This summer, the launch of the new product, Skrewball Whiskey RTD, is making waves in the sparkling alcoholic beverage scene with its canned hatch. The brand, known for its peanut butter whiskey, introduces a new 100 ml can format for consumers. The cans are...
Alupro, the aluminum packaging recycling organization, has announced the winners of the Stundent Starpack Awards for personal care brands and products, which it sponsors. The winner in the ‘everyday brand and product’ category was Nottingham Trent...
Leading ready-to-drink cocktail brand Ohza partners with Joe Jonas to bring its secret sangria recipes to the North American market in an easy-to-enjoy canned format. Ohza, the company that produces ready-to-drink cocktails, announced that Joe Jonas, one of the...
Most Spanish households have coffee preparation machines that generate a large amount of waste, including coffee capsules. However, there is not much knowledge about how these aluminum capsules are recycled. Years ago, Nespresso chose aluminum for its capsules because...
Qatar’s Qatalum, a joint venture owned by QatarEnergy and Norsk Hydro ASA, has obtained ASI Performance Standard (2017) as well as Chain of Custody Standard (2017) certification. Specifically, the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced that Qatalum has...
The rum brand Dead Man’s Fingers has opted to open new markets and has decided to expand into the ready-to-drink market with the launch of three new canned products. Specifically, three new flavors – spiced rum and cola, spiced rum and ginger beer, and...
The multinational company Novelis, the world’s largest aluminum recycler, is on a mission to make America give a new life to every aluminum can. In all states, recycling has become a general term that does not always differentiate materials, but in fact, the...
There are gestures that have become part of our daily lives but that could entail some risk or other without us even realizing it. Metal containers are resistant to oxidation and can be consumed without difficulty, but sometimes we tend to store leftovers from an open...
The aluminum multinational, Ball Corporation, has just launched new packaging on the market. It is a new aerosol can that will have 50% less carbon footprint than the regular can, thus supporting the company’s 2030 agenda of reducing net zero emissions by 2050....
The multinational AkzoNobel has announced changes in its management team. Frenchman Gregoire Poux-Guillaume will become the company’s new chief executive officer (CEO) as of November 1, 2022. He will thus succeed Thierry Vanlancker, who to date has served as CEO...
United States Steel Corporation has designed guidance for the second quarter of 2022 which is expected to be $1.6 billion in adjusted EBITDA, which would equate to a new historical best performance. However, net earnings per share are expected to be between $3.83 and...
U.S. primary aluminum producer Century Aluminum Company has decided to temporarily close its aluminum smelter in Hawesville, Kentucky. The reason for this is none other than the vertiginous increase in the price of energy. Century Coal Mining Company expects to begin...
European aluminum firm The Century will idle its Hawesville aluminum smelter because of rising energy prices. With the EcoVadis Platinum rating, Constellium ranks in the top 1 percent of the 90,000 companies rated by the company. This year’s rating is...
ORBIS®, an international leader in packaging, continues as the official sustainability partner of the Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. (MWF). This partnership was conceived for the second consecutive year to provide additional recycling garbage cans for use throughout...
On May 18, Emilio Braghi, Executive Vice President of Novelis and CEO of Novelis Europe, gave a keynote presentation at the 27th World Aluminum Conference. He noted in his speech that during a phase of energy transition, the pace at which Europe must decarbonize is...
It has been said that beer has been present on American shores since before settlers first arrived. Generally, men in the brewing industry are the most prominent. However, a recent discovery revealed that in the 18th century, there were many women who formed teams to...
Today, metal containers are the most circular container type in the world, as Eviosys has exceeded its 2021 target and reduced its production emissions by 5.6%. This reduction is almost double its target in its ambitious Net Zero roadmap. It is perfectly possible to...
Soft drink giant Coca Cola and Jack Daniel’s whiskey maker Brown-Forman Corporation have teamed up to sell an alcoholic cocktail in a can with 5% alcohol. The new beverage, which will have a sugar-free version, will begin to be marketed in Mexico at the end of...
Alcoa Corporation has announced that it is supplying EcoLum ™ low-carbon aluminum to Hellenic Cables SA, one of Europe’s largest cable producers with key markets in renewable energy transmission and distribution. Hellenic Cables, the cable segment of...
