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Growth for metal cans
Metal cans achieved the highest volume growth of any packaging material in the packaged water category, according to Canadean’s latest soft drinks research.
New generation of spray coatings
PPG Industries’ packaging coatings business has announced that it will showcase Innovel HPS new generation spray coatings for the interior of beverage cans at Cannex & Fillex Asia Pacific in Guangzhou, China, 1-4 June.
Badoit goes sleek
Badoit natural sparkling water partners with modern packaging format to release three signature waters in Ball’s 33cl sleek cans.
An emerging market
With the economic sanctions looking more and more likely to be lifted, Iran presents a very real and interesting opportunity to businesses – can makers included.
INX International opens manufacturing facility in Prague
INX Digital Czech welcomed more than 100 customers and guests to the grand opening of its new manufacturing facility in Prague this month.
Rexam’s sustainability report 2015
Rexam has published its 2015 Sustainability Report.
A sense of pride
Richard Piper speaks with Trevor Newman, operations director at Coca-Cola Enterprises’ (CCE) manufacturing facility in Sidcup, south east London.
Noah’s Spring Water opts for Cap Can from Rexam
Noah’s Spring Water has added the Rexam 24oz Cap Can with closure technology from Dayton Systems Group (DSG) to its packaging mix, becoming the only bottled water available in this aluminium container. Noah’s Spring Water comes from Adobe Springs in California, has a natural 8.4pH quality and contains 110 mg of magnesium per litre, nearly […]
Precision manufacturing in China
Following my visit to Cannex this month I took a trip up to Yantai with Johan Jonkman of VMI to take a look at the company’s manufacturing plant.
Bon Affair selects aluminium bottles from Rexam
Beverage company Bon Affair has expanded into the single-serve market, launching its Sauvignon Blanc Wine Spritzer in Rexam’s 11.2 oz. Fusion aluminium bottle.
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 […]
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 […]
The Triumph of Slim
Slim Cans are gaining ground in the beverage can market. The Ball Corporation tells us more about this important size variation.
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 […]