innovation
Dow presents sustainable coatings for food and drink cans
Dow Coating Materials has introduced a durable alternative to traditional, epoxy-based can coatings with Canvera Polyolefin Dispersions.
Speakers for ADF conference confirmed
Christelle Anya, show director, ADF&PCD New York, has confirmed a list of speakers who will be attending the Aerosol & Dispensing Forum (ADF) conference.
Crown’s Peelfit technology wins gold at DuPont Packaging Innovation Awards
Crown Food Europe has received a gold award at the 29th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation for its easy-open foil sealed can.
Sherwin-Willams acquires paint and coatings corporation Valspar
The Sherwin‐Williams Company has announced it has completed its acquisition of The Valspar Corporation.
BAMA appoints Pelican Communications
The British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA), has appointed specialist packaging agency, Pelican Communications to assist in handling its communications programme.
AkzoNobel expansion strengthens international brand in South America
AkzoNobel has opened a performance coatings production facility in Santo André, Brazil, which will enable the company to be more agile in responding to local customer needs and regional market demands.
WaveGrip to go mobile into Europe through partnership with WeCan
WaveGrip has partnered with providers of contract canning services for small to medium volume beverages producers WeCan, taking the canning line to the production facility.
It’s where it all happens
Wolfgang Niemsch, chairman of the Metpack committee, welcomed in the 2017 edition of the show with a positive message of prosperity within the metal packaging sector.
PrintabLED wins the Gold Metpack Innovation Award 2017
The Italian company PrintabLED has won the industry Gold Metpack Innovation Award 2017, for its high performance UV-LED systems of the same name for paint and printing systems.
Domino Printing Sciences win Queen’s Award for innovation
Domino Printing Sciences has been awarded a Queen’s Award for Innovation, in recognition of its A-Series i-Tech range of industrial continuous ink jet printers which have increased customer efficiency and driven market share growth.
ADF accepts Innovation Awards entries
The Aerosol & Dispensing Forum (ADF) is accepting entries from brands and suppliers for its Innovation Awards.
Ball collaborates with Croatian craft brewer Garden Brewery
Ball has collaborated with Croatian craft brewer Garden Brewery to produce packaging for its craft beer range.
AkzoNobel to be carbon neutral and use 100% renewable energy by 2050
AkzoNobel has committed to accelerating its sustainability agenda by announcing a new ambition to use 100% renewable energy and become carbon neutral by 2050.
Ball collaborates with Skiwater to unveil its Alumni-tek bottle
Ball has collaborated with Austrian based Skiwater Beverages to produce its latest innovation, the Alumni-tek bottle.