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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East Riding of Yorkshire Council launching MetalMatters campaign to increase metal recycling
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s waste and recycling team is reportedly launching the MetalMatters campaign on Thursday, September 5. The aim of the campaign, managed by Alupro, is to encourage residents to place the metal packaging items in blue bins so that they can be recycled. The items that...
EAFA invites entries for Alufoil Trophy 2020; award ceremony to be held during interpack 2020
European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) has announced the launch of Alufoil Trophy 2020 inviting entries for a competition that highlights best practice, and promotes R&D and application innovation in aluminium foil. Entries for latest products, applications and ideas from the European aluminium...
Jimmy’s Iced Coffee launches its new product in recyclable aluminium cans
Jimmy’s Iced Coffee has expanded is its drinks range with the introduction of a new Flat White Extra Shot iced coffee. The new Flat White is available in aluminium cans. The company said Flat White is the first in the range to be infinitely recyclable. Jimmy’s co-founder, Suzie Cregan said: “We...
Additional 99,000t of aluminium sheet stock required for 7.7 billion aluminium cans: Wood Mackenzie
Wood Mackenzie research shows that replacing 7.7 billion plaster water bottles a year with 7.7 billion aluminium cans would require 99,000 tonnes of additional aluminium sheet stock. This analysis attempted to answer the question of whether at all replace plastic bottles could be replaced with...
Aluminium consumption in Brazil expected to hit 1.5 million tonnes by Q1 2020: Abal
Aluminium consumption in Brazil is expected to match the record levels of 2013 by the end of 2019 or the beginning of 2020, backed on better sales in the aluminium packaging industry. According to the industry association Abal, apparent consumption will grow by some 7.5 per cent this year compared...
Constellium’s operations in Singen receive Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Performance Standard certificate
Constellium’s casting and rolling operations in Singen, Germany, have been certified against Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI) Performance Standard for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. The facility has high-grade cold mills and an integrated hot/cold rolling...
Nestlé announces the launch of Starbucks by Nespresso in the UK and Ireland
Nestlé has launched Starbucks by Nespresso, which unites Starbucks quality coffee with the Nespresso Original system, in the UK and Ireland. Starbucks by Nespresso will be available from Monday, 2nd September at all major retailers, making it the first time Nestlé has made available Nespresso’s...
Ball debuts first-ever recyclable aluminium cup to end plastic waste
Ball Corporation launched a pilot of infinitely recyclable aluminium cups in the U.S. to curb plastic waste. Ball developed the cup over the past several years for use at home and in other areas where plastic cups are common. John A. Hayes, chairman, president and chief executive officer said: "As...
Aluminium import surge in India hurts domestic production during April-June quarter – Source says
According to a recent report, a 7 per cent growth in aluminium demand in India during April-June quarter of the financial year 2019-20 failed to boost production as consumption remained moderate in industries facing liquidity crunch. Sales of aluminium companies also fell by 10.8 per cent in that...
Crown Beverage Packaging North America opens new graphics studio to optimize package design
Crown Beverage Packaging North America, a business unit of Crown Holdings, has opened a new graphics studio in Ambler, PA, to help North American beverage brands maximize the impact of their packaging graphics and expedite product launches. The 14,000-sq.-ft. facility features cutting-edge...
Leicester City Council with Alupro aims to increase citywide aluminium foil recycling rate
According to a recent report, Leicester City Council has teamed up with Alupro, the aluminium packaging recycling organisation, to help residents recycle more of their aluminium foil trays and wrapping foil. Alupro runs the “Foil in Love with Recycling” campaign, funded by the European Aluminium...
India’s aluminium foil import to decline 40% in 2019 after a sweeping growth last year
According to a report, the global aluminium foils market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.5 percent until 2020 to reach 6.4 MMT during the forecasted period, primarily driven by the increasing demand for beverage cans, the major end-user of aluminium foil. The demand for aluminium foils is going...
Coopers Brewery releases its Sparkling Ale in cans
Coopers Brewery has released its Sparkling Ale, one of its foundation beers, in bold red 375 ml cans. Sparkling Ale will be available in mid-August to coincide with the release of Coopers XPA in cans. Sparkling Ale and XPA join Coopers Original Pale Ale, Session Ale and Mild Ale in cans. Coopers...
Coke to launch Dasani water in recyclable aluminium cans
According to a recent report, Coca-Cola is switching from plastic bottles to aluminium cans for its Dasani water brand. As per the report, Coke will start selling canned Dasani next month onwards in the north-east of the United States, and by 2020 it plans to reach out to other parts of the...
Dualit launches new range of recyclable aluminium coffee capsules
British manufacturer of coffee and tea capsules Dualit has reportedly unveiled a new range of recyclable aluminium coffee capsules. Compatible with both Nespresso and Dualit coffee machines, these capsules are available in the United Kingdom in four different variants – ristretto, intense, lungo,...
Toast Ale launches its core range of craft beer in 330ml aluminium cans
Bread-based beer brand Toast Ale has reportedly launched a new line of craft beer cans, which will be available online and in Tesco and Waitrose. The release of these cans was inspired by a study that showed aluminium cans boast a lower environmental impact than glass bottles. It also found that...
John Farrer & Co. unveils a range of recyclable aluminium coffee capsules
Coffee roaster John Farrer & Co. (Kendal) Limited has reportedly launched a range of recyclable aluminium coffee capsules, in a bid to mark the 200 th year of the company’s anniversary and address the problem of plastic waste. Farrer chose to use aluminium for their capsules for several reasons....
Heineken's H1 2019 profits affected by rising packaging costs due to higher aluminium prices
Heineken NV reported on Monday that it missed profit estimates for H1 2019 despite higher sales, attributing it to rising packaging costs due to higher aluminium prices. The world's second-largest brewer and Europe's top-selling lager beer maker sticks to its profit growth forecast for the full...
