Sustainability
Recycling success at Super Bowl
Around 25 tonnes of aluminium beverage cans were collected at this year’s Super Bowl in the US.
INX set to expand UK operations
INX International is opening a new manufacturing facility in Heywood, UK.
Ball supports Save Food initiative
Can maker Ball Packaging Europe is now a sponsor of Save Food.
Campbell to phase out BPA use in cans
Campbell Soup Company is going to stop using Bisphenol-A (BPA) in the lining of its cans.
Hiball switches to cans
Hiball Energy is packaging its range of sparkling water and energy drinks in cans made by Ball Corporation.
Wise Metals expands recycling facility
A used beverage can melting facility that can process 14.6 billion aluminium cans every year has been opened by US-based Wise Metals Group.
Can production strong in Europe
Beverage cans remained the clear leader in the packaged drinks market last year, according to figures released by Beverage Can Makers Europe (BCME).
Indian launch for whisky in cans
Beam Global Spirits and Wine India is packaging Teacher’s whisky in cans made by Rexam.
A crafty beer
Craft brewers throughout the US continue to choose cans as their package of choice. One of the reasons given is because of the sustainability benefits offered by metal packaging. While I am definitely an advocate of these environmental credentials I don’t necessarily think this is the top reason why brewers are choosing aluminium cans. Of […]
Success for recycling programme
More than 50 million used beverage cans were collected from workplaces and ‘on the go’ locations across the UK in 2011.
‘Cash for Cans’ faces uncertain future
The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) is worried that an unintended consequence of the proposed ban on cash transactions for scrap metal in the UK would be to make ‘cash for cans’ recycling activity illegal.
Production of aerosols reaches 6.6 billion in 2011
International aluminium aerosol association Aerobal has revealed figures that show worldwide production of aerosols reached 6.6 billion cans in 2011.
Crown to build can plant in Vietnam
Can maker Crown has announced plans to build a new beverage can plant in Danang, a major port city in central Vietnam.
Baosteel wins China national award
Chinese based Baosteel has been recognised for a project which looked at the research, development and application of two-piece steel can tinplate.