Alex Rivers
The season of goodwill
With a difficult winter and festive period ahead for many, it’s been encouraging this week to hear of some charity-related activity in the metal packaging world.
Gin(ie) in a bottle
A spirits businesses based in Herefordshire, England, has announced a switch from glass to aluminium bottles for its gin products; a move that hopefully inspires more beverage companies to do the same.
Positive steps forward
Details of Ireland’s planned Deposit Return Scheme is welcome news this week, especially for those in the metal packaging sector who have been lobbying for schemes to adopt a variable rate.
Return of Asia CanTech proves a huge success
Asia CanTech has just concluded its 2022 edition and from myself and Bell Publishing it’s a massive thank you to all our attendees, speakers, exhibitors, sponsors and of course the events team at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Bangkok for a wonderful show.
Back to Bangkok: Asia CanTech preview
This year we celebrate the return of Asia CanTech. The annual conference for can manufacturers based in the Asia Pacific region assembles technical experts and key decision makers from the metal packaging industry and facilitates networking and collaboration across the sector, as well as showcasing the latest technology and innovations on offer.
Business news, Can & end making, Filling, Metal decorating, Sustainability
Taking the time
Monday 10 October 2022 marked World Mental Health Day, and now more than ever it feels important to focus on time for ourselves, and to check in on others, be that in the workplace or closer to home.
Can collections
Working on our August issue of the magazine, and reflecting on some recent Guinness World Record news, got me thinking about the importance of can design and how special edition packaging makes a lasting impression to become a keepsake.
Pride in cans
Pride month is always a tricky one to cover in terms of products, because some big corporations just seem to love cashing in on the novelty, without contributing anything to the cause. However I have found three American brands that seem to be doing their bit.
A grand affair
It has been a busy day for the CanTech team, with our virtual CanTech the Grand Tour 2022 event in full swing.
Celebrating Platinum
With Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee imminent, I thought it apt to showcase some quintessential metal packaging I’ve come across commemorating the occasion.
Growing green
Ball Corporation recently held an inspiring evening of discussion, emphasising the need for a truly circular economy and what was needed to achieve it, including journalistic approaches to reporting on sustainability news.
Coffee’s best friend
Opening a Grind tin in the morning got me thinking about how essential metal packaging continues to be for the coffee industry.
Metal aesthetics
Unlike books, sometimes metal packaging must be judged by its ‘cover’ – or in this case, design. Looks are increasingly important in the metal packaging world, as Trivium highlighted recently when it awarded winners of its Forever Canvas Challenge 2022.
Refill revolution
Aluminium is the material that keeps on giving; The Body Shop certainly thinks so, with its aluminium bottle refill programme, but will other beauty companies level up their refill schemes?