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CFP buys new print lines from KBA
Chinese can maker China Food Packaging (CFP) has ordered two MetalStar PR UV printing lines from KBA-MetalPrint.
Exclusive: Stolle invests in China
Can making machinery supplier Stolle Machinery Company is opening a new facility in Shanghai, China.
Ball announces plant expansion in Brazil
Latapack-Ball is set to expand capacity at its can making plant in Alagoinhas, Brazil.
HeatGenie and EnCanSol sign deal
US-based HeatGenie has moved a step closer to bringing its self-heating cans to the market after signing a deal with EnCanSol Capital Corporation for the manufacturing of new technology.
Novelis starts work on new recycling centre
Novelis has started work on a facility that is projected to be the world’s largest aluminium recycling centre.
Roeslein showcases Red Bud facility
US-based Roeslein & Associates, systems integrator in the two-piece container industry, invited more than 100 suppliers and customers to an open day at its facility in Red Bud, Illinois last Thursday (15 November).
Can-Pack Morocco to expand plant capacity
Can-Pack Morocco, a subsidiary of Poland-based can making group Can-Pack S.A., is increasing capacity at its plant in Casablanca.
Quality is key for Asian can maker
Saudi Arabia-based Mahmood Saeed Beverage Can and End Industry (MSCANCO) is using a new system to help improve quality and reduce spoilage at its plant.
Can-Pack invests in Dubai and the Philippines
Poland-based can making group Can-Pack is increasing capacity at its Dubai plant in the United Arab Emirates.
Brazil sets recycling world record
Brazil’s aluminium beverage cans recycling rate reached 98.3% in 2011 – a new world record.
Novelis Asia opens recycling centre
Novelis, a leading producer of rolled aluminium, has announced the opening of an aluminium recycling and casting centre at its Yeongju, South Korea, facility.
Crown postpones China expansion plans
Can maker Crown has postponed plans to build two new plants in China.
Ball to shut down two can plants
Can maker Ball will cease production at two of its North American beverage can making plants at the end of this year.
Arcadia puts another beer in cans
US brewer Arcadia Ales has launched its Sky High Rye pale ale in 12oz cans from Rexam.