metal packaging
Beverage cans increasingly popular in Germany despite gaps in consumer knowledge
A recent poll of 5,000 people commissioned by Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie e.V. (GDA) found that, although half of all Germans are regularly buying canned beverages, their knowledge about cans is low.
South Africa’s metal packaging industry blighted by lockdown
MetPac-SA has projected that South Africa’s lockdown regulations will impact on the recovery rates, not only of metal packaging, but of post-consumer packaging material in general, in the 2020 manufacturing year.
New report finds majority of consumers willing to pay more for sustainable packaging
The report, developed in partnership with Boston Consulting Group, surveyed participants for their preferences related to sustainable packaging, along with their willingness to pay more for products with environmentally friendly packaging.
Tecnocap enters Indian and Far East market in joint venture with Oricon Enterprise
Tecnocap, a global player of metal packaging, has announced its entry into India and the Far East by signing into a joint venture with the Indian producer of metal and plastic packaging, Oricon Enterprise.
ISRA Vision adds additional functionality to inspection solutions
ISRA Vision, the world’s leading supplier of surface inspection systems, has added additional functionalities to its two proven inspection solutions for metal coating and printing.
An impressive start
For those visiting Paris for this week’s Aerosol and Dispensing Forum (ADF), 2020 has certainly hit the ground running. There promises to be a wealth of new innovations on show, if this week is anything to go by.
Exhibition celebrating 100 years of can making opens in Deventer
It is exactly 100 years since can making company Thomassen & Drijver was founded by two young entrepreneurs, Frits Drijver and Thomas Thomassen.
Liberty Liège-Dudelange joins APEAL
APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has welcomed a fifth member, uniting all of the European producers of steel for packaging.
Ball returns to BrauBeviale
Can manufacturer, Ball, returns to BrauBeviale this November with an extensive product range, a redesigned portfolio of special effects, and a new sustainability vision around beverage cans within a truly circular economy.
Crabtree launches new vision system
Metal decorating and coating equipment manufacturer, Crabtree, has launched a new vision system to automate the print fit process and increase accuracy and operational efficiency.
Croatian beer brand uses cans to highlight endangered species
Croatian beer brand, Ožujsko, part of the Molson Coors family, has partnered with Ball Corporation to launch a collection of limited-edition cans intended to raise awareness of endangered species found in and around Croatia.
Crown Beverage Packaging Mexico honoured by MillerCoors
For the second time in three years, MillerCoors has named the Crown Beverage Packaging Mexico business unit of Crown Holdings its Supplier of the Year.
Ball to sell its Argentinian aerosol facility
Ball has announced it will sell its tinplate steel aerosol packaging facilities in Garin and San Luis, Argentina, to Envases del Plata S.A., an Argentinian metal packaging company
MetPac-SA’s AGM focuses on plans for the future
MetPac-SA recently hosted its second AGM, attended by members of the Association, representatives of the packaging industry, researchers, and other interested parties.