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Crown expands in Asia Pacific
Crown Asia Pacific has announced the opening of its new beverage can manufacturing plant in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Gruppo ASA invests €1m in new aerosol production line
Gruppo ASA has recently installed a new line for the production of aerosol cans at its factory in Liverpool, UK.
Celebrating 25 years at Asia CanTech
As customary, Asia CanTech launched with its Monday afternoon tabletop session, with an opportunity to conduct business in a relaxed setting.
Crown strengthens presence in Benelux region
Crown Europe is expanding the services offered by its aerosol printing facility in Hoorn, the Netherlands and has opened a new logistics hub in Puurs, Belgium.
Crown to build third beverage can plant in Spain
In response to growing demand for aluminium beverage cans in the Iberian region, Crown has announced plans to build a new production facility in Valencia, Spain.
VMI opens manufacturing facility in Poland
Production machinery specialist VMI Group has officially opened its new manufacturing facility in Leszno, Poland.
Ball to close three US beverage packaging plants
Ball Corporation has announced that it will be ceasing production at three of its beverage packaging plants in the US.
New CAN-O-MAT.I twin-roll beader
The twin-roll beader of the CAN-O-MAT.II is now also available in the CAN-O-MAT.I. Down gauging is always the target for can makers to reduce their costs. The limit of down gauging is given by the minimum of axial load and panelling which is mostly influenced by beading. This is why the down gauging process is […]
New CAN-O-MAT.I twin-roll beader
The twin-roll beader of the CAN-O-MAT.II is now also available in the CAN-O-MAT.I.
AkzoNobel plans expansion of organic peroxide capacity in China
AkzoNobel’s Speciality Chemicals business has announced plans to double production capacity at its organic peroxides facility in Ningbo, China, during the next two years.
Global Aluminium associations applaud USITC report on industry competitiveness
The Aluminium Association of the United States, the Aluminium Association of Canada and European Aluminium applaud the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) for the Section 332 report that confirms oversupply is harming the global industry and that China’s capacity growth has far exceeded all other countries.
Aluminium industry calls for global forum to tackle overcapacity
G20 leaders will meet in Germany to discuss topics for the global agenda, most notably trade and investments.
Global aluminium associations release joint statement before Section 232 investigation hearing
The US Department of Commerce will hold a hearing on the Section 232 investigation on the impact of aluminium imports on US national security.
AkzoNobel expansion strengthens international brand in South America
AkzoNobel has opened a performance coatings production facility in Santo André, Brazil, which will enable the company to be more agile in responding to local customer needs and regional market demands.