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SKOL to use aluminium Impact Bottle by Ball
SKOL, the African beer brand, has introduced Impact Bottles made by Ball Packaging Europe to market its SKOL PLATINUM beer in Rwanda. The Impact extruded bottle will be launched into the growing African market, which is reportedly set to double in size over the next 10 years. With its entire surface printed in eight different […]
Sixty years of canmaking in Dutch beverage can plant
In his welcoming speech on 21st December at the Ball plant in Oss (Netherlands), plant manager Peter Kauw referred briefly to the status of canmaking in the Netherlands 60 years ago. “Mister Frits Drijver, founder, managing director and main shareholder of the then leading Dutch canmaker Thomassen & Drijver, decided overnight in 1952 and virtually […]
Pizza Port Brewing Co. to use Aluminium Cans from Ball
Pizza Port Brewing Co. is debuting three of its popular beers in convenient, sustainable aluminium cans from Ball Corporation. For the first time in its 27-year history, Pizza Port will be entrusting its hand-crafted passion to a new, more portable can package. “It was a natural evolution for us,” said Pizza Port co-founder Gina Marsaglia. […]
Ball’s designs recognised at Golden Image Awards
During the 2013 Golden Image Awards Competition – held last month in Orlando, Flordia – The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association recognised Ball Corporation for its industry-leading specialty container designs. Ball swept the digitally printed container category with four winning entries: – Gold – Maryland Decorated Tin – Silver – Outer Banks Popcorn Tin – Bronze – Fisher’s Popcorn New […]
Alkaline advances
Frank McDonough and Jim Vandenberg of Quaker Chemical Corporation explore the benefits of using advanced alkaline cleaning technology for aluminium beverage cans
American Can RoundUp winner announced
The Great American Can RoundUp Industry Challenge, sponsored by the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), has declared Rexam Beverage Can North America as the 2012-2013 competition winner. This year, the aluminium can industry collected and recycled 178,000 pounds of beverage cans, raising more than $133,600 (£83,000) for local charities across the United States. Rexam’s North American […]
Ball to cease production at aerosol plant
Ball Corporation has announced that it will cease production at the company’s Danville, Ill., steel aerosol packaging manufacturing plant during the second half of 2014. Ball will redeploy the plant’s assets to other existing company facilities and will continue to supply the plant’s customers. The Danville plant produces three-piece welded aerosol cans and ends for […]
12oz can multipacks for green tea beverage
Xing tea, an all-natural, green tea available in 14 flavours, is expanding into a new package for consumers – 12oz cans from Ball. The new can size joins Xing’s well-known 24oz can package, also from Ball. “Our new can size, which is available in 12oz can, 12-pack fridge packs, provides all the great taste of […]
The growing aerosol agenda
In last month’s issue, we featured an in-depth analysis of the growing aerosol trend, and since going to press, we have been deluged with more positive stories that point towards its rise in prominence. Celebrating a wide array of newly designed aerosols, Aerobal recently held its annual World Aluminium Aerosol Can Awards, which CanTech International […]
Aerosol cans help drive Ball earnings
Ball Corporation has reported third quarter net earnings attributable to the corporation of $115.2 million, up on $115.1 million from the same quarter of 2012. Improved operational results were put down to better than expected global beverage can volumes, an improved seasonal vegetable harvest and solid execution companywide. In the Americas and Asia, metal beverage […]
Microbrewer turns to 32-ounce cans
Mission Brewery, based in San Diego, California, has released two of its beers in new 32-ounce cans. Reportedly the first quart can to be used by a US microbrewer, Mission is using the cans for its Shipwrecked Double IPA and El Conquistador Extra Pale Ale products. Mission founder Dan Selis initially planned for the beers […]
Cans with embossed touch design
The Bavaria brewery from the Netherlands is to launch 8.6 Black, a dark version of its classic Bavaria 8.6 beer on the African market. The 50 cl cans, designed with an embossed touch process, are made by Ball Packaging. 8.6 Black is the latest addition to the 8.6 range from tradition-steeped Dutch brewers Bavaria. The […]
Matte and gloss printing for aerosols
At the 28th FEA International Aerosol Congress in Madrid, Ball introduced its Matte & Gloss printing technology for impact extruded aerosol cans and beverage bottles. By enabling customers to combine the two finishes on the same can, the Matte & Gloss printing process can help differentiate and enhance a product’s shelf appeal through sight and […]
Ball presents beverage cans with eye-catching designs
At Drinktec in Munich, Germany, Ball presented three new special-effect finishes for aluminum beverage cans. Featuring ranges from combined glossy and matte effects, to hidden messages in invisible ink and signal-sending neon colours, Ball believes that beverage manufacturers can use these finishes to effectively highlight their brands and products and make them stand out at […]