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Crown brings food service convenience to McCall Farms
Seeking an alternative to unreliable industrial can openers, McCall Farms has turned to Crown to explore various packaging options.
Crown launches Peelfit can
Crown has launched a proprietary metal can, Peelfit designed specifically for the dry food market to address demands for greater convenience, light weighting and product protection.
Life Down Under
As we approach the first anniversary of the Ardagh sale of their Australasian entities to Shanghai Yuanlong Investment Co. Ltd, Jamestrong’s managing director, John Bigley, reflects on some of the challenges in the Australasian market.
Asia CanTech Award winners
The much anticipated Asia CanTech awards took place in Bangkok on day two of Asia CanTech and the winners were as follows.
New generation of spray coatings
PPG Industries’ packaging coatings business has announced that it will showcase Innovel HPS new generation spray coatings for the interior of beverage cans at Cannex & Fillex Asia Pacific in Guangzhou, China, 1-4 June.
Crown exhibits food packaging technologies
Crown’s Foodcan Turkey facility is showcasing its food packaging technologies at the Eurasia Packaging Fair 2015, October 22-25 Istanbul, Turkey.
Ball acquires Sonoco’s Ohio facilities
Ball Corporation has completed its acquisition of Sonoco’s metal end and closure facilities in Canton, Ohio. The Canton plants employ approximately 100 people and produce multiple-sized closures for the food can market. They will become part of Ball’s global metal food and household products packaging division. “We are always looking for opportunities to expand into […]
Asia CanTech Awards 2014 – the winners
The results of the Asia CanTech Awards 2014 were announced last night at the Gala Dinner during Asia CanTech in Bangkok. As always the level of entries was exceptionally high and likewise the quality of the containers. For more news on the conference, exhibition and award winners, make sure you read the next issue of […]
In-house production line for canned fish producer
Crown Food Europe, a business unit of Crown Holdings, has installed an aluminium can production line inside the Rabo de Peixe plant of Cofaco, the leader in the Portuguese canned fish market. Located in Cofaco’s plant on São Miguel Island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, the in-house line serves to meet a growing […]
Stolle Machinery buys Ultra Punch
Can making equipment manufacturer Stolle Machinery has purchased a supplier of die components. As part of the deal 20 employees of Ultra Punch, of Dayton US, have joined Stolle’s Ohio operations. Founded in 1973 in Miamisburg, Ohio, near Dayton home of the easy-open end (EOE), Ultra Punch specialises in making high precision punches and die […]
Can-Pack invests in R&D
Stanislaw Wasko, first vice president and operational director of Poland-based can making group Can-Pack, says the company is continuing to invest in research and development.
The evolution of the drinks can
The Can Makers, a trade body representing the UK companies responsible for the manufacture of beverage cans, examines how the drinks can has changed and developed over the years
McCall Farms highlights canned food benefits
The nutritional benefits of canned food are being highlighted by US-based McCall Farms.
Amcor MediCan for healthcare products
Amcor Flexibles has teamed up with Swiss machine manufacturer Rychiger to launch the MediCan – an easy-open can that is being used for healthcare products.