New Roeslein AI camera brings real-time spoilage tracking to canmaking
Roeslein & Associates has introduced the R.U.D.I. AI Vision Camera, a new tool for aluminium beverage and food canmakers designed to track can counts and identify production losses in real time. The camera expands Roeslein’s R.U.D.I. AI platform, which has previously focused on data management and...
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...
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The German aluminium packaging market: Beverage can industry grows in 2015
Suppliers of aluminium packaging can look back on a positive business year for 2015. In interviews conducted by EUWID at the end of November / beginning of December almost all packaging producers emphasised the positive development of the overall market. With a very few exceptions, where...
Amcor receives four WorldStar Awards for packaging design innovations
The World Packaging Organization (WPO) has selected four Amcor packaging solutions as winners of the WorldStar Awards 2016. From extending shelf life to reducing environmental footprint, all four of the winning Amcor solutions use technical advancements to improve packaging for both Amcor's...
Common Cider expands into cans
Created to pair well with food and encourage family and friends to enjoy time together, Common Cider’s recipes start with fresh-pressed apples and include natural extracts of fruits and botanicals to create layers of flavor. Common Cider varieties are light and crisp, naturally low in sugar and...
Circular Economy - EU staggers packaging targets
Revised packaging recycling targets put forward by the EU Commission on 2 December, show a move to capture more aluminium cans and to streamline compliance reporting. The Commission has put forward staggered packaging recycling targets of 65% by 2025 and 75% by 2030. Under the objectives, producers...
Ardagh’s aluminium design takes off in style
Lufthansa, Germany’s largest airline, and Warsteiner, one of Germany’s largest and privately owned breweries, have had a close relationship for many years. 2015 marked Lufthansa’s 60th anniversary and so Warsteiner congratulated them with a limited edition aluminium beer bottle. A key decision for...
Lightweight, Durable, Recyclable Aluminium Part of a Sustainable Future
As the world comes together in Paris to develop a plan of action to tackle the most significant sustainability challenge of the age, the International Aluminium Institute looks forward to a new international agreement on climate change. Delivering improved quality of life for all, equitable access...
Rexam celebrates inauguration of innovative Widnau plant in Switzerland
Rexam, a leading global can maker, proudly announces the completed construction and inauguration of its new wall-to-wall manufacturing plant in Widnau, Switzerland. The hi-tech plant will produce a range of Slim and Sleek™ cans to meet global growth in energy drinks and marks the culmination of...
World aluminium foil packaging market to chart steady growth during 2015-2025
The world aluminium foil packaging market is expected to continue showing stable growth over 2015-2025. China will account for approximately 45% of the global demand and developing countries are expected to account for a bigger market share over the next ten years as their economies develop...
Ball offers concessions in EU antitrust review of Rexam deal
Ball Corp. offered antitrust commitments to European Union merger watchdogs probing its bid for Rexam Plc in an attempt to allay concerns over the deal to create the world’s biggest maker of food and beverage cans. The European Commission extended its deadline to rule on the deal until January 22,...
Mike Hess Brewery premiers 'pint can' with removable top end
Mike Hess Brewing (MHB) has introduced its Open Mike™ beer can, becoming the only brewery in California to use Philadelphia-based Crown Holdings Inc.’s patented 360 End® technology. A simple pull tab removes the entire top end of the can, effectively turning the can into an instant pint glass. “We...
EAFA (European Aluminium Foil Association) organizes a conference during the SITEVI exhibition in Montpellier, France
For the first time, the EAFA (European Aluminium Foil Association) is organising a conference in France that will take place on 25 November during the SITEVI exhibition in Montpellier. The conference entitled ‘Turn 360° and discover the benefits of aluminium closures’ will cover a broad spectrum...
Napco expands into extrusion coating, rotogravure printing and aluminium lidding
Napco, which works with Nestle, Mars and Kwality ice cream, has expanded its corrugated, paper and plastic packaging manufacturing capabilities to include extrusion coating, rotogravure printing and aluminium lidding. The Saudi Arabia based-firm has also introduced in-mold labelling and...
Rexam engages with British craft brewers at craft beer masterclass
Rexam, a leading global can maker, last week hosted a craft beer masterclass for craft brewers at its newly expanded Graphics & Design Centre at European HQ, Luton. Guests were shown the full can manufacturing process, from concept of the design to the delivery of cans. Eleven customers attended in...
Henkel's Fa Mystic Moments wins World Aluminium Aerosol Can Award 2015
A high-profile jury of journalists from internationally renowned specialist packaging media chose the winners of the World Aluminium Aerosol Can Award again this year. Twelve editors from four continents voted and chose winners in two categories: cans that are already on the market and prototypes....
Greater awareness takes Alufoil container recycling to new high
New data released by EAFA, the European Aluminium Foil Association, confirms that recycling rates in Europe for alufoil trays and semi-rigid containers in 2013 reached about 55%. The previous reporting period (2010) saw that figure rise above 50% following concerted efforts by the industry to...
Packaging recovery data shows improvement for aluminium
Packaging waste recovery data for the third quarter of 2015 shows that reported aluminium packaging recycling has recorded its highest ever quarterly performance at 23,330 tonnes, according to figures released by the Environment Agency. According to the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation...
World Aluminium Aerosol Can Award 2015: AEROBAL presents winners
AEROBAL, the International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers, organises the international competition every year. AEROBAL’s secretary general Gregor Spengler explains the aims of the competition: “Our competition is an excellent reflection of the capability of the aluminium...
Constellium launches Aeral™, a new aluminium solution designed for the aerosol market
Constellium N. V. launches Aeral™, a new aluminium solution designed for the production of aerosol containers using the Drawn and Ironed (D&I) technology which is currently used to produce beverage cans. Constellium's Aeral™ allows a minimum of 30% weight savings compared to traditional impact...
