Metal decorating
Aerobal announces World Aluminium Aerosol Can Award winners
The international organisation of aluminium aerosol container manufacturers recently held its competition for the world’s best and most innovative aluminium aerosol cans.
Canpack packages non-alcoholic beer sports drink
Slovenia-based Pivovarna Union has collaborated with Canpack to package its latest 0.0% innovation – a beer-based sports drink called Union Radler 0.0% Isotonic.
Can-au-vin
I regularly receive news about wine being packaged in cans as the trend for the ready-to-drink (RTD) category grows as well as the demand for more sustainable packaging.
This week an interesting new survey commissioned by Ball has revealed how Britons now get their wine in a can.
Stories in metal
This week we heard of how Crown Bevcan has helped Italian company Zai Urban Winery launch high-quality canned wine in a convenient, sustainable format, in order for the company to be able to convey its quirky brand story.
Dantex Group’s 30-year partnership with Windelev continues to yield added-value
As a specialist supplier to the two-piece canning and aerosol industry, Dantex Group maintains an enviable reputation, and its relationship with Danish graphics & packaging specialists, Windelev, is case in point.
Dewar’s reveals sustainable metal packaging
Bacardi-owned brand Dewar’s has revealed eco-friendly metal boxes for its 12-year-old and 18-year-old blended Scotch whiskies.
Metpack confirmed for 2023
Registration documents for exhibitors to the 2023 show are now available online.
Toray announces Prixia dry offset printing plate for two-piece beverage can printing
The newly developed Prixia plate builds on Toray’s expertise in printing plate production using silicon rubber, one of the company’s core technologies for printing materials.
Tubex wins packaging award for can printed with natural ink
Tubex has been awarded with the German Packaging Award 2021 in the sustainability category for its ‘Cien pure & fresh’ deodorant can.
Canpack supports Czech bitter beer brand story
Canpack has collaborated with Czech brewer Pilznensky Prazdroj to produce packaging supporting the brewery’s brand story for Radegast Ratar, its most bitter beer.
Beer cans for superfans
The lucrative and fun market for providing branded beer cans for music superfans continues with the announcement from KnuckleBonz and Calicraft Brewing Company of plans to launch a new music branded beverage line with two AC/DC officially licensed beers.
Crown helps Cruzcampo launch summer campaign
Crown has worked with beer brand Cruzcampo, a member of the Heineken Spain family, on a summer campaign to praise its roots and celebrate diversity.
Getting into shape
Evert van de Weg speaks with Wallram Group on how the right tooling enables attractive shaping and embossing for cans.
Ball intends to build new aluminium beverage packaging plants in UK and Russia
Each facility from Ball would produce, from 2023, billions of cans a year across a range of formats and sizes, and provide up to 200 skilled jobs.