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Trivium 2023 Buying Green Report wins dotCOMM Platinum Award
Trivium Packaging has received the dotCOMM Award in the Website Creativity / Web Design category for its 2023 Buying Green Report, which reveals what consumers think, value, and perceive when it comes to sustainable packaging.
Easy open end evolution
Evert van de Weg charts the history of easy open ends in both beverage and food can markets since the 1970s, following the developments up to the present day
European tube market continues to grow in H1 2023
The European flexible tube market was stable in the first half of 2023, according to the european tube manufacturers association (etma), which reports a growth in deliveries of almost 2% to a total volume of around 6.2 billion units.
AEROBAL announces World Aluminium Aerosol Can Award 2023 winners
AEROBAL, the International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers, has published the results of its World Aluminium Aerosol Can Award 2023, with four companies taking home titles in the three categories offered.
Business news, Can & end making, Metal decorating, Product news, Sustainability
Salvalco and Rossmann partner on new eco-valve deodorant range
Salvalco, an ethical tech company supporting the aerosol industry, has announced its latest collaboration with Rossmann, to bring to market a new Isana deodorant range, utilising the Eco-Valve technology with Nitrogen propellant.
Krones nominated for German Sustainability Award
Packaging equipment and filling specialist, Krones, has been nominated for the 2023 German Sustainability Award, with the jury of experts identifying the company as a “pioneer of transformation.”
Canpack sponsors international BNP Paribas Green Film Festival
Held in Krakow since 2018, the festival showcases the work of movie makers who are passionate about protecting the future of our planet.
Tool suppliers in times of change
Germany-based Wallram Group outlines the tooling developments it has seen during its 50 years in the field
Crown acquires Helvetia Packaging in Germany
Crown Holdings has announced the acquisition of Helvetia Packaging AG, a beverage can and end manufacturing facility in Saarlouis, Germany.
AMP provides a splash of new colour for Canetta wines
French start-up Canetta, is adding a cutting-edge ‘fourth colour,’ orange wine, to its range of wines – and packing the whole lot exclusively in the 187ml Wine Can from Ardagh Metal Packaging.
The heat is on
Here in the UK, our news pages are filled with updates on the continuing fires across the Mediterranean and beyond.
US and EU aluminium associations highlight need for global arrangement
The Aluminum Association and European Aluminum sent a joint letter to the US trade representative and EU executive vice president and trade commissioner, ahead of continued discussions on the Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminium.
In the market for hydration options
As I reflect on a recent trip to Lanzarote, I’ve realised that there is so much untapped potential for water in metal packaging around the world (pun intended), particularly in tourist hotspots.
Is the energy crisis really over?
It seems as though the worst forecasts expressed at the end of 2022 concerning the European energy crisis were not destined to come to fruition. Still, the state of play is far from perfect. Vladislav Vorotnikov reports