Blogs
Thank you Asia CanTech 2024!
What a packed few days it has been at this year’s Asia CanTech in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam! Here’s a recap.
Business news, Can & end making, Canning, Coatings, Equipment, Filling, Metal decorating, Product news, Raw materials, Regulations, Sustainability
See you in Vietnam!
The wait is almost over and the 2024 Asia CanTech team will be flying to Vietnam at the end of this week, to get set up for this year’s conference, exhibition and awards.
Future partnership
You may have seen on social media recently the news that CanTech is partnering with Paris Packaging Week for the 2025 edition of ADF Paris (28 and 29 January) – find out more in this week’s blog.
Encouraging insights
The Global Aluminium Can Sustainability Summit in London has offered a plethora of intelligent insights over the past two days, and reflects an industry determined to reach decarbonisation goals, among many others.
Reporting from the IMDPA 2024
Alex Rivers gives a brief recap of the first day of the International Metal Decorating & Packaging Association’s (IMDPA) Annual Conference.
See you in Illinois!
Next week marks the IMDPA’s Annual Conference, which I am excited to be attending for the first time with Sarah Hills.
Events aplenty
We’re looking ahead to Asia CanTech as the next couple of days see London Packaging Week and one of Bell’s other magazine events take place.
If you can, then why not?
Canned food giant, Heinz, is causing controversy with its new Spaghetti Carbonara in a can, but the arguments are nothing new.
Clearing the water
Seafood giant, Thai Union Group, has announced it is implementing solutions to reduce plastic waste entering the ocean from Thailand.
Success in recycling scheme trials
Following on from last week’s Olympics blog, Coca-Cola has has said that its trial at the Games of a closed-loop recycling scheme is a “valuable test” ahead of the long-awaited UK implementation of a DRS.
Reaching for gold
The medals at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games haven’t been the only things to shine.
The Grand Tour’s European origins
We’re heading to Europe for CanTech the Grand Tour 2025, and, although this is the first time the event has been held in this region, it was part of its origins.
Can & end making, Canning, Coatings, Equipment, Filling, Metal decorating, Raw materials, Sustainability
Cans and hydrogen
This week we’re delving a little into science, as two US studies involving aluminium, cans and hydrogen have come to light.
Returning home
I’m back after what felt like a whirlwind week in China for Cannex, with many new connections made, as well as catching up with familiar faces.