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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France’s aluminium scrap export is estimated to increase in 2017
<p>France is <span>one of the key growth</span> markets in European aluminium industry which grew by 2.4% year on year. Packaging, building and the automotive sectors are the major demand drivers for the aluminium in the country.</p> <p>Aluminium scrap remains a significant resource to be...
Rafesa adds glossy black aluminium collars to its perfumery packaging range
<p>Leading Spanish packaging company Rafesa has extended its aluminium collars range for perfumery packaging. The brand new glossy black version of the perfumery aluminium collars has already found place in the company’s accessories catalogue as a standard offering.</p> <p>Rafesa came up with...
EAFA announces entries are open for Alufoil Trophy 2018
<p>The European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) announced that the entries for the Alufoil Trophy 2018 are now open. The deadline for the entries is 24 November 2017.The competition which is being organised by EAFA hunt for the best products which are either made from aluminium foil or aluminium...
Aluminium foil packaging market to chart steady growth in emerging economies
<p>According to a new report by Transparency Market Research, the global aluminium foil packaging market is projected to witness a steady stable growth due to increasing demand and consumption of consumer goods in the emerging economies. The aluminium foil packaging market is expected to grow at a...
Aluminium foil waste can be converted into biofuel catalyst, says Queen’s Univ
<p>A researcher at Queen’s University in Belfast, has developed a technique to convert dirty aluminium foil into a biofuel catalyst. The technique would help in solving waste and energy problems. Around 20,000 tonnes of aluminium foil packaging is wasted every year in the UK, a...
CPMC Holdings gets approval for $20 million aluminium can project in east China
<p>CPMC Holdings Limited, manufacturer and seller of packaging products in the People’s Republic of China , has received approval for its can project in Haining, Zhejiang. The $20 million project will have an annual capacity of 2 billion pieces of cans.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align:...
Constellium to showcase bright and functional surfaces at Aluminium China 2017
<p>Constellium is exhibiting at Aluminium China 2017 from July 19 to 21, in Shanghai. Constellium showcases its extensive portfolio of products and solutions of advanced bright and functional surfaces for various applications such as automotive interior and exterior design, cosmetics packaging, and...
Costa Cruises achieved significant recycling and sustainability benchmarks in 2016
<p>According to the newly released 2016 sustainability report, Costa Cruises, an Italian cruise line, based in Genoa, Italy reduced waste by 9.5% per passenger day and cut its carbon footprint by 5% from 2015 to 2016. Fuel consumption per passenger also dropped 3%.</p> <p>The report says Costa...
European Aluminium Foil Association elects its new president
<p>The European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) has elected Bruno Rea, commercial director at Laminazione Sottile Group of Italy, as the new president at the Association’s summer conference in Bilbao, Spain.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto;...
Every Can Counts starts can recycling campaign in Belgium this summer
<p>A press release from the Every Can Counts initiative says that their members would now make the general public aware of the sorting of cans outside their residences by conducting events on major events, offices, schools, beaches or public spaces. They aim to count on each citizen to do...
Fraser Yachts teams-up with CanO Water to supply water in aluminium cans
<p>To address the issue of plastic pollution in oceans, Fraser Yachts teamed up with CanO Water to reduce ocean plastic wastes that have a negative impact on the environment. CanO Water will be given to Fraser’s yachts to spread the message of the importance of reducing plastic...
Georgia’s Borjomi to sell its products in aluminium cans
<p>IDS Borjomi, the market leader in mineral waters in Georgia, will sell water packaged in aluminium cans to represent innovative packaging in the country’s bottled water industry. The cans will be available in 0.33 litre aluminium bottles.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display:...
India exports about 23,000 tons of aluminium household articles per year, USA tops the importer list
<p>India has a large number of small and medium size enterprises that manufacture aluminium household articles. Most of these articles are made from remelted ingots sourced locally and through imports. The articles include kitchen utensils, household furniture and fittings kitchen foils and...
URBB to sell cans with aluminium foil packaging with EUR 2 million investment
<p>United Romanian Breweries Bereprod (URBB) will be selling its cans covered in an aluminium foil. The URBB invested EUR 2 million for the implementation of the new technology. The company decided to wrap the top of its can with an aluminium foil in order to protect against external...
Top five aluminium foil manufacturers in the U.S.
Aluminium foil is more than just a convenient food packaging material. The global aluminium foil packaging market will reach 12.45 million tons by 2020, recording a CAGR of 6.47 per cent, according to analysts at Technavio, Aluminium foil, which is a malleable material, can be moulded without...
Nairobi firms consider using aluminium foils as plastic ban looms large
<p>As the deadline for use of nylon packaging materials looms in Nairobi, and with the government being strict about not reversing the ban of environmentally hazardous material, local shoppers, retailers, and plastic paper manufactures are now looking for alternative materials.</p> <p...
Heineken to roll out new aluminium bottles in three locations in the US
<p>Heineken, the leading Dutch brewing company has introduced new designs for its limited-edition aluminium bottles and specified three additional locations in USA to roll out the same.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
New GLAFRI award to recognize future innovation in aluminium foil and closures
<p>The Global Aluminium Foil Roller Initiative (GLAFRI) has announced the launch of The Robert V Neher Award, an award that would recognize the best innovative packaging and technical applications in the field of aluminium foil and closures through an academic competition.</p> <p style="text-align:...
