Venerable German brewery to commission its first canning line
One of Germany’s oldest family-owned brewers and co-packers, Rittmayer Hallerndorf, is installing its first canning line to expand filling capacity for the many breweries...
Leading coatings supplier promotes cans as the sustainable choice
A study detailing how the combination of metal cans and epoxy-based coatings offer a sustainable and effective way to protect the contents of canned...
Gold sustainability recognition for Klüber Lubrication from EcoVadis
Klüber Lubrication, which supplies lubricants to the canmaking industry, has been recognised for its outstanding sustainability metrics for the second time by EcoVadis. The environmental,...
Canned drinks use fruit infusions to expand flavoured alcohol portfolio
Fruit-flavoured alcoholic beverages are one of the fastest-growing segments of the ready-to-drink (RTD) market in the US and two major brands are hoping their...
Canmakers back industry alliance to decarbonise aluminium industry
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI), which represents the aluminium industry worldwide, has launched an environmental plan to shrink the sector’s carbon footprint that is...
Singapore outlines its plan for a deposit return scheme on drinks containers
Details of Singapore's deposit return scheme (DRS) have been outlined by its National Environment Agency (NEA), which will add a refundable S$0.10 (US$0.08) to...
Veteran McKenzie vows to reshape canmaking industry
Canmaking veteran Chris McKenzie has said he aims to disrupt the canmaking industry through his own consultancy after resigning from China-based Suzhou SLAC Precision...
First fall in five years for beverage can sales in Brazil
Sales of aluminium beverage cans in Brazil dropped last year, after five years of growth, according to data released by Abralatas, the Brazilian Association...
Eviosys expands can production to meet Turkish meat demand
Canmaker Eviosys is to start manufacturing printed tinplate cans at its plant in Türkiye to satisfy the nation’s growing appetite for canned meats. Switzerland-based Eviosys...
Novelis Lab innovations that shrink carbon footprint win government support
Initiatives developed by a research and development (R&D) facility jointly run by Novelis have received financial backing from the Swiss government and will accelerate...
Rainbow of cans to inspire recycling in UK
Non-profit recycling initiative Every Can Counts (ECC) is hoping its “rainbow” installation made from used beverage cans (UBCs) will prompt more British consumers to...
Water brand Source Global to fill aluminium bottles with atmospheric water
Source Global, whose technology condenses atmospheric moisture into drinking water, has bought spring water brand Proud Source Water in a move that will give...
While Claw moves into vodka market with premium cocktails
White Claw, the most popular hard seltzer brand in the US, is expanding its portfolio with the addition of premium bottled vodka and an...
Koenig & Bauer UK appoints new managing and sales director
Koenig & Bauer has appointed its former UK sales director Chris Scully to a new UK-based position that combines the roles of managing and...