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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Ball Corporation collaborates with PERRIER to produce limited edition can for French and Belgium markets
Ball Corporation has collaborated with leading sparkling water brand PERRIER to create limited edition can for the French and Belgium markets. The Perrier X Wild limited edition has seen a close collaboration between Ball and PERRIER to bring to life the colourful and vibrant designs created by...
Rio Tinto says China’s beer packaging shift will boost aluminium can consumption
The global mining and metals industry giant Rio Tinto Group has acknowledged China for boosting the use of aluminium cans in the carbonated beverage packaging sector. “In the packaging sector, especially around soft drinks and beer in China, we’re seeing a shift from glass to aluminum,” Rio Tinto...
Novelis invests $4.5 million at Warren facility
Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced a $4.5 million manufacturing investment at its facility in Warren, Ohio. The investment in state-of-the-art technology provides greater versatility for pretreatments, improves operational efficiency and reduces costs...
Every Can Counts plans to expand aluminium recycling programme in Ireland
The Every Can Counts, launched in England in 2009, has planned to expand the programme in all 32 counties of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Currently, the programme is running in 12 countries across the EU. Every Can Counts aims to encourage people to recycle aluminium cans in all environments...
Waste recycling machines at Hyderabad International Airport to recycle aluminium cans
Waste recycling is to start right at the moment a passenger lands at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), which operates the airport, is readying to install waste recycling machines to motivate people to recycle used aluminium beverage...
North America’s can stock shipments up in October, foil shipments register a drop
According to the latest foreign trade data from Aluminum Association, as derived from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, despite two consecutive drops month-on-month, U.S. aluminium imports were still up 25% YTD through September in comparison to the same period of 2016. Domestic shipments of can stock...
UK aluminium can export volume to plunge despite earnings surge in 2017
Aluminium can export from UK is slated to witness a significant drop in 2017, after a gradual year-on-year decline since 2015. The largest beverage can market in Europe- UK reached 70 per cent aluminium beverage can recycling rate milestone in 2016. At a time when the country is endeavouring to...
Consumer recycling rate for UBC in the U.S. reported a decline in 2016
According to the Aluminum Association’s annual key performance indicators report for one of the widely used consumer products – the aluminium can, U.S. UBC recycling rate reported a decline in 2016. The indicators included Industry Recycling Rate, which measures the amount of used aluminium can...
Kerala capital collects 10,000+ aluminium foils & 1,000 aluminium cans post T-20 cricket match
Thiruvanthapuram Municipal Corporation successfully completed a colossal clean-up drive after the India-vs-New Zealand T20 cricket match at the Greenfield Stadium on November 7. With the help of 150 ground workers, the municipal body collected 1.5 tonnes of food waste, approximately 25,000...
Logan Aluminum will boost employment through secondary ingot casting and rolling mill expansions
Logan Aluminum has invested a total of than $400 million in expanding its product mix and facilities. The company opened the first phase of its expansion in October and broke ground for the second phase which together is expected to create about 250 jobs. Logan Aluminum has been producing aluminium...
Aluminium beverage can recycling rate in Europe stands at 73%: European Aluminium
The overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in Europe (EU 28 + EFTA) increased by 1.6% to a new record level of 72.9% in 20141, a press release from European Aluminium confirms. European Aluminium considers this result an important milestone on its path towards the future split aluminium...
Romanian aluminium can producer to modernize its manufacturing facility
Can-Pack, the only aluminium beverage can producer in Romania, is planning a major investment in order to modernize its manufacturing facility in Romania. The fund will come from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The company will introduce innovative products and resource...
Ball Corporation wins BAMA award for its aluminium aerosol can
Ball Corporation, a leading beverage can maker with production facilities around the globe, announced that the company won a 2017 British Aerosol Manufacturing Association (BAMA) Aerosol Packaging Award for its Tactile can. An aluminium aerosol can is designed and produced by the company. “Tactile...
Ibiza Ice relaunched in new aluminium bottles
Sparkling fruit wine drink Ibiza Ice has been relaunched into the on-trade with a new look, aiming to tap into a burgeoning market for fruit wine in Britain. Made with all-natural ingredients, Ibiza Ice is a blend of Austrian mountain spring water and fruit wine made from apples and pears, with ABV...
Taiwan’s export of aluminium can falls year-over-year
Taiwan shipped USD 28.90 billion worth of goods in September 2017, up 28.1 per cent year-on-year. The country’s exports of aluminium can have been decreasing over the last two years. The trend is expected to continue in 2017. The largest part of aluminium can is exported to Japan. Indonesia and the...
Emirates Environmental Group collects more than 5.5 tonnes of aluminium cans for recycling
The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG)-organized 21st annual edition of the Can Collection Drive which was held on Saturday, October 28 witnessed unprecedented community involvement. More than 200 UAE entities including hotels, academic institutions, corporations, and households participated and...
Houston’s curbside recycling program to resume in November after two-month suspension
The city of Houston is resuming its curbside recycling program in November that was suspended more than two months. The city's Solid Waste Management Department announced the resumption will commence starting November 13. The recyclable materials include paper, cardboard, clean food cartons,...
Study claims aluminium cans to be the world’s most recycled drinks package
According to a new study by Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) that was commissioned by the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), Beverage Can Makers Europe (BCME) and Abralatas in Brazil, aluminium beverage cans are the most recycled drinks package in the world. The study drew the conclusion using...
