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Red Hare Brewing Company to launch its craft beer in cans

Red Hare craft beer will be packaged exclusively in cans made of Novelis’ evercan aluminum sheet, which is made of a guaranteed minimum 90% recycled content. It is expected to be on store shelves in May 2014 throughout the south eastern US. “This introduction marks the commercial availability of the world’s first certified high-recycled content […]

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Saint Archer Brewing Company selects Ball cans

The Saint Archer Brewing Company has announced it will be releasing their four core beers in 12oz cans from Ball Corporation. The four beers, Blonde Ale, White Ale, Pale Ale and IPA, will be available in the cans in select stores throughout central and southern California. “The bottom line is cans speak to who we […]

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Schuler reports 3-month sales of €260 million

Press manufacturer Schuler AG has reportedly achieved revenues of €258.8 million for its short fiscal year 2013 from the period October to December 2013. As of January 2014 Schuler has changed its fiscal year to the calendar year. New orders received amounted to €210.6 million. The most important markets were Germany, China and the US. […]

Nampak to expand within Africa

As part of Nampak’s continuing strategy of expanding its African footprint, the company today announced that it had acquired ownership of the Alucan beverage can plant in Agbara, Nigeria. The plant has the capacity to manufacture one billion cans per annum and boasts the latest technology to supply Nigerian consumers with world-class beverage cans for […]

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New facility for INX

INX International UK officials are set to host an opening event at its new manufacturing facility in Heywood, England, on 16 April.  The largest dedicated two-piece ink structure outside the United States reflects the company’s effort to accommodate expanded business in the beer and beverage can market throughout Europe and the Middle East. “This new […]

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Woodchuck Hard Cider in 16-ounce cans

Woodchuck Hard Cider introduced 12-ounce cans of its Amber cider in 2012 using a Cask automated canning system. The package has seen 42% growth over the last year, and consumers have called for a larger format can. In response, the Vermont, USA-based cidery is set to introduce a 16-ounce can to the market. Woodchuck Hard […]

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INX and CTI announce collaboration

INX, a provider of inks for beer and beverage cans, and Chromatic Technologies (CTI), a manufacturer of speciality inks such as thermochromic, photochromic, ‘Reveal’ and security inks, are set to join forces. The two companies will continue to be owned and operated independently and negotiate separate long-term supply agreements. The announcement follows CTI’s launch of […]

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Rexam partners Carlsberg on sustainability

Rexam has become one of the founding partners of Carlsberg’s new Group CSR initiative, the Carlsberg Circular Community. The new initiative, which uses the Cradle-to-Cradle design framework, sees Carlsberg working with its suppliers to encourage innovation and quality in the industry, in pursuit of zero-waste. The Carlsberg Circular Community aims to increase the creation of […]

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Schuler streamlines corporate structure

The Schuler Group is streamlining its corporate structures in Germany and aims to secure its success in major growth markets like China with more local production, procurement and development. It was to this end that the company greatly expanded capacities at its Chinese factory in Dalian a few months ago. “We are following our customers […]

CCL to close aerosol plant in Ontario

Packaging company CCL Industries is to permanently close its Canadian aerosol manufacturing operation, commencing in the first half of 2014 and completing no later than mid-2015. Geoffrey T. Martin, president and CEO of the company, says, “It is with great regret that we are announcing this news. Our operation in Ontario now exports its entire […]

Novelis completes expansion in Korea

Novelis, an aluminium rolling and recycling specialist, has announced the completion of a two-year, $400 million expansion programme in South Korea. The expansion of its Yeongju and Ulsan plants increases the company’s production capacity in the region by more than 50% to approximately one million metric tons of aluminium sheet per year. “Investing further in […]

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Resealable can shortlisted for innovation award

Can2close, a resealable beverage can, has been named as a finalist in the 2013 Beverage Innovation Awards. Judged by a panel of industry experts, can2closes’s concept was nominated in the ‘Best Closures’ category. The resealable beverage can end is a new mechanism that replaces the standard stay-on tab opening of beverage cans with a simple […]

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Hees to take the reins at Heinz

Bernardo Hees will become chief executive of Heinz once the iconic canned food business is bought by an investment consortium. The consortium, made up of Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital, confirmed the appointment last night (11 April). Hees, who is 43 years old, will join from his current role as chief executive of Burger King […]

Heinz to be sold for $28 billion

Canned food giant Heinz is set to be bought by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway company and private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal worth $28 billion.

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