tinplate
On the road again…
This blog is my last in the office for a few weeks, as trade show season has come around at pace, once again.
German metal supplier reveals Packaging Steel App 2.0
Industrial engineering and steel production specialist thyssenkrupp has announced the 2.0 update of its Packaging Steel App.
Ball announces six recipients of sustainability award
Ball Corporation has awarded six of its metal packaging manufacturing plants with the R. David Hoover Sustainability Award for making significant progress towards the company’s sustainability and business goals.
A record year for aerosol manufacturers
According to latest industry figures, more aerosols were manufactured in the UK last year than ever.
CMI president voices concerns regarding aluminium and steel tariff
On 21 March 2018, CMI president Robert Budway wrote a letter to the chairman of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, Kevin Brady, expressing concerns on the exclusion process for aluminium and the steel tariff.
Material loop for packaging steel works – top figure for material utilisation achieved
According to gvm’s (Gesellschaft für Verpackungsmarktforschung GmbH) annual “Recycling Balance Sheet for Packaging,” 91% of used tinplate packaging was materially recycled in Germany in 2016.
CMI president urges US president to side with American workers
According to Robert Budway, president of the Can Manufacturers Institute, CMI is disappointed that the US Commerce Department did not recommend to president Trump the exclusion of aluminium can sheets, aluminium ingot and tinplate steel from tariffs and other import restrictions.
ITRI changes name to International Tin Association
ITRI has announced that it will change its name to the International Tin Association from 1 February.
ANFIMA confirmed for Euro CanTech
Bell Publishing is delighted to announce that the Italian Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (ANFIMA) will be opening the Euro CanTech conference for 2018.
Playing the Trump card?
The most pertinent story of the past couple of weeks has been the intense debate between the CMI and the Aluminium Association.
Trump administration asked to exclude steel cans from tariffs
The canned food industry has asked president Donald Trump and commerce secretary Wilbur Ross to exclude tinplate steel from tariffs and other restrictions.
ORG Packaging confirmed for Asia CanTech
Our first keynote speaker for Asia CanTech has been finalised with ORG Packaging confirmed for the event which takes place on 30 October-1 November in Bangkok, Thailand.
CMI Fights to Exempt Tinplate Steel from Tariffs and Import Restrictions
Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) president, Robert Budway, has presented a case to the US Commerce Department that tinplate steel should be exempt from tariff and other import restrictions.
ITRI launches Responsible Tin Supply group
International tin industry organisation, ITRI has launched a Responsible Tin Supply group aimed at achieving a credible and more coordinated supply chain for tin.