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Koenig & Bauer and Actega renew partnership
Koenig & Bauer and Actega have agreed to extend their current eight-year partnership for another three years, with effect from 1 November.
Novelis celebrates ten years at Nachterstedt recycling centre
The Nachterstedt Aluminium Recycling Center (NARC) celebrates its 10th anniversary, marking a decade of innovation and sustainability with Novelis taking the position as a recycling leader in the aluminium market.
Wallram Group announces new MD
Matthias Niewind has been announced as the new managing director of Germany-headquartered global business, Wallram Group, producer of precision tools for metal-forming and cylindrical grinding machines.
Eliminating toxicity
Can manufacturers are committed to removing ‘forever chemicals’ from packaging, say experts. Liz Newmark reports from Brussels.
Business news, Can & end making, Canning, Coatings, Sustainability
German Aluminium Alliance formed
IG Metall, IGBCE and Aluminium Deutschland have signed a joint declaration to ensure a competitive and climate-neutral aluminium industry in five federal German states.
German metal cans on the upswing, but regulatory challenges grow
By Jens Kastner, in Hamburg
Koenig & Bauer presents results from the future-oriented development project “hydrogen-heated drying ovens”
Use of green hydrogen permits a significant reduction in carbon emissions from the overall production process.
Aluminium Deutschland releases 2024 second quarter production figures
Production in the German aluminium industry developed unevenly in the second quarter, Aluminium Deutschland has reported.
Core Equipment and Leibinger announce canning partnership
UK-based beverage machinery supplier, Core Equipment, has announced a new partnership with Leibinger, a leading German manufacturer of high-quality canning machines.
Bold and innovative printing
Dominique Huret highlights some of the printing presses and equipment for metal printing on display at the 2024 drupa trade fair
Koenig & Bauer announces metal packaging sustainability boost
The company’s production site in Stuttgart will now start equipping all factory-new printing systems with the hardware required to record energy data, also configuring them with the VisuEnergy X energy management system.
thyssenkrupp unveils future vision at fifth Future Symposium
Held under the theme “The Magic of Doing it,” the symposium featured both internal and external speakers discussing the future of packaging steel.
etma presents Tube of the Year 2024 winners
A seven-member jury from among the member companies selected the best tubes in the categories aluminium, plastic, laminate, prototypes and sustainability.
thyssenkrupp Rasselstein announces change in executive board
The supervisory board of thyssenkrupp Rasselstein has appointed Clarissa Odewald as chief sales officer and chairwoman of the executive board, with effect from 1 July 2024.