wales
New poll shows Brits supporting an ‘all-in’ DRS
A new landmark poll has revealed that people in the UK will support an ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme model with a variable deposit.
Tata Steel may have to sell Trostre plant
Tata Steel may have to sell one of its Welsh plants in order to get approval for a proposed merger with German steelmaker Thyssenkrupp.
Tin men become MASTERS
Tinmasters recently announced the acquisition of Afon Tinplate. Alex Fordham visits Tinmasters’ headquarters in Caldicot, UK, to find out the implications of the purchase and the reasons behind the company’s rebranding
A look ahead…
It’s very much back to business for the team as we plan ahead for the next instalment of Asia CanTech 2016.
Tata Steel set to sell UK plants
Tata Steel has announced it plans to sell its Long Products division that employs 6,500 people in the UK and Europe, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation.
William Boyd
An interview with William Boyd, the new director and chief executive of the Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA).
MetalMatters campaign in Wrexham
Wrexham Council has become the 50th local authority to benefit from MetalMatters, the industry-funded communications campaign to increase household recycling of metal packaging. It is the fourth campaign the programme has run in partnership with Waste Awareness Wales. Previous campaigns include Newport, which achieved a 9% increase in metal capture at a cost of 31p […]
Felinfoel selects Rexam cans
Felinfoel, Wales’ oldest brewer, will launch its award-winning Double Dragon Craft Ale in Rexam 440ml cans. Rogier Keukens, UK sales manager at Rexam, says, “At Rexam, growing with our customers is key, no matter how big or small they may be. The craft beer segment has seen huge growth recently and imports in Western Europe […]
Torus appoints Bastech for sales support
Torus Measurement System has announced the appointment of Bastech Industrial PTY as its local representative for technical sales support and customer service in Australia and New Zealand. Bastech, based in New South Wales, Australia, is owned and managed by Chris Donaldson, a previous employee of Torus Measurement Systems. Torus supplies manual and automated inspection equipment […]
MetalMatters campaign launches in Wales
TV presenter Iolo Williams has joined forces with the MetalMatters programme run by ALUPRO to call encourage residents of Torfaen and Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) to recycle more. The average household in the Torfaen Borough using over 60 million items of metal packaging each year and the RCT Borough using 106 million items (joint total […]
On the ball
Richard Piper visits the Ball can making plant in Wrexham, North Wales.
UPDATE: Ball resumes production at fire-hit plant
Ball Packaging Europe managed to restart production at its fire-hit plant in Wrexham, UK, just two days after it happened.
Fire halts production at Ball can plant
A fire has halted production at Ball Packaging Europe’s plant in Wrexham, UK.
Tata Steel mothballs Llanwern hot strip mill
Part of Tata Steel’s Llanwern site in Newport, Wales, has been temporarily mothballed with immediate effect.