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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MillerCoors celebrates 60 years of its two-piece recyclable aluminium can
Bill Coors designed and launched the two-piece recyclable aluminium can sixty years ago in January 1959 with a 7-ounce Coors Banquet. The can was made after years of research and numerous trials and errors, which was presented as Coors' solution for doing away with throwaway steel cans and...
Pump House Brewery launches aluminium can supplying company
Pump House Brewery has reportedly announced the launch of its new subsidiary company Candu Packaging to supply aluminium can shrink-sleeving and printing as well bulk blank can sales to breweries in Atlantic Canada. “Currently, when a microbrewery needs cans to put their beer in, their only option...
Alton expands recycling programme to help residents recycle more; items include aluminium cans
The city of Alton has reportedly expanded its recycling programme with an aim to create a sense of mindfulness for the environment among residents and help them recycle more. Early this month, the city installed a dozen bins all over the Sylvia Vela Park located right next to the Alton City Hall....
Ball Corporation to launch its 360° aerosol can at ADF&PCD exhibition
Ball Corporation, the leader in aluminium aerosol packaging, announced that it will launch its 360° aerosol can at the ADF&PCD exhibition, the world's biggest event for the aerosol, dispensing, perfume and cosmetic packaging community. The ADF&PCD exhibition will be held in Paris on Jan. 30 and 31,...
East of England Co-op partners with Ipswich Borough Council to boost recycling rates
The East of England Co-op has launched a new campaign with Ipswich Borough Council to encourage more recycling in Ipswich, England. East of England Co-op said the retailer will run an in-store trial to increase awareness of items that can and can’t be recycled, and will introduce recycling points...
A hotel introduces new aluminium can recycling service ‘return and earn for cans’
The Exchange Hotel has reportedly introduced an aluminium can recycling service as a way of raising money for Rotary in Bathurst. The news came after the manager of the hotel Marty Russell revealed about the initiative. During the school holidays, the recycling bin can fill very quickly, but this...
Auckland Council to provide recycling bins in Hauraki Gulf; Recyclable items include aluminium cans
Auckland Council will reportedly provide waste barges in the Hauraki Gulf this summer to help boaties dispose their waste and keep Waitematā Harbour clean and beautiful. Since summer is the time when Hauraki Gulf islands receive a maximum footfall of tourists, the council encourages day visitors to...
Sterling Vineyards launches re-sealable aluminium wine bottles
Sterling Vineyards, a division Treasury Wine Estates, has launched three new varieties of wines in recyclable and re-sealable aluminium bottles. Sterling Vineyards brand director Rob Knott said: “It’s no surprise that we are bringing something different and very much in tune with what consumers...
Recap 2018: The year saw significant expansions in beverage can sector; Tariffs created concern
Aluminium is a key part of our daily lives: from cars and planes to cell phones, buildings and food packaging. Aluminium cans are becoming increasingly popular as the pack of choice for soft drink beverages such as tea and juice, which were not traditionally sold in a can. 2018 saw some...
Ardagh Group to increase production at beverage can end and tab plant
Ardagh Group will invest in its Valparaiso facility, in Indiana, USA to meet the increasing demand for innovative, eye-catching beverage can tabs and ends. The plant will increase production by approximately 10 percent. The new production will be available in the third quarter of 2019. Claude...
Queensland container refund scheme 2018 recycles 102 million cans and collects $10 million so far
According to a report, Queenslanders have collected millions of dollars in just two months by recycling 102 million cans and bottles through the state’s container refund scheme. Queensland’s container refund scheme for most plastic drink containers, beer bottles and aluminium cans started from...
Wistaston Scout Group installs new aluminium can collection bins
According to a report, Wistaston Scout Group (35 th South West Cheshire) has installed new aluminium can collection bins in Wistaton to raise money for the group. The news bins have been set up on the car part at Wistaston Memorial Hall on Church Lane, outside Wistonia stores on Kings Drive and...
Powys County Council urges residents to recycle festive season waste
Powys householders are being encouraged by the county council to recycle during the festive season. Cllr Phyl Davies, Cabinet Member for Waste and Recycling, said: “With so much happening at Christmas, you might be tempted to throw all of your waste in the rubbish bin but please don’t! “We want...
Ashland to put recycling bins for residents outside the city for an annual $100
The City of Ashland Mayor Steve Gilmore said that the city would open recycling bins for residents outside Ashland for $100 per year, starting from January 1, 2019. Ashland residents will be able to use the recycle bins beneath the two bridges to Ohio at no extra charge, as city residents already...
Can-One to acquire stake in Kian Joo Can Factory
Can-One announced that it is planning to buy 2.17 million shares or a 0.49% stake in Kian Joo Can Factory Bhd (KJCFB) from Tan Kim Seng for RM6.71mil or RM3.10 per KJCFB share in cash. This will increase Can-One’s shareholding in Kian Joo to 33.39% from 32.9%, The Star Online reported. In the event...
Ball Corporation to sell its China manufacturing facilities to a metal packaging company
In the background of excess beverage cans supply in China. American soda can maker Ball Corporation is reportedly planning to sell its manufacturing facilities in China at about US$225 million. The news came when the company announced about its plans. The company plans to sell the can-making...
USA aluminium can import continues to grow year over year; Canada remains the top exporter
The U.S. is one of the leading consumers of aluminium cans in the world. Due to the growing recognition of the aluminium can as one of the most recycled aluminium products in the world and as one of the most sustainable packaging solution, the use of aluminium cans is growing around the world,...
Ball creates exclusive premium aluminium can design for Carlsberg' s Christmas edition beer
Ball has created an exclusive premium aluminium can design for Tuborg’s Christmas edition beer in collaboration with Carlsberg Srbija Group. Ball’s experts have created the dark lager’s caramel notes and festive mood and incorporated the famous Tuborg logo alongside Christmas trees, reindeers and...
