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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Throw your UBC uncrushed: Crushing an aluminium can before recycling makes sorting difficult
According to a recent media report, crushing or flattening aluminium cans before throwing it for recycling makes the sorting and recycling tougher for the recycling facilities. As explained by Matt Meenan, the senior director of public affairs at the Aluminum Association, when a crushed can is put...
Hrabour reports the U.S. beverage industry paid about US$250 million for aluminium can sheet since the tariff implementation
Beer Institute that represents the American brewing industry forecasted last year that aluminium and steel tariffs would cost the beer industry US$347 million and may cost about 20,000 jobs. Harbor Aluminum, an aluminium industry intelligence group was commissioned by a lobbying group to do a study...
Poland’s aluminium cans export volume to see rise in 2019, but revenue to decline
In recent time, aluminium cans are having an unparalleled safety record and represent one of the most widely used containers for packaging purposes, owing to proficiency in preserving quality and flavour of contents. Several other properties like lightweight, easy handling and cost-effectiveness...
Ardagh supplies aluminium cans for Atomic Brands new products
Ardagh Group has supplied its 12 oz. sleek aluminium cans for new cocktail beverages of Atomic Brands. Atomic Brands’ new Moscow Mule and Kentucky Mule products are packaged in Ardagh sleek cans. Atomic Brands has expanded its Monaco’s line of premium spirit cocktail beverages with the launch of...
WSJ reports UBC stockpiling due to less recycling; falling export impacts an already oversupplied market
Wall Street Journal reported that used beer and soda cans pile up in the U.S. scrapyards as rolling mills are turning to producing more profitable auto parts rather than recycling and turning the scraps to new can sheets. The news story says used cans are piling up at scrapyards because U.S....
Coca-Cola awarding $5.4 million to community recycling pilots in US
The Coca-Cola Foundation is reportedly funding community recycling pilots in seven cities across the United States, in a bid to encourage their efforts. The amount it is giving is $5.4 million, including $4 million for a three-year programme with the Recycling Partnership in Atlanta. “In each pilot...
Veolia and Leon launch reverse vending machine for aluminium cans, plastic bottles
Veolia has partnered with the restaurant chain Leon to introduce a reverse vending machine that will accept aluminium cans and plastic bottles in return for 10% discount at the nearest Leon restaurant. The machine, located at King’s Cross branch in London, will take used plastic bottles up to 750ml...
Alunorf rolling & casting facility in Neuss, Germany gets ASI’s Performance Standard certification
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certifies Aluminium Norf GmbH (“Alunorf”) against ASI’s Performance Standard for environmental, social and governance performance. Alunorf is the world’s largest aluminium rolling and casting facility in Neuss, Germany with more than 2,200 employees producing more...
New reforms in UK may double aluminium recycling, says Green Alliance
New reforms if implemented, including a deposit return scheme (DRS), may double the aluminium recycling and prevent around £50 million of wasted resources each year each year, as suggested by environment think tank Green Alliance report. The report titled ‘Closing the loop: Four steps towards 100...
Mexico’s total aluminium scraps import to rise 103% YoY, while from the US 108%
Mexico is popularly known for having a large number of secondary aluminium smelters and die-casters which cater to the domestic automotive industry- globally the seventh-largest in production volume. Most of these smelters use aluminium scrap imported from various parts of the world, but mainly...
Nespresso dedicates US$1.2 million for better aluminium capsules recycling
According to a recent report, Nespresso, in collaboration with New York City’s curbside recycling programme, has made a US$1.2 million commitment to enable better recovery of its aluminium coffee capsules. President and CEO of Nespresso USA Guillaume Le Cunff said, “Nespresso is deeply committed to...
Emirates Environmental Group collects 4050 kg of aluminium cans for recycling
Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) reportedly reunited the nation once again for its 23 rd Cycle of the Can Collection Day. More than 200 entities, including various hotels, families, academic institutions, and corporations from Emirates participated in the event and reeled in 4050 kg of aluminium...
Poland’s aluminium can import in terms of volume and cost to extend YoY decline in 2019
According to the global export-import data, Poland’s aluminium can import is estimated to plunge further in 2019 from 28,959 tonnes in 2018 to 26,385 tonnes, down 9 per cent year on year. The country’s estimated aluminium can import in 2017 was at 31,199 tonnes and in 2016 at 37,307 tonnes. This...
Germany’s aluminium cans export to decline YoY in 2019; France to be the leading importer
The global metal can demand is projected to reach 431,573.9 million by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 2.9 per cent from 2014 to 2020. With a large number of aluminium can manufacturers stepping up their product differentiation and innovation pursuits the demand for the aluminium cans is expected to...
Prices of Japan’s used aluminium cans fall on beverage makers’ shift to PET bottles
Scrap dealers in Japan have notified today, on February 8 that the prices of used aluminium beverage cans or UBC are down by 8 per cent since the start of this year. Beverage makers’ shift to plastic polyethylene terephthalate bottles is the main reason for this price fall, said the dealers...
Cans 4 Kansas Honor Flights expands aluminium cans collection site in Lincoln
McPherson resident Warren Vincent is reportedly expanding by putting up a new collection site for Cans 4 Kansas Honor Flights at the Citizen’s State Bank and Trust Co., parking lot in Lincoln. Cans 4 Kansas Honour Flights is a mission to help fund Kansas Honor Flights by recycling aluminium cans....
Novelis reports EBITDA growth of 6% in Q3 FY 2019 on higher shipments, favorable product portfolio mix
Novelis Inc., the leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2019. The company reported net income of $78 million, compared to $121 million in the prior year period. Excluding tax-effected special items, net income dropped to $101 million...
Can Makers launches website in association with Metal Packaging Europe
Can Makers, the trade body representing drinks can manufacturers in the UK, has launched a brand new website to showcase the benefits of drinks cans, reflecting the UK's growing demand for the sustainable pack format. Marcel Arsand, Chairman at the Can Makers says: “The can has been an unsung hero...
