Magazine No. 31 January and February 2026

NEWS
07 PABC plans a new beverage can plant.
10 The can: a powerful marketing tool and queen of recycling.
22 Guala Clorures acquires Metal Crown Group.
26 KHS joins with Ferrum Packaging to present SmartCan Eco.
40 DrinkPAK announces its first plant in Pennsylvania.
46 Jamestrong Packaging inaugurates aluminum casting line.
50 Crown Emirates receives the Gold Award at the Global ESG Awards.
58 The digital passport and how it will transform metal packaging.
76 Baosteel Packaging increases its sales by 6.8%.


INTERVIEWS
16 Seán Cairns. President of Consumer Packaging for EMEA and APAC at Sonoco.
64 Krassmira Kazashka, CEO of Metal Packaging Europe.


2PC TECHNICAL
70 Risk map of exposure to metals. Part 1.


3PC TECHNICAL
28 Corrosion processes in easy-open containers and lids.


MARKET STUDY
82 Metal can market in Latin America.