Financial

Can volumes grow 8% for Canpack in second quarter

Global canmaker Canpack reported beverage can shipments of 8.9 billion units in the second quarter, up by 8% compared with the same period last year, with most of the growth in the Americas and in Europe. Volumes in Colombia, the...

AG Barr sales expected to rise amid supply chain issues

UK drinks producer AG Barr has sounded an optimistic note ahead of its interim results, as revenue is expected to rise by 8%, despite supply chain issues in the second quarter. In a trading update, the Scots-based Irn-Bru and Rubicon...

Ardagh Holdings considers sale of canmaking division

The controlling shareholder of Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) has begun moves for the potential sale of the canmaker. The Luxembourg-based beverage can manufacturer is celebrating 10 years since it was formed, supplying cans as part of Ardagh Group. The parent...

Kraft Heinz remains optimistic despite fall in sales

Global food and beverage company Kraft Heinz declared a “solid” second quarter after reporting a 1.4% decrease in net sales. Net sales fell 1.4% to USD6.26 billion compared with the second quarter (Q2) in 2025 of USD6.6bn, while organic net...

Global headwinds dampen sales at Molson Coors

Problems in the global economy hit beer and beverage company Molson Coors, as it reported declines in sales and income in the second quarter. Net sales in the three months to the end of June fell by 3.3% (3.6% in...

Heineken welcomes new chief with “robust” profit and volume growth

Global brewer Heineken reported volume growth and robust profit in its half-year results for 2026, as it prepares for a new chief executive. Total beer volume increased 1.6% to 142.8 million hectolitres (mhl), while consolidated volume grew 0.4% to 132.4mhl,...

Toyo Seikan achieves profit in first quarter, despite drop in earnings

First quarter results at Toyo Seikan showed an increase in operating profit of 34.8% compared with the same period in 2025. The Japan-based canmaker recorded net sales of JPY267.6 billion, (USD1.7bn) an 11.4% increase on the same period last year. Operating...

Shipments of aluminium cans continue to rise at Ball

Second-quarter sales at Ball Corporation soared by almost 20% as its global aluminum can shipments increased by 4.3% in the period. Sales at the world-leading canmaker in the three months to the end of June grew by 19.7% to USD4.00...

Canned seafood and petcare continue to drive sales volumes at Thai Union

Leading seafood canner Thai Union reported that sales volume and margins increased for the tenth straight quarter in its latest results. In the second quarter, the Bangkok-based packer behind brands such as Chicken of the Sea, John West, Petit Navire,...

Reckitt-Benckiser divests from Russia as Arnest cleans up

Russia’s largest canmaker Arnest Group will acquire the Russian Hygiene business of UK-based Reckitt-Benckiser Group, which will be joining other global companies that have dismantled relations with the country in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. Under the terms...

Revenues and beer volumes up at Anheuser-Busch InBev

Revenues for world-leading brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) increased by 5.6% in the second quarter as beer volumes rose by 1.1% on last year.  The brewer of ‘megabrands’ such as Michelob Ultra, Stelle Artois and Corona reported revenue of USD16.66...

PPG sales boosted by packaging coatings

Coatings and chemicals producer PPG has reported higher sales helped by double-digit growth in its packaging coatings business. For the three months to the end of June, sales increased by 7% to USD 4.5 billion, driven by a 2% rise...

Europe outperforms for AMP in second quarter, as it marks decade of canmaking

Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) reported a “strong performance” in its second quarter results, despite a 1% decline in its global beverage can shipments. Group sales globally increased to USD1.71 billion in the quarter, up by 18% on the same period...

Nestlé JV aims to create leading player in water and premium beverages

Nestlé has partnered with global investment firm Platinum Equity to create a EUR4.9 billion (USD5.6 billion) joint-venture focused on water and premium beverages with the aim of increasing growth in the category.  The formation of Peranel establishes a dedicated player...

Sonoco optimistic despite volume declines

Metal and fibre packaging manufacturer Sonoco has repeated an optimistic outlook for the remainder of the year, despite a decline in volumes in its consumer segment in the second quarter. Overall segment volumes were down 1.8% for the canmaker’s consumer...

Aluminium and steel prices outlook – CRU Group

The apparent end to the Middle East troubles has brought aluminium prices back to pre-conflict levels, but higher Chinese output and an acceleration of projects means there is now a surplus, analysts have said.  In CRU Group’s ‘Mid-Year Commodity Outlook...

ORG Technology signs JV deal to expand core business

China-based canmaker ORG Technology has created a joint venture with a number of investment institutions to expand its core business and “create more synergies”. In a stock exchange announcement, ORG said that through its subsidiary Hubei ORG Can Making Co,...

Crown prepares for “exceptional” year as beverage can growth continues

Crown Holdings said it is optimistic for another “exceptional” year as it revealed global beverage can volume growth of 5% in the second quarter thanks to double-digit percentage gains in Asia. The US-based canmaker said it was continuing its capacity...

Toyo Seikan reaches target results for 2025 financial year

Toyo Seikan's president said the canmaker would invest up to JPY350bn in overseas markets over five years as it confirmed financial results for 2025 in a briefing to investors released today (15 June). The canmaker posted sales of JPY963.2 billion...

Nampak’s new chief executive hails “reborn” business

South Africa-based canmaker Nampak’s first-half results were “resilient” and despite a decline in food can demand, Nampak reduced debt and expects to pay a dividend by year-end. Some of that downturn was in the Diversified South Africa business, while beverage...
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Canmaking

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...