Interview with Adrián moreno from Autorema
ML-In 1986 Autorema was born in Molina de Segura, at a time when the sector was in excellent health. With more than 30 years of experience, you are still a reference in the sector. How do you remember those beginnings? At that time I was not even born, so it will be...
TATA STEEL STUDY CONFIRMS THAT GREEN STEEL PRODUCTION IS FEASIBLE
Roland Berger’s independent study shows that multinational Tata Steel’s aim to make steel with hydrogen by 2030 is actually feasible. This report was commissioned on behalf of FNV and Tata Steel in order to test whether the Green Steel plan of FNV and the...
LIVERPOOL PACKAGING WINS MPMA BEST IN METAL AWARD
UK-based Liverpool Packaging has just won the MPMA’s ‘Best in Metal’ award for its Lick Home paint can design. This is the first award it has won for best metal product and follows a win for Metal Packaging of the Year, Promotional, Decorative and...
THE RECYCLING OF MINI-WASTE WITH MINI-CLEAN POINTS ARRIVES IN BURGOS
A button battery may weigh only one gram, but it can contaminate the water of an entire Olympic-size swimming pool. The original Blipvert Recologics mini-clean points allow for the periodic review of the waste they collect. Thanks to the patented system of...
CANPACK MATT GIVES JOHAN FREITA’S GENEVA COLLECTION A COMMERCIAL PURPOSE
Made from natural herbs and unique flavors, with a hint of rosemary, coriander and allspice, the brand is well positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for premium products in the RTD cocktail market. The new product is born thanks to the partnership with...
COCA-COLA LAUNCHES SPECIAL EDITION ALUMINIUM CUPS IN THE PHILIPPINES TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS
The Christmas campaign is approaching and one more year the brands bring out special editions to celebrate such an important date. The Coca-Cola Aluminum Tumbler Collection is the first line of unbreakable, stylish and fashionable aluminum tumblers that the brand has...
TECNOCAP AND BASF SEAL AN AGREEMENT TO MANUFACTURE METAL FASTENERS
Metal closures for food packaging are now manufactured with BASF’s Hexamoll biomass-balanced plasticizer. All this is the result of the collaboration between Tecnocap and BASF that will make the metal closures for food packaging of the former to be manufactured...
CZECH BIG SHOCK WINS THE RACE TO INCORPORATE ARDAGH METAL PACKAGING AND CTI’S THERMOCHROMIC INKS INTO ITS CANS
Big Shock, the leading beverage company in the Czech Republic has won the race to be the first to use Ardagh Metal Packaging’s pioneering thermochromic colour ink technology. The energy drink producer has launched a limited edition 500ml can aimed at appealing...
PEPSICO CREATES ITS OWN CANNED ALCOHOL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY WITH BOSTON BEER, GENERATING GREAT UNREST IN THE SECTOR.
Boston Beer Co. announced last August that it would be partnering with global giant PepsiCo Inc. Through the partnership between Sam Adams Brewery and PepsiCo, Boston Beer will brew Hard MTN Dew, a 5% alcohol by volume, caffeine-free malt beverage. The problem has...
RESOUNDING SUCCESS OF LATAMCAN 2021 IN MEXICO
One more year, Mexico City hosted a new edition of LATAMCAM 2021 in order to promote and strengthen the synergy between manufacturers, suppliers and experts. Nearly half a thousand attendees attended this new event, which highlighted the variety of international...
CROWN AND VELOX JOIN FORCES TO LAUNCH ULTRA-FAST DIGITAL BEVERAGE CAN DECORATOR
Leading metal packaging manufacturer Crown has announced a partnership with Velox. The two companies have decided to pool their expertise in order to increase new possibilities for major brands wishing to increase product offerings, as well as for smaller producers...
KLINGHAMMER, BERTIL OHLSSON AND LARSE MERGE
Klinghammer Can Technology, Bertil Ohlsson Can Technology and Larsen Can Technology are now Klinghammer Group GmbH. This has been announced by the new company, which points out that the three manufacturers of three-piece canmaking equipment unite their competence and...
