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Rexam Supplier Excellence Award programme

Rexam recently celebrated the award-winning achievements of six of its top US suppliers. The Rexam Supplier Excellence Award programme acknowledges the suppliers that consistently ensure reliability, quality, innovation and cost effectiveness throughout the company’s supply chain. The 2014 awards were presented to: Redwood Logistics took the Supplier of the Year award for being a true […]

Enter the Asia CanTech Awards now

This year the Asia CanTech Awards will be presented at the Asia CanTech gala dinner in Bangkok on 27 October 2015. These prestigious awards are open to all can manufacturers in the South East Asian region. You can enter as many times and in as many categories as you like. The awards are free to […]

Southbound Brewing Company chooses evercan

The Southbound Brewing Company in Georgia, US, has selected cans made from Novelis’ evercan high-recycled content aluminium can sheet. “We founded Southbound to bring the innovation and excitement of the American craft beer revolution to Savannah and the Southeast,” says Carly Wiggins, director, marketing and sales, Southbound Brewing Company and Membership Chair of the Georgia […]

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Schuler expands product portfolio

Schuler has expanded its product portfolio to include bodymakers, neckers-flangers and light testers, thanks to a license acquired by the Japanese can making company Universal Can Corporation (UCC). Speaking of the acquired technology Johannes Linden, head of Schuler’s Systems Division, says, “The proven machine design will be enhanced by our powerful Research, Development & Engineering […]

Novelis launches evercycle

Novelis has announced the first product in a new portfolio of certified high-recycled content aluminium for speciality applications called evercycle. This new material will apparently enable customers to produce infinitely recyclable products with a lower carbon footprint. The first product in the portfolio is designed for aluminium food containers. Certified by SCS Global Services to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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First ever Cradle-to-Cradle beverage can certification

Carlsberg has been awarded a bronze level certification from the Cradle-to-Cradle Products Innovation Institute for cans supplied by Rexam into the UK market. The award marks the first time a beverage package has been certified by the Institute. The certification is part of Carlsberg’s Circular Community initiative, of which Rexam was a founding partner back […]

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Meeting demand for aluminium

A delegation from the European aluminium industry has recently met with European Commission vice-president for the Energy Union, Maroš Šefčovič. Following the high-level discussions, EAA director-general Gerd Götz issues the following statement: “To meet fast-growing demand for aluminium in key end-use markets and maintain its leadership in innovation and sustainability, the European aluminium industry needs […]

Rexam’s La Selva plant converts to aluminium

Rexam’s La Selva plant near Tarrogona, Spain, has completed the conversion of its three final production lines from steel to aluminium. The project was completed on time and within budget. Speaking about the project completion, Iain Percival, sector director for Rexam Europe, says: “After nine months of hard work and cooperation between the Spanish and […]

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Fillers: what do you require?

As you know, here at CanTech we are keen to move into new areas in terms of what we cover so that you, our readers, are never left thinking that we are standing still as a publication. To this end, in 2015 we are looking to cover not just the technological side of the business […]

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New VP for Ball

Ball has announced the promotion of Manette A. Snow to the newly created position of vice president, diversity and inclusion.

CTI launches Sunlight Inks range

Chromatic Technologies is launching a range of Sunlight Inks for decoration applications in the can manufacturing industry. CTI claims that Sunlight Inks are the first photochromic inks that provide fast kinetics which turn on rapidly when sunlight hits it, repeatability which enables the ink to turn ‘on and off,’ a broad color spectrum offering, and […]

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