packaging
Hitting the mainstream
There has been some great news emanating from the UK retail industry recently, with the UK’s largest retailer Tesco becoming the first of the main supermarkets in the UK to offer customers the opportunity to purchase water in aluminium cans.
Coca-Cola GB: Red is the new black
Coca-Cola Great Britain has revealed a new design for the Coca-Cola range featuring new look packaging for Coca-Cola original taste and Coca-Cola zero sugar.
Finishing with UV and LED technology
At the Fachpack exhibition (25-27 September in Nuremberg, Germany) UV system manufacturer IST Metz will be presenting a product portfolio of UV lamp and LED solutions for the finishing of packaging.
rasselstein Express – the new service promise for packaging steel
The new thyssenkrupp Rasselstein GmbH online shop is promising 16 days from ordering until a selected packaging steel is ready for shipping.
Crown wins big at 2018 IMDA Awards
Crown has walked away from the 2018 International Metal Decorators Association (IMDA) Excellence in Quality competition with five awards, including the event’s top prize, the Grand Award.
Videojet presents Thermal Transfer Overprinter
Videojet Technologies has introduced the Videojet 6230 Thermal Transfer Overprinter (TTO), a printer that is said to help manufacturers reduce flexible packaging coding errors and improve Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
Here comes the Sun
As the UK bathes in unseasonably glorious weather, CanTech International continued its quest for sun with a recent visit to Sun Chemical’s global headquarters for metal decorating inks in Bilbao, Spain.
The week that was
News in the metal packaging industry is a lot like London buses; you wait ages for a story, then three come along at once.
Bosch plans to sell its packaging business
Bosch has announced its decision to look for a buyer for its packaging machinery business (PA), specifically the pharmaceuticals and food units of the Packaging Technology division.
Tata Steel wins The Dieline’s Outstanding Achievement award
Tata Steel, alongside design agencies Grow and Packz, has received the Outstanding Achievement award at The Dieline Awards 2018 for its creative conceptual packaging design using Protact.
Ball and Platinum Equity to form Ball Metalpack
Ball Corporation and Platinum Equity have announced that they have entered into joint venture and purchase agreements to form Ball Metalpack.
Toyo Ink to open production base in Myanmar
Toyo Ink SC Holdings, the parent company of the Toyo Ink Group of Japan, has announced its plans to enter the Myanmar market with the establishment of a production base in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone in Yangon.
Aluminium beverage can recycling at 74%
The overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the European Union, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland increased by 0.7% to a new record level of 73.6% in 2015.
Ardagh reveals seafood investment in Morocco
Ardagh’s metal packaging production plant in Casablanca, Morocco, is marking its tenth anniversary with the announcement of a new enhancement of its steel seafood can production capability.
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