Features
Expanding three-piece decorating demand
David Hayes speaks to Crabtree Printers’ Alan Rutter on the company’s growing, post- Covid, three-piece can decorator and coating equipment export enquiries
A new era of beverage cans
Dr Robyn McMillan, global beverage segment manager at PPG Packaging Coatings, explains why industry collaboration and coatings innovation are key to metal packaging evolution
Tackling the energy crunch
Vladislav Vorotnikov studies the impact of the skyrocketing energy prices on the metal packaging industry in Europe
Weathering the economic storm
Inflation is causing huge food price hikes, but cans will survive, say experts. Liz Newmark reports from Brussels
Intentional designs
Anne-Marie Hardie explores some of some of the latest limited edition launches by beverage companies in the US wanting to engage with their consumers and highlight core brand values during the festive season
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