THE CANNING INDUSTRY IS STOCKPILING IN THE FACE OF A WORLDWIDE SHORTAGE OF METAL CONTAINERS
Worldwide production costs are exorbitant. Precisely, the unstoppable global rise in prices of raw materials such as aluminum or steel in recent months as well as the rise in transport costs or Brexit is considerably raising the pressure on the canning food industry,...
NOVELIS RECEIVES THE ASI INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN PERFORMANCE
Novelis was born from a business model based on circular economy and aluminum recycling. Novelis has just received certification from the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Global Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) under the performance standard. This seal comes...
ARCELOR MITAL AND THE EIB ANNOUNCE 280 MILLION EUROS OF INVESTMENT TO DECARBONISE THE STEEL INDUSTRY
The multinational ArcelorMittal and the European Investment Bank have announced that they will invest around 280 million euros in research and innovation in order to support the steel company’s decarbonisation objectives. The EUR 280 million loan granted to...
CROWN HOLDINGS’ STOCK MARKET FALL WILL NOT AFFECT ITS GOOD RESULTS
In May, Crown Holdings was worth 12.2 billion euros on the stock exchange. The world leader in the manufacture of aluminum cans was at record highs at the beginning of the year but now the situation is different, its shares fell in the month of October by 12% in the...
TATA STEEL NETHERLANDS GOES INDEPENDENT AND OPTS FOR GREEN STEEL IN A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT
The future of the steel company Tata Steel in the Netherlands takes a new direction with the announcement that it will continue independently. The news comes hours after reaching an agreement last Thursday, September 30, after becoming independent from Tata Steel...
CALVO IS IN SOLIDARITY WITH LA PALMA AND DONATES 1,500 KILOS OF CANNED TUNA FISH
The Cabildo de La Palma has received more than 4 million euros in donations from individuals, entities and private companies that have made a financial contribution through the channels provided by the island institution. One of these companies in the company Calvo,...
HYDRO TO BUILD A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART RECYCLING PLANT IN MICHIGAN
Hydro will invest $140 million in the construction of a new state-of-the-art aluminum recycling plant that will produce 120,000 tons of aluminum extrusion ingots per year in the USA. According to the multinational, construction will begin in the second quarter of 2022...
ATOMO COFFE THE NEW COLD DRINK IN A CAN WITHOUT COFFEE BUT WITH THE SAME TASTE.
Have a drink without coffee, but with all the flavor of a freshly brewed cup of coffee. It is already possible and it is the new proposal of Atomo Coffee with which it intends to make a place in the American market, more and more demanding and innovative. This young...
COSTELLIUM FACILITY CELEBRATES RESTART OF COLD ROLLING MILL AT RAVENSWOOD PLANT
Constellium Company has announced the restart of its upgraded 144-inch cold rolling mill at its Ravenswood, West facility. The Ravenswood plant received nearly $9.5 million in 2019 funding from the U.S. Department of Defense under the Industrial Base Analysis and...
ROESLEIN & ASSOCIATES CELEBRATES NEW SAFETY MILESTONE
Roeslein Modular Fabrication (RMF) is celebrating the facility’s 15th anniversary and will reach 2,000 injury-free days by the end of the year. In 2006, RMF opened its doors in Red Bud, Illinois, with a handful of employees. Today, the facility has more than two...
JAPANESE SHOWA ALUMINIUM CAN TO START PRODUCING CANS IN VIETNAM
Japan’s Showa Aluminium Can Corporation (SAC) has just announced that it will start producing cans in Vietnam at the end of December. SAC and its parent company Showa Denko (SDK) have acquired 91.75% of the Vietnamese aluminium can producer Hanacans Joint Stock...
