Can & end making
Carlsberg selects Rexam cans for festive launch
Carlsberg has selected Rexam’s 1 litre and 750ml King for a launch of limited edition Christmas cans of their Tuborg Pilsner beer. Rexam’s 1 litre can is the largest two piece aluminium beverage can available on the global market. Dr. Linda Boos, director of corporate communications and CSR Carlsberg Germany GmbH says, “Working with Rexam […]
Lighthouse Systems wins new contract with Al Jomaih
Middle Eastern beverage can and end producers Al Jomaih has selected Lighthouse Systems’ Manufacturing Execution Systems software, Shopfloor-Online to replace its current quality log book and manual computer based systems. Shopfloor-Online is a web-based MES Software solution that provides a real-time view of all aspects of Manufacturing Operations Management. Operators are presented with control charts […]
Crown offers 550ml beverage can
Crown Embalagens Metálicas da Amazônia S.A. (Crown Brazil), a joint venture of Crown Holdings and Évora S.A. of Porto Alegre, Brazil, is now offering a 550ml beverage can that brands can use to leverage the growing culture of sharing beverages. The can enables consumers to easily share their beverage with friends or family, yet retains […]
India: all aboard?
In our upcoming issue, Atit Bhatia of Hindustan Tin Works has written a piece on the future of can making in India. He commented: The Honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, envisions a breakthrough in the manufacturing sector. He talks about the concept of “Make in India” as a major indication of his focus to […]
Lifetime Achievement Award
William H. Collins, chairman of Apex Tool Works, was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s LATAMCAN Canmakers Conference held in Guadalajara, Mexico, November 19-21.
Churchkey Can Company returns
In 2012, Churchkey Can Company launched its flagship pilsner in a package that hadn’t been seen since the 1970’s. The Seattle-based company brought back the all-steel can with a flat top that necessitated a “churchkey” to open. Part novelty, part nostalgia, Churchkey received a lot of press when its cans first hit shelves. However, within […]
Cans at Christmas
With the festive season fast approaching and preparations well underway, what part will cans play when it comes to your own celebrations this Christmas? Being a devout foodie I will certainly be opening a few myself. Perhaps some duck confit for Christmas Eve, or a few of chestnut purée to add a twist to the […]
Hiperbaric and Desmasa join Cepeda to enter the can making industry through Cepeda Can Tech
Hiperbaric, the world-leading manufacturer of High Pressure Processing (HPP) equipment for the food industry, together with Hi Tech special industrial machinery manufacturer Desmasa and Cepeda are the three shareholders of newly established Cepeda Can Tech. Cepeda Can Tech has strong industrial and technological back up from parent companies Hiperbaric and Desmasa, from which can makers […]
Lindal invests $3.5+ million in Mexican facility
Lindal Group, a leading aerosol packaging solutions provider, has positioned itself for future market growth in Mexico. The first initiative involves Lindal de Mexico, now solely owned by the Lindal Group, after the company bought out the 49 per cent held by the previous ownership. The company has also invested more than $3.5 million to […]
Sustainability in Brazil
Eliana Monteiro, integrated management systems and industrial processes manager at Crown Embalagens Metálicas da Amazônia SA, reports on sustainability in the Brazilian market place.
Can making or canmaking?
At the recent Latamcan conference in Guadalajara, Mexico, it came to my attention that there are two trains of thought on the way in which we refer to our industry. Is it one word or two? Personally, I would go for the latter. A can, as we know it, is a singular object and therefore […]
Coca-Cola invests in France
Coca-Cola Enterprises will invest in a new, state-of-the-art production line for cans at its manufacturing site in Grigny, France. This investment of 30 million euros will create some 20 new jobs at the site. “With this new investment, Coca-Cola Enterprises reaffirms its commitment to produce in France, since 90% of our drinks consumed in France […]
New president for APEAL
Dr Ulrich Roeske, chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein, has been appointed as president of APEAL. He will assume the role from 1 January 2015. Dr Roeske was elected unanimously by the Board and General Assembly of APEAL and succeeds Christian Korn of U. S. Steel. He said: “Christian Korn has done a […]
MetalMatters campaign launches in Wales
TV presenter Iolo Williams has joined forces with the MetalMatters programme run by ALUPRO to call encourage residents of Torfaen and Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) to recycle more. The average household in the Torfaen Borough using over 60 million items of metal packaging each year and the RCT Borough using 106 million items (joint total […]