awards
World Aluminium Aerosol selects can award winners
The winners of the World Aluminium Aerosol Can Awards 2013 were presented at this year’s Aerobal congress, the global association for manufacturers of aluminium aerosol cans. A truly global competition, the 18 Aerobal members with their production facilities in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Australia and Africa account for about 75% of production worldwide. […]
Aluminium awards honour Novelis
Novelis has been named Aluminium Fabricator of the Year, and its Yeongju, South Korea, Recycling Centre was the Best Brownfield Technology Project winner at the Global Awards for Aluminium Excellence. The Yeongju Recycling Centre is the largest aluminum beverage can recycling facility in Asia. It uses state-of-the-art recycling technology, including a de-coater that increases the […]
Book now for Asia CanTech
Asia’s best conference for can makers and suppliers is selling out fast. Asia CanTech, which will be in its seventh year in 2013, will take place at the outstanding JW Marriott Hotel Surabaya, Indonesia from 11-13 November 2013. The event prides itself on attracting can makers and fillers from across Asia as well as global […]
Judgement day
I’m a judge in this year’s Aerobal world aluminium aerosol can award. It’s obviously an honour for me to be involved in the competition, which began originally in Europe as the aluminium aerosol can of the year. As Aerobal grew to represent the industry on a global scale so did the competition, which was turned […]
Sonoco reveals environmental progress
Biomass cogeneration is a key part of the global packaging giant Sonoco’s sustainability drive. The company, last week, outlined its progress against voluntary framework of principles and indicators that Sonoco uses to measure and report economic, environmental and social performance. A key initiative for Sonoco continues to be the development of a new US $75 […]
IMDA preview
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Ball’s wine cans win award
A leading trade magazine in Germany has presented can maker Ball Packaging Europe with an award for the third year in a row.
Ardagh wins WorldStar Award
Ardagh Group has been honoured with a 2013 WorldStar Packaging Award for its limited edition Jean Paul Gaultier Coca-Cola aluminium bottles.
Benjamit wins print award
Thailand-based can maker Benjamit Packaging won a gold medal in the packaging category at the 10th Asian Print Awards.
The rise of aerosols
Dr John Morris, CEO of the British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA), looks at the trends driving aerosol production across Europe
Sefton Council wins award for recycling campaign
Sefton Council in the UK has been recognised by the British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) for running the best recycling communication campaign that includes empty aerosols.
Benjamit wins top award
Thailand-based can maker Benjamit Packaging won the supreme award at this year’s Asia CanTech Awards.
US schools encouraged to recycle cans
The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), a trade association that represents the can manufacturing industry and its suppliers in the US, has announced the launch of a school recycling campaign.
Benjamit honoured at Thai Print Awards
Benjamit Packaging’s Black Label metal box won two awards at the 7th Thai Print Awards.