ANFACO WARNS THAT THE COST OF TRANSPORT, ENERGY AND STEEL LEAVES THE CANNING SECTOR ON THE ROPES
The business association ANFACO-CECOPESCA, has shown its concern about the uncertainty arising from the serious economic tensions that currently exist in the market. They point out that being the canning an essential and strategic sector of the economy, as was latent...
WILLIAM F. OPLINGER, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF ALCOA, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY CITI
Multinational Alcoa Corporation has announced that William F. Oplinger, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Alcoa, will participate in a Q&A session at Citi’s virtual conference beginning Wednesday, December 1, 2021. The Q&A session...
VADELATA AND BALL JOIN FORCES TO BOOST ROUTE BRASIL INSTITUTE PROJECT
It is necessary to rethink the unbridled consumption that threatens our planet. Precisely, the multinational Ball Corporation, as a world leader in sustainable aluminum packaging has announced that it will donate 0.79 euro cents for each can purchased at the VADELATA...
WILDPACK BEVERAGE BUYS KT MURRAY FOR 42 MILLION DOLLARS
Wildpack Beverage has just announced the C$42 million purchase of Murray Corporation, a high-volume aluminum can brokerage company based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Thomas Walker, Wildpack’s Chief Growth Officer noted after the acquisition that “the...
COCA-COLA INCLUDED IN DOW JONES SUSTAINABILITY INDEX FOR SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
For the sixth consecutive year, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), the world’s leading corporate sustainability benchmark, In total, more than 5,000 companies have been assessed. CCEP will be...
MUNDOLATAS WILL BE PRESENT AT GULFCAN 2022 IN DUBAI
Mundolatas will be for the first time media partner of the GulfCan 2022 to be held from 8 to 10 February in Dubai. GulfCan, one of the most important international trade fairs in the Middle East, brings together can manufacturers with industry suppliers from all over...
RIO TINTO AND BLUESCOPE EXPLORE AVENUES FOR LOW-CARBON STEEL PRODUCTION
Rio Tinto and BlueScope will work together to explore avenues for low carbon steelmaking using Pilbara iron ores, including the use of clean hydrogen to replace coking coal at BlueScope’s Port Kembla steel mill. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of...
ESTRELLA DE LEVANTE RECOVERS THE VISITS TO ITS FACTORY AND OPENS NEW TASTING ROOM
It is already a reality, the Estrella de Levante brewery has reopened its doors. Since November 4, the Murcian brewery can be visited with six different schedules for small groups of only 30 people. The Murcian brand also incorporates new proposals with renewed airs....
AMERICAN CRAFT BEVERAGE WAREHOUSE ANNOUNCES NEW INVESTMENT IN DIGITAL PRINTING
The American company Craft Beverage Warehouse, a Milwaukee-based distributor of beverage packaging materials for the craft market, is making additional investments in the Century City Business Park in Milwaukee (USA). The same company has confirmed that the...
NOVELIS EXPANDS ITS PINDAMONHANGABA PLANT IN BRAZIL
The multinational Novelis has already consolidated its expansion plans in the southern hemisphere. It has just celebrated the official inauguration ceremony of the expansion of its plant in Pindamonhangaba for which it will invest close to 120 million euros. This...
VETROPLAS INCORPORATES ITS NEW SILK-SCREEN PRINTING TECHNOLOGY TO ALUMINIUM BOTTLES
In the coming years, one of the many challenges facing the cosmetics, perfumery and personal care sectors will be to offer sustainable packaging options without sacrificing the highest quality image and luxury end product. Aware of this market demand, the packaging...
ICC ACHIEVES TOP SCORE IN SQF AUDIT
Last year, American Independent Can announced that its Vandalia, Ohio facility scored a 99 out of 100%. This time, on November 4, the Maryland facility also achieved a score of 99% certified by the U.S. Food Safety and Quality Institute. The audit was carried out on 3...
MULTINATIONAL BALL NAMED IN THE DOW JONES INDEX
The American multinational Ball Corporation has just been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) for 2021 globally as well as in North America. The company has been recognized by DJSI for its sustainability practices in its aerospace and aluminum...
