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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Constellium’s 2020 revenue drops by 17% on lower shipments due to COVID-19 crisis; shipments stand at 1.4 million tons
Constellium reported results for the full year ended December 31, 2020. In 2020, shipments were 1.4 million tons, a decrease of 10% compared to last year on lower shipments across each of our segments. Revenue stood at €4.9 billion, down 17% due to lower shipments as a result of the COVID-19 crisis...
Alu-Lids: Poland’s leading Aluminium lids producer for cosmetic companies procures first MPS flexo press
The leading providers of aluminium lids for cosmetic companies in Poland, Alu-Lids has procured a fully automated MPS EFA 430 flexo press to boost its production capacity, turnaround time, and quality control. In 2001, Alu-Lids initiated operating in the packaging industry in Wrocław, Poland. In...
AEROBAL reports 1.7% drop in aluminium aerosol cans shipments in 2020 despite the corona pandemic
The International Organization of Aluminum Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL) reported 1.7 percent decline in global deliveries of aluminium aerosol cans in 2020 despite the corona pandemic. “With a considerable total production of roughly 5.7 billion aluminum aerosol cans, the industry was...
Ecostore to launch refillable aluminium bottles to reduce single use plastic waste pollution
Ecostore is reportedly coming up with its first-ever refillable aluminium bottles for hand and dish wash products to attain the determination of minimising single use plastic waste pollution and emissions in Aotearoa, New Zealand. The new Ecostore refillable bottle will be 100 per cent made of...
ASI welcomes Golden Aluminum Inc. as a new Production & Transformation member
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has welcomed Golden Aluminum Inc. as a new Production & Transformation member, bringing the total number of ASI members to 156. Golden Aluminum Inc. was formed in 1980 by Coors Brewing Company (Coors) to augment the latter’s recycling efforts of beverage cans....
Hawkins & Brimble to launch new range of men’s grooming products in aluminium refillable bottles
Hawkins & Brimble has reportedly teamed with The Marine Conservation Society to introduce a range of sustainable men’s grooming products, replacing plastic packing with aluminium refillable 250 cans. The new lines of products include lip balm, hairspray, and eau de parfum in either 100 per cent...
Booze drinkers home consumption steers Nampak aluminium cans demand to peak
Africa's leading packaging manufacturer, Nampak is grooving a surge in demand for its aluminium beverage cans as booze drinkers take-home consumption of their favourite drinks rises. Nampak the producer of aluminium cans for a range of beverages such as liquor and carbonated soft drinks stated:...
Hydro supplies 400 tonnes of Hydro CIRCAL to HELL ENERGY for can production
Hydro has supplied 400 tonnes of Hydro CIRCAL to HELL ENERGY for beverage can production. Can production at HELL ENERGY's subsidiary in Hungary, Quality Pack, has started and will be available in stores in mid-February. Hydro CIRCAL is an aluminium strip which contains a high ratio of post-consumer...
Constellium to invest in adding 60,000 tonnes per annum aluminium recycling capacity in Europe
On Thursday, February 4, Constellium, a global aluminium rolled and extruded products manufacturer, announced its plans to invest in expanding aluminium recycling capacity by 60,000 tonnes per annum in Europe. This project will focus on using recycled material for manufacturing aluminium slabs...
UK aluminium industry to witness production shortfall and plant closures if flat rate deposit return scheme is adopted
The prosperous aluminium industry in the United Kingdom may see a shortfall in annual production by about 4.7 billion units and also the plant closures if a flat rate deposit return scheme (DRS) is adopted, according to Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation’s (Alupro) analysis on the...
Ball Corporation to build new aluminium can plant worth €170 million in Czech Republic
Ball Corporation has reportedly announced that it plans to begin construction of a new production facility of aluminium cans at Pilsen Digital Park by mid-2021. The facility worth €170 million will ramp-up Ball’s output in Czech Republic to meet the growing demand from consumers who want...
Environment Agency reports record aluminium packaging recycling in 2020
Aluminium packaging collected for recycling in the UK recorded its highest in 2020, according to Preliminary figures by the Environment Agency. Data showed that 145,035 tonnes of aluminium packaging was collected for recycling last year. The data from the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD)...
Lofoten Arctic Water launches in Ball recyclable aluminium bottles
Ball Corporation has supplied recyclable aluminium bottles for Lofoten Arctic Water, a natural premium water from Norway’s Lofoten Islands. Lofoten Arctic Water team has selected Ball’s Alumi-Tek aluminium bottles to avoid micro-plastics polluting waterways and conserve natural resources. The blue,...
USW Members and Constellium reach five year agreement to end strike in Alabama aluminium plant
The United Steelworkers (USW) has approved five-year collective bargaining contract with Constellium to end strike at Second Street production facility. Around 400 members of Local 200 will start returning to work on January 12, 2021. USW was on strike at Constellium aluminium plant because of...
Pernod Ricard-owned Beefeater London Dry gin displays sustainable packaging, plastic cap replaces by Aluminium
Pernod Ricard-owned Beefeater London Dry gin has displayed a more sustainable packaging design that will entitle the brand to save 410 tonnes of plastic every year. The new bottle is manufactured entirely from recyclable glass; however, the shape was inspired by London bricks. Keeping in mind the...
PepsiCo to launch new Cocoa Cola in cans
PepsiCo recently announced that it will launch its new range “Cocoa” Cola in cans. The new range is a mixture of original Pepsi cola and hot chocolate, the newest concept from the Pepsi Test Kitchen. The company will launch canned Cocoa” Cola in 2021. Todd Kaplan, vice president of marketing at...
Ball to construct a new aluminium end manufacturing facility in Kentucky; Production to start in 2022
Ball Corporation has decided to construct a new aluminium end manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The production is scheduled to start in early-2022, creating approximately 200 manufacturing jobs. The company will expand the facility over multiple years through the installation of...
G-Zee Brands launches H2O Sonoma Soft Seltzer in cans
Beverage company G-Zee Brands has released H2O Sonoma Soft Seltzer 0.0% in recyclable 16oz (473ml) cans. The new range is a wine-infused non-alcoholic sparkling water. The Seltzer is available in three flavours: Pinot Noir, Rosé, and Sauvignon Blanc. The company will launch five more varieties:...
