recycling
Novelis expands Brazil plant
Novelis, a specialist in aluminum rolling and recycling, has invested $175 million at its Pindamonhangaba plant, located in the Paraíba Valley, Brazil.
WRAP and OPRL announce strategic partnership
WRAP and OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) will work together towards meeting the UK’s recycling targets.
Ten years of OPRL
Founded in 2009 by a group of retailers and brands, the On-Pack Recycling Label celebrates a decade of recycling advice, as public readiness for radical action reaches tipping point.
Can Makers launch interactive new website
The Can Makers has launched its brand new website, giving fillers, retailers, industry bodies, governments and drinks manufacturers access to all the information they need in one easy place.
Business news, Can & end making, Filling, Metal decorating, Sustainability
Metal packaging industry advancing on Circular Economy adoption
The Circular Economy was a primary focus of the Metal Packaging Europe “Ahead of the Pack” event held in Brussels on 23 January.
MPMA refutes claims it threatened Pooch & Mutt over advertising
The Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA) has said that claims it threatened pet food brand Pooch & Mutt to remove an advert telling consumers to ‘ditch the can and save the planet’ are not true.
APEAL appoints new president
Apeal, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has appointed Tony Waite, sales director packaging at Tata Steel Europe, as the association’s new president.
MPMA calls for greater transparency of packaging’s true recycling credentials
Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA) has called for retailers to make it ‘crystal clear’ how and where packaging can be recycled.
MPMA respond to Defra’s Resources and Waste Strategy
DEFRA recently released its Resources and Waste Strategy for England. Here is a statement issued on behalf of Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA) in response.
APEAL join Virtuous Circles workshop to share steel recycling best practices
APEA, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, is joining the European Commission’s Virtuous Circle workshop being held in Romania today
Recycling rate of tinplate remains high at 91 percent in Germany
In this year’s recycling results for packaging in Germany, the recycling rate for tinplate is again well ahead of all other packaging materials at 91%.
Metal Recycles Forever Sculpture donated to Red Crescent
Packaging material provider, Sarten, who constructed a sculpture of tuna cans signifying how ‘metal recycles forever’ for the Eurasia Packaging Fair in co-operation with Metal Packaging Europe, has donated the project to the Turkish Red Crescent.
Novelis invests $175m in Brazil expansion
Novelis Inc. has announced an investment of $175 million at its Pindamonhangaba plant, located in the Paraíba Valley between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Enhancing the consumer experience – Asia CanTech day two highlights
With a record number of suppliers exhibiting, the 2018 edition of Asia CanTech started with a
real flourish. See a summary of presentations from day two.