Home News Canmaking Japanese group buys US aluminium canstock makerNewsCanmakingJapanese group buys US aluminium canstock maker April 11, 2011 British oil company BP is selling its US subsidiary that makes aluminium canstock used in beverage canmaking to a consortium of five Japanese companies for US$680 million.To continue reading, please login or subscribe to The CanmakerLogin SubscribeRELATED ARTICLES Showa Aluminium Can changes its name to Altemira Can Company Tata Steel launches ‘low-carbon’ steel CarnaudMetalbox Engineering appoints new sales manager Sales up at Ball despite flat US shipments and losses in Russia Colep moves into the aluminium aerosol can sector Gaosen plans fifth beverage can plant in China Finalists announced for metal packaging award Strong sales and volume growth in the Americas boosts AMP’s results Tata invests £6m to make Trostre’s packaging steel line more productive Silgan’s can volumes fall, but higher prices drive sales to a new record Canpack to build third beverage can plant in Brazil Ball launches digitally-printed cans in Brazil Britvic raises capacity in UK with a new canning line August 5, 2022 Showa Aluminium Can changes its name to Altemira Can Company August 5, 2022 Tata Steel launches ‘low-carbon’ steel August 5, 2022 CarnaudMetalbox Engineering appoints new sales manager August 5, 2022 ‘Thirst Trap’ is the latest Molson Coors accessory for beer cans August 5, 2022 Korean brand launches vegan canned luncheon ‘meat’ August 5, 2022 Sales up at Ball despite flat US shipments and losses in... August 4, 2022 Brazil currency collapse hits Grupo Calvo sales August 3, 2022