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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Ball Beverages USA receives ASI Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Certifications
Ball Beverage Packaging receives the Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard Certification from Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) to safely manufacture, store and supply aluminium can bodies, can ends and aluminium bottles. 25 Facilities across Canada, Mexico and USA belonging to...
Hydro doubling down on aluminium recycling to satisfy growing demand
The Russia-Ukraine crisis and increased number of sanctions on Russia had put the aluminium sector under pressure, calling into question the fate of the industry. As a result of which companies like Norsk Hydro ASA of Norway, Novelis Inc. and Matalco Inc. of Canada are expanding their operations in...
Alupro launches sustainable aluminium recycling manifesto, highlighting consistency and communication as key pillars
Alupro, the aluminium packaging recycling organisation, has reportedly launched its sustainability manifesto focusing on seven goals to bring in a change in the packaging and waste management approach and promote a successful circular economy. Describing the seven points of the manifesto at the...
IAI estimates global aluminium demand to grow 40% post-Covid, requiring additional output of 33.3Mt
A recent study has revealed that global aluminium demand will see an increase of 40 per cent by 2030, requiring an additional production of 33.3 million tonnes, meaning the metal output should ideally improve from 86.2 million tonnes in 2020 to 119.5 million tonnes in 2030. The research study,...
UACJ Corporation’s aluminium rolling facilities bag ASI certifications
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced on 21st March the grant of certification to UACJ in the aspect concerning Performance Standard (provisional) and Chain of Custody (full) to acknowledge the company’s efforts to responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. The...
Packaged in recycled aluminium cans Ellie Goulding’s seltzer brand ‘Served’ to premiere as world’s first with climate details
Served, a Herefordshire, England based seltzer brand, declared towards the end of last week that all its drinks would soon come with information about the emissions generated across the product's entire life cycle, from cultivation to distribution. Ellie Goulding, the British singer and song-writer...
Elopak ASA is granted ASI Performance Standard Certification: Global Validation at last
On March 16 th , ASI announced that Elopak ASA a Norwegian Company has been successfully certified against ASI’s Performance Standard with a focus on material stewardship of aluminium. The certification covers Elopak ASA Corporate functions and the coating processes in three European Elopak...
Every Can Counts partners with Canned Wine Co. to encourage recycling of drink cans in UK
The communications programme funded by the drink cans manufacturers, the recycling industry and drink brands, Every Can Counts has made public its latest brand partnership with premium canned wine producer, Canned Wine Co., an innovative wine start-up focused on canning premium wines in perfect...
Alupro appoints Tom Giddings as its new Executive Director
Tom Giddings has been named Executive Director of Alupro, an organisation that recycles aluminium packaging. Giddings, who was formerly Interim General Manager, takes up the position immediately. As Executive Director, Giddings will be in charge of directing Alupro in its efforts to achieve and...
Podback scheme: Morrisons Supermarket offer customers a way to recycle used aluminium coffee pods
The fourth-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, Morrisons has become the first supermarket to offer its customers a smart way to recycle coffee pods through a partnership with the recycling scheme Podback. In the upcoming weeks, Morrisons customers will be apt to fetch free Podback...
Hoffmann Neopac inks deal with world’s first industrial recycling plant for aluminium laminate composites Saperatec
The leading tube packaging manufacturer has become the first company of its kind to signs a deal with Saperatec, the world’s pioneer industrial recycling plant for aluminium laminate composites. The Saperatec pilot plant in Dessau, Germany has already demonstrated the capability to break down...
Ball Beverage Packaging India welcomes FSSAI notification to permit non-transparent packaging substrates for packaged water
Ball Beverage Packaging India, a leading producer of infinitely recyclable aluminium beverage cans, today welcomed the move by FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) to pave the way for packaging drinking water in non-transparent packaging solutions like Aluminum Beverage Cans. This...
Australia’s major packaging supplier Orora reports increase in sales and profit
In its recent half-year results, Orora, one of Australia's main packaging suppliers, recorded increase in sales and profits from ordinary activities, despite the impact of rising aluminium prices on its Australasian business. The firm, which manufactures aluminium cans and glass bottles, reported...
American Canning LLC aims to produce 300 million cans every year in its new facility
Within the next several months, an Austin-based maker of aluminium cans and beverage packaging will relocate into a bigger facility as part of a plan to considerably expand operations. This spring, American Canning LLC will relocate to Park 183's Building 5. The company's new headquarters will be a...
Ball Corporation and Anheuser-Busch partner to bring infinitely recyclable Ball Aluminum Cup™ at Big Game on Feb 13
Ball Corporation, the world's leading provider of innovative and sustainable aluminum packaging, and Anheuser-Busch, an American brewing company, has reportedly teamed up to bring the infinitely recyclable Ball Aluminum Cup™ to guests at Big Game on February 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Los...
Crown Holdings Inc. receives ASI accreditation for its beverage can units in Mexico
Crown Holdings, Inc. has received ASI Performance Standard accreditation for six beverage can body and end manufacturing units in Mexico, including the Corporate Office in Monterrey, which are located in Ensenada, Guadalajara, Toluca, Juarez, and Monterrey. Crown Mexico's predicted market size in...
Exeter City Council and Exeter City Football Club secures national recycling award
Exeter City Council and Exeter City Football Club (ECFC) in England have won a national recycling award for their innovative scheme, Cans 4 City. This has encouraged the Exeter football fans to recycle used drink aluminium cans while also raising money for charity. The team behind Cans 4 City were...
Aluminium market deficit to take the metal price to a 30-year high in 2022, predicts Eurasian Resources Group CEO
According to latest estimates, aluminium has strong potential in 2022 to outperform other non-ferrous metals on the London Metal Exchange, exceeding the important milestone of $3000/t at the start of the year. The news came after diversified mining major Eurasian Resources Group CEO Benedikt...
