans.While Troop 27 has been collecting aluminium cans from individuals, on...
Jamestrong opens its new infant formula can manufacturing facility
International packaging manufacturer Jamestrong Packaging has inaugurated a $15 million can facility in Auckland, NZ, following increased demand for New Zealand baby formula. The facility will manufacture 50 million cans per annum, and at the appropriate time a second line can be dropped into the...
Coopers Brewery releases its Sparkling Ale in cans
Coopers Brewery has released its Sparkling Ale, one of its foundation beers, in bold red 375 ml cans. Sparkling Ale will be available in mid-August to coincide with the release of Coopers XPA in cans. Sparkling Ale and XPA join Coopers Original Pale Ale, Session Ale and Mild Ale in cans. Coopers...
Coke to launch Dasani water in recyclable aluminium cans
According to a recent report, Coca-Cola is switching from plastic bottles to aluminium cans for its Dasani water brand. As per the report, Coke will start selling canned Dasani next month onwards in the north-east of the United States, and by 2020 it plans to reach out to other parts of the...
Toast Ale launches its core range of craft beer in 330ml aluminium cans
Bread-based beer brand Toast Ale has reportedly launched a new line of craft beer cans, which will be available online and in Tesco and Waitrose. The release of these cans was inspired by a study that showed aluminium cans boast a lower environmental impact than glass bottles. It also found that...
Ball reports improved second quarter 2019 results
Ball Corporation reported, on a U.S. GAAP basis, second quarter 2019 net earnings attributable to the corporation of $197 million (including the net effect of after-tax charges of $22 million, or 6 cents per diluted share for business consolidation and other non-comparable costs) or 58 cents per...
Germany’s aluminium cans export to France likely to grow in 2019 but to Netherlands estimated to drop
According to the global export-import data, France is expected to be the leading destinations for Germany’s aluminium cans export in 2019. The available data shows that France is likely to secure 19,454 tonnes of aluminium cans this year, an increase of 34 per cent from 14,561 tonnes in 2018. In...
Ardagh introduces copper colour tabs and shells for aluminium cans
Ardagh Group, a Luxembourg-based producer of glass and metal products, reportedly expands its range of coloured tabs and shells for aluminium cans with copper colour. The copper effect is for increasing the visual impact of canned products. The colour is approved for both Ardagh’s coloured tabs and...
Heineken's H1 2019 profits affected by rising packaging costs due to higher aluminium prices
Heineken NV reported on Monday that it missed profit estimates for H1 2019 despite higher sales, attributing it to rising packaging costs due to higher aluminium prices. The world's second-largest brewer and Europe's top-selling lager beer maker sticks to its profit growth forecast for the full...
LATAM to recycle aluminium, glass, plastics through its new-launched on-board recycling programme
LATAM Airlines Group has reportedly launched an on-board recycling scheme called ‘Recycle Your Journey’. Through this scheme, waste from Mercado LATAM will be recycled on all domestic flights in Chile, separating aluminium, glass, and plastic. This initiative will soon be introduced throughout...
Ardagh Group’s adjusted EBITDA up by 1% to $395 million in the second quarter
Ardagh Group, a global supplier of infinitely recyclable, metal and glass packaging for the world’s leading brands, announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019. The Group’s revenue stood at $2,268 million in the three months period, down 3% year-on-year. On a constant currency...
Molson Coors urges investigation on aluminium price mechanism; price in the U.S. remains higher with or without tariffs
According to Mr Pete Coors, vice chairman of the Molson Coors Brewing Co., despite the claim that aluminium buyers in the U.S. can avoid tariff cost by buying from US producers and importing from non-tariffed countries, aluminium continues to remain expensive with or without tariffs. Until May,...
