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Pepsi cans still contain cancer-causing chemical
Pepsi has still not removed a potentially cancer causing chemical from its cola drink. According to research commissioned by the Centre for Environmental Health (CEH) rival drink Coca-Cola has changed its caramel colouring in the United States. But, outside of California, Pepsi is still using colouring with high levels of the cancer-causing 4-methylimidazole (4-MeI). California […]
Celebrity fitness trainer launches health drink
Celebrity trainer Kim Lyons has helped to create canned drink Fuel as part of a health project called the automatic body program from health company Nutrié. Lyons, who has starred in the Biggest Loser, says automatic body is a “revolutionary” weight loss system designed to help people lose weight and keep it off. Rich Grimley, […]
Energy drink debuts in aluminium bottles
Energy drink Vuka will be sold in Ball Corporation’s Alumi-Tek bottle from this month. Vuka means wake up in Zulu and was chosen as an appropriate name for a company as it was set up by native South Africans, who wanted bring a more “sophisticated” look to the energy drinks market South African born Alexia […]
Orbis opens new pallets centre
Orbis has opened a reusable packaging management centre in Mexico to support Rexam’s facilities in the country. Orbis works with can maker Rexam to provide management of its plastic pallets which are used to transport cans from Rexam’s manufacturing plants to customer filling plants. Through its service Orbis manages this process, including demand planning, shipping, […]
Obituary: Charlie Price an industry icon
Robert Gary and his other friends at the Stolle Machinery Company describe Charlie Price as a can “industry icon.” Charlie sadly passed away recently and here his friends from Stolle pay tribute to him. We all lost an industry colleague and friend recently but perhaps more significant we lost a presence, the presence of style, […]
“Fundamental” environmental role for steel
The recyclability of steel and its openness about green credentials will help it to play a fundamental role over the next 20 years, delegates at Euro CanTech were told. Alexander Mohr, general secretary of steel manufactures association Apeal, speaking at Euro Cantech last week explained steel has a current recycling rate of 74%. Mohr (pictured) […]
Low tin weights and nitrates causing concern
Low tin weights and nitrates are the two biggest factors affecting the can industry currently, according to a food research expert. Alan Campbell of Campden BRI has can his in his blood his father was run a can making factory, as a student he worked in a can making factory and he now lives on […]
“Size does matter” in metal packaging
Size does matter at least when it comes to metal packaging, says Dr Ulrich Roeske, chairman of the executive board of Thyssenkrupp Rasselstein. Speaking at Euro Cantech last week Roeske (pictured), who is at the helm of one of Europe’s largest tinplate suppliers, said “Size does matter especially when it comes to merchants.” Speaking in […]
Sencon’s three-piece division forms new company
A new company has been formed by Sencon’s three-piece division splitting off to form an independent business. Called Innosen the company will take over the portfolio of former Sencon products aimed at the three-piece market. This portfolio includes equipment like the widely used SC231 double sheet detector, which will now be called the IS231. A […]
AkzoNobel to sell 72 German paint stores
AkzoNobel has said it will sell its German-based decorative paints stores to independent wholesale distributors. The company, didn’t give financial details of the sale, but said it hopes the move will strengthen the performance of its German decorative paints business overall. It aims to achieve this by focusing its activities on the distribution and marketing […]
Rexam boss named to museum’s board
Rexam president and chief executive Rich Grimley has been named to the board of a world-renowned museum. The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI), in Chicago, US, is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere. Grimley was raised in the Chicago suburbs and is a 1980 graduate of the University of Iowa, he also […]
New Age debuts thermochromic ink can
Soft drinks maker New Age has worked with can maker Rexam to launch its drink Classic in a can with thermochromic ink. The innovative ink turns green, red or blue to create a unique artwork once the contents reaches a chilled drinking temperature. Three flavours (pictured) Classic Citrus, Classic Tonic and Classic Diet Tonic are […]
Spam plastic tub “major issue” for can industry
The move by the iconic canned meat Spam to introduce plastic tubs is something the metal can industry really needs to be concerned about, according to an industry expert. Simon Jennings speaking at Euro CanTech, Today 28 June, told delegates metal was becoming tarnished with a reputation of being “old fashioned.” Jennings, who is the […]
Nestlé: Time to move away from BPA
Nestlé’s top quality and safety manager effectively signalled the end for cans containing BPA when he gave the keynote speech at the second day of Euro CanTech. Speaking this morning Stephen Klump the filler’s global packaging quality and safety manager said despite evidence that BPA, also known as Bisphenol A, was safe consumers didn’t want […]