north america
PepsiCo makes significant investment in Celsius
PepsiCo is making a $550 million investment in Celsius Holdings, maker of a leading global fitness energy drink, Celsius.
Aluminium personal care brand launches in Canada
Eco-conscious personal care company Hey Humans has officially launched across Canada with 99% plastic free packaging made from infinitely recyclable aluminium.
Heineken to build $90m can plant in Mexico
Heineken has announced plans to build a 1.8 billion peso ($90 million) can manufacturing plant in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua near its brewery in the town of Mequoi.
Beverage can ends market to see growth of around $439 million
According to a report by market research specialist Technavio, the beverage can end market is projected to grow by $438.78 million from 2020-2025.
Aluminium demand continues to grow in North America
The Aluminum Association has released preliminary estimates as part of its monthly Aluminum Situation report showing 5.3% demand growth for the aluminium industry in North America through the first quarter of 2022.
INX launches $50m Venture Capital Fund
INX International Ink Co is establishing INX Venture Capital to make minority investments in technology and materials science startups with strategic relevance to the printing inks and coatings value chain.
Topo Chico hard seltzer lands in Canada
Canadians are now able to purchase Topo Chico Hard Seltzer in 12-packs of 355ml cans.
Trivium releases 2022 Global Buying Green Report
Trivium’s data reveals that consumer demand for eco-friendly and sustainable product packaging has proven remarkably stable and robust throughout the societal changes that have occurred in the last several years.
US aluminium jobs and economic impact steady through Covid-19
A new US study completed by economic research firm John Dunham & Associates shows that overall employment in the domestic aluminium industry has been largely steady for most of the past decade.
Domestic aluminium demand outpaces US GDP growth
The Aluminum Association released preliminary estimates as part of its monthly Aluminum Situation report showing an estimated 7.7% demand growth for the aluminium industry in North America (US and Canada) in 2021.
Diageo North America opens new canning facility
With capacity to produce over 25 million cases of malt-based beverages and spirits-based RTD cocktails, global beverage producer Diageo has opened its new manufacturing site in Illinois, featuring two high-speed can lines.
Sonoco completes Ball Metalpack acquisition
Global packaging company, Sonoco, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Ball Metalpack.
Ball reports strong 2021 results
Ball Corporation has reported, on a US GAAP basis, full-year 2021 net earnings of US$878 million, compared to US$585 million net earnings on sales of US$11.8 billion in 2020.
Strength in numbers
This week came the news of another acquisition, when global packaging company, TricorBraun, announced that it had acquired beverage packaging companies Zuckerman Honickman (ZH) and Vessel Packaging (Vessel), strengthening the company’s position in the beverage packaging market.