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PABC increases can manufacturing capacity
Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans (PABC), has announced that its project to expand its rated can manufacturing capacity from 700 million cans per year to 1,200 million cans per year is making good progress.
Every Can Counts announces latest beverage brand partnership
Every Can Counts’ new partnership will see Pernod Ricard UK collaborate with the not-for-profit programme alongside drink can manufacturers and the wider recycling industry, to raise awareness of the importance of recycling.
Report reveals packaging innovation warning
New research from packaging, product, and material test and inspection provider, Industrial Physics, has highlighted the pressures facing packaging professionals and the risks that cannot be overlooked in the race to innovate.
Thai Union inaugurates Portugal factory store with own canned tuna salads
European Seafood Investment Portugal (ESIP), has officially inaugurated its new factory store, which will sell ESIP’s own brand creation, Peniche Can by Thai Union, as well as other ESIP products that are exported to three continents.
Alupro responds to further DRS complexities in Scotland
Complexities surrounding the Scottish Government’s planned introduction of a deposit return scheme (DRS) have continued to build, with Whitehall controversially telling ministers that plans could only go ahead if a number of substantial changes were immediately implemented.
Hyperion to acquire Dura-Metal
Hyperion Materials & Technologies has announced an agreement to acquire Dura-Metal Products Corporation, a US manufacturer of wear- and corrosion-resistant precision tools and components from cemented carbides, advanced technical ceramics, ferroalloys, and high-speed steels.
Net zero top of agenda for EnvironmentAL Sustainability Strategy Day
Taking place at BMA House in London on 1 June, ALFED’s EnvironmentAL Sustainability Strategy Day will see professionals from the UK’s aluminium supply chain come together to share successes, explore opportunities and discuss some of the sector’s most pressing topics.
New UK distributor appointed for Polish energy drink
Best of Poland, a new BRC accredited UK importer and distributor for Polish branded food and drink category leaders, has announced its exclusive distribution rights for the Black Energy drinks brand.
AkzoNobel launches bisphenol-free internal coating for beverage can ends
As a BPA-NI coating, Accelshield 700 does not use BPA or bisphenol-based epoxies as part of its manufacturing process. It complies with both Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and EU regulations.
hubergroup Print Solutions restructures UV poly/tin offset portfolio
International ink specialist hubergroup Print Solutions has revised and strengthened its UV offset portfolio which includes printing inks, varnishes, and fountain solution additives.
Edwards joins INX as VP of digital division
INX International Ink Co has announced the hiring of Paul Edwards as the new vice president of the digital division.
More UK residents encouraged to recycle metal packaging
A new campaign promoting metal packaging recycling has been introduced by RECAP, the waste partnership between Cambridgeshire and Peterborough in the UK, in a bid to improve kerbside recycling rates.
Anheuser-Busch and Folds of Honor celebrate 13 years of partnership
Anheuser-Busch and its wholesaler partners are once again joining forces with Folds of Honor to release limited edition Budweiser and Bud Light packaging.
Diageo establishes British Aluminium Consortium for Advanced Alloys
Diageo has provided funding to establish the British Aluminium Consortium for Advanced Alloys (BACALL), a collective that will build a plant to roll hundreds of thousands of tonnes of aluminium sheet in the UK.