FADESA CELEBRATING 65 YEARS OF HISTORY
65 years ago, the company Fadesa began its business career under the name of Imsa, manufacturing general line packaging, butters and oils. Half a century later, Fadesa Manta, part of the Vilaseca group, has established itself as one of the largest and most important...
IRON HEART CANNING ENTERS THE MINNESOTA CRAFT MARKET
The largest mobile cannery in the U.S. has just announced a new expansion. Iron Heart Canning Company, a mobile beverage packager serving breweries, cideries, wineries, distilleries, co-packing facilities and soft drink producers that has acquired NorthStar Mobile...
BALL CORPORATION SHOOTS UP MOQ AND RAISES PRICES
The increase in the use of aluminum cans due to the accelerated consumption caused by the pandemic has led to an increased demand for cans in the U.S. as people are drinking more at home than in bars. This fact has led the multinational company Ball, one of the...
INDUSTRY GIVES ALCOA UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION OF ITS PLANT IN LUGO
The central government claims to Alcoa the return of 34 million euros of aid for CO2 offsets. It has done so following the ruling of the Superior Court of Justice of Galicia (TSXG) that overturned the employment regulation plan (ERE) that the company had presented for...
ALACERO SUMMIT 2021 ANALYZES THE CHALLENGES OF THE STEEL SECTOR IN LATIN AMERICA
Alacero, the Latin American Steel Association, has just held the ‘Alacero Summit 2021’ from 17 to 18 November, considered one of the most important meetings of the entire industrial sector. This congress ended with a clear message to all the members of the...
TRIVIUM PACKAGING RECEIVES PLATINUM TOP RANKING AWARD FROM ECOVADIS
Trivium Packaging, a $2.7 billion global provider of infinitely recyclable metal packaging has just announced that its corporate sustainability efforts have been recognized with a platinum medal. This is the highest rating available in the 2021 EcoVadis sustainability...
GOLDEN CANS THE EFFERVESCENCE OF THE BOISSON BOX SECTOR IS ALL EYES ON THE SPOTLIGHT
Nearly five billion cans are filled every year in France. An increasing number of companies in the sector are in a constant process of innovation, whether in graphic design, communication actions, promotion in distribution channels or recycling initiatives. The can...
ALYNE FREITAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF ABAS
The Brazilian Aerosol Association (ABAS) has a new president. Alyne Freitas Silva has been elected to head the Brazilian association. This is the first time in the organization’s history that a woman has held the position. Freitas Silva was elected after a...
THE INTERNATIONAL EROSOL AND METAL PACKAGING EXHIBITION IS POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 2022
The International Aerosol & Metal Packaging Exhibition in Ningbo, China, has been postponed again from 2 to 4 March 2022. Last October, the China Packaging Federation’s Aerosol Committee postponed the event to December 8-10, 2021, due to concerns around...
ITAIPAVA LAUNCHES NEW ONE HUNDRED PERCENT MALT EDITION
Itaipava has a premiere. It has just launched a new 100% malt edition. The presentation of the new product took place this past Thursday at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador de Bahia, one of the largest and most important stages of the Launch brand. The launch campaign...
THE BRITISH CHAIN ITSU LAUNCHES AN ALUMINIUM EDITION OF BOTTLED WATER WITH A CHARITABLE PURPOSE
A custom made, pink, 100% recycled aluminum water bottle filled with sparkling spring water. This is the new special proposal designed for the British chain Itsu with a charitable purpose and clearly aimed at increasing sales for the Christmas campaign. The...
HINDALCO TAKES OVER POLYCAB’S SHARES IN ITS INDIAN PLANT IN RYKER
Hindalco Industries Limited, the flagship metals company of the Aditya Birla group has announced the acquisition of 100% stake in Ryker Base Pvt. Ltd. (Ryker), a wholly owned subsidiary of Polycab India Limited. The acquisition will be made through Hindalco’s...
