Can & end making
Canvironment Week wins environmental award
Hindustan Tin Work’s Canvironment Week has been awarded the Environment Initiative of the Year Award at Ambrosia Indspirit 2010. Ambrosia Indspirit is an Alcobev trade event in Asia. This year it was held in Mumbai, India.
A Christmas tree in a can from Arnoldi
Arnoldi Europe has come up with the ultimate canned product for the festive season – a Christmas tree in a can. The company have seemingly mastered the art of canning just about anything that will grow in the ground, including herbs, vegetables, flowers and small trees under the brand name MicroGiardini (small garden).
BWAY announces acquisition of Phoenix Container
BWAY Holding Company, a leading producer of metal containers in North America, has expanded its operations with the acquisition of Phoenix Container. Phoenix Container is a US producer of steel pails based in North Brunswick, New Jersey, where it operates one plant producing a wide range of steel pails used for packaging industrial and consumer products.
Silgan expands food can business with purchase of Vogel & Noot
Silgan Holdings, a leading supplier of food cans, has announced that it is buying Vogel & Noot Holding AG’s food can business for €250 million ($335m), subject to adjustment of the net debt and financial performance of the business.
More than 300 jobs to go in Novelis closure
More than 300 jobs will be lost after Novelis confirmed its Bridgnorth foil rolling facility would close by the end of April. The aluminium firm first revealed it was considering closing the operation in September when it launched a 90-day consultation with the 319 employees at the UK site.
Miller joins Crown’s board of directors
Crown Holdings has announced that power industry executive James Miller has been elected to the company’s board of directors. The board now has 11 members.
Red Bull celebrates F1 win with champions can
The design of the Red Bull can has been changed for the first time ever in the UK in celebration of its Formula One team’s victory in this year’s World Championship. Driver Sebastian Vettel took the driver’s title in November. He did so in the final race of the season, just a week after the team won the constructors championship.
Acquisitions everywhere
Ardagh Glass Group recently completed the acquisition of global metal packaging group Impress Coöperatieve U.A. for €1.7 billion ($2.2bn). The enlarged organisation will be known as Ardagh Group after both the European and US regulatory authorities approved the deal. The group will employ approximately 14,000 people and have annual revenues of over €3 billion ($4bn). […]
Can-Pack to build beverage can plant in Finland
Poland based Can-Pack is set to build a beverage can plant in Finland in an effort to meet the growing needs of customers in the Baltic countries. Under the project, which is costing almost €100 million ($132.2m), 33cl and 50cl aluminium cans will be produced at the factory, which will have an annual production capacity of 1.8 billion cans.
Ball to buy Aerocan
Ball Corporation has agreed to acquire Aerocan – a manufacturer of aluminium aerosol cans, bottles and slugs – in a €221 million ($292m) deal which includes debt and other liabilities. The US can making company has signed a definitive agreement with Barclays Private Equity to acquire Aerocan, with the acquisition expected to close during the first quarter of 2011.
Ball signs wine-in-can agreement with Australian company
Ball Packaging Europe has signed an exclusive contract to manufacture and supply cans using Barokes Wines’ Vinsafe packaging process for wine in a can. Canned wines are currently experiencing double-digit growth in Europe and are becoming increasingly attractive to wine growers looking to reach younger consumers.
Crown to move European businesses to Switzerland
Can making giant Crown Holdings will establish new headquarters for its European businesses in Zug, Switzerland. The move, which will centralise all senior management in a single location from 1 January 2011, is designed to enhance communication and efficiencies.
The thrill of Brazil
The news that leading beverage can manufacturer Rexam is set to further increase its capacity in Brazil came as no surprise to me. Brazil appears to be a buzzword in the can making world at the moment and the manufacturers seemingly cannot get enough of it. As reported on www.cantechonline.com, Rexam will increase its capacity […]
Competition helps
The news that can making company Impress is to be acquired by Irish packaging group Ardagh Glass could be good news for the industry. London-based private equity company Doughty Hanson has agreed to sell the shares of Impress Coöperatieve U.A. for €1.7 billion ($2.2bn) to the glass bottle manufacturer. The enlarged business will trade as […]