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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Laminazione Sottile Group and Contital jointly start Contital LM Turkey to manufacture aluminium food containers and rolls
Laminazione Sottile Group and Contital have jointly announced their new venture and production start at the new company "Contital LM Turkey". The company will specialize in manufacturing aluminium food containers and rolls. The new company is equipped with 20 presses, 6 rewinders and over 90 moulds...
New reforms in UK may double aluminium recycling, says Green Alliance
New reforms if implemented, including a deposit return scheme (DRS), may double the aluminium recycling and prevent around £50 million of wasted resources each year each year, as suggested by environment think tank Green Alliance report. The report titled ‘Closing the loop: Four steps towards 100...
ASI certifies Shanghai Shenhuo Aluminium Foil against ASI Performance Standard
A press release from Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced that Shanghai Shenhuo Aluminium Foil Co., Ltd. has been successfully certified against ASI’s Performance Standard for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. This is the second company in China to achieve...
Achenbach to exhibit its latest JumboSlit machines at ICE 2019 in Munich
In a press release to AlCircle.com, the Achenbach OPTIFOIL® brand says that it has emerged as one of the global world-class brands for aluminium doublers, separators, and slitters. It mentions that currently the demand for its winding and slitting machinery for slitting thin aluminium, non-ferrous...
Nespresso dedicates US$1.2 million for better aluminium capsules recycling
According to a recent report, Nespresso, in collaboration with New York City’s curbside recycling programme, has made a US$1.2 million commitment to enable better recovery of its aluminium coffee capsules. President and CEO of Nespresso USA Guillaume Le Cunff said, “Nespresso is deeply committed to...
ARD Aluminium signs agreement with BOI to manufacture aluminium food containers, foil wraps
ARD Aluminium (Pvt) Ltd will construct a US$ 1.7 million manufacturing facility at Mirigama Economic Processing Zone (EPZ) in Sri Lanka. The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka and ARD Aluminium (Pvt) Ltd signed an agreement to build a plant for the production of aluminium food containers with lids...
i2r to launch aluminium foil tray at Packaging Innovations 2019 show
i2r Packaging Solutions, a manufacturer of a comprehensive range of aluminium foil wrinklewall and smoothwall containers, has unveiled an innovative aluminium smoothwall product for the food packaging industry. The company will launch i2r Ultra™ at the forthcoming Packaging innovations show at the...
Aluminium foil containers sales grow globally in 2018 with end-users shift to sustainable packaging: FMI
According to the latest research report by FMI, over 1 million tonnes of aluminium containers were sold globally in 2018. This sales volume is likely to escalate further by 4 per cent year-on-year in 2019, learned the report. Shifting consumer patterns towards effective and sustainable formats...
Ball Corporation reports improved 2018 results driven by growing demand for metal packaging
Ball Corporation reported 2018 net earnings attributable to the corporation of $454 million on sales of $11.6 billion, compared to $374 million net earnings attributable to the corporation on sales of $11.0 billion in 2017. Ball's full-year 2018 comparable net earnings were $775 million, from $728...
Can Makers launches website in association with Metal Packaging Europe
Can Makers, the trade body representing drinks can manufacturers in the UK, has launched a brand new website to showcase the benefits of drinks cans, reflecting the UK's growing demand for the sustainable pack format. Marcel Arsand, Chairman at the Can Makers says: “The can has been an unsung hero...
Ball Corporation to launch its 360° aerosol can at ADF&PCD exhibition
Ball Corporation, the leader in aluminium aerosol packaging, announced that it will launch its 360° aerosol can at the ADF&PCD exhibition, the world's biggest event for the aerosol, dispensing, perfume and cosmetic packaging community. The ADF&PCD exhibition will be held in Paris on Jan. 30 and 31,...
Alufoil Trophy winners win accolades at World Packaging Organisation's WorldStar awards
The 2019 WorldStar competition, organised by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) continues to endorse aluminium foil as one of the major packaging materials globally, considering its recycling and convenience values. Four aluminium foil products, which had already won the coveted Alufoil Trophy...
East of England Co-op partners with Ipswich Borough Council to boost recycling rates
The East of England Co-op has launched a new campaign with Ipswich Borough Council to encourage more recycling in Ipswich, England. East of England Co-op said the retailer will run an in-store trial to increase awareness of items that can and can’t be recycled, and will introduce recycling points...
Global packaging company Amcor collaborates with Danone for new yogurt jar
Global packaging company Amcor partnered with Danone to develop new packaging for cold-fill dairy products. The transparent 200-ml polyethylene terephthalate (PET) jar with a wide-mouth opening and an aluminium-PET-aluminium closure with a 65mm over cap in clear polypropylene (PP) was developed for...
Sterling Vineyards launches re-sealable aluminium wine bottles
Sterling Vineyards, a division Treasury Wine Estates, has launched three new varieties of wines in recyclable and re-sealable aluminium bottles. Sterling Vineyards brand director Rob Knott said: “It’s no surprise that we are bringing something different and very much in tune with what consumers...
Recap 2018: The year saw significant expansions in beverage can sector; Tariffs created concern
Aluminium is a key part of our daily lives: from cars and planes to cell phones, buildings and food packaging. Aluminium cans are becoming increasingly popular as the pack of choice for soft drink beverages such as tea and juice, which were not traditionally sold in a can. 2018 saw some...
Hoffmann Neopac to begin polyfoil tube production investing $30.8 million
The Swiss packaging company Hoffmann Neopac AG will reportedly begin tube production with an investment of $30.8 million at its new production facility early this year. It already received a grant of $30,000 from the One North Carolina Fund, per the report, which looks to create economic growth and...
Austria aluminium scrap import to grow in 2018 from year ago; Germany to continue as the top exporter
Aluminium recycling is part of Europe’s wider Aluminium industry, a sector of the economy that generates almost €40 billion revenue a year and directly or indirectly employs more than one million people. Aluminium beverage cans contribute to a large extent to the overall estimated recycling result...