EMBALLATOR LAUNCHES BE BIO-PP RENEWABLE PRODUCT WITH BOREALIS
Emballator, a leading producer of packaging solutions, and Borealis, a supplier of innovative polyolefin solutions, are expanding their portfolio in close cooperation. Borealis has announced that it is supplying Emballator with bio-based polypropylene for pails and...
NEW INNOVUS MILK POWDER SEAMER
Innovus Engineering’s new 10VGT vacuum and gas seamer is constructed entirely in stainless steel and is designed to meet the specific needs of the canned milk powder market, achieving residual oxygen levels of less than 0.5%.It follows the design guidelines of...
ANHEUSER-BUSCH PARTNERS WITH BEVERAGE COMPANY HOOP TEA
Beer maker, Anheuser-Busch just announced its new partnership with Hoop Tea, an Ocean City, Maryland-based beverage company known for its iced tea-infused malt beverages and tea-infused seltzers inspired by its founder’s love of beach culture. Hoop Tea will join...
BALL ARENA PROMOTES THE USE OF ALUMINUM BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
Two years ago, the EPA recognized the importance and impact of recycling that has contributed to the protection of the environment. The recycling rate in the U.S. has gone from 7 percent in 1960 to 32 percent today. A recent EPA study found that recycling and reuse...
ECOEMBES LAUNCHES ITS TRANSPARENCY PORTAL
Ecoembes, the non-profit environmental organization that coordinates the recycling of household packaging in Spain, has launched its Transparency Portal, a space that aims to provide public information about the organization and its activity. The aim of the new...
THE NEW LIFE OF RECYCLED ALUMINIUM
THE NEW LIFE OF RECYCLED ALUMINIUM, THANKS TO CENTRO ROTTAMI, INDINVEST AND TOMRA RECYCLING SORTING EQUIPMENT Italy is the first country in Europe in terms of recycled aluminium production, with a recovery rate close to 70%. In the Italian province of Latina, a scrap...
LATAMCAN 2022 DATES CONFIRMED
THE BRAZILIAN CITY OF SAO PAULO WILL HOST THE NEW EDITION OF LATAMCAN 2022 The Brazilian city of Sao Paulo will host, from 11 to 13 May, a new edition of Latamcan 2022, the most important international fair in Latin America in the metal packaging sector. As in...
NHOOD’S SHOPPING CENTRES ALREADY HAVE THE ECOEMBES RECICLOS SYSTEM
The Camino de la Plata (Burgos), Parque Rioja (Logroño, La Rioja), Alcampo Tamarguillo (Seville) and La Dehesa (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid) shopping centres, managed by Nhood, now have a Reciclos machine, the Ecoembes Return and Reward System (RDS), which rewards...
TRIVIUM LAUNCHES METAL PACKAGING DESIGN COMPETITION
The company Trivium has just launched the Forever Canvas Challenge 2022. A competition inviting the creative community to showcase the aesthetic possibilities of metal packaging, including aerosols. This new design competition is calling for the participation of the...
ALCOHOL DISTRIBUTOR RNDC TO SUPPORT STARCO BRANDS WHIPSHOTS
US-based Starco Brands, has just announced the signing of an agreement in the US with alcohol distributor RNDC for the distribution of Whipshots ™, a vodka-infused whipped cream that is expected to go on sale this December. ‘Whipshots’ is the name...
COMMERCIAL SUCCESS OF HERMASA CANNING TECHNOLOGY AT GULFOOD MANUFACTURING
From 7 to 9 November, the Dubai World Trade Center was the venue for the largest food processing trade fair in this region of the world, which covers the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia. Once again, the Spanish company Hermasa Canning Technology, supplier of...
RADNOR HILLS EXTENDS ITS RANGE OF MATT CANS WITH THE HELP OF ARDAGH METAL PACKAGING
The UK’s leading spring water company, Radnor Hills, has just launched two new flavours to expand its range. In total, four branded tins with a beautiful and eye-catching matte color design. The new all-natural, lightly flavoured sparkling spring waters, Mango...
