Sustainability
Game-changing designs
Dominique Huret reviews some of the sustainable packaging solutions and innovative aerosol can concepts entered into the 2025 ADF Innovation Awards at Paris Packaging Week
Paris Packaging Week unveils first industry trend report
Perspectives 2025 is a collaborative effort featuring thought leaders from some of the most influential companies across cosmetics, beverages, retail, and creative services.
Austrian DRS launches
This extends the existing regulation on reusable beverage packaging, and sees Austria become the 17th country in Europe to implement a DRS for recycling single-use drink containers.
Calling all can makers…
With the deadline fast approaching for entries to the 2025 CanTech the Grand Tour Awards, now is the time to submit your innovations for the chance to join a prestigious lineup of winners.
Can & end making, Metal decorating, Product news, Sustainability
Lifting the lid on testing opportunities
Industrial Physics’ Steve Davis examines innovation opportunities for can making professionals in the coming years and the likely results for the industry.
Merry and bright
What a year 2024 has been. Having just gone to print with the December/January edition of the magazine, there are a great many successes to reflect on, and surely many more to come in 2025.
Can & end making, Canning, Coatings, Equipment, Events, Filling, Metal decorating, Social impact, Sustainability
Fuelling category growth
David Hayes explores the consumption of energy drinks in the Asia Pacific region
Business news, Can & end making, Canning, Social impact, Sustainability
Rio Tinto enters partnership to study low carbon aluminium in Finland
Rio Tinto has entered into a partnership agreement with the Swedish investment company, Vargas, Mitsubishi Corporation and other international and local industry partners to study a low carbon aluminium greenfield opportunity in Finland.
Ensuring a truly circular economy
Last week’s lunch reception hosted by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) at the House of Commons was all about rallying the industry to drive ‘a real circular economy for aluminium in 2025.’
Collecting problems
Evert van de Weg outlines the challenges involved in deposit return schemes, particularly in the case of the Netherlands
Can & end making, Raw materials, Regulations, Social impact, Sustainability
Pressco awarded silver EcoVadis medal
The Pressco Technology brand, part of the Kestrel Vision Group, has been awarded the Silver EcoVadis Medal.
US sees recycling rate decline for aluminium cans
New data shows that 43% of aluminium cans shipped in the US in 2023 were ultimately recycled, but while this still comfortably exceeds the equivalent recycling rate for glass (39.6%) and plastic (PET) bottles (20.0%), recycling rates for cans are at their lowest point in decades.
Business news, Can & end making, Regulations, Sustainability
Eviosys collaborates with FareShare to help end food waste
Europe’s largest producer of smart, sustainable metal packaging, Eviosys, is collaborating with food charity FareShare to increase the output of its Food Life Extension project by almost a quarter.
Alupro launches 2024 Christmas campaign
Santa’s Little Recyclers is designed to help local authorities boost recycling rates, calling for households to recycle more aluminium packaging, including mince pie cases, drink cans, wrapping foil, chocolate foil, empty aerosols and metal closures on bottles.