European aluminium EPR fees vary by country, PRO, packaging and recyclability
In a recent conversation with AL Circle, Daniel Vaknine, Co-Founder of Gramta, explained the objectives and implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). He discussed how the aluminium packaging industry can comply with these...
Fun Kids highlights Amazing Aluminium with podcast series
Fun Kids, the UK’s leading radio station for children, families and parents, released the final episode of the Amazing Aluminium podcast series on 2nd September. Co-created by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro), Amazing Aluminium touches on the metal’s composition, its...
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Aluminium Deutschland opposes EU’s PPWR
Aluminium Deutschland (AD), a German packaging company, has identified loopholes in the EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The regulation, drafted in 2022, stated that promoting the use of recycled materials in packaging is one of its objectives. However, AD notes that the...
Alupro unveils roadmap to increase UK aerosol recycling rate at the BAMA Innovation Day
Alupro formally unveiled its " Roadmap to increasing UK aerosol recycling " at this week's BAMA Innovation Day, a long-term strategic plan to spur a significant increase in national capture and recycling rates. Most metal aerosols comprise aluminium (70 per cent) and steel (30 per cent). "Launching...
Puracy unveils 100% aluminium Clean Can Starter Kit, doing away with single-use plastic packs
Puracy, the Austin-based brand known for producing eco-friendly and organic cleaning, personal care and baby care products, has taken a step towards sustainability by doing away with single-use plastic. Their newly launched Clean Can and Clean Can Starter Kit is composed of 100 per cent aluminium...
Ball to provide its client ASI certified aluminium cans and bottles
The Global Aerosol Packaging business of BALL Corporation has obtained accreditation from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative ( ASI ) for Performance and Chain of Custody Standards. The certification is applied to all nine of Ball's production facilities and aerosol containers and slugs globally....
PepsiCo’s Partners for Tomorrow platform focuses on aluminium can recycling initiative
PepsiCo has launched its brand-new pep+ Partners for Tomorrow platform, which was created to provide services aimed at assisting its clients in reaching their sustainability objectives. The programme will first target American consumers, with hopes to spread it to important international countries...
“Our goals towards sustainability are to see more companies embrace infinitely recyclable aluminium as their packaging material of choice”, Tom Giddings, Executive Director, Alupro
Tom Giddings is Executive Director of the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro), the industry-funded, not-for-profit organisation with over 30 years of experience representing the UK’s aluminium packaging industry. Working to fulfil the industry’s objectives to meet, and exceed,...
Meadow launches 100% refillable and recyclable aluminium can cartridges
Meadow, a Sweden-based company, has embarked on a journey to transform one-time-use packaging solutions into sustainable ones for a circular economy. The brand’s latest innovation, a refillable end and dispenser system for aluminium beverage cans, is making headlines for its infinite recyclability....
Alupro urges government action to establish an aluminium-friendly DRS
On April 11, the 29 members of Alupro wrote a letter to Thérèse Coffey MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, urging her to take immediate action to ensure that a deposit return scheme (DRS) in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland further increases aluminium recycling...
Ricky Gervais promotes Cano Water helping raise multi-million pound funding
UK-based canned water firm Cano Water has begun this year’s journey with a market boost after comedian and actor Ricky Gervais came in support of the company’s goal, raising a multi-million pound in investment for a new can tagged “Cano 2.0”. In the past, we have seen celebrities coming out in...
Bobst, UPM Speciality and Michelman launch paper-based sustainable packaging
UPM Speciality Papers has joined hands with machinery expert Bobst and coatings brand Michelman to unveil a sustainable alternative to the conventional multi-laminated plastic solutions called the oneBarrier FibreCycle packaging system. UPM Speciality Papers claims to have incorporated its patented...
Ball Aerospace collaborates with NASA to bring sustainable space innovations
Ball Corp’s aviation-specific innovatory board, Ball Aerospace, has completed the delivery of certain instruments aligned with NASA’s Artemis program. Just last year, Ball Aerospace rolled out a tool that NASA’s Lunar Compact InfraRed Imaging System demanded, called L-CIRiS. The delivery was made...
UAE’s Hotpack allots SAR1 billion for largest sustainable packaging plant in Saudi Arabia
Hotpack Global, hailing from UAE, has declared its ambitions to construct the world's biggest sustainable packaging plant in Saudi Arabia. The unit will encompass an area of 2.4 million square feet, and the complete materialisation of the project would take seven years, that too with a wholesome...
California Olive Ranch™ launches three varieties of olive oil in fully recyclable aluminium bottles
California Olive Ranch™ has reportedly launched a new line of fully recyclable and eco-friendly aluminium bottles, establishing the brand’s commitment to achieving broader sustainability and quality goals. The new packaging was launched online on April 5, 2023, with three varieties of olive oil...
Djuce aluminium canned wine marks its entry into the US market.
Djuce, a business that produces sustainable canned wine, announced its entry into the US market. They will start on the West Coast in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Djuce was established in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2022 to revolutionise wine drinking. At the centre are renowned European...
Australian food packager increases smoothwall foil tray production in Melbourne unit
Confoil, a food packaging maker hailing from Australia, has amplified the manufacture of smoothwall trays at its regional plant in Melbourne due to a massive investment in brand-new presses. Confoil is a privately owned Australian firm that can trace back its origin to half a century. The lineage...
Sun Chemical plans to display its metal deco ink portfolio at Metpack 2023
Under the guidance of its parent company, DIC Corporation, Sun Chemical has developed a full range of metal decorating products for two- and three-piece cans, collapsible aluminium tubes and monobloc aerosol cans and bottles. This new move will support can manufacturers, converters and brand owners...
InterContinental Fiji forms alliance with Mission Pacific to recycle beverage packaging
InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa has adopted the Mission Pacific Program to decrease the level of carbon dioxide throughout its business chain by responsibly collecting PET bottles or aluminium cans for recycling. Mission Pacific was launched by Coca-Cola Amatil (Fiji) Pte Ltd (CCAF) in...
Vinette launches ‘Gold Award’ winning wine in sustainable aluminium cans
Vinette is now selling wines in aluminium beverage cans alongside its range of bottled and craft beers. The Vinette Wines in a can will be available in Singapore's uMart stores. Singapore will import Vinette Wines via V-Etico Services Pte Ltd, and they'll be available in five main varieties: Rosé,...