RAW MATERIALS CRISIS: EUROPE WARNS OF MAGNESIUM AND ALUMINIUM SHORTAGES
For months now, experts have been sounding the alarm. There is growing concern worldwide about the severe shortage of raw materials. Now it is the turn of magnesium and aluminium, which have experienced a significant rise. The alert has been issued by the European...
EXTENSION FOR THYSSENKRUPP RASSSELSTEIN FOR THE USE OF CHROMIUM TRIOXIDE IN CONTAINER STEEL
ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein has welcomed the decision of the EU Commission to temporarily approve the use of chromium trioxide for the production of rasselstein container steel. Peter Biele, managing director of the German packaging steel manufacturer has welcomed the...
AMERICAN COMPANY SILGAN ACQUIRES EASYTECH
US-based Silgan Holdings, a leading provider of sustainable rigid packaging solutions for consumer products, has announced the acquisition of Easytech Closures. This company specialises in the manufacture and sale of easy-open, sanitary metal closures used with metal...
RK UNFORMTECHNIK GMBH BECOMES MEMBER OF THE WALLRAMGROUP
The German company Wallram is an international group of companies with production sites in Germany, Poland, Italy and the USA. For 15 years, the company has been a supplier of innovative and high-quality punching machines for the wire and cable industry. Now it is...
MOLSON COORS AND THE LONELY ENTREPRENEUR JOIN FORCES TO SUPPORT BLACK ENTREPRENEURS
The pandemic has hit the world economy hard and the US is no exception, a country where the economic recovery is also being uneven, widening the social gap in many states. A fact that confirms this situation is that 41% of African-American entrepreneurial businesses...
SUN CHEMICAL EXPANDS ITS RANGE OF PRINTING INKS WITH SUNPAK DIRECTFOOD PLUS
There is news in the world of printing. Printing ink suppliers Sun Chemical have added a new product to their range of direct contact inks, SunPak DirectFood Plus, which will be added to their range of SunPak direct food contact (DFC) inks for offset printing of...
CHINA’S CUTBACKS HIT GLOBAL STEEL PRODUCTION AGAIN
The production in the steel mills of China falls, this past August they produced 13.2% less compared to the same period last year. A similar situation was also recorded the previous month with a drop in production of 8.4%, according to the World Steel...
EUROPE DEMANDS MORE CANNED BEVERAGES
The old continent and its citizens are consuming more and more canned beverages. It is one of the consequences of this long year of pandemic that has revolutionized our way of life and our way of consuming. In the world of packaging, there is the growth in the...
THE CHINESE GIANT WANTS TO SAVE ENERGY, WILL IT AFFECT THE ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY?
Santa Claus could have a difficult Christmas, and it wouldn’t be his fault. The Chinese government’s decision to make cuts in its energy bill to clean up its image is causing problems for many sectors of the Chinese economy, but also globally. The Asian...
German Nussbaum group withdraws from aluminum tube business
The Nussbaum Group announces that it is withdrawing from the tube business. The German company admits that it has taken this drastic decision due to the difficult market situation in the field of aluminium tubes. That is why Nussbaum Matzingen AG has decided to...
HEINEKEN SPAIN IS THE FIRST BEVERAGE COMPANY TO JOIN THE DIGITAL PACT FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE.
As part of its ambition to brew beers that the world likes and its firm commitment to transparency and business ethics, this alliance once again positions the Dutch brewery as a benchmark in sustainability that works to add value to today’s society. Indeed,...
ALUMINIUM STEWARDSHIP INIATIVE CERTIFIES BALL BEVERAGE PACKAGING FACILITIES IN SOUTH AMERICA TO ASI STANDARDS
Ball Beverage Packaging South America (BPSA) has achieved ASI Performance and Chain of Custody Standard certification for the manufacture of can bodies and can ends at 15 facilities in four countries, becoming the first can manufacturer in the South American...
