Coatings
Paris Packaging Week introduces 2025 Discovery Zone
The new feature will offer a forward-thinking space dedicated to showcasing start-ups with disruptive solutions in the beauty, personal care, luxury, drinks and aerosols sectors.
Can & end making, Canning, Coatings, Equipment, Filling, Metal decorating, Product news, Sustainability
The Grand Tour’s European origins
We’re heading to Europe for CanTech the Grand Tour 2025, and, although this is the first time the event has been held in this region, it was part of its origins.
Can & end making, Canning, Coatings, Equipment, Filling, Metal decorating, Raw materials, Sustainability
Sponsored: AkzoNobel launches next generation PVC-free and Bisphenol-free coatings for easy open ends
AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings has launched the Securshield™ 500 Series PVC-free and Bisphenol-free (BPXni) internal coating for easy open food can ends that meets current and future regulatory standards.
Industrial Physics acquires Sensory Analytics
Industrial Physics has announced the acquisition of US-based coating thickness measurement specialist, Sensory Analytics, the suppliers of industry-leading SpecMetrix.
Cans and hydrogen
This week we’re delving a little into science, as two US studies involving aluminium, cans and hydrogen have come to light.
Henkel combines metal passivation and pretreatment in a single step
By reducing the number of process steps and the associated energy and water consumption, the new product is in line with Henkel’s commitment to sustainability.
AkzoNobel launches internal coating for food can EOE
Securshield 500, the new PVC-free, BPXni internal coating, comes in either an aluminium or gold sizecoat, with a gold topcoat.
Valuable connections
It has certainly been a fruitful first two days at Cannex 2024 in Guangzhou, China, with CanTech experiencing brilliant footfall to our booth 125 in Hall 11.1.
Business news, Can & end making, Canning, Coatings, Equipment, Filling, Metal decorating, Product news, Raw materials, Sustainability
See you in China!
The metal packaging industry is preparing to meet in Guangzhou, China, for the 2024 Cannex & Fillex Asia Pacific trade fair (16-19 July).
Business news, Can & end making, Canning, Coatings, Equipment, Filling, Metal decorating, Product news, Sustainability
BPA content and diabetes
Findings from a research study recently presented in the US suggests that Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure in food and beverage packaging may directly impact diabetes risk in adults.