Metal decorating
Ardagh Metal Packaging invests in NOMOQ
Ardagh Metal Packaging has acquired a majority share in innovative digital can printer NOMOQ, in a move that extends AMP’s industry-leading support of newcomers to the beverage market.
Canpack’s Quadromix technology used for Okocim Jasne cartoon cans
Okocim Jasne, a Polish beer brand owned by Carlsberg Group, has chosen to partner with Canpack to bring to life its comic cartoons on beer cans.
Driving sustainable collaboration
Evert van de Weg muses on the evolution of green thinking within the packaging industry, and speaks to Wijnand Bruinsma, AkzoNobel’s director of sustainability, about the company’s Collaborative Sustainability Challenge
Koenig & Bauer strengthens market presence in Vietnam
Koenig & Bauer recently underlined its commitment to the Vietnamese market with its participation in the Print & Pack 2022 trade fair in Ho Chi Minh City, and with a dedicated roadshow.
Canpack helps Franklin & Sons whet appetite of health-conscious consumers
UK soft drinks pioneer, Franklin & Sons, has cooperated with Canpack to introduce a convenient 150ml aluminium can size for its latest tonic water lines.
Coating the future
In coatings news this week, AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings has revealed its next generation product portfolio, enabling customers to distinguish its new industry leading BPA-Ni and NexGen coatings from its legacy products.
Entries open for 2023 Colored by INX Can Design Contest
The fourth annual Colored by INX Can Design Contest has now officially opened, available to all brand owners, design agencies, marketers and metal decorators who used the INX Color Catalog to produce a commercial can design before 31 December 2022.
Stolle celebrates 500th Concord Decorator
On Thursday 2 February, Stolle Machinery celebrated the completion of the 500th Concord Decorator at its Centennial, Colorado manufacturing facility.
Checking in from Paris
At the time of writing this, we’re halfway through the busy first day of Paris Packaging Week at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, and ADF is abuzz with activity.
Expanding three-piece decorating demand
David Hayes speaks to Crabtree Printers’ Alan Rutter on the company’s growing, post- Covid, three-piece can decorator and coating equipment export enquiries
PPG names new packaging coatings global technical director
PPG has named Polina Ware as its new packaging coatings global technical director, effective 9 January 2023.
Zeller+Gmelin releases new ink series for printing on metal
Printing ink manufacturer, Zeller+Gmelin, has announced the market launch of the new MetalDry O30 ink series.
A new era of beverage cans
Dr Robyn McMillan, global beverage segment manager at PPG Packaging Coatings, explains why industry collaboration and coatings innovation are key to metal packaging evolution
Stolle to celebrate 500th Concord Decorator
At the end of January 2023, Stolle Machinery will complete assembly of its 500th Concord Decorator machine, one of the world’s most widely-used decorators for printing colour labels on two-piece beverage can bodies.