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Ball at Brau
Ball Packaging Europe will demonstrate developments in the drinks can market at this year’s Brau Beviale in Nuremberg, Germany.
Ball to acquire aerosol business
Ball Corporation has signed an agreement to buy Envases del Plata – a leading producer of aluminium aerosols in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Aerosol demand still strong
Demand for aluminium aerosol cans has remained strong in 2012.
Rexam’s staff take part in Can Challenge
Rexam Beverage Can has announced the results of its 2012 European Community Can Challenge.
Ardagh installs DWI food can line
Ardagh Group has installed a new DWI two-piece food can line at its plant in Znojmo, Czech Republic.
Top honour for Schuler’s Icon V-Drive
Schuler’s vertical bodymaker has been honoured again after winning the German Packaging Award.
Alcoa makes recycling commitment
Aluminium producer Alcoa is supporting a campaign designed to help increase US recycling rates.
Fashionable cans
Fashion designer Jean Paul Gautier is bringing his most famous creations to life across bottles and cans of Diet Coke.
EXCLUSIVE: US canned food market gets campaign boost
Members of the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) are supporting a campaign designed to increase canned food sales in the US.
ORG expands in China
Chinese can maker ORG Packaging is expanding its three-piece can production capacity.
Drinks cans shipments up despite tough conditions
The Can Makers, the body representing the UK manufacturers of beverage cans, has released figures which show that total can shipments in the first half of 2012 increased by almost 2%.
One millionth application for Flexidec system
Ardagh Group’s Flexidec decoration system has been used on one million cans – a landmark that was celebrated by staff and customers at the firm’s Norwich plant.
Korn named president of Apeal
Christian Korn is the new president of the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (Apeal).
Warhol’s artwork featured on soup cans
Campbell Soup Company has released limited edition cans of its tomato soup to celebrate the 50th anniversary of artist Andy Warhol’s 1962 famed work ’32 Campbell’s Soup Cans’.