BEIERSDORF TO OPEN NEW PLANT IN LEIPZIG
Germany’s Beiersdorf has just laid the foundation stone for its new plant in Leipzig-Seehausen. To this end, the company will invest 220 million euros in this new cosmetics production centre and is committed to innovation and sustainability. The new...
BOST COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF CERUTTI
BOBST, a leading global provider of substrate processing, printing and converting equipment and services for the label, packaging, folding carton and corrugated industries, has announced the completion of Bobst Italia Spa’s final bidding process for the...
MEMBERS OF THE U.S. CAN MANUFACTURERS INSTITUTE PLEDGE TO ACHIEVE 70% RECYCLING RATE BY 2030
Beverage can manufacturer the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and aluminum can sheet producer members have committed to achieving ambitious recycling rate targets in the U.S., specifically a 70 percent recycling rate by 2030. According to the body, these targets...
A COMPUTER ATTACK PARALYSES DAMM’S OPERATIONS
The brewery Damm suffered last Wednesday a “very serious” computer incident that has affected its operating system and that has caused the partial paralysis of the brewery’s plant in El Prat de Llobregat (Barcelona), the most important of the company...
PEPSI TAKES SPIDER-MAN’S CAN DESIGN BY STORM
The new Spider-Man: No Way Home movie will be released next December. The expectation is maximum in social networks to know if the actors who have starred in the arachnid superhero in recent installments, as Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, will return to be the...
CROWN AND VELOX GET IT
Multinational Crown Holdings has announced a successful and eye-catching partnership with Velox to offer beverage brands a revolutionary, cutting-edge digital decoration technology for aluminium cans. Improvements include printing 500 cans per minute versus 90 cans...
PYROGENESIS ANNOUNCES THE CREATION OF PYROGENESIS ALUMINUM
PyroGenesis has announced the creation of ‘PyroGenesis Aluminum’. This new division dedicated to serving the aluminium industry will have a complete portfolio of products and services to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and convert toxic waste...
TOMRA SETS UP THE FIRST PUBLIC CAN DEPOT FOR CHARITY IN THE NETHERLANDS
In the Netherlands, the first publicly available Tomra R1 is already a reality. It was launched at the TOMRA Collection Nederland office in Apeldoorn on the occasion of a special charity initiative. This can filler can deliver more than dozens of cans of soft drinks...
International Thermal Systems announce that has moved into a new location
International Thermal Systems (ITS) is proud to announce that the company has officially moved to a new, larger and more modern facility, located just eight (8) miles from its previous location. The new facility will enable ITS to meet its continued growth objectives...
SUN CHEMICAL ANNOUNCES RANGE OF VARNISH SOLUTIONS
SUN CHEMICAL ANNOUNCES INNOVATIVE RANGE OF VARNISH SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE STRENGTH OF HP INDIGO PRINTED LABELS Sun Chemical has introduced an innovative new range of durable UV varnishes to enhance the strength of HP Indigo digitally printed pressure-sensitive...
HYPERION MATERIALS&TECHNOLOGIES SIGNS AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE AGGRESSIVE GRINDING SERVICE
Hyperion Materials & Technologies, a world-leading materials science company developing hard and superhard materials for a wide range of industries and applications, has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Aggressive Grinding Service (AGS), a...
ANDES ORIGEN PRESENTS ITS SPECIAL EDITION IN CANS
The Andes Origen brewery has launched a new product to the market, its Red IPA. It blends the intense bitterness and herbal and fruity hop aromas of the Andean IPA with the sweet caramel flavor of the Red. Giannina Galanti Podestá, director of Andes Origen points out...
KOENING & BAUER PRESENTS ITS NEW METALSTAR 4
Innovation and efficiency in metal decoration. These are the hallmarks of the new Metal Star 4 from Koenig & Bauer. Seven years after the market launch of MetalStar 3, of which more than 400 printing units have been installed worldwide, now comes this new product...
