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Ball reaches agreement with Ardagh
Ball Corporation has announced it and Rexam have entered into an agreement with Ardagh Group.
Developments at Applegate
The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) has partnered with Applegate Marketplace to offer guidance to CIPS members on themes and key developments in business and to support in the selection of suppliers.
Aluminium can recycle rate at record high
The overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the European Union, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland has increased by 1.8% to a new record level of 71.3% in 2013.
Rexam takeover by Ball confirmed
Ball has announced that the European Commission has granted conditional regulatory clearance in Europe of its proposed acquisition of Rexam PLC.
Rexam opens Swiss manufacturing plant
Rexam announces the completed construction and inauguration of its new wall to wall manufacturing plant in Widnau, Switzerland.
Tube of the Year 2015
Tube of the Year awards 2015 winners announced
The fine print
Richard Piper visits Jørgen Windelev, in Copenhagen, Denmark, to find out how this innovative firm can offer near photo-quality finishes on metal substrates.
Business news, Can & end making, Metal decorating, Sustainability
Study into ‘permanent materials’
According to a study conducted by Swiss consultancy firm Carbotech AG in collaboration with the University of Applied Science Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), aluminium and steel fulfil the criteria for ‘permanent materials’. The study claims that the current approach of classifying materials as renewable or non-renewable is insufficient for the development of good practices in sustainable […]
The Triumph of Slim
Slim Cans are gaining ground in the beverage can market. The Ball Corporation tells us more about this important size variation.
As good as new
Richard Piper travels to Rioja, Spain, to visit used and refurbished equipment supplier Lacueva.
Ball appoints Erik Bouts to lead global metal beverage packaging business
Ball has announced that Erik Bouts will be joining the company as senior vice president, Ball Corporation, and chief operating officer, global metal beverage packaging, effective February 2015. Bouts will report to John A. Hayes, chairman, president and CEO and he will be based in Zurich, Switzerland. “Erik is a proven leader with a wealth […]
Huber Packaging to purchase four Crown general lines
Huber Packaging Group will purchase Crown general line tinplate packaging locations in Switzerland (Aesch), Finland (Helsinki), Great Britain (Liverpool) and France (Rouen), as soon as the local and European consultation procedures (if applicable) and necessary formalities have been completed. The acquisition is scheduled to close by the end of the first quarter of 2015. The […]
Up and running
Last week, publisher Neil McRitchie and I travelled to Ball Corporation’s European Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, to carry out the first interview in our series for CanTech TV. Jesus Gainza, director of Customer Technical Services (CTS), very kindly agreed to talk to us on camera about the role of his team and how their expertise […]
World’s fastest bottle maker unveiled
Can making equipment provider mall/herlan has unveiled what it claims is the world’s fastest bottle maker. Revealed in a small town on the outskirts of Milan in northern Italy The Bottlemaker is able to produce 500 bottles per minute and can, according to the firm, could even in principle achieve a rate of up to […]