David Hayes
Demand for decorative
David Hayes visits Thongchai Oranrigsupak, managing director of Benjamit Packaging Co, one of Thailand’s leading decorative can manufacturers
Enduring challenges in times of change
The Thai Metal Packaging Association (TMPA) reports mixed fortunes as Covid-19 impact on food can demand finally ends. David Hayes discusses
Expanding production to meet domestic market growth
Brazil’s can making industry has experienced extremes over the past four years, with the global pandemic and a change of government and economic policy causing demand for canned goods to fluctuate, while registering overall growth. David Hayes reports
Nikita Containers targets export markets for future growth
David Hayes speaks to CEO and director, P. Santhanakrishnan, of Nikita Containers, based in India
Nippon Steel’s chromate-free tinplate
Japan’s Nippon Steel Corporation focuses on food safety and sustainability while promoting the new passivation process for its chromate-free tinplate,* EZP, and its challenge to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050. David Hayes reports
Expanding three-piece decorating demand
David Hayes speaks to Crabtree Printers’ Alan Rutter on the company’s growing, post- Covid, three-piece can decorator and coating equipment export enquiries
Japan’s beverage can market rebounds
David Hayes surveys the steady recovery of Japan’s beverage can market, which is seeing continued growth in bottle cans, vending machines, and through foreign investment in the country
Japan’s Bottle Cans
Takeuchi Press Industries reveals what’s driving bottle can growth in Japan.