Can & end making
Empac gains new members
European Metal Packaging (Empac), the association which brings together European producers of rigid metal packaging and their supply chain partners, has announced the addition of two new associate members. KBA-MetalPrint and Sidermec/Indumet will both support Empac in its mission to defend and promote the rigid metal packaging industry in Europe by conveying its many unique advantages.
Silgan to supply cans to Nestlé
Can maker Silgan has acquired Nestlé Purina PetCare Company’s steel can making assets for its pet food products. As part of the deal, the US company has also entered into a long-term supply agreement with Nestlé Purina PetCare Company.
Cans offer augmented reality
Ball Packaging Europe has developed a unique promotional campaign for the Edeka Hessenring grocery chain. The company’s augmented-reality technology allows teenage smart phone users to grab the images of cans and activate an animated character for use in images of friends.
Diet Coke gets new look
Limited edition cans of Diet Coke have hit the shelves in America. The latest evolution in Diet Coke’s iconic ‘Stay Extraordinary’ campaign features a modern new look for fall on the Diet Coke aluminium can and a series of new adverts on television and out-of-home.
Stolle Brazil now fully certified
Stolle Machinery Company’s facility in Brazil has achieved a major milestone by earning ISO 9001 certification on all of its production activities and services.
Look of the Irish for Caffrey’s
Landor Associates has teamed up with brewer Molson Coors to unveil a new look for the Caffrey’s Irish Ale brand. Caffrey’s, the smooth drinking non-traditional ale, has been redesigned to re-engage a lost generation of ale drinkers, encouraging them to once again include the brand in their drinking repertoire.
Second filler to use wine in can technology
French filler Cacolac has signed a contract with Australian company Barokes licensing them to fill wine in a can using Vinsafe technology. The Vinsafe process is the only wine-in-a-can packaging system, combining long shelf life with high product quality and managed by global patents.
Crown to build new plants in China
Can making giant Crown has announced plans to expand its footprint in China by building two new beverage can plants. The company is also adding a second line at a plant that is being built now.
Multipack sales help drive shipment growth
Can Makers, the body representing the UK manufacturers of beer and carbonated soft drinks cans, has revealed that carbonated soft drink can shipments were up 8%, with 186 million more units shipped in the first half of 2011 compared with 2010.
MP visits British can making plant
British Member of Parliament Mark Lancaster recently visited Rexam Beverage Can’s Milton Keynes plant to gain an insight into can making first hand. The plant visit allowed Mr Lancaster, who is the MP for Milton Keynes North, the opportunity to gain a better understanding of both the workings of the plant itself and Rexam as a company.
New lid offers easier opening
Danish can maker Glud & Marstrand has launched a plastic laminated aluminium lid for rectangular meat cans. The new easyALUtop has been designed to reduce the opening force of a can.
New look for Pepsi Istanbul
Rexam Beverage Can has teamed up with Pepsico Beverages Turkey to design a can for Pepsi Istanbul, a limited edition lemon and mint twist on the classic drink. Hülya Avsar, one of country’s most famous celebrities and spokesperson for local Pepsi campaigns, designed the 33cl cans, produced at Rexam’s Manisa Plant in Turkey.
Budweiser cans get new look
US brewer Anheuser-Busch has revealed a new design which will be seen on cans of Budweiser. The new look can will roll out of US breweries and into the hands of American beer drinkers this summer, before debuting in markets around the world later this year.
Rexam and HTW to double can production in India
Rexam, the global consumer packaging company, and leading Indian can maker Hindustan Tin Works will double production of beverage cans at their site in Taloja, close to Mumbai. A new high-speed beverage can manufacturing line will be built at the site.