Summer is about to begin and the sunny days are already leaving numerous effects. In addition to a significant increase in temperatures and a rise in energy expenditure, there is also an increase in the shopping basket of Spaniards who, as temperatures rise, are...
Have you ever wondered why soda cans have a cylindrical shape and not a square one? There are some compelling reasons for this, and it is not the result of the manufacturer’s whim. In reality, it responds to physical, economic, logistical or marketing reasons as...
Housing with tin walls. This was the dream of American architect Mike Reynolds, who designed countless projects for the needy. His particular heterodoxy in understanding his profession is known worldwide. This veteran architect was responsible for the earthship...
United States Steel Corporation has announced the appointment of Jessica T. Graziano as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Graziano will take over the position directly from David B. Burritt, president and chief executive officer. Graziano will be...
It is estimated that the average time a shopper spends in a supermarket looking at a product on the shelf is on average between one twenty-fifth and one fiftieth of a second, this time corresponds to a spontaneous visual shock that stamps an impression on the retina...
The Board of Directors of the Russian multinational RUSAL, a world leader in aluminum production, has just approved a strategy for the management of production waste until 2030. In particular, it is based on the ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ approach, an...
The premium coffee brand L’OR has just announced the launch of another novelty for Brazilian consumers. This is the Sabores line, which is marketed in aluminum capsules, with vanilla and caramel flavors. Susana Hernández, Marketing Director of Jacobs Douwe...
Multinational Ball Corporation has received notice of an unsolicited mini-tender offer from TRC Capital Corporation (TRC) to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of Ball common stock, representing approximately 63% of the company’s outstanding shares. TRC’s...
Sustainability is at the core of the Brazilian aluminum industry, as a driver for decision making and for the implementation of actions and projects. The Brazilian Aluminum Association (ABAL), which represents companies in the entire value chain, from mining to...
Buenos Aires already has the most modern recycling plant in the country. The new facility recovers ten tons per hour of dry materials such as cans, paper, cardboard, glass and plastic from separate waste collection. The new plant, installed within the Villa Soldati...
The Aluminum Association has released preliminary estimates in its latest monthly report revealing that the aluminum situation is experiencing healthy growth amid the U.S. economic recovery. Specifically, it points out that the estimated growth in demand for the...
Satish Pai has been appointed as the new president of the International Aluminum Institute (IAI). The only body representing the global primary aluminum industry also notes that Pai is the CEO of Hindalco Industries, one of the world’s largest integrated...
HydrOxy Walsum, STEAG’s hydrogen project in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), is taking shape. Thyssenkrupp Steel and STEAG have agreed on the supply of green hydrogen, a prerequisite for climate-neutral steel production. This operation is an important...
JSE-listed South African packaging multinational Nampak has announced solid results with strong demand for most of its products. These good figures are due in part to strong beverage can volume growth in its key markets and higher prices that contributed to revenue...
The multinational Holding GmbH, based in Rangendingen, Germany, has acquired the Hungarian packaging manufacturer Matrametal Kft, which specializes in the production of aluminum aerosol cans and aluminum tubes. TUBEX has been the packaging specialist for aluminum...
Industry leader in responsible aluminum production, Rio Tinto has commissioned a new remelting furnace at its Laterrière plant, which will add 22,000 metric tons of recycling capacity to its aluminum operations in the Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec....
The world leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands in spirits and beer, Diageo, has announced that it will invest £40.5 million in its beer packaging facilities. This investment will expand capacity at the beer packaging facilities in...
Gran Coffee, a company that offers coffee solutions outside Brazil, has just announced the new professional line Astro Café PRO in aluminum capsules and compatible with Nespresso machines. The new capsules are manufactured in Switzerland, with Rainforest Alliance...
Consumer Convenience Technologies (CCT) has announced an aluminum-handled version of its EEASY lid, which allows consumers to vent a bottle by pressing a button on the lid for easy opening. According to CCT, its patented EEASY Lid reduces the amount of torque required...
Ball Corporation and Novelis have joined the World Economic Forum’s coalition of pioneers to foster value chain collaboration to drive decarbonization in the aluminum sector. From the aluminum branch of the World Economic Forum’s First Movers Coalition...
The UK Trade Remedies Authority has announced its intention to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on aluminum extrusions originating in China. The TRA opened an anti-dumping investigation in June 2021. The investigation covered aluminum bars, rods, profiles, tubes...
