Impress buys assets of STI 5 March 2010
Impress has purchased the assets of Service Tool International (STI), one of the world’s foremost providers of engineering, design and assembly of conversion presses for easy open ends (EOEs) and components for metal packaging. More...
AkzoNobel cautious over economic recovery 25 February 2010
AkzoNobel has released its fourth quarter and full-year results which show 2009 revenue of €13.8 billion ($18.6bn), 10% below the previous year. More...
Fenton Packaging helps spread Impress’s recycling message 18 February 2010
Fenton Packaging, a UK logistics company, is aiming to help spread the word about the environmental benefits of metal packaging by dressing three of its trucks with the ‘Cans Naturally’ livery. More...
Coors Light launched in thermochromic beverage can from Ball 17 February 2010
The UK will see the arrival of special cans of Coors Light with Molson Coors Brewing Company (MCBC) set to launch the beer brand in a thermochromic beverage can from Ball Packaging Europe. More...
Crown looks to add new can line in Vietnam plant 17 February 2010
US metal packaging giant Crown Holdings, has announced that its subsidiary, Crown Asia Pacific Holdings, is planning to install a second beverage can line at its existing facility northeast of Ho Chi Minh City in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam. More...
£59 million loss posted by Rexam for 2009 17 February 2010
British can making company Rexam has announced full year results which show that it made a loss of £59 million ($93m) in the 12 months to the end of December. More...
Aerosol Forum to open its doors in Paris 12 February 2010
More than 800 people will be representing the leading international brands and their aerosol suppliers at the fourth Aerosol Forum next month. More...
Mixed results for SABMiller 12 February 2010
Third quarter results for the three months ending 31 December show that brewer SABMiller suffered flat beer sales for the period. More...
New energy drink from DIS 12 February 2010
Beverage filler DIS is launching its new energy drink 'Planet Energy Coffee' in slim line aluminium cans from Ball Packaging Europe.
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Crown provides new look for Pret A Manger drinks cans 4 February 2010
International café chain Pret A Manger has launched a rejuvenated look for its range of Pure Pret sparkling fresh juices using Pictoris high quality print technology from Crown. More...
Strong results for Ball 2 February 2010
US can making company Ball Corporation has reported strong results for the fourth quarter, with the company’s overall net earnings up by more than $65 million for the year 2009. More...
FEMSA beer business to be bought by Heineken 15 January 2010
Dutch beer giant Heineken is set to acquire the operations of Formento Economico Mexicano SAB (FEMSA) in an all share transaction worth $7.6 billion (€5.3 bn). More...
SCA appoint new president 15 January 2010
Michael Cronin has been appointed as the new president of European packaging operations at SCA Packaging. More...
