aluminium
Hydro launches greener brands
Hydro has launched two greener brands to make it easier for its customers to promote aluminium products that are made from recycled post-consumer scrap or primary metal from hydro-powered smelters.
Arcline Investment acquires Pride Engineering
Arcline Investment Management, has acquired Pride Engineering from May River Capital, the first of several acquisitions as Arcline builds a specialty tooling platform across numerous industries.
Alcon launches its craft beer into AR-enabled cans
Russian beer brand Alcon, has partnered with Ball Corporation for the new launch of Braus.
Ardagh and Exal combine to form Trivium
Ardagh will combine its Food & Specialty Metal Packaging business with Exal Corporation, a producer of aluminum containers, to form Trivium Packaging.
PepsiCo moves Aquafina brand to cans
PepsiCo brand Aquafina is getting an eco-friendly packaging makeover as the company looks to reduce the amount of virgin plastic it uses.
European steel recycling levels reach record levels
Recycling of steel packaging in Europe has hit an all-time high of 80.5%, according to figures issued by APEAL.
Fourth Rasselstein Future Symposium brings together the steel packaging sector
Around 300 participants from 30 countries attended the fourth thyssenkrupp Rasselstein Future Symposium in Andernach, Germany.
MetPac-SA welcomes Pick n Pay as member
Pick n Pay (PnP) has signed up as a member of MetPac-SA – the Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) that represents the metal packaging recycling industry in South Africa.
Ardagh further lightweights can range
Ardagh has further lightweighted its range of aluminium cans across the majority of its plants, making it one of the most sustainable cans in the market today.
New study shows carbon emissions reduction for alu bev cans
A new life cycle assessment of aluminium beverage cans has found a significant reduction in carbon emissions over the last decade
CMI responds to aluminium and steel tariffs
The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) has said it applauds the exclusion of aluminium and steel tariffs from the US Canada and Mexico Trade Agreement.
The Can Makers launch first Sustainability Hub
A new website has launched to showcase the benefits of drinks cans, reflecting the UK’s growing demand for more sustainable drinks packaging.
Italy’s recycling rate hits over 80%
CIAL (Italian Consortium for Aluminium Packaging Recycling) has released its data for 2018, which showed that 80% of the packaging on the Italian market was recycled.
Ardagh wins for seafood can
Ardagh Group has been awarded the Alufoil Trophy 2019 for its seafood can for Orkla Food Norway; a printed, easy open, aluminium lid and container for a traditional fish fillet.