The multinational Alcoa Corporation has ratified the signing of a renewable energy contract to support the planned 2024 restart of aluminum smelting at the company’s San Ciprián smelter in Spain. The long-term power purchase agreement is with Greenalia, an...
B Water & Beverages is partnering with Brita to design sustainable packaging for its first retail bottled water product that includes a durable, eye-catching, refillable and recyclable aluminum bottle. Brita Premium retail purified water is packaged in an aluminum...
ASI has just announced that Western Metal Industries Private Limited has joined as a Production and Transformation member. Prashant Shah, director of the company says, “We believe that we must move with the market trends. Being a member of ASI will surely help...
The American Molson Coors Beverage Company has just launched Arnold Palmer Spiked Lite, a new entrant in the burgeoning FMB segment. It is a new version of the original malt beverage with half tea and half lemonade flavor with only 100 calories and 2 grams of sugar...
Metal Packaging Europe, the association of European producers of rigid metal packaging has just completed and published a new life cycle assessment (LCA) of metal packaging including aluminum beverage cans, aluminum and steel food cans, steel aerosols, steel general...
The UK water beverage market is recovering. Specifically, tap water consumption in the United Kingdom grew by 9% over the past 2021 to 3.5 billion liters. Volumes of flavored water beverages recorded even stronger growth, increasing by 11% to 440 million liters. In...
ASI has just announced that Anderton Castings, a leading supplier of machined and die-cast aluminum components for critical infrastructure equipment, off-highway vehicles and automobiles, has joined as a new industrial user. About Anderton Castings Anderton Castings...
Most people are unaware that compressed air is crucial to the manufacture of aluminum cans. Compressed air is used in almost every step of the manufacturing process. Firstly note that aluminum cans are incredibly light, so it may be hard to believe that they are made...
The Spanish packaging industry is showing excellent results this year despite the pandemic. These results vindicate the company as a key and essential sector for the development of any economic activity, as well as a catalyst for innovation in the service of...
Since the establishment of Kobe Steel in 1905, Kobe Steel Group, also known as KOBELCO Group, has been working efficiently to create and provide products that meet your needs along with the development of society. Recently, Kobe Steel, Ltd. has just joined as a member...
Ball Corporation has announced the signing of a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) in which the multinational will acquire 151 megawatts of new wind power from a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the world’s largest generator of renewable energy...
Leading aluminum monobloc can manufacturer Nussbaum has just announced the achievement of DIN EN ISO 14021:2016 Type II environmental labeling certification for its two German-based production sites. Specifically, both plants, located in Rielasingen...
The Brazilian brewer Ambev increased its profits by 29.1% in the first quarter and recorded revenues of close to 3.71 billion dollars, which translates into an increase of almost 10.8% over the same period of the previous year. In addition, beer volumes sold grew by...
Nespresso, pioneer and benchmark of top quality portioned coffee, has announced its global certification as a B Company. In this way, the Swiss-based brand joins an international movement of more than 4,500 certified companies globally, 852 in Latin America and 168...
Hindalco Industries Ltd (HIRAKUD FRP) has joined as a new ASI Production and Processing member. The Hindalco Hirakud-FRP plant, located in Sambalpur district, Odisha, about 325 km from Bhubaneswar, has one of the most sophisticated rolling mills in the country. Spread...
Swedish aluminum rolling mill Gränges AB has announced that a fire broke out at its cold rolling production plant currently under construction in Konin, Poland. Part of the equipment was damaged, but no injuries were reported in the fire. The production equipment had...
Multinational Wildpack has announced the appointment of David Bower as vice president of sales. The national co-packer of beverages and packaging supplier focused on the aluminum can format, brings Bower on board as its new vice president with the goal of promoting...
Multinational Ball has just partnered with Recycle Aerosol to increase recycling rates of aluminum aerosol cans in the U.S. The announcement by the American multinational confirms its commitment to creating strategic partnerships that can help the industry move...
Busch Light and John Deere recently teamed up and now have just released a new limited edition beer can. An initiative that also hides a solidarity purpose. Founded in 1837 in Grand Detour, Illinois, John Deere – Get Deere & Company Report is one of the...
