Sustainability
Crown’s PVC–free closures to enhance sustainability
To meet demand for more environmentally friendly packaging from European food and beverage brands, Crown Food Europe has launched metal closure technology featuring a PVC-free compound.
Ocado now stocks UK’s first sustainable water
Eco-friendly drinks brand CanO Water has announced that its products are now available to purchase from online supermarket, Ocado.
Crown opens Greenfield beverage can facility in the US
Crown has celebrated the opening of its new beverage can manufacturing plant in Nichols, New York with a ribbon cutting ceremony, which took place on 9 May.
Aerosol industry thrives despite downturn, says BAMA
The UK aerosol sector has continued to thrive according to figures released today (11 May) by the British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA). It follows five consecutive years of overall growth.
From the sublime to the ridiculous
I can imagine there are a few jaded individuals this week as it’s back to normality after a busy show schedule. For me at least, Metpack certainly lived up to expectations and it was a delight to see so many of you sampling our refreshments on our stand. Neil’s Morgan safely arrived back on home soil too!
Australian and UK aerosol bodies sign cooperation agreement
The Aerosol Association of Australia and its UK counterpart, the British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) has signed a reciprocal cooperation agreement.
Crown expands use of inspection systems from AVT
Crown has announced that it recently installed a new AVT Titan 100% inspection solution at its Calerno, Italy manufacturing plant.
Metpack 2017 ends with positive results
Metpack attracted around 7,200 trade visitors to Messe Essen between 2-6 May 2017. There were a record number of over 300 exhibitors.
All time high for steel packaging recycling in Europe
Recycling of steel packaging in Europe has reached another all-time high of 77.5%, according to figures issued by the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (Apeal).
PrintabLED wins the Gold Metpack Innovation Award 2017
The Italian company PrintabLED has won the industry Gold Metpack Innovation Award 2017, for its high performance UV-LED systems of the same name for paint and printing systems.
INX colour perfection to radiate at Metpack
Metpack will will provide a first look at its two-piece Metal Colour Catalogue as part of INX Colour Perfection
IST METZ celebrates 40 years
IST METZ GmbH has been manufacturing presses and coatings for UV and UV curing for more than four decades.
Tin producers to report on code of conduct standards
ITRI and member companies have developed a new industry code of conduct specifically designed for global tin mining and smelting operations and addressing the growing expectations of tin users and consumers.
Domino Printing Sciences win Queen’s Award for innovation
Domino Printing Sciences has been awarded a Queen’s Award for Innovation, in recognition of its A-Series i-Tech range of industrial continuous ink jet printers which have increased customer efficiency and driven market share growth.