Can & end making
Sencon highlights advantages of line fed automatic enamel rater checks
Industrial equipment specialist Sencon explains the benefits of using line fed automatic enamel raters to catch metal exposure issues early, reducing the numbers of pallets that can makers need to Hold For Inspection (HFI).
Continuing the beverage boom
Evert van de Weg studies the growth pattern of the beverage can market with Mark Smyth, author of the recent Smithers study The Future of Metal Packaging and Coatings to 2027.
Crown to add second high speed line to Italian plant
Crown Holdings has announced that it will construct a second high-speed line at its Parma, Italy aluminium beverage can facility.
Can collections
Working on our August issue of the magazine, and reflecting on some recent Guinness World Record news, got me thinking about the importance of can design and how special edition packaging makes a lasting impression to become a keepsake.
Xiamen Baofeng announces expansion
Chinese aluminium easy open ends company, Xiamen Baofeng Industry Co, has announced the construction of a new plant in HuBei province in central China.
A full house at ADF Paris 2022
ADF Paris 2022 marked the first Aerosol & Dispensers fair in over two years. Organised by EasyFairs, the event is now rebranded Paris Packaging Week, with perfume, cosmetic and luxury drink events under the same one roof. Dominique Huret from Cape Decision attended Paris Packaging Week 2022 and scouted the alleys for innovations in aerosols and can dispensers
Business news, Can & end making, Filling, Metal decorating, Product news, Sustainability
The development of the Spam can
With the Spam can celebrating its 85th anniversary, Bruce Linebaugh at LineMark Communications offers an overview of the modern two-piece can used to package Spam and other meat products.
Hepworth & Company to install new canning line
UK-based Hepworth & Company has unveiled a major programme of investment in its Sussex brewery, including the installation of a new 30,000 cans per hour capacity canning line and a number of environmental measures.
Sustaining local demand
After Eviosys’s announcement of further investment in its Concarneau site in Brittany, France, CanTech International caught up with the company to discuss the developments in further detail
Canpack helps Slovakian wine maker transition to cans
Canpack Group has supported Slovakian winemaker Víno Matyšák in bringing its award-winning wine to a new audience, with a new range of sparkling wines in cans.
Heineken to build $90m can plant in Mexico
Heineken has announced plans to build a 1.8 billion peso ($90 million) can manufacturing plant in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua near its brewery in the town of Mequoi.
Ball launches new low carbon footprint aluminium aerosol can
Ball’s most sustainable aluminium aerosol can yet is made with up to 50% recycled content and will be available to customers globally.
Ball for International Women in Engineering Day
This year’s International Women in Engineering Day is taking place on 23 June, and Ball Corporation has announced that in celebration it will be holding a jobs fair aimed at attracting a diverse workforce to its new can making plant near Kettering, UK.
Baosteel Group to open can factory in Cambodia
Baosteel Group is making a $50.7 million investment in a new beverage can facility based in the Kampong Speu province of Cambodia.