awards
Amcor honoured at awards ceremony
Packaging manufacturer Amcor Flexibles has been recognised by the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) after winning two Alufoil Trophies.
MPMA outlines position on Bisphenol A
Nick Mullen (pictured right), the director of the Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA), says finding a range of alternatives to Bisphenol A (BPA) could take years.
Ardagh food can wins award
A can produced by the Ardagh Group has been recognised at the iF Packaging Design Awards in Munich, Germany.
Baosteel wins China national award
Chinese based Baosteel has been recognised for a project which looked at the research, development and application of two-piece steel can tinplate.
Rexam’s Fusion bottle wins innovation award
A new natural energy drink packaged in Rexam’s aluminium Fusion bottle won a top award at the LSA Innovation Awards 2011 in France.
Canny Awards will honour best craft beer cans
Leading can making company Ball Corporation is supporting a competition that will recognise the best can graphics in the North American craft beer industry.
Brazil can plant recognised for operational excellence
Rexam’s beverage can plant in Águas Claras, Brazil, has been awarded the Shingo Prize – acknowledged as the highest global recognition for operational excellence.
BAMA announces winners of Can Do awards
The British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) has announced Dorset Local authorities as the winner of its Can Do Awards 2011. The awards recognise and reward the best local authority recycling campaigns that include empty aerosols.
November 2011
Articles in this issue include a review of Asia CanTech 2011, an article about manufacturing methods used for making aerosols and a report on Apeal’s recent Steel Summit in Slovakia, plus regulars including Candid and Knight’s Knowledge.
Mall + Herlan nominated for award
Mall + Herlan’s steel monoblock can has been nominated for a German packaging award. The one-piece steel aerosol can design has been nominated by the German Packaging Institute for one of the awards to be presented at the Brau Beviale show in Nürnberg.
Perm wins export awards
Perm Machine & Tool has been recognised for its export efforts after winning two awards.
Rexam’s Fusion bottle wins top award
Can maker Rexam has won an award for Quality Design at the Italian Oscar dell’Imballaggio (Oscar’s Packaging Awards) 2011 for its aluminium Fusion bottle.
Sensory Analytics win top award at Metpack
US company Sensory Analytics, LLC won the Metpack Innovation Gold Award for its SpecMetrix measurement system.At Metpack 2011, the most pioneering new products are honoured with the Metpack Innovation Award.
Supplier excellence recognised by Rexam
Rexam Beverage Can Europe & Asia recently held its annual supplier awards ceremony in the UK. The awards recognised supplier excellence throughout 2010 and took place at Sopwell House in St Albans. More than 100 guests, including 40 suppliers, attended the event.