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Cans recycling challenge

The US Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) has received top honors in the Great American Can Roundup’s (GACR) Commander-in-Chief’s Challenge. As the top recycling service academy for the 2014-2015 GACR Challenge, all 896 cadets of the USCGA’s eight companies participated in the competition to recycle more than 3,100 aluminum beverage cans. An award ceremony took place […]

Ball second request from FTC

Ball has today announced that it has received a Request for Additional Information, or “second request,” from the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. The request is in connection with the FTC’s review of Ball’s recommended offer to acquire Rexam PLC.and is a standard part of the […]

Stiff competition

When BAA, the British Airports Authority, was deemed to have a monopoly on the UKs airports the Competition Commission stepped in, conducted a full review of the situation, and then promptly ordered it to sell off three facilities to rival companies – two of which were in the London area. If you translate the information […]

Crown announces acquisition of Empaque

Crown Holdings has announced that Mexico’s Federal Competition Commission has approved its acquisition of Empaque, a Mexican manufacturer of aluminium cans and ends, bottle caps and glass bottles for the beverage industry, from Heineken N.V. The parties expect to close the transaction shortly. Empaque, headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico, currently operates two beverage can plants, a […]

Competition concerns over Sonoco acquisition

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that Sonoco Products Company’s acquisition of Weidenhammer Packaging Group GmbH gives rise to a realistic prospect of a substantial lessening of competition and will be referred for an in-depth phase 2 investigation unless acceptable undertakings are offered. Sonoco and Weidenhammer both manufacture and supply composite cans for […]

Crown wins gold at Starpack awards

Crown Aerosols and Speciality Packaging Europe is celebrating a number of successes in the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) Starpack Awards 2014. At the awards ceremony, which took place in London, UK, the team was honored with gold, silver and bronze across multiple categories for its work with some of Europe’s beverage and […]

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Hulamin secures long term slab supply from Bayside

Shareholders have been advised that Isizinda Aluminium has announced the acquisition of the Bayside casthouse in Richards Bay, KwaZulu Natal, from BHP Billiton. The effective date is expected to be 1 April 2015, subject to Competition Commission approval. Isizinda (meaning Hub in isiZulu) is a strategic partnership between Bingelela Capital and Hulamin. Bingelela Capital, a […]

CMB apprentices win gold at WorldSkills

Three apprentices from CMB Engineering have won first place for the second time at the National WorldSkills UK competition which took place in Birmingham on the 13-15 November. Dominic Trees, Patrick Devanney and Chris Renwick, were the three apprentices compete at this year’s Manufacturing Team Challenge. The contestants had to design, manufacture, assemble and test […]

Fish canning

Richard Piper spoke with Jon Walsh, marketing director at John West, about the fish canning industry and the role packaging plays.

World Aluminium Aerosol Can Awards

AEROBAL has announced the winners of the World Aluminium Aerosol Can Award 2014: Innovative ideas for print and design and the environment. The judging panel was made up of journalists from can magazines from around the world. A can produced by German manufacturer Tubex for Dove deodorant won the award for best can already on […]

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Silver for Rexam at ABRE Awards

Rexam was awarded the silver trophy for the Alcoholic Beverage Packaging category at the 2014 ABRE Brazilian Packaging Awards. The beverage can maker beat competition with the FUSION aluminium bottle for Smirnoff Ice. The bottle, which holds 11oz, is unique in the Ready to Drink (RTD) category in the country; it is the lightest bottle […]

Indie Beer Can festival shortlist

The first round of judging for the inaugural Indie Beer Can Festival competition has taken place. Brewers within the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) have won the majority of finalist places – of the 12 shortlisted beers, 10 are brewed by SIBA members. The competition was launched earlier this year in partnership with SIBA and […]

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The WorldStar Packaging Awards

The World Packaging Organisation has announced that entries for WorldStar Packaging Awards 2015 will be open from 1 July to 10 October 2014. Judges are looking for a pack that is better in its class, execution and innovation that other packaging products. The judges consider the following criteria: protection and preservation of contents; ease of […]

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