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Success for second Beviale Moscow exhibition
The second edition of Beviale Moscow was a success, the trade fair for the beverage industry in Eastern Europe saw 3,984 visitors and 130 exhibitors attend between 28 February to 2 March at the Crocus Expo in Moscow.
Innovation is brewing
Camden Town Brewery has unveiled a new site in Enfield, UK, which is the largest investment to London’s brewing industry for 30 years. Megan Humphrey met CEO Jasper Cuppaidge for a behind the scenes tour of the facility.
Consumers prefer to have new experiences with packaging
60% of consumers find new experiences more exciting than new products and are starting to seek products offering more than mere functionality, according to a global survey by Canadean.
Ball enjoys success at BrauBeviale
Ball says it enjoyed its most successful year at BrauBeviale this month.
Steel cans reduce climate change impact
The Association of Producers of Steel for Packaging (Apeal) has confirmed that the impact on climate change of the average unit of steel packaging was reduced by 32% during 2000 to 2013.
Mineral water in a can launched in Germany
German drinks manufacturer Rhodius Mineralquellen has reintroduced its mineral water into cans after more than a decade.
Sun Chemical opens coatings lab in New Jersey
Sun Chemical has reinforced its commitment to the graphic arts and packaging markets by opening a new coatings lab in its Carlstadt, New Jersey research and development facility.
Crown partners with Irish water drink
Crown has partnered with Ballygowan for its new range of Sparkling Irish Water Drink, ‘Sparkling Fruity’ recently launched in Ireland.
Aerosol can burst tester launched
CMC-Kuhnke has released an improved aerosol can burst tester that involves a semi-automated burst/buckle tester designed to check the pressure at which the aerosol end will buckle, and the pressure at which the aerosol can will burst.
Time to dream?
We are now only a couple of days away from Euro 2016 and there appears to be a degree of cautious optimism building in England.
Sun Chemical opens Turkish facility
Sun Chemical has opened a $30 million production centre in Aliağa, Izmir in Turkey dedicated to serving the growing demand for solvent based flexible packaging solutions.
Preventing can corrosion
For companies involved in the food and beverage industries, corrosion prevention is non-negotiable. Corroding equipment requires costly repairs and can contaminate the product it contains.
An efficient saving
Alex Fordham was recently granted an exclusive interview with CIE’s general manager, Franco Falcone. Falcone spoke candidly about CIE’s new Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) technology, which is set to transform how metal packaging companies consume water.
February 2016
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