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Crown and Neodif bring Noble Rey beer to France
Craft beer is becoming increasingly popular in France.
Crown accepts applications for Forward Initiative
Crown Europe has begun accepting applications for the third cycle of its Forward Initiative.
Italian packaging machinery turnover tops €7bn
The Italian packaging machinery industry is set to complete another year of growth.
Coca-Cola teams up with Ardagh for Star Wars bottles
Coca-Cola has teamed up with Ardagh to create a packaging presentation for its limited edition Star Wars: The Last Jedi Coca-Cola Zero Sugar bottles.
GEW goes green with hybrid cars
Manufacturer of UV curing equipment for the printing and coating industries GEW (EC) Limited has invested in a fleet of eight new Toyota Auris hybrid cars for its team of service engineers to provide more efficient and environment-friendly transportation.
Every Can Counts crosses BeNeLux region
Every Can Counts, the cross-European can recycling awareness programme, was present for the arrival of Tour de France in Liège (2 July) as well as the Libramont fair (28-31 July).
INOX Seamer for new beverage can making line
Crown Bevcan France SAS has taken delivery of an INOX 10BEVM table top beverage can seamer from Eurocan Sales & Service Ltd for their can making plant in Custines.
Every Can Counts programme to launch in July 2017
The Every Can Counts programme will be launched in the BeNeLux region, starting in Belgium in July 2017.
All’s fair in love and cans
The latest in the PPG/AkzoNobel saga this week has been particularly interesting, with the news that PPG has decided to withdraw its proposal and not pursue an offer. With a visible conflict between the company and its shareholders, it will be interesting to see how long AkzoNobel can see off careful admirers…
Disruptive can multi-packing solution to be launched in the US
Multi-packing solution for beverage producers WaveGrip has entered the US market by joining forces with Palmer Canning.
Drops cycling team works with Every Can Counts to raise awareness for recycling
The British Drops cycling team took part in the Ronde Van Vlaanderen, the famous Belgium cycling race last week (1-2 April) to raise awareness for recycling.
Crown expands French facility to support corned beef market
Crown has added a manufacturing line in its Périgueux, France plant to help meet demand from consumers in Europe and around the world.
A true all-rounder
The dynamics of the can making industry have changed significantly over the past few months with the recent Ball acquisition of Rexam. In an industry exclusive, Evert van de Weg speaks with the recipients of Ball’s divested part of its business, Ardagh Group.
Domino ends year on award winning high
Domino Printing Sciences has ended a successful, award winning year in 2016, which has seen the company receive a variety of trade and industry accolades.