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Record year for can sales
Canadean, the market research company responsible for compiling Beverage Can filling figures for BCME, has confirmed that 2014 was a record year for can sales, with an impressive 63 billion cans filled across Europe. Highlights of the research includes: – Carbonated Soft Drink (CSD) fillings increased by 5% – Beer fillings increased by 2%, which […]
MetalMatters campaign in Wrexham
Wrexham Council has become the 50th local authority to benefit from MetalMatters, the industry-funded communications campaign to increase household recycling of metal packaging. It is the fourth campaign the programme has run in partnership with Waste Awareness Wales. Previous campaigns include Newport, which achieved a 9% increase in metal capture at a cost of 31p […]
Double seam interchangeability
In the first of a series of articles from Rexam, Paul McNaughton, Quality & CTS Director for Rexam across Europe & AMEA, looks at the importance of interchangeability.
October 2012
The October issue of CanTech International includes a preview of our annual conference Asia CanTech 2012. Other articles look at steel packaging developments and the used and refurbished equipment market. Another article offers tips on how to keep your can line in top condition while there is an explanation of vacuum systems. There is also a look at how the beverage can has changed over the years.
BCME releases 2011 can market report
The latest annual report detailing European beverage can trends, market performance, consumer behaviour, recycling activity and more has been released by Beverage Can Makers Europe.
Cans continue to perform well
Figures released by Beverage Can Makers Europe (BCME) show that cans continued to gain an increasing share of the packaging mix during the first quarter of 2012.
Metal matters
The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (Apeal) took part in a debate on metal packaging’s contribution to a resource-efficient Europe at the European Parliament in Brussels. Patricia Mobbs, communications manager, reports on the event
Can production strong in Europe
Beverage cans remained the clear leader in the packaged drinks market last year, according to figures released by Beverage Can Makers Europe (BCME).
Can sales increase in Europe
Beverage can sales increased by 6% in Europe during the first half of 2011 compared with the same period of 2010, according to industry association Beverage Can Makers Europe. Soft drinks were the main benefactors of the good weather conditions with a healthy increase in sales of 8% on the comparable period in the first half of 2010.
New recycling competition launched by BCME
Beverage Can Makers Europe (BCME) has launched a new recycling competition called I luv my can. The nationwide search for the most imaginative and creative use of drinks cans is now open for entry.
Back on track
The latest statistics from BCME (Beverage Can Makers Europe) show that despite tough economic conditions last year, there was strong growth in the beverage can market in Europe. In 2010, the European beverage can market hit 54.1 billion cans, up 5.2 per cent from 2009. The UK market fared particuarly well and reached an important milestone in 2010, passing the nine billion can mark, up seven per cent on 2009.
March/April 2011
Regulars: Equipment News: The latest machinery and equipment for the can line New Products: New cans and ends in the market place Candid: Evelyne Frauman, quality and environment manager, Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) Features: Knight’s knowledge: Jack Knight is senior international technical service manager for INX International Ink Co. He […]
Misconceptions of metal recycling
When I first started writing about the metal packaging industry I never quite realised how much there was to it. Can makers, suppliers, shaping, embossing and metal decorating are just some of the things I write about on a regular basis. But there is one thing that makes cans stand out above other packaging types […]