Birla’s multinational Hindalco Industries is studying the construction of a new low-carbon aluminum rolling and recycling plant in the U.S. for which it has planned an initial investment of around US$2.5 billion. This is the Birla Group’s largest...
The multinational Constellium has announced that it will partner with the French National Center for Scientific Research and the University of Grenoble Alpes in the implementation of a new state-of-the-art aluminum laboratory. The European value-added aluminum company...
The energy drink, 28 BLACK, is the new sponsor of the European Football League for the 2022 season. The famous brand, which belongs to the Luxembourg-based Splendid Drinks AG group of companies, is the league’s largest partner along with CHIO. In addition, 28...
PepsiCo’s Buy, New York-based brand, MTN DEW GAME FUEL, and Dr Disrespect have pulled out all the stops with the launch of Championship Citrus Cherry. MTN DEW® GAME FUEL® is the first beverage in the PepsiCo portfolio designed just for gamers. The drink,...
The Association for the Recycling of Aluminum Products has just launched a dossier to inform and disseminate information about these containers. This dossier contains detailed information on different aluminum container formats, as well as basic information such as...
Aluar Aluminio has reached an agreement with Danish sustainable energy firm Vestas Wind Systems A/S to supply wind power to Aluar’s Argentine aluminum smelter in Puerto Madryn, in central-eastern Argentina. It should be noted that the aluminum smelter to which...
Wildpack Company has released its latest financial results for the last period of the year 2021. Among the most relevant data is an increase in revenues in the fourth quarter of the year, whose profits grew by 32.8%, which translates into an economic profit of close...
She is Basque and her cans are pure love. The Spanish craft brewery Basqueland Brewing has been crowned with the award for the best beer in Europe. Spain is thus consolidating its position as one of the leading references in the field of craft beer and knows how to...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has just released a draft scientific opinion recommending lowering the safe limit for bisphenol A, a substance that has been associated by science with countless health problems and has been detected in the bodies of virtually...
The multinational company Novelis has announced an investment of around 30 million dollars to meet the growing demand for coffee capsules made from recycled aluminum. Specifically, the company, a world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, confirms that it will...
The United States and Britain have agreed to begin talks in order to resolve their trade dispute over steel and aluminum tariffs. Those talks will also include the issue of the UK’s 25% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products, which include whiskey, motorcycles,...
‘Towards a fairer and cleaner aluminum trade, on current challenges in the global aluminum trade’. This is the title of the report that the Aluminum Association, European Aluminum, the Aluminum Association of Canada and the Aluminum Association of Japan...
American Logan Aluminum, a joint venture owned by Novelis and Tri-Arrows Aluminum Inc. is studying expanding its manufacturing operations to increase flat-rolled aluminum capacity in Russellville, Kentucky. This expansion will be used primarily to meet the growing...
Multinational Alcoa Corporation has reached a supply agreement to provide low-carbon EcoLum TM aluminum to Speira, a global aluminum rolling and recycling company. Alcoa’s EcoLum™ brand is part of the company’s Sustana TM family of low-carbon...
The Alupro association has just launched a manifesto demanding that the Extended Producer Responsibility system encourage the use of infinitely recyclable materials such as aluminum. This is one of the requests made by the aforementioned association in its manifesto...
Multinational Ball Corporation, a leading global supplier of infinitely recyclable aluminum beverage containers, and aluminum recycler and supplier Novelis, has announced that Ball Aluminum Cup™ is now composed of 90% recycled content. This evolution builds on...
Hexavalent chromium, which is commonly used in automotive, aerospace and defense applications and is also found in tinplate manufacturing, was now classified as SVHC and placed on the authorization list. Consequently, this substance needs to be replaced. For many can...
The London Metal Exchange has banned deliveries of aluminum and other metals from its warehouses in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, although there are currently no deposits of those Russian metals in its warehouses. In this way, the...
The multinational Novelis has launched a research and development laboratory to promote carbon-neutral solutions for aluminum manufacturing, together with local energy distributor OIKEN and HES-SO Valais-Wallis in collaboration with EPFL of the Swiss research and...
The Russian aluminum company RUSAL, which operates in 20 countries on five continents, including Ukraine, has called for an investigation into alleged war crimes in the Ukrainian city of Bucha. The chairman of the board of directors of the Russian multinational,...
