beverage can
Can industry raises money for charity
A number of US can plants helped collect and recycle approximately 140 million aluminium beverage cans and subsequently raised more than $150,000 (€108,700) for charities across the country. Organised by the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), the America Recycles Day Challenge, took place over 76 days and involved can companies and aluminium suppliers.
Rexam achieves record results for 2010
Strong beverage can sales helped Rexam achieve an underlying profit of 45% in 2010. Profit before tax increased to £412m from £285m in 2009 on sales up 2% to £4.96bn. Total sales in 2009 stood at £4.86bn. Profit from continuing operations including one-offs rose to £338m from £134m.
Business news, Can & end making, Metal decorating, Sustainability
Metpack mania
I have spent a large part of this week sorting things out ahead of Metpack 2011. As the event’s official media partner, CanTech International will provide unrivalled coverage. Our preview issue will focus on new developments in terms of products, services and technology that will be showcased by exhibitors at the event. The show issue […]
Crown expands beverage can production in Vietnam
Crown Holdings is set to expand beverage can production capacity in all three of its existing facilities in Vietnam. The company will add a second can line to its facility in Hanoi.
Ball to build third beverage can plant in Brazil
Latapack-Ball has announced plans to build a third beverage can making plant in Brazil. Ball Corporation has revealed that Latapack-Ball Embalagens, the company’s majority-owned beverage can joint venture in Brazil, plans to build a new facility in Alagoinhas, in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
Crown to build Brazilian can plant in Belem
Crown Embalagens, a subsidiary of Crown Holdings, has announced that it will build a beverage can plant in Belem, Northern Brazil. The plant will produce two-piece aluminium beverage cans in multiple sizes and is expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2012.
Speciality is key
Rich Grimley, chief operating officer, Rexam Beverage Can Americas talks to CanTech International about the North American market.
Conway confident as beverage can sales help improve Crown’s results
The chief executive of can making company Crown expects a “busy and promising” 2011 following the release of its final year results. Higher unit sales of beverage and food cans worldwide helped to improve margins at the company with beverage can sales unit volumes rising 13% and food can volumes up 5% in the fourth quarter.
Misconceptions of metal recycling
When I first started writing about the metal packaging industry I never quite realised how much there was to it. Can makers, suppliers, shaping, embossing and metal decorating are just some of the things I write about on a regular basis. But there is one thing that makes cans stand out above other packaging types […]
Rexam increases capacity of speciality sizes in North America
Can making giant Rexam has revealed that its operating profit in Beverage Can North America in 2011 is expected to remain comparable to that in 2010. In its November 2010 Interim Management Statement, Rexam stated that its Beverage Can North America customer contract negotiations were progressing well.
Ball reports strong full-year results
Ball Corporation has reported an increase in sales in its results for 2010 – thanks in part to double-digit volume growth in China and Brazil. The company’s net earnings from continuing operations were $542.9 million, on sales of $7.6 billion, compared to $390.1 million, on sales of $6.7 billion in 2009.
Ball’s Torrance plant to close as part of restructure
US can making giant Ball Corporation has announced plans to reorganise its operations as the company aims to decrease its overall installed beverage can capacity in North America. As a result of the restructure, Ball is closing one of its larger plants, transferring a production line and expanding speciality can production.
Rexam increases production at Egyptian plant
Rexam has converted lines at its Egyptian beverage can plant from steel to aluminium after customers started to show a growing preference for aluminium. The company has also increased production capacity in order to meet customer demand.
Crown’s laser-etched tabs used for World Cup promotion
Can maker Crown has revealed that laser-etched tabs used on Coca-Cola drinks cans as part of its FIFA World Cup promotion in the Middle East, could be used on other beverage brands around the world. Coca-Cola launched its 2010 FIFA World Cup promotion on beverage cans using the tabs from Crown Bevcan Europe & Middle East.