Can & end making
Heartsease Farm sparkling pressé launches in cans
The Heartsease Farm premium pressé range is part of UK soft drink manufacturer Radnor Hills.
Hell Energy plans major investment to increase can production capacity
Hell Energy will invest €227 million over the next two years to increase can production capacity at its Szikszó plant in Hungary.
Canpack supports Czech bitter beer brand story
Canpack has collaborated with Czech brewer Pilznensky Prazdroj to produce packaging supporting the brewery’s brand story for Radegast Ratar, its most bitter beer.
Beer cans for superfans
The lucrative and fun market for providing branded beer cans for music superfans continues with the announcement from KnuckleBonz and Calicraft Brewing Company of plans to launch a new music branded beverage line with two AC/DC officially licensed beers.
Crown helps Cruzcampo launch summer campaign
Crown has worked with beer brand Cruzcampo, a member of the Heineken Spain family, on a summer campaign to praise its roots and celebrate diversity.
Sponsored: Five reasons to choose in-line vision seam inspection equipment
When it comes to seam inspection, having the right equipment in place is critical.
Ball intends to build new aluminium beverage packaging plants in UK and Russia
Each facility from Ball would produce, from 2023, billions of cans a year across a range of formats and sizes, and provide up to 200 skilled jobs.
Refill project
A story that recently caught my eye was the Isle of Harris Distillery Refill Project – the distillery is now using refillable aluminium bottles for its gin.
Two-piece can tooling
As can tooling manufacturers ramp up production to meet continuing surge in aluminium can demand, Lluís Miñarro, manager of the Can Tooling product segment at Hyperion Materials & Technologies, shares insights into the two-piece can tooling market of the past year.
Brassed off
Scottish brewing company, BrewDog, has attracted some negative attention recently surrounding a “solid gold” beer can competition it ran for individuals to win one of ten of its “solid gold” beer cans, claimed to be worth £15,000 each.
Guala Closures launches sustainable wine caps range
Guala Closures, producer of aluminium caps, has released its latest sustainable range to the French market.
Ardagh Wine Cans provide summer drinks from 2Wine
Ardagh’s Wine Cans have been used to create new products for Amsterdam-based company 2Wine this summer.
Student rocks in metal
A design student from Loughborough University in England has won a competition after designing a striking metal gift pack for gin which captures the colour, fun and nostalgia of traditional British seaside rock.
Pneumatic Scale Angelus introduces new canning line
Pneumatic Scale Angelus (PSA), a Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems company, has introduced the CB50C counter-pressure integrated canning line for carbonation in craft beverages.