aluminium cans
Little by little
This week, the English government has finally confirmed a ban on single-use plastic cutlery items, following similar bans in Scotland and Wales, and supermarket Waitrose has announced a move away from glass to canned wines. But are these moves still too little too late?
Crown TCP: Energizing a Better World Together
TCP Group and Crown Holdings have joined forces to set up an aluminium can factory in Thailand with an expected production capacity of over 820 million cans per year, to manufacture packaging of Red Bull for export in the Asia-Pacific region.
Recycling rate of aluminium beverage cans remained high in 2020
Aluminium beverage can recycling achieved a record level of 510,000 tonnes, representing a total greenhouse gas emissions saving of 4.2 million tonnes of CO₂eq.
The birth of DWI technology
Evert van de Weg explores the inception and developments of the draw and wall ironing process used in the production of two-piece beverage cans
Canpack invests $140 million in new Brazilian facility
Canpack SA has announced it will increase its manufacturing capacity of aluminium beverage cans with a new production facility in Poços de Caldas, in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Small Beer releases core range into cans
Small Beer, a UK, London-based brewery specialising in producing lower alcohol beers, has launched three of its core brews into 330ml aluminium cans.
Refill revolution
Aluminium is the material that keeps on giving; The Body Shop certainly thinks so, with its aluminium bottle refill programme, but will other beauty companies level up their refill schemes?
Ball launches construction of UK’s largest aluminium packaging plant
With accelerating demand for infinitely recyclable aluminium drinks cans growing fast in the UK and around the world, Ball is investing in the new cutting-edge facility in Kettering to meet the needs of its customers.
Ball India welcomes FSSAI packaged water move
Ball Beverage Packaging India has welcomed the move by the FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) to pave the way for packaging drinking water in non-transparent packaging solutions like aluminium beverage cans.
Growth forecast for the North American metal cans market
The North American metal cans market is projected to be worth US$14.47 billion by 2026, registering a CAGR of 3.62% during the forecast period of 2021-2026, according to new findings on Reportlinker.com.
Nussbaum withdraws from aluminium tube business
The Nussbaum Group has withdrawn from the tube business due to the ‘difficult market situation,’ deciding instead to concentrate on its core business in aluminium cans.
Bud Light launches new Texas pack in aluminium bottles and cans
Bud Light has launched the Bud Light Texas pack featuring custom cans that pay tribute to the state, its people and Texas pride.
Ball announces circular economy lab in Brazil
Ball Corporation has announced plans to create Brazil’s first circular economy lab in Fernando de Noronha, centralising the collection and recycling of aluminium cans.
Coca-Cola supplies under pressure due to shortage of cans
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners said that the shortage of cans is just one of “a number of logistics challenges” the company is having to face.