Filling the world’s cans
The global beverage market has been reshaped in the past couple of years as a new generation of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks threaten to...
Flexibility in filling
Krones subsidiary Kosme has begun installing middle- market canning equipment as part of a targeted campaign to capitalise on the growth of start-up beverage...
Abralatas contest seeks Brazil’s best beer can label
Abralatas, the trade body that represents Brazil’s aluminium beverage can manufacturers, is running a competition to celebrate the country’s best beer can label design...
Study reveals carbon savings from Rasselstein’s canmaking steels
Details of how canmakers and their customers in the food industry could reduce their carbon footprint by using special steels have been revealed by...
Independent Can unveils new nine-unit K&B sheet decorator
Speciality and general line canmaker Independent Can Company (ICC) has unveiled a new Koenig & Bauer MetalStar 3 decorator at its Maryland plant in...
First ‘compact’ aTULC canmaking line installed in the US
US-based American Canning has installed the first aluminium Toyo ULtimate Can (aTULC) production line in North America. The compact beverage can line – developed by...
Largest brewery in South East Asia upgraded by Heineken
Heineken’s upgraded Vietnam Vung Tau Brewery has become south east Asia’s largest beer production plant. Its four high-speed canning lines are among the fastest...
New treasurer appointed by Ball Corporation
Ball Corporation has appointed Deron Goodwin as vice president and treasurer with immediate effect.
Goodwin first joined the US-based canmaker in 2016 as assistant treasurer.
He...
IMDPA conference to tackle key issues for metal decorators
Registration is open for the International Metal Decorating and Packaging Association (IMDPA) Annual Conference due to be held in the US next month.
Scheduled for...
More output slows AMP’s progress to net-zero emissions
The expansion in Ardagh Metal Packaging’s (AMP) capacity and production to meet rising demand for aluminium beverage cans has dampened part of its plan...
Shipments of aluminium aerosol cans rise, but there are fears of recession
Global shipments of aluminium aerosol cans grew by 5.5% in the first half of 2022, to about three billion units, according figures from members...
Automatic end compound weight and placement gauge
An automatic end compound weight and placement gauge that is said to significantly reduce the cost and potential errors associated with manual checks has...
DRD lines retooled for downgauging
To help customers cope with the rising cost of tinplate, Chinese equipment manufacturer Golden Wing Machinery has retooled its DRD canmaking lines to handle...
