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Ball releases Aluminum Bottles Report
Ball Corporation has released a new report that highlights growing consumer demand for sustainable aluminium packaging options.
Metpack records excellent booking status for 2023 edition
Organisers of the trade fair are expecting record attendance from 2 to 6 May 2023, when Metpack will return for the first time since 2017 and reaffirm Messe Essen as the hub of the world of metal packaging.
Actega strengthens sustainability leadership with new appointment
Actega, manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives and sealing compounds for the print and packaging industry, has appointed Dennis Siepmann to the newly created role of global head of sustainability.
thyssenkrupp expands customer options for reducing CO2 emissions
German tinplate manufacturer, thyssenkrupp Rasselstein, is expanding its sustainability strategy and now offers customers in the packaging industry additional options for reducing CO2 emissions.
Ways out of the energy crisis: saving natural gas and considering alternatives
Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint outlines possible solutionsfor saving energy in metal decorating
Rob van Gils elected as new Aluminium Deutschland president
At Aluminium Deutschland (AD)’s recent general meeting in Berlin, Rob van Gils, CEO of Hammerer Aluminium Industries, was elected as the new AD president.
Zentis uses tinplate made from bluemint Steel for twist-off jam jar closure
Zentis GmbH & Co KG has become the first jam manufacturer to use rasselstein tinplate made from CO2 reduced bluemint Steel for the twist-off closures of its NaturRein fruit spreads.
Crown to reinforce sustainability commitments at Drinktec 2022
Visitors to Crown’s stand at Drinktec 2022 will receive an update on the company’s progress versus its sustainability commitments as well as advancements in decorating technologies for beverage brands.
Tense mood among aluminium tube and aerosol can manufacturers in Germany
Deliveries of aluminium tubes and aerosol cans to the German market still developed satisfactorily in the first half of 2022, according to Aluminium Deutschland, but exploding gas prices are worrying the industry.
German aluminium industry threatened by energy crisis
The production of aluminium in Germany fell significantly in some cases in the second quarter of 2022, according to Aluminium Deutschland, with the energy crisis posing multiple challenges for the industry.
thyssenkrupp Rasselstein researches use of hydrogen in tinplate production
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action is funding two joint projects in which thyssenkrupp Rasselstein GmbH is participating as part of the Hydrogen Technology Offensive.
Challenging the three-piece standard
Germany-based Klinghammer Group emphasises the importance of brands switching from plastic to tinplate and producing unique designs through three-piece can production
Aluminium Deutschland integrates DAVR into operations
Aluminium Deutschland (AD) is taking over the tasks of the Deutsche Aluminium Verpackung Recycling (DAVR), with the existing DAVR being dissolved and continued as an AD working group on behalf of the shareholders.
Alliance partners join forces for sustainable aluminium industry future in Saxony-Anhalt
Alliance partners, including Aluminium Deutschland, have signed a joint declaration for a sustainable future of the aluminium industry in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, at a meeting at Novelis’ Nachterstedt site.