Canmaking

Seaming machine specialist Ferrum is investing heavily in increasing manufacturing capacity at its headquarters in Switzerland and setting up a new subsidiary in Vietnam, as part of efforts to extend its international reach and shorten supply chains. Ferrum has earmarked...

An updated version of a leak-and tamper-proof resealable beverage end launched last summer has been revealed by Augusta Label + Packaging. The US company, which specialises in label printing and shrink sleeves for drinks cans, said its second-generation resealable end...

Guala Closures’ sustainability efforts have been verified as meeting the requirements of the Paris Agreement’s goal for limiting global warming. The Italian aluminium closures manufacturer said the United Nations-linked Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has verified that its greenhouse gas reductions...

Metal cups will be included in a trial of reusable and recyclable drinks containers at stadiums in Queensland as the Australian state moves away from single-use products. Around 10,000 aluminium, stainless steel and plastic cups will be used in the...

The Brazilian canmaking sector expects steady growth for 2023 on the back of demand for aluminium cans that is stronger than other packaging formats, says local trade body Abralatas. Chief executive Cátilo Cândido told The Canmaker that “there were many...

Silgan posted year-end record sales for its canmaking business again as the US-based packaging firm pushed up prices to cover the rising costs of raw materials.  However, the figure for 2022 came with a profit decline as shipments of its...

Can Makers – which represents the drinks can manufacturers in the UK – has appointed Tim Conybeare, commercial director UK & Ireland at Crown Bevcan EMEA, as its new chairman. Conybeare takes over from Simon Gresty, general manager metal for...

Demand for aerosol cans in Germany was up by double digits last year, despite concerns about the country’s shortage of skilled workers and inflationary pressures ahead of an expected national recession this year. Orders of aluminium aerosol cans rose 15%...

Alupro, which represents the aluminium packaging recycling industry, said the sector “is hugely disappointed” about the UK government’s latest plans for a deposit return scheme (DRS). It believes the proposals issued on 20 January by the Department for Environment, Food and...

Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) is launching a new size of beverage can to fill a gap in its range for North America. The canmaker said it will make a 568ml (19.2oz) can for the first time in the US for...

Can Makers, the trade body that represents beverage can manufacturers in the UK, has announced the winners of Accolades, its awards for exceptional designs on canned drinks that have been marketed in the country. Gen!us India Pale Ale, a low-calorie,...

Crown and Canpack have joined an initiative to increase aluminium can recycling rates in United Arab Emirates (UAE). The US- and Poland-based canmakers have joined a number of local drinks canning and waste management companies in the Aluminium Recycling Coalition...

Ball and Canpack have welcomed in the new year with a clutch of sustainability awards and inclusion in financial benchmarks. Ball, the world’s largest canmaker, has been included for the ninth year in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America,...

Europe-based canmaker Eviosys has partnered with Italian food giant Barilla to revamp its premium signature pesto line, Pesto Barilla. Eviosys will produce deep twist-off closures for Barilla’s glass jars and will install new capping machines in Barilla plants across Italy....

Luc Brantjes, Tata Steel’s packaging division director of sales, has been elected as the new president of APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging. Brantjes, a Dutch national with more than 25 years of experience in the...

CPMC and ORG are to create a joint-venture to build a two-piece beverage can plant in Europe, the second to be constructed and run on the continent by Chinese canmakers. The proposed facility will be built in “Mid-Eastern Europe”, according...

Canmaking equipment manufacturer Stolle Machinery is planning to celebrate the completion of its 500th Concord beverage can decorator with a ceremony at its Centennial assembly plant near Denver, Colorado in February. The decorator is being built for Crown Holdings, which...

Canmaker Trivium Packaging has won a Better World Award for design for the aluminium bottle it produced for Arbo, a refillable men’s cologne manufactured by Boticario, Brazil’s second biggest cosmetic company. The prize, the 11th award Trivium won in 2022,...

In its second Most Beautiful Can Award competition, Brazilian trade body Abralatas recognised nine breweries that stood out with the most creative cans of 2022 at an awards ceremony in Rio. The competition divided breweries into three categories: large, with an...

Kaiser Aluminum is investing in reducing its carbon footprint after the purchase of a US rolling plant led to the almost doubling of its energy consumption. With the acquisition of Alcoa's Warrick mill in Indiana, Kaiser’s electricity use increased from...