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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Microwaves can turn muck into aluminium
Researchers have devised a way to use microwaves to turn aluminium-laminated plastic waste into aluminium for smelting and hydrocarbons for fuel in just three minutes. It started with a bacon roll and a microwave oven, and now it's poised to transform the recycling of a packaging material that has...
Hulamin containers exhibits at Propak Cape
Hulamin Containers exhibited at Propak Cape from 21 to 23 October 2014. Propak is a bi-annual South African trade show focusing on the food packaging industry. The location of the exhibition alternates between Johannesburg and Cape Town. Hulamin Containers is a regular exhibitor at both exhibition...
Manufacturers could increase profits with recyclable products according to poll: ISRI
On Black Friday, and throughout the shopping season, many holiday shoppers will be looking for – and be willing to pay more for – recyclable gifts. According to a recent survey conducted online in November among over 2,000 U.S. adults by Harris Poll on behalf of the Institute of Scrap Recycling...
Torfaen & Rhondda Cynon Taff residents urged to make their metals matter
TV presenter Iolo Williams has called on residents of Torfaen and Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) to ‘make their metals matter’ and recycle more of the metal packaging items they use at home every year. With the average household in the Torfaen Borough using over 60 million items of metal packaging* each...
Closing date for Alufoil Trophy 2015 extended
EAFA, the European Aluminium Foil Association, announced that entries for the Alufoil Trophy 2015 competition are now extended until 5 December 2014. The Alufoil Trophy recognises and rewards the use of aluminium foil and aluminium closures in all its many forms and uses. From rolls in the kitchen,...
Pearlfisher's aluminium butter dish wins UK Packaging Award 2014
Design agency Pearlfisher impressed the judging panel with the new branding and structural design for this premium Lurpak product. The new structure comes in the form of an innovative, fully recyclable brushed-aluminium butter dish that is inspired by the materials of traditional butter churns....
Competitive challenges hallmark aluminium market
'The global aluminium recycling business continues to grow as more and more of the metal is consumed in packaging, transport, construction and other applications,' notes Metal Bulletin. The market implications of latest developments will be discussed at Metal Bulletin's International Recycled...
Hydro: Preparations for a new recycling line for used beverage cans completed
“Not one gram of used aluminium should be lost” – that is the philosophy of Hydro, one of the leading manufacturer of rolled products made from this unique material of the future. At Aluminium 2014 in Düsseldorf, Hydro has announced that the plans for a new integrated recycling line for used...
Ibiza Ice fruit wine cocktail in new aluminium bottle
Sparkling fruit wine cocktail Ibiza Ice is set to expand its reach around the world following a successful summer of festival sales. Ibiza Ice is designed to be consumed straight from the sleek aluminium bottle. It's available in Sunset (pomegranate and sparkling wine) and White Isle (lychee,...
Rexam refreshes Birell SABMmiller’s Non Alcoholic beer range with innovative can designs
Rexam, a leading global beverage can maker, has collaborated with brewing giant SABMiller, to produce a range of new designs for the non-alcoholic beer brand, Birell. The cans benefit from Rexam's value added thermochromic inks and matt over varnish. The thermochromic inks change colour when the...
Improved recycling performance for aluminium closures
Due to improved collection and recycling in various European countries the average aluminium closures recycling rate is now at 45 per cent. Aluminium recycling saves up to 95% energy use compared to its primary production, with the corresponding savings in greenhouse gas emissions. It can be...
XanCan makes aluminum beverage cans with textured sidewalls
XanCan(TM), a U.S. based company, today announced the launch of its textured aluminum beverage cans (patent pending). Changes to the aluminum beverage can have been minimal at best, since its birth. The concept of texturing the sidewall of beverage cans is both innovative and revolutionary. The...
King Oscar Finds a new opening for its Mackerel Can
One of the world’s leading canned fish brands has enhanced its popularity by adding an advanced opening solution to its relaunched mackerel can, produced by Ardagh Group. The Norwegian seafood firm, King Oscar, chose Ardagh’s Easy Peel® aluminium can end as an important convenience feature of its...
Ardagh aluminium bottle marks special year for Scotland
Scotland might have been divided over whether or not to vote for independence from the United Kingdom during the recent Referendum. One thing however that united this proud nation was the universal admiration of a special Diet Coke bottle to commemorate Homecoming Scotland 2014. The limited edition...
Constellium awarded multi-year contract by Rexam to convert Spanish can production lines from steel to aluminium
Constellium N.V. announced today that it was awarded an additional contract to supply can stock to Rexam PLC (REX.L.), a leading beverage can maker. Under this agreement, Constellium will support Rexam’s strategic decision to convert all the can production lines of their two Spanish plants - La...
Afsa claims local South African aluminium industry looks promising in future
The Aluminium Federation of South Africa (Afsa) is the body representing the country’s aluminium industry and according to them, in the next 5 years the local demand for rolled aluminium products will double and create new job opportunities in the industry as well. Aluminium is increasingly...
AEROBAL presents World Aluminium Aerosol Can Award 2014 winners
Now we know which aluminium aerosol cans are the best. An international jury made up of journalists from some of the most-important and best-known can magazines and packaging journals from around the world has reached its decision and chosen the winners for 2014. A can produced by German...
Rexam to launch Germânia 55 in aluminium Fusion bottles
South Africa’s leading beverage can manufacturer, Rexam is making inroads in the Brazilian aluminium bottle market which has been established recently. The company had earlier launched the Smirnoff Ice limited addition in 2013, this year they are back with Germânia 55 beer in Fusion bottles. It is...
