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Supply chain disruptions amid Covid-19
Martha Rojas, vice president, director project development, at UTC Overseas, examines the impact of the Covid-19 crisis to the supply chain, and the strategies undertaken to keep the can making industry moving.
SLAC introduces new optimised end
SLAC Group has introduced its Optimised End for 200 and 202 beverage cans.
CPMC sets sights on Flanders
Chinese packaging manufacturer, CPMC, is looking to Flanders for the location of its production facility in Europe.
Ball to sell Chinese beverage can and end manufacturing facilities to ORG
Ball Corporation has announced an agreement to sell its metal beverage packaging facilities in China to ORG Technology Co. Ltd.
Mike Norman appointed chief commercial officer at VMI
Mike Norman has been appointed as CCO of VMI and will join the company’s global management board. In his role as CCO, Norman will be responsible for all commercial activities of VMI worldwide. The increase of market share and widening of product portfolio has led to a vast growth of VMI Group over recent years. […]
ITA Survey shows weaker tin use growth in 2018
The International Tin Association’s (ITA) 14th annual survey of tin users carried out July to August 2018 showed robust growth of 4% in 2017 but much weaker tin use growth forecasts in 2018.
VMI Yantai announces appointment of new general manager
VMI Yantai has announced the appointment of Mr Chen Xing Chunjing as general manager.
Success for SLD
Straight Line Drive (SLD) has celebrated its first global can making trade show at this year’s Cannex & Fillex World Can Making Congress in Guangzhou, China.
Stolle opens new service centre in China
Stolle Machinery recently announced the opening of a new service centre in Foshan, China, near Guangzhou.
Aluminium Association reacts to tariffs on key trading partners
The administration has announced that it would allow Section 232 aluminium tariff exemptions for Canada, the European Union and Mexico to expire on 1 June.
AkzoNobel’s largest powder coatings plant opens in China
Production has begun at AkzoNobel’s new powder coatings plant in Changzhou, China.
Business news, Can & end making, Metal decorating, Sustainability
Hitting the brief
This week I have headed to Chicago for this year’s IMDA conference and once again the event has proven to be one of the best shows on the busy trade show calendar.
Cannex so far
This week has signalled the start of a couple of week’s worth of work travel, with the beginning of Cannex trade show in Guangzhou, China.
On the road again…
This blog is my last in the office for a few weeks, as trade show season has come around at pace, once again.