Sustainability
Natural responsibility
This blog comes to you from the UK’s Lake District National Park, where I’m thinking about my part in ensuring beautiful natural landscapes like this endure for many future generations to come.
Despray celebrates 10 year anniversary
Since its founding in 2015, Despray has addressed the industry’s biggest challenge – safety – by engineering a patented system with 29 safety features, making aerosol recycling not only possible but in particular practical on a global scale.
Consumer self-sufficiency
According to a recent report from Innova Market Insights, consumer concerns have shifted to focus on protecting finances, personal health and health of the planet, all of which are identified as significant drivers of the 2025 ‘self-sufficiency’ trend.
Keeping it chilled
James Vyse, founder and CEO of DetlaH Innovations, talks CanTech International through a newly developed can with self-cooling capabilities.
Tata Steel advances green steelmaking plans with new pickle line
Tata Steel has signed major contracts with Clecim and ABB Limited to supply its cutting-edge pickling line – a key component in steel processing – for its Port Talbot site in Wales, UK.
Swiss Steel Group achieves top CDP rating
Swiss Steel Group has been awarded the top grade of A in this year’s sustainability ratings by the international non-profit organisation CDP in the area of climate change.
Tomra upgrades wrought aluminium scrap through new AI solution
The AI innovation enables aluminium scrap processors and recyclers to upgrade their wrought aluminium scrap and produce exceptionally high purity fractions by instantly recovering low alloy cast from the wrought fraction and reducing alloying elements such as silicon.
Students to participate in Alupro’s Create Your Future initiative
From April, schools across the UK will be invited to participate in the ‘Create Your Future’ initiative, which aims to bring resource efficiency into the classroom in a fun and engaging way.
That’s a wrap on CanTech the Grand Tour 2025!
The 2025 Grand Tour edition saw the metal packaging industry beat travel adversities in Brussels to come together for an event filled with key insights from industry-leading representatives.
Business news, Can & end making, Canning, Coatings, Equipment, Events, Filling, Metal decorating, Product news, Raw materials, Regulations, Research, Social impact, Sustainability
CanTech the Grand Tour 2025 award winners announced
The winners of the 2025 CanTech the Grand Tour Awards were announced at CanTech the Grand Tour’s gala dinner on 1 April at the Radisson Grand Place hotel in Brussels, Belgium, with eight awards handed out to four major European can makers.
Can & end making, Coatings, Metal decorating, Product news, Sustainability
Proving costly
Liz Newmark examines rising production costs in Europe and their impact on can manufacturing and filling plants across the continent
Business news, Can & end making, Filling, Raw materials, Regulations, Sustainability
New Australian beverage can launched with 83% recycled content
Visy and partners have developed a beverage can with 83% recycled content, aiming to cut carbon emissions by 59% in 18 months.
See you in Brussels!
There is now under one week until the metal packaging industry reunites at the Radisson Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium for three days of networking and learning across CanTech the Grand Tour’s 2025 tabletops, conference and awards.
Business news, Can & end making, Coatings, Equipment, Events, Filling, Metal decorating, Raw materials, Regulations, Social impact, Sustainability
Hear from our CanTech the Grand Tour 2025 participants
Hear from the companies speaking at the CanTech the Grand Tour 2025 conference, as well as those exhibiting during the tabletop sessions.
Can & end making, Canning, Coatings, Equipment, Metal decorating, Raw materials, Sustainability