Sustainability
Growing green
Ball Corporation recently held an inspiring evening of discussion, emphasising the need for a truly circular economy and what was needed to achieve it, including journalistic approaches to reporting on sustainability news.
Ball enters new wind energy agreement
Ball Corporation has entered into a virtual power purchase agreement in which it will purchase 151 megawatts of new wind energy from a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC.
Novelis invests $2.5 billion in low carbon aluminum recycling & rolling plant
The facility, based in Bay Minette, Alabama, USA, will have an initial 600 kilotonnes of finished aluminium goods capacity per year.
INX launches $50m Venture Capital Fund
INX International Ink Co is establishing INX Venture Capital to make minority investments in technology and materials science startups with strategic relevance to the printing inks and coatings value chain.
CMI and HCPA announce Aerosol Recycling Initiative
The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) have launched the initiative with the support of almost 20 companies across the aerosol value chain increase access to aerosol recycling.
Dürr purifies exhaust air for Mall + Herlan
Mechanical engineering company Mall + Herlan recently commissioned specialist Dürr to build an RTO system to help master the challenge of air pollution control for its aerosol can manufacturing process.
Recovering metal with Bunting at IFAT 2022
Advanced separation technology enabling enhanced metal recovery is the focus on Bunting’s stand at the IFAT 2022 event in Germany.
New Life Cycle Assessment of metal packaging shows significant reduction in greenhouse gases emissions
Metal Packaging Europe has completed a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of metal packaging which records significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions compared to previous LCAs.
Ball and Sodexo Live! expand partnership
The partnership brings millions of infinitely recyclable Ball Aluminum Cups to communities visiting major sports and entertainment venues and events across the United States and Canada.
Trivium releases 2022 Global Buying Green Report
Trivium’s data reveals that consumer demand for eco-friendly and sustainable product packaging has proven remarkably stable and robust throughout the societal changes that have occurred in the last several years.
Aluminium packaging recycling sees record year in 2021
According to annual data published by the Environment Agency, the UK’s aluminium packaging recycling rate was a record 68% in 2021, with more than 156,000 tonnes collected for recycling.
Refill revolution
Aluminium is the material that keeps on giving; The Body Shop certainly thinks so, with its aluminium bottle refill programme, but will other beauty companies level up their refill schemes?
Hawaiian Airlines brings Mananalu aluminium bottles on board
Hawaiian Airlines is bringing Mananalu, the water company founded by Hawaii environmental activist and celebrity Jason Momoa, to its Premium Cabins to replace plastic water bottles with infinitely recyclable aluminium bottles.
Alupro appoints sustainability and public affairs manager
Martin Hyde has joined Alupro as its new sustainability and public affairs manager.