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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American Aluminium a paramount Industry in a moment of “National Emergency”: The Aluminium Association
On 19 th March’20, the Aluminum Association published a framework for policymakers developing economic stimulus and other programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The document – “American Aluminum Jobs: Essential to the Nation” – emphasized the paramount nature of U.S. aluminium production,...
Metal packaging company Technocap partners with Oricon to debut in India
One of the global giants in the metal packaging industry, Technocap, is reportedly forming a partnership company with an Indian group Oricon, in an attempt to debut in the Indian market. According to the report, the new joint venture named Technocap Oriental will be based in Mumbai. 75 per cent of...
Constantia Flexibles’ Constantia Teich plant receives ASI CoC Standard Certification
Constantia Flexibles has been awarded ASI Chain of Custody Standard Certification for its rolling and packaging conversion facility Constantia Teich GmbH in Weinburg, Austria. The news came after Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced about it today, March 17, 2020. Earlier in 2018, the plant...
AEROBAL reports 3.7% drop in 2019 aluminium aerosol cans production
The International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL) reported a 3.7 per cent decline in aluminium aerosol cans production in 2019. The generally weaker global economy left its mark on the annual production figures. Global production dropped from the previous year’s...
Alupro appoints PR firm Prova to reinforce aluminium message
The not-for-profit organisation with over 30 years of experience representing the UK’s aluminium packaging industry, Alupro, works to fulfil the industry’s obligation to meet, and exceed, recycling targets for aluminium packaging. Alupro is also funded by the industry. Alupro, the Aluminium...
PATHWATER launches new Sparkling and Alkaline water in aluminium bottles
PATHWATER has introduced new Sparkling and Alkaline water in reusable and recyclable aluminium bottles. The company aims to solve the single-use plastic water bottle crisis. Shadi Bakour, CEO and Co-founder of PATHWATER said: "Our newly enhanced, reusable bottled water and design is disrupting an...
Bierland selects Crown beverage cans for its new range
Brazil-based craft beer brand Bierland has expanded its products portfolio with the launch of new range in 350ml beverage can. The company has collaborated with Crown Embalagens Metálicas da Amazônia S.A., a subsidiary of Crown Holdings, to bring cans into its packaging portfolio. With this format...
Lotte Aluminium bags ASI Performance Standard Certification for its rolling facility in Ansan
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced on Thursday, March 12, that it certified Lotte Aluminium Co. Ltd. with Performance Standard Certification for rolling facility in Ansan, South Korea. The facility’s operations include rolling, sepa-slitting and annealing for the production of aluminium...
Ball Corporation to buy Tubex Aluminum Aerosol Packaging Facility
Ball Corporation, a supplier of innovative, sustainable aluminium packaging solutions, has announced that it will acquire Tubex Industria E Comercio de Embalagens Ltda, an aluminium aerosol packaging business with a plant near Sao Paolo, Brazil, along with associated contracts and other related...
Alley Kat Brewing Company announces to switch to aluminium cans from bottles
On Tuesday, March 10, Alley Kat Brewing Company announced that it decided to switch to aluminium cans after packaging exclusively in bottles since 1995. According to the report, the company will switch to cans this spring, based on the market demand. Neil Herbst said, “We’ve been watching the...
CANPACK expanding capacity in Colombia and Russia by more than 1 billion cans annually
According to a recent report, CANPACK is expanding its capacity by more than 1 billion cans annually in Colombia and Russia, as the aluminium cans market in those two countries shows a positive sign of growth. Companies in both Colombia and Russia seek additional capacity for their products, driven...
Alcohol to be sold in Aluminium cans: Indian state Uttar Pradesh gets ready
Uttar Pradesh, a state in northern India, counted as the most densely populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world, roughly with 200 million inhabitants is all set to sell Indian made foreign liquor in aluminium cans. The new excise policy of the Uttar...
Lotte Aluminium to invest in an aluminium anode foils production plant in Hungary
On 25 th February’20, Lotte Aluminium, the largest comprehensive aluminium packaging material company of South Korea, made public that it will invest aluminium anode foils production plant for secondary batteries in Hungary. Lotte Aluminium plans to invest KRW 110 billion in an industrial complex...
“We believe that innovation could not be limited to products and processes, but should rather include services as well” -Goksal Gungor, General Manager, Assan Alüminyum
Assan Alüminyum, a subsidiary of Kibar Holding, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers in the flat-rolled aluminium industry. The company produces coil & sheet, foil and pre-painted aluminium products for a variety of sectors such as packaging, distribution, construction, consumer durables,...
Ball Corporation reports net earnings of $566 million in 2019
Ball Corporation reported 2019 net earnings of $566 million on sales of $11.5 billion, compared to $454 million on sales of $11.6 billion in 2018. The company’s 2019 comparable net earnings were $861 million, from $775 million in 2018. In the fourth quarter, net earnings stood at $160 million on...
ASI certifies a Novelis plant at Ohle for its responsible aluminium production and sourcing
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has announced that it certifies a Novelis plant at Ohle, Germany, for its responsible production, sourcing, and stewardship of aluminium. The plant supplies foil and packaging products for diverse applications, including coffee capsules, foil trays for the food...
Alufoil Trophy winners scores “High Five”: WorldStar Awards
An amazing record-breaking five products, acknowledged earlier this year for supremacy in aluminium foil innovation by the Alufoil Trophy 2019 competition, have obtained internationally recognised WorldStars, which followed judging by voting members of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) at its...
Waken Mouthwashes enter the market with fully recyclable Aluminium bottles: Vetroplas
Vetroplas packaging, the makers of superior quality packaging solutions designed for the UK cosmetics and personal care markets, has delivered fully recyclable Aluminium bottles for Waken mouthwashes. Availability comes with 500 ml bottles – contemporary and stylish enough to be on full view in the...
