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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Rio-Fusion moves from glass to Rexam aluminium can packaging
Rio-Fusion Drinks, India's first fruit-flavoured carbonated beverage, has chosen to partner with Rexam Beverage Can in a move that sees the brand shift from glass bottle to aluminium can packaging. Rexam India is producing the 330ml Sleek Can for Rio out of its Taloja plant, at which a new...
Aluminium Closures – Turn 360° the all-round sector focus
The information campaign to promote awareness of aluminium closures, Turn 360° has been extended from wine to take in new content on the wide range of bottled products using this form of closure, including spirits, water and oils. These new contents, underscore yet again the campaign’s proactive...
Alupro hails success of Kent MetalMatters campaign
A major communications drive to spread awareness of recycling aluminium and steel in Kent has seen a 100% return in investment in five months, organisers say. The £128,000 (21p per household) MetalMatters campaign which ran from October to December 2012 (see letsrecycle.com story) has seen a 9%...
Alufoil Trophy 2014: A chance to “shine’’ in aluminium foil
The launch of the Alufoil Trophy 2014, organised by the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA), offers companies the chance to enter and place the spotlight on their latest innovations and technologies using alufoil and alu closures, in the most prestigious competition of its kind. In addition,...
The German aluminium packaging market
The optimism that still prevailed among suppliers of aluminium packaging at the end of the first quarter has all but evaporated in favour of disillusionment. Beverage can producers in particular are dissatisfied with the second quarter. Producers of tubes and aerosols are a little more conciliatory...
Alupro launches new aluminium cap campaign
A new recycling communications initiative for local authorities has been launched, in an attempt to increase the recovery of aluminium caps and closures for recycling. Launched by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro), in partnership with British Glass and the European Aluminium...
Alcoa Inc. to cash in on beer can trend
The trend to market craft beer in cans has not escaped the attention of Alcoa Inc., one of the world’s leading producers of aluminum sheet used in beverage cans. Alcoa, with aluminum recycling and manufacturing facilities in Blount County, is actively trying to promote the use of such cans, Allison...
Alupro urges further discussions on aluminium recycling
Alupro (Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation) has welcomed the opportunity to comment on Defra’s Review of Producer Responsibility Schemes, supporting in general its objectives. However, it has highlighted a number of areas of concern and seeks further discussion and clarification. In...
Manufacturers feel pinch as more LME aluminium is stuck in Detroit
Makers of products such as cans and packaging foils face record high aluminium surcharges in the U.S. Midwest as more of the metal gets sucked into backlogged warehouses in Detroit that are registered by the London Metal Exchange (LME). According to data from the exchange, stocks in Detroit have...
Bud Light Platinum launches new reclosable aluminum bottle in Las Vegas
Bud Light Platinum – the No. 1 new beer of 2012 – is launching a new 11.5 oz. reclosable aluminum bottle in Las Vegas that will be available at nightclubs and pools throughout the city. Bud Light Platinum is the first beer to be made available in Anheuser-Busch's new reclosable aluminum bottle. "We...
World aluminium foil packaging market to record demand of 3.82MT in 2013
Visiongain's analysis indicates that the world aluminium foil packaging market will reach a value of 3.82MT in 2013, with the majority of growth being derived from the developing markets. The global aluminium foil packaging market will exhibit solid growth over 2013-2023, and the majority of growth...
Ess Dee Aluminium surges on promoters stake sale buzz
Shares of Ess Dee Aluminium, an aluminium packaging company, extended overnight gains on buzz that its promoters are planning to sell their entire stake to Australia-based Amcor. The stock has been hitting 52-week highs after ET Now reported that the promoters of may sell their stake for a total...
Ess Dee Aluminium in sale talks with Australian packaging giant Amcor
Aluminium foil maker, Ess Dee Aluminium BSE 0.77 % is in talks with Australian packaging giant Amcor to sell controlling stake in the company, sources with direct knowledge said. Amcor has offered to buy the company at a valuation of $365 million and the top officials of both the companies are...
Rio Tinto’s pain is packaging giant Amcor’s gain
The results of packing giant Amcor and global miner Rio Tinto indicate fortune does indeed favour the prepared. Rio Tinto, the world’s second-biggest mining group, reported its first ever annual loss last week, following more than US$20 billion (HK$155.1 billion) in write-downs since its...
Coca-Cola shifts to aluminium cans, signs contract with Bevcan
South Africa’s sole beverage can manufacturer Bevcan has been awarded a five-year, R5.6-billion contract to produce and supply lightweight aluminium cans for Coca-Cola’s portfolio of beverages. Coca-Cola Canners of Southern Africa, a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Southern Africa, expected to deliver its...
A good recycling performance for aluminium closures
Aluminium can be recycled over and over without any loss of quality. This is also true for aluminium closures used for wine, spirits, water and olive oil. Throughout Europe on average 40 per cent of aluminium closures are currently recycled. The advantage of aluminium closures is that they can be...
Standard Chartered Bank buys 1.60 lakh shares of Ess Dee Aluminium
Standard Chartered Bank (Mauritius) bought over 1.60 lakh shares of Ess Dee Aluminium through bulk deal on NSE. The matching seller was the Canadian bank, The Bank of Nova Scotia Asia Ltd. The transaction was done at the share price of R319.9 per piece amounting to more than R5.12 Cr. Other...
Unilever freshens up deodorant packaging with compressed cans
Unilever will today unveil a major packaging breakthrough, after scientists spent years sweating over designs for a more efficient compressed aerosol deodorant can.The consumer goods giant is adamant there were no "underarm" tactics used when they developed the new aerosol spray, which is half the...
