Features
Can handle it
Roberto T Alves, mechatronics engineer at CTA Engenharia, discusses the beverage can industry in Brazil and the company’s handling solutions for the production chain
Bright prospects for the Spanish can industry
Andreia Nogueira details how the growth in canned beverages is boosting the metal packaging sector in Spain, despite various continuing market challenges
The viability of achieving net zero
Achieving net zero will require significant changes in practices and infrastructures, Anne-Marie Hardie reports
Continuous development
Evert van de Weg speaks to Willem Mus Junior, managing director of Mus Verpakkingen and co-founder of mobile beer canning company Can x Lab, tracking the discoveries that led to the foundation of the two entities, and the ideas driving them today
Japan’s beverage can market rebounds
David Hayes surveys the steady recovery of Japan’s beverage can market, which is seeing continued growth in bottle cans, vending machines, and through foreign investment in the country
Back to Bangkok: Asia CanTech preview
This year we celebrate the return of Asia CanTech. The annual conference for can manufacturers based in the Asia Pacific region assembles technical experts and key decision makers from the metal packaging industry and facilitates networking and collaboration across the sector, as well as showcasing the latest technology and innovations on offer.
Business news, Can & end making, Filling, Metal decorating, Sustainability
Investing in a sustainable manufacturing sector for Thailand
Anne-Marie Hardie presents an overview of Thai investments in the circular economy, and sustainability initiatives that are helping to ensure a thriving manufacturing sector in the country
Thailand’s vibrant can packaging industry
Yogender Malik offers an introduction to the rapid growth of the Thai metal can packaging industry over the past twenty years
Ways out of the energy crisis: saving natural gas and considering alternatives
Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint outlines possible solutionsfor saving energy in metal decorating
Maintaining high intensity performance
David Hayes speaks to both IST Metz and Greenbank Technology about increasing interest in curing systems, and the companies’ new developments over the last twelve months
Metal packagers caught in the crossfire of the Russia-Ukraine war
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is taking a heavy toll on metal packaging producers on both sides of the conflict. The long-term prospects remain vague as the war shows no signs of letting up
The evolving role of coatings technical service teams
By Jenica Eisenbach, global technical service director, PPG Packaging Coatings
A new era in digital printing
Ball Corporation has announced the launch of Ball Digital Printing in Brazil, offering an infinite number of colours in high resolution to help bring brands closer to consumers
Unpacking the challenge of deposit return schemes
GS1 UK research reveals a worrying lack of knowledge about DRS in both consumers and business owners, and is calling for more to be done before schemes are implemented across the country