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Ball announces senior leadership changes
Ball Corporation has announced promotions and senior management changes that will become effective at the beginning of 2021, including that Daniel W Fisher will become president.
Bucking the trend
At this time of year attention turns to Christmas shopping and of course the food and drink we’ll be consuming. Demand for food cans has increased during the pandemic, and for beverage cans, the jump in sales in the US and the UK has been huge.
Thinking beyond recycling
The sustainability credentials of metal cans are often talked about. But now the greenness of the metal packaging sector is extending beyond just the containers, with Crown announcing that all 14 of its beverage can plants in the US and Canada are being run on renewable energy.
Alzamora Group wins Best Environmentally-friendly Packaging at World Beverage Innovation Awards
Alzamora Group has received an award for its innovative and biodegradable can pack produced for Heineken UK.
International Tin Association welcomes White Solder
Tin producer White Solder has joined global tin industry association ITA as a member.
A virtual meeting of minds
Next Monday (23 November) will see Asia CanTech brought to you in a virtual fashion for the first time ever.
Sun Chemical releases 2019 sustainability report
Sun Chemical has released its 11th annual Corporate Sustainability Report for the year ending 2019.
Australian canned kombucha brand launches in the UK
Remedy has become the first canned kombucha brand to be stocked in UK Tesco Superstores.
Alzamora Group celebrates first anniversary of sustainable beverage packaging solution
One year after its launch in the market, Alzamora’s LatCub has positioned itself as the first biodegradable alternative to replace the plastic in can packs.
AEROBAL announces winners of World Aluminium Aerosol Can Award 2020
The jury has awarded the World Aluminium Aerosol Can Award 2020 to two deodorant cans produced by a Turkish manufacturer.
Moderate decline in production of aluminium aerosol cans despite pandemic
AEROBAL recored a moderate minus of roughly 2% worldwide in the first half of 2020.
Can Manufacturers Institute confirmed for Virtual Asia CanTech
The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), has been confirmed as the first keynote speaker for this November’s ground-breaking Virtual Asia CanTech conference.
New ASTM international standard establishes SpecMetrix as more precise coating thickness measurement option
A new American Society for Testing and Materials international standard has been approved that covers the more precise ruggedised optical interference (ROI) based coating thickness measurement technology incorporated into all SpecMetrix measurement solutions supplied by Sensory Analytics.
Trivium and Molinos Rio de la Plata earn worldwide recognition with packaging award
Cocinero Clasico Oil’s aluminium aerosol can produced by Trivium Packaging Argentina overcame strong competition at the 2020 IMDPA Awards.