sustainability
Exclusive: Ball/Rexam merger interview
CanTech talks to Erik Bouts, COO of global metal packaging at Ball, about the ongoing merger and its effects on the industry.
Metal Recycles Forever logo
Rexam has announced the first commercial use of the Metal Recycles Forever logo in the UK.
AkzoNobel reports strong Q2
AkzoNobel today reported a positive second quarter despite a challenging market.
CMI: Open Up to Cans Campaign
CMI has launched a new campaign to promote the aluminium can as a superior package.
acáo chooses Rexam slim cans
Rexam has partnered with acáo, a German drinks start-up, to launch an organic vegan ‘Smart Drink’ in Rexam’s 250ml slim cans.
Ball improves on sustainability goals
Ball has released its 2014 global sustainability data, indicating noteworthy improvements toward its corporate and operational sustainability priorities and goals since issuing its biennial sustainability report. “For Ball, sustainability is an integral part of who we are,” said Bjoern Kulmann, Ball’s director of sustainability. “Each and every day, our employees around the world remain focused […]
Coke CCE looks to the future of manufacturing
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has released the initial findings from its industry research partnership with Cranfield University; a white paper entitled Sustainable Manufacturing for the Future. The paper considers the current and future landscape of sustainable manufacturing across the food and drink industry in Great Britain, investigating the challenges and opportunities the industry needs to address […]
June 2015
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Novelis joins Circular Economy 100
Novelis has announced its induction into the Circular Economy 100 (CE100), a global platform aiming to bring together companies, emerging innovators, cities and regions to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.
European Aluminium’s ‘Sustainability Roadmap’
I recently attended European Aluminium’s ‘Common Goals, Shared Action’ sustainability event for the aluminium industry in Brussels, Belgium.
CCE’s new high speed canning line
Coca-Cola Enterprises’ new £16.6m high-speed canning line at its Sidcup site is now operational and will increase on-site production with the line’s capacity increasing from 57,600 cans per hour (cph) to 110,000cph. The new high-speed line, replacing an older line on-site, is CCE’s only multi-formatted line in Great Britain (GB) designed to produce both the […]
Second Self Beer Company selects Novelis’ evercan
Novelis, an aluminum rolling and recycling specialist, and Atlanta brewery Second Self Beer Company have announced the launch of Second Self beer in aluminum cans, made from Novelis’ evercan. “At Second Self we spend a lot of time perfecting the flavor profile of every beer we make, from how it first hits the pallet to […]
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’s R. David Hoover Sustainability Awards
Ball is honouring seven of its 58 global manufacturing plants with the R. David Hoover Sustainability Award for making a substantial impact toward Ball’s sustainability goals, both inside the plant and within their communities, in 2014. The annual award recognises one plant in each region of Ball’s global beverage can business and its global food […]