Ball Corporation adds two manufacturing and finance leaders to board, supporting aluminium packaging growth
Ball Corporation, a global producer of sustainable aluminium packaging, has appointed Darlene J. Nicosia and Sherry L. Buck to its board of directors. The appointments bring additional experience in manufacturing, operations, procurement and finance to the board. Stuart A. Taylor II, Chairman of...
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...
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Industrial Magnetics Inc. offers UBC recycling revenue calculator
Industrial Magnetics Inc. (IMI), Boyne City, Michigan that designs, engineers and manufactures industrial magnets has published a new tool on its website which is designed to help plant managers calculate potential revenue loss from their existing used beverage can (UBC) recovery lines. The user...
Ball Corporation to construct new beverage can facility in Paraguay
Ball Corporation has planned to construct a new beverage can manufacturing facility in Asunción, Paraguay. One-line facility is expected to start production in the fourth quarter of 2019 and its capacity is contracted under long-term agreements. Carlos Pires, president of beverage packaging South...
US food and beverage companies urge Trump not to impose tariffs on aluminium imports
Leading US food and beverage companies and trade associations have urged President Trump and his administration not to impose tariffs or import restrictions on primary aluminium, cansheet and scrap. The representatives have submitted a letter to the President’s office urging the same after...
Britvic to produce aluminium and steel cans from its new production lines
Leading soft drinks company Britvic has announced £100milllion investment in new production lines at its manufacturing site in Rugby. The company has already installed three new can lines at the site. The new production lines will manufacture cans from aluminium and stainless steel. “The new can...
Amcor to make all packaging recyclable by 2025: A bigger shift to aluminium packaging expected
The leading flexible and rigid packaging company, Amcor has resolved to make all its products recyclable and reusable by 2025. The products include aluminium foils and aluminium cans for the food and beverage industry. With this decision, Amcor joins the list of elite consumer retail brands like...
Ball Corporation to produce aluminium cans for Spanish water brand
Ball Corporation has announced a partnership with Spanish water brand Aguas Minerales de Firgas for the production of aluminium cans for new range of Sou Tea and Sou Tonic drinks. The 33 centilitre aluminium sleek can will be manufactured in company’s La Selva plant in Spain. Myriam Galmés, sales...
Coca Cola commits to recycling all used aluminium cans and bottles by 2030
Leading non-alcoholic beverage brand Coca Cola has pledged to recycle all used bottles and aluminium cans the company sells and will be selling by 2030. As a part of their new packaging vision, the fizzy-drink maker will also shift to recyclable packaging globally. The “massive global ambition” is...
US brewery Arbor swaps out glass bottles for aluminium cans
The US-based company has decided to move to aluminium cans from glass bottles. Arbor Brewing Company announced that the company is switching its beer packaging from bottles to cans. The new canned beers will be available in the US by the end of this month. Mike Messink, Managing Partner, Arbor...
Crown partners with Eklo Water for aluminium beverage cans in Brazil
Crown Embalagens Metálicas da Amazônia S.A. (Crown Brazil), one of the biggest manufacturers of two-piece aluminium cans for soft drinks, juices and teas in Brazil and a subsidiary of Crown Holdings, has partnered with Eklo Water to bring the first flavoured water to be packed in aluminium beverage...
Ball adds smallest can format to date to its European packaging range
A leading can manufacturer Ball Corporation announced the latest addition to the European beverage packaging range with its smallest slim can. The 15- centiliter slim can will be produced at the Naro Fominsk plant in Russia. Irina Dolyanovskaya, Russian Sales Manager at Ball said: “At first we...
Ball Corporation receives 2017 Asia CanTech Award for aluminium aerosol deodorant can
Ball Corporation, a leading beverage can maker with production facilities around the globe, announced that it has won a 2017 Asia CanTech Award from CanTech International for its Riya Bindas Mania aluminium aerosol deodorant can for Reacha Cosmetics. The 53-millimeter diameter aluminium aerosol...
Waste aluminium can and foil recycling begins in the West after holidays
With the holiday season coming to an end, civic authorities across the Americas and the Caribbean have stepped in to clean the litters generated over the last few weeks. The objective is to collect and recycle all the recyclable waste such as aluminium beverage cans and aluminium foil and reduce...
European institutions and member states agree to reform waste recycling rules
“Circular economy” is a sustainability goal being sought by E.U. institutions and member states in regard to end of life recycling of materials. The topic has been in the discussion phase among European institutions and member states for two years as the European Commission presented a revised...
Ball Receives Multiple 2017 Canmaker 'Can of the Year' Awards
Ball Corporation recently won silver and bronze at this year's Canmaker "Can of the Year" Awards for its L'Oréal Men Expert Antiperspirant can in the "Aerosol Cans" category and its Tactile can in the "Prototype" category. Ball utilized its innovative ReAl technology to make the new silver...
Locals recycle aluminium "pull tabs" to donate money for child health
Aluminum "pull tabs" from soda cans can be easily recycled and the fund collected from that can be used for various charity works. At Russellville, proceeds from soda can tab recycling are being used to help many children who are sick and in need of care at Shriners Hospitals. Those aluminium "pull...
Crown inaugurates first Indonesian aluminium beverage cans facility
Crown Asia Pacific, a division of Crown Holdings, has inaugurated its new aluminium beverage can manufacturing plant in Jakarta, Indonesia. The new facility is Crown’s first beverage can plant in Indonesia and 16th in the Asia Pacific region. The plant has an initial annual capacity of 650 million...
BMW i3 sets the benchmark with aluminium recycled from 560 beverage cans
To stand out and make a difference is not every brand’s cup of tea. BMW did it and how! The luxury car maker set the green standard for all EV manufacturers by using in its newest launch BMW i3, aluminium recycled from 560 beverage cans! The new BMW B-class, high-roof hatchback with an electric...
Aluminium drinks cans are most recycled drinks container in the world
Aluminium beverage cans have now been certified as the world’s most recycled drinks container at the recent Smithers Pira Sustainability in Packaging Europe Conference in Barcelona. Seven out of 10 drinks cans sold in the UK are recycled and 75% of all aluminium ever produced is still in use today....
