steel

 

Maercke succeeds Mohr at APEAL

The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) has appointed Alexis Van Maercke as secretary general, effective from 17 November.

Questions and answers

Today is the deadline if you would like to submit any questions to our panel for our Candid Forum feature at Asia CanTech. The Candid Forum panel includes Crown’s Nandkumar Bhosale, Kian Joo’s Tony Foo Mun Choong and Tata Steel’s Simon Vooijs.

Global market for metal cans on the rise

The global market for metal cans, barrels, drums and pails is projected to exceed $80 billion by 2022, driven by rising consumption of all types of beverages and growing popularity of convenient, cost-friendly, eco-friendly and safe packaging options.

Crown launches Peelfit can

Crown has launched a proprietary metal can, Peelfit designed specifically for the dry food market to address demands for greater convenience, light weighting and product protection.

It’s an innovation thing

I’ve just returned from an enjoyable couple of days visiting Moravia Cans based in the Czech Republic. Although it was a tricky journey – landing in Vienna, driving through Slovakia and into the Czech Republic, it was certainly a worthwhile visit.

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