CBA SIGNS AGREEMENT TO TAKE OVER 80% OF ALUX DO BRASIL
The Brazilian Aluminium company (CBA), which is part of the Votorantim Group, has announced the signing of a contract to acquire 80% of Alux do Brasil. The recent operation, which reached a value of 110 million reais, also has an option to buy an extra 20%, starting...
TUBEX WINS ETMA TUBE OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021
The member companies of the European Association of Tube and Pipe Manufacturers, Etma, met in Seville, Spain, in early October for this year’s annual conference. The winners of the association’s Tube of the Year 2021 competition were chosen in five...
SPACE CRAFT IS BORN THE CANNED BEER WITH SPACE HOPS
Samuel Adams has a new ‘spacey’ beer. It’s called Space Craft, and it’s brewed with hops that have been in space aboard the Inspiration4, one of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. Last September, the hops used for this new beer travelled into...
GOOD SPARK, THE NEW ENERGY DRINK IN A CAN THAT BREAKS INTO THE SPANISH MARKET
Vegan, organic and sustainable. This is Good Spark, the drink that has just landed in the Spanish market to revolutionize the canned energy drinks sector. Sustainability, support for local production and treatment of organic raw materials are its spearheads to gain a...
U.S. COMMITS TO HFC PHASEOUT
The Household and Commercial Products Association (HCPA) has announced its intention to work with U.S. companies in their commitment to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). For its part, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final ruling that...
EXTENSION FOR THYSSENKRUPP RASSSELSTEIN FOR THE USE OF CHROMIUM TRIOXIDE IN CONTAINER STEEL
ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein has welcomed the decision of the EU Commission to temporarily approve the use of chromium trioxide for the production of rasselstein container steel. Peter Biele, managing director of the German packaging steel manufacturer has welcomed the...
Sensory Analytics Announces Three New Patent Awards
Sensory Analytics Announces Grant of Three New Patents Related to Coating Thickness Measurement Sensory Analytics, the fast-growing provider of award-winning SpecMetrix® coating and film thickness measurement systems, today announced that the Canadian...
SONIC HARD SELTZER OPENS UP TO THE U.S. MARKET
Sonic Hard Seltzer has announced the expansion of its hard seltzer to six new states in the U.S., specifically Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Arizona. A new step that confirms its expansion policy that has been developing since more than a year ago...
Tecnocap manufactures the COP 26 bottles
Metal packaging is in itself an icon of the Circular Economy. Once again, Tecnocap metal packaging corporation continues to push the boundaries of high quality metal packaging design that attracts the attention of global consumers and meets the highest standards of...
IEC JOINS IM GROUP
The world leader in technology, IM GROUP, has announced that IEC+ srl, the mechanical engineering specialist, renowned for its design and manufacture of dispersing, grinding and mixing equipment, as well as complete engineering studies and turnkey solutions, has...
ADF&PCD and PLD Paris A SUCCESSFUL BEGINNING
ADF&PCD and PLD Paris are fast approaching. The first event of the year for the beauty, luxury, beverage and aerosol packaging industry will be held in three months’ time, on 19-20 January 2022, at the Porte de Versailles in Paris. This year some 650...
ALCOA’S DESCHAMBAULT AND ABI SMELTERS IN CANADA RECEIVE ASI CERTIFICATION
The multinational Alcoa Corporation has announced that its Deschambault and Bécancour smelters in Canada have received Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certification, the industry’s most comprehensive system for third-party validation of sustainable...
DURAVANT ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
DURAVANT ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH CARLYLE AND WARBURG PICUS Duravant LLC, a global provider of engineered equipment and automation solutions for the food processing, packaging and material handling industries has just announced a significant investment of...
STARBUCKS NEW PREMIUM COCOA IN A CAN
STARBUCKS SIGNATURE CHOCOLATE, THE NEW PREMIUM COCOA IN A TIN Premium soluble cocoa in a tin. Starbucks Signature Chocolate is the new proposal that Nestlé and Starbucks have jointly launched this fall. All this without forgetting a metallic container with a careful...