Alcoa Corporation has announced that the Alumar smelter in São Luís, Brazil, has energized its first 20 crucibles as part of the ongoing restart of aluminum capacity at its current location. The Alumar smelter is owned by Alcoa and South32 Limited and has three...
Aluminum associations representing the G7 nations, including the Aluminum Association of Canada, the Aluminum Association, European Aluminum and the Japan Aluminum Association have issued a joint statement condemning the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and...
Wilkes-Barre, PA-based Lion Beverage has decided to commit to expanding its manufacturing capacity with a new beverage canning plant in Pennsylvania. The 250,000-square-foot facility based in Pittston, PA will have an initial investment of $25 million. Specifically,...
Hydro Extrusion’s three plants located in Itu (SP), Tubarão (SC) and Utinga (SP) have achieved certification by the global organization Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) in the Performance Standard, which defines environmental, social and governance...
Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) has announced that TBC Ball Beverage Can Vietnam Limited has been successfully certified to ASI’s (interim) performance standard and chain of custody standard for the responsible production, sourcing and management of...
Multinational Rio Tinto has succeeded in gaining full control of the Queensland alumina refinery it shares with United Co. Rusal International PJSC, thus denying the Russian aluminum giant access to a vital source of raw material. A maneuver with which the company...
The multinational Rusal, one of the most important international aluminum producers, has released its results for the past year 2021. Specifically, the company’s revenue for its last fiscal year increased 40% to $11.994 billion compared to $8.566 billion in...
Multinational Ball Corporation has announced that it has achieved ASI (Aluminum Stewardship Initiative) certification for its 25 beverage packaging sites in North and Central America (BPNCA), which include 23 facilities, one office and one technical support center....
Aluminium Bahrain BSC (Alba), the world’s largest smelter excluding China has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) to explore opportunities to further increase its performance. Following ratification of the agreement,...
More and more celebrity chefs are becoming less complex and proud to associate their name with canned food. This is the case of Joris Bijdendijk, this renowned Dutch Michelin-starred chef, who works at his restaurant RIJKS in Amsterdam. Bijdendijk loves to promote the...
Pepsi is not stopping in its struggle to gain ground on Coca Cola and has just launched a canned beverage with which it wants to revolutionize the beverage sector. It is Nitro Pepsi, a nitrogen-infused soft drink, the first of its kind. Pepsi’s new bet, which...
Siderperú, the Peruvian subsidiary of the Brazilian integrated steelmaker Gerdau, will invest US$20 million this year to expand its existing rolling mill capacity. In a document filed with the SMV, Siderperu informs that this investment will be made in different...
Aluminium Bahrain BSC (Alba), the world’s largest smelter outside China has just received the British Safety Council’s International Safety Award of Merit in recognition of its commitment to keeping its workforce safe and healthy during the 2021 calendar...
Commodities continue to be impacted by the war. Aluminum continues to rise after Australia banned alumina and bauxite exports to Russia. The export veto is intended to impact Russia’s aluminum production, which is 20% dependent on alumina from Australia. The...
Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) has announced that UACJ Corporation has been provisionally certified with the ASI Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard certification for responsible aluminum production, sourcing and stewardship for the manufacture...
The multinational Ball Corporation has released its annual combined report for 2021. The report includes a complete and detailed description of how the environmental, social and economic sustainability of the company’s global aluminum packaging is assessed. The...
The Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil has commissioned a new electric boiler that could reduce carbon emissions by 100,000 tons per year. A project with which the multinational Hydro reiterates its commitment to be carbon neutral by 2050, which is a very important...
According to research commissioned by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on the recycling of three beverage container materials: aluminum, glass and plastic (polyethylene terephthalate, PET), reveals that aluminum cans best support the circular economy from...
The unstoppable and exorbitant rise in energy costs is already having the first consequences for some large companies in Spain that are unable to assume the high cost of electricity and gas. Some, such as Arcelor Mittal, have already announced their decision to stop...
The U.S. Aluminum Association has just announced the release of a monthly report tracking key insights from the International Trade Administration’s Aluminum Import Monitoring (AIM) program. Specifically, this panel incorporates the most recent transmission...
Multinational Silgan Holdings Inc, a leading provider of sustainable rigid packaging for consumer products, has announced that its board of directors has authorized the company to repurchase up to a total of $300 million of its common stock through December 31, 2026....
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