Business news
Sharing the love for cans
Valentine’s Day is a heavily commercialised day, but why not join the hype? There are many ways the metal packaging industry can share its passion and expertise today across social media.
Business news, Can & end making, Filling, Metal decorating, Product news, Sustainability
German manufacturers report stable deliveries in 2023
In 2023, a total of 796 million aluminium tubes and 575 million aluminium aerosol cans were delivered to Germany, which represents a 4% increase for aluminium tubes and a slight rise of 0.5% for aerosol cans compared with 2022.
Industrial Physics makes new appointment
Global packaging, product and material test and measurement provider, Industrial Physics, has appointed Michael Jacobsen to the position of vice president of global operations and supply chain.
Spotlighting packaging excellence
Alex Rivers reports on the 2024 edition of Paris Packaging Week, speaking to participants of this year’s Aerosol and Dispensing Forum (ADF) and Packaging of Perfume Cosmetics and Design (PCD) exhibition
Business news, Can & end making, Filling, Metal decorating, Product news, Sustainability
Plasmatreat expands capacity
Plasmatreat (UK) Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Germany’s Plasmatreat GmbH, is expanding its capacity with a move to new premises in South Oxfordshire.
AkzoNobel publishes Q4 and full year 2023 results
Coatings expert, AkzoNobel, has delivered solid full-year 2023 results; with the Q4 results confirming positive momentum in margin expansion and deleveraging, according to the company.
Industry comments on negative injury determination on tin mill product imports
The steel industry has commended the US International Trade Commission’s unanimous vote to not impose duties on imported tin mill steel from Canada, China, Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, or the UK.
Enhancing recyclability
The European metal can sector is calling for stronger recycling rules in revised EU packaging and packaging waste regulation. Liz Newmark reports from Brussels
VMI awarded EcoVadis silver
VMI Group has announced it has been awarded a silver EcoVadis rating for its progress toward sustainability.
Alupro to sponsor Letsreycle Communications Conference
Taking place at the Hallam Centre in London, the event brings together local authority waste management professionals from across the UK to celebrate progress and share best practice.
Wild Goose Filling launches canning systems for craft distilleries
Wild Goose Filling, US manufacturer of canning and bottling systems for beverage producers worldwide, has released its Spirit line of canning machines.
Paris Packaging Week 2024 announces record edition
Paris Packaging Week organiser, Easyfairs, has announced a record-breaking 2024 edition of the event, with more than 14,000 packaging professionals attending the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.
UTC hires team for new Poland office
The executive management team of UTC Overseas has announced the opening of an office in Gdańsk to provide expert logistics and engineering services to Poland’s growing project and industrial manufacturing sectors.
Driving efficiency in washer and oven innovations
Evert van de Weg visits VMI Group’s site in Epe, the Netherlands