Tag: COATINGS
End coating plant investment by canstock giant Novelis
A plant for coating the aluminium sheet used for making beverage can ends is being upgraded in a US$4.5 million investment by Novelis, a...
Matte and glossy finishes combine to create eye-catching effects
A special finish for beverage cans that enables matte and glossy surfaces to be used alongside each other is being launched by Ardagh at...
‘BPA-free’ epoxies appear in California beverage cans
First US application of ‘new generation’ internal beverage can coatings that replace BPA epoxies is in California, in response to the Proposition 65 list....
Can coatings manufacturer Salchi Metalcoat acquires Schekolin
Italian coatings manufacturer Salchi Metalcoat is buying the metal packaging, aluminium tube and monobloc business, including seam protection powder and the spray lacquers, of...
AkzoNobel rejects $22bn bid by PPG Industries
Dutch coatings and chemicals giant AkzoNobel yesterday rejected a €21 billion (US$22bn) bid from US rival PPG Industries. Both are specialist suppliers of packaging...
Henkel makes billion-dollar bid for the Darex can coatings business
Henkel, the German-based adhesive specialist, has made a bid for Darex Packaging Technologies, a leading manufacturer of coatings and sealants for the canmaking industry.
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Industry awards for ‘market disrupting’ can coatings
Can coating technology that provides a ‘drop in’ alternative to epoxy-phenolic-based chemistries has been recognised with research and innovation awards.
Polyolefin dispersions developed by Dow...
New BPA-NI internal spray is like “liquid lamination”
A new internal spray coating for drinks cans that is described as “liquid lamination” is in commercial production by inks and lacquer manufacturer Metlac...
Progress being made towards Tata’s film lamination line
The project to build a packaging steel lamination line at Tata Steel’s mill at IJmuiden in The Netherlands is making progress, it was reported...