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Bericap moves into Asia
German beverage closures manufacturer, Bericap, has opened a production facility in Singapore. The plant will provide a direct service to customers in the ASEAN-zone, which was up until now served by a sales office and deliveries from Bericap China and other Bericap facilities.
Jealsa to use Crown’s PeelSeam peelable ends on tuna cans
Jealsa, the leading Mediterranean fish canner, is relaunching its oil-based tuna in cans which use PeelSeam peelable ends from Crown Food Europe, a business unit of Crown Holdings. The new metal cans address the growing demand for more convenient product access, offering enhanced packaging openability for consumers.
Silgan expands food can business with purchase of Vogel & Noot
Silgan Holdings, a leading supplier of food cans, has announced that it is buying Vogel & Noot Holding AG’s food can business for €250 million ($335m), subject to adjustment of the net debt and financial performance of the business.
Competition helps
The news that can making company Impress is to be acquired by Irish packaging group Ardagh Glass could be good news for the industry. London-based private equity company Doughty Hanson has agreed to sell the shares of Impress Coöperatieve U.A. for €1.7 billion ($2.2bn) to the glass bottle manufacturer. The enlarged business will trade as […]
January/February 2010
Regulars: New Products: New cans and ends in the market place Equipment News: The latest machinery and equipment for the can line Candid: Vorasit Dejthamrong, manufacturing manager, Swan Industries (Thailand) Features: Making metal first: Asia CanTech 2009 represented an opportunity for can makers and suppliers to come together under one roof to discuss the industry. […]