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Cans are the intelligent choice for brain booster
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February 8: A US manufacturer of a ‘brain-enhancing’ beverage chose aluminium cans to package its product because of the protection they offer to the natural ingredients in the drink.
Key to the choice of 8oz cans supplied by canmaking firm Ball Corporation as the brand’s packaging was the barrier properties of aluminium, says neuropsychologist Dr Rob Paul, who created the drink, which is manufactured by Nawgan Products.
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NAMPA chief questions the FDA's BPA research update
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February 5: By declining to insist that all studies into bisphenol-A (BPA), the chemical used for making epoxy phenolic can coatings, should be held to the same high standard of quality and reproducibility, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could be taking a path from which it cannot return.
It means that almost any kind of 'research', no matter how unscientific, could be adopted to question the use of food-contact chemicals.
That’s the view of Dr John Rost, chairman of the North American Metal Packaging Alliance (NAMPA), which represents the interests of canmakers. Writing in the latest edition of NAMPA News he questions the FDA’s recent update on its approach to research into BPA.
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Resealable can that's like a drinking cup
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February 5: A resealable beverage can design with an end that acts like a cup to enhance the drinking experience is under development in Germany.
The ICan from 4PACK, based in Wolfsburg, uses an end with a plastics circular opening device and a deep countersink.
Spokesman Thorsten Schlesinger says that the design comes with a peel-off PLA tamper-evidence film that ensures the drinking surface is clean.
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Record cash flow for Silgan
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February 4: Silgan, North America’s leading food canmaking company and a global supplier of metal closures, posted record cash flows for 2009 despite year-end sales being 1.8 percent down on the previous 12 months at $3.07 billion.
Profits after tax were 27.5 percent up at $159.4 million.
Connecticut-based Silgan generated $323 million of net cash from operating activities and record free cash flow of $264.1 million.
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Energy drink is aimed at older consumers
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February 4: Consumers who wouldn’t usually choose energy drinks are the target for Planet Energy Coffee, which is being launched by Dutch contract filler DIS using slim cans from Ball Packaging Europe.
The Sittard-based company, which offers a wide range of formulation and filling services, is marketing the ready-to-drink (RTD) caffeine-packed product on the domestic market and in Brazil, with plans for a launch in Germany in the summer.
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POSCO celebrates deliveries to Chinese tin mill
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February 4: South Korean steel maker POSCO recently delivered its one millionth tonne of black plate to Chinese tinplate mill Zhongshan Zhongyue Tinplate Industrial Co.
At a celebration ceremony at Zhongyue at the end of January, POSCO’s senior vice president Oh Chang-kwan presented an appreciation plaque to Zhongshan Zhongyue chairman Liang Jiang.
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Friskies campaigns to recycle more pet food cans
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February 3: Fewer than one in five aluminium pet food cans are recycled in the US, according to Nestlé Purina, one of the leading manufacturers of cat nutrition products.
In contrast, more than half of all the aluminium drinks cans in the US are recycled.
As a result, the Friskies and Fancy Feast brands are joining forces to encourage cat owners to recycle more of their cans. The brands have created the ‘Together We Can’ campaign to get cat owners involved.
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Crown well-positioned for 2010 says John Conway
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February 2: A strong fourth quarter in 2009 for Crown Holdings provided a welcome lift in profits when the year-end results were announced last night.
While sales for the world’s largest canmaker in the final three months were up 2.1 percent to $1.92 billion, with profits after tax reaching $107 million, compared with $9m in 2008, profits after tax for the year were $450m, 36.3 percent up on last year. This was despite a small decline in sales for the year of 4.4 percent to $7.94bn, which exceeded analyst expectations.
Looking to 2010, chief executive John Conway (pictured) said that he expected a solid year of improving performance.
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Canned craft beers star in Bon Appétit magazine
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February 1: The growing popularity of North American craft beers packed in aluminium cans has caught the attention of the swish Bon Appétit magazine, which "celebrates the world of great food and the pleasure of sharing it with others" and claims to have eight million readers.
Some 75 domestic craft brewers have been taking up the use of cans for their premium beers since Oskar Blues first tried them with its Dale’s Pale Ale in 2002.
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Sustainability definitions agreed by packaging project
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January 29: Packaging manufacturers, retailers and industry organisations last week agreed a set of sustainability definitions and principles. And canmaking firms were at the event.
Meeting in Toronto, Canada, the Global Packaging Project organised by The Consumer Goods Forums worked out a common global language that enables various interest groups to discuss the environmental, economic and social impact of packaging.
Companies at the meeting involved in metal packaging included canmakers Ball Packaging Europe and Crown Europe and canstock manufacturer ArcelorMittal Packaging.
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| Friday, January 29 | | · | Beverage can plant acquisitions lift Ball results |
| · | CCH's conveying business purchased by Arrowhead |
| Thursday, January 28 | | · | Used aluminium beverage cans attract higher prices |
| Wednesday, January 27 | | · | Canned pink drink supports breast cancer charities |
| Tuesday, January 26 | | · | Can recycling nets $5,000 awards for mayors |
| · | Matt varnish for a premium look at Appletiser |
| Monday, January 25 | | · | Ball celebrates its contribution to the beer can |
| · | US can shipments fall below 130 billion |
| · | Linpac cuts debt in restructuring |
| Friday, January 22 | | · | Canned coffee launch for Seattle's Best |
| · | Community canners support earthquake victims |
| Thursday, January 21 | | · | Production starts at Can-Pack's Russian plant |
| Wednesday, January 20 | | · | Canned fish demand rises in Brazil |
| Tuesday, January 19 | | · | Late season boost for US soft drinks cans |
| · | The can celebrates 200 years of preserving food |
| Monday, January 18 | | · | Sainsbury's could be adding to landfill, says MPMA |
| · | Search is on for Swinging Sixties party beer can |
| Friday, January 15 | | · | FDA supports efforts to replace BPA in food can linings |
| · | Expansion into canmaking for Bolivian paint maker |
| Thursday, January 14 | | · | CMB sells its 500th 5000 series bodymaker |
| Wednesday, January 13 | | · | Aperitif launched in Rexam's slim cans |
| · | Weekend warriors targeted by aluminium bottled shakes |
| Tuesday, January 12 | | · | Tough year for aluminium and Alcoa |
| Monday, January 11 | | · | Slovakia's first beverage can plant to start up |
| Friday, January 08 | | · | Sustainable packaging to almost double by 2014 |
| Thursday, January 07 | | · | Enlarged capacity for Crown in Brazil |
| Wednesday, January 06 | | · | Peace Tea plans for Coca-Cola distribution deal |
| Tuesday, January 05 | | · | Fast track to beverage can president for Ball's Hranicka |
| · | Three-quarters of a century of canned beer |
| Thursday, December 24 | | · | Chinese plant officially opened ahead of schedule |
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