Canmaking

Recycling furnace launched at Speira’s Rheinwerk mill

Rolling and recycling company Speira has completed a EUR40 million (USD45m) investment at its Rheinwerk mill with the inauguration of a recycling furnace for used aluminium beverage cans. The furnace, which is ready to be connected to Germany’s hydrogen grid,...

VMI opens new service centre in Mexico

Canmaking equipment supplier VMI Group has opened a new facility in León, Mexico, as the company expands globally. It has already opened a sales and support office in Yokohama, Japan, which is one of its most important markets. The León site...

Programmable ink-transfer control for two-piece beverage cans

A programmable system that controls the ink transfer in the ductor rollers of beverage can decorators has been developed by Mana Sanat Afagh (MSA). The Precision Ink Control System (PICS) offers repeatable and consistent adjustments, particularly during label changes, thereby...

Metal packaging products take top awards in London show

Sonoco was a double winner at this year’s UK Packaging Awards ceremony in London’s Park Lane. Hosted by comedian, actor and presenter Aurie Styla, the Best New Concept Award went to Sonoco for the CaponCan, a resealable cap for canned...

Hydro signs Chanel deal for low-carbon aluminium packaging

Hydro Aluminium has signed a strategic partnership with Chanel Fragrance and Beauty to develop low-carbon aluminium for the brand’s fragrance, makeup, and skincare packaging. Under the agreement, the partners will work together to develop aluminium packaging solutions whose carbon footprint...

Novelis produces first aluminium coil at its Bay Minette mill

Aluminium rolling and recycling company Novelis has produced the first coil at its new Bay Minette mill. The USD5 billion mill, constructed on a greenfield site in Alabama, USA, to produce mostly aluminium coil for use by canmakers, is designed...

AMP partners on canned alcohol-free wine for BarLoca

Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) has partnered with Royal Swinkels on the launch of canned alcohol-free wine BarLoca.  The 250ml cans are used to pack southern Italian wine that has been dealcoholised at Royal Swinkels’ brewery in Lieshout, Netherlands. Bianco and...

Ardagh Metal Packaging signals at the IMDPA what’s driving demand

Beverage mix, sustainability, regulation, and print innovation are among the trends shaping the US beverage can industry, the chief operating officer of Ardagh Metal Packaging-North America (AMP) has said. Speaking to the International Metal Decorating and Packaging Association (IMDPA) audience...

INX highlights future trends in tactile inks at IMDPA

Experts from inks and coatings manufacturer INX International foresee sustainable ink formulations and advanced digital printing among the future trends in tactile inks. Speaking to the International Metal Decorating and Packaging Association (IMDPA) audience in Chicago, Illinois, Ryan Ostrowski, R&D...

Belvac unveils quick-release inker fountain for beverage can decorators to IMDPA

A quick-disconnect inker fountain for beverage can decorators that cuts label change downtime and cross-contamination of inks has been developed by US-based Belvac Production Machinery. Presenting the inker to the International Metal Decorating and Packaging Association (IMDPA) audience in Chicago,...

IMDPA: Tariff uncertainty likely to continue to challenge US canmakers

Tariff policy is increasing costs and supply-chain uncertainty for US canmakers, while industry representatives pursue policy changes and supply diversification. Speaking at this year’s International Metal Decorating & Packaging (IMDPA) conference in Chicago, Illinois, Tim Ebner, vice president of communications...

IMDPA: US canmakers urged to strengthen supply chains from the ground up

US canmakers and those involved in the wider industry should continue to look for ways to reinforce their supply chains, particularly by understanding vulnerabilities at the lower tiers and raw-material level, an economist has said. Speaking at this year’s International...

Shell highlights the value of lubrication at the IMDPA

The most successful canmakers no longer view lubrication as a commodity, but as an investment in reliability, an industry executive has said. Speaking to The Canmaker in Chicago, Illinois, on the sidelines of the International Metal Decorating and Packaging Association...

Direct-to-shape digital print on show at Hinterkopf open days

Engineering and technology company Hinterkopf will be running its second print event at its headquarters in Germany. The five-day PrintDays event, from 12-16 October in Eislingen, will offer the opportunity to explore printing technology in offset, HD print and digital...

Tin price is “stable” at around USD54,000 per tonne

The International Tin Association (ITA) has reported a recovery in the price of tin to USD54,000 per tonne, after it fell to USD52,000 per tonne in mid-September. Analyst Tom Langston sees “improving supply and subdued demand growth” leading to a...

Award-winning digital proofing on cans comes to North America

Canjet, a digital proofing system for metal packaging, is now available in North America, following a presentation at the IMDPA Annual Conference in Itasca, Illinois. The technology, developed by CMA Imaging, with extended colour gamut inks from Sun Chemical, PantoneLIVE...

Canmakers celebrate IMDPA 2026 metal decoration winners

Canmakers Ardagh Metal Packaging, Tinpack and Ball Corporation were among the 2026 Excellence in Quality Awards winners at this year’s International Metal Decorating & Packaging (IMDPA) Conference in the US. Held near Chicago, Illinois, from 29 September to 1 October,...

UK DRS system shaping up with appointment of five waste management firms 

Exchange for Change, the UK’s deposit management organisation (DMO) has appointed five waste management companies to provide logistics and processing infrastructure for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). The five companies that will support the rollout of the DRS from October...

Russian president orders seizure of another US firm’s assets

Aptar Vladimir, an aerosols, drug delivery and dispensing company owned by the US-based Aptar Group, has been transferred to the “temporary management” of H&N JSC, under a decree signed by Russian president Vladimir Putin. Yakub Zakriev, the nephew of Chechen...

Court freezes assets of Beiersdorf’s Russian entity in legal wrangle

The Arbitration Court of Stavropol Territory has frozen the assets of Beiersdorf’s Russian entity – Bayersdorf – in a legal dispute with the Arnest Group. Russia’s largest canmaker Arnest has an agreement with Germany-based Beiersdorf’s Russian company (Bayersdorf LLC) to...
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World Seaming Conference returns to support quality in the seaming process

The Canmaker will present the long-awaited World Seaming Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, this November.  After the success of the first...