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Canned foods part of dietary weight control

Cannex launch for eco-friendly coatings in China

Thousands visit Cannex Asia Pacific in China

Second Crown beverage can plant for Cambodia

ORG reveals latest drinks can project at Cannex

Cannex Asia Pacific opens this week in China

Higher performance end tabs also save costs

India's HTW looking forward to better 2012

See equipment making first hand in China

Gifford to be new chief at Crown Europe

Friday, 18 May 2012

Other News

Canmaking company Crown Holdings could next year be supplying self-heating containers to a European ... Read more

RG bases its tinplate business in Ohio

North American steelmaker RG Steel has wound up its canmaking product business at Sparrows Point and... Read more

Craft beer can graphics recognised

Striking graphics on a Bitter American Extra Pale Ale can won the Craft Can of the Year Award for th... Read more

Novelis recycling capacity to nearly double

The recycling capacity of Novelis, the leading supplier of aluminium canstock to canmaking companies... Read more

Rexam expects "another year of progress"

Rexam says its canmaking business "is in line with expectations" and its "financial position is larg... Read more

Craft brewers adopt latest aluminium bottles

Two leading US craft breweries have launched a limited-edition beer in resealable 'pint-sized' alumi... Read more

Cider launch for first aluminium bottles in Oz

Australia's first aluminium bottles made by canmaking firm Ardagh have been launched for Strongbow c... Read more

Schuler invites Cannex visitors

Visitors to Cannex & Fillex Asia Pacific, which opens in two weeks' time at Guangzhou in China, ... Read more

Higher volumes improve results at Silgan

Higher volumes in Silgan's canmaking businesses, along with the continuing benefits of last year's a... Read more

Speciality can sales help Ball's 1Q results

Sales at canmaking giant Ball Corporation were slightly up for the first quarter at US$2.04 billion,... Read more

Aerosol can fillings up 9.4 percent in the UK

Aerosol can fillings showed nearly double-digit growth in the UK last year, according to the latest ... Read more

Punch Top enhances Miller drinking pleasure

US brewer MillerCoors has launched canned beer in Punch Top Cans to provide drinkers with "more fun"... Read more

Metal can sales return to growth in US

Sales of canmaking products in the US were healthily up in the first quarter of the year, following ... Read more

Heinz backs charity canning in North America

Starting next week, the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) will host its annual Meat Canning Project ... Read more

Third Coca-Cola supplier award for Ball in Europe

Canmaking firm Ball Packaging Europe (BPE) has been recognised again as a key contributor to the suc... Read more

More complex bottle shapes for Mall+Herlan

Complex design shapes for aluminium bottles could be the outcome from a partnership between Polytype... Read more

New factories lift Crown's beverage can volumes

Crown Holdings produced 7 percent more beverage cans in the first quarter of this year compared with... Read more

Indian tinplate duty rise will hit canmakers

The Indian canmaking industry has called for an increase in import duty on tinplate to be revoked be... Read more

Rongxin to double capacity in China

China's Rongxin Packaging, the wholly-owned canmaking division of Zhujiang Brewery Group, is plannin... Read more

Recycled aluminium for Ball's lighter aerosol cans

Technology that enables the use recycled aluminium in the manufacture of lighter-weight impact-extru... Read more

Rexam's special can design recalls 1877 beer

Mack, the northernmost brewery in the world, has created an original Czech pilsner called Mack 1877 ... Read more

Crown takes the biscuit for Queen's Jubilee

First of what is expected to be a rush of biscuit tins that commemorate this year's Diamond Jubilee ... Read more

German MP visits Ball's BRE factory

Beverage canmaking firm Ball Packaging Europe hosted Peter Weiß, Member of the Bundestag for the Chr... Read more

Ball plants win with sustainability

Canmaking plants around the world have been recognised as winners of Ball Corporation's first sustai... Read more

Lightweight aluminium bottles for Budweiser

The market for lightweight aluminium beer bottles is expected to be given a boost in North America... Read more

Massilly acquires aerosol canmaker in Russia

Russian aerosol canmaking company Linar has been bought by the French-based Massilly Group. Part of... Read more

Europe’s steel packaging lowers carbon emissions

A study to assess the environmental footprint of tinplate production has concluded that the steel ... Read more

China becomes world’s largest grocery market

Figures published today show that China has now overtaken the US as the world's biggest food and gro... Read more

New sustainability chief for drinks canmaker

Canmaking company Rexam has appointed Welf Jung to the role of sustainability director for its bever... Read more

Consumer perception of cans improves in UK

The image of beverage cans amongst UK consumers has improved over the last five years, research comm... Read more

Australia heads new Asian Aerosol Federation

The aerosol associations of Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and Thailand recently establ... Read more

FDA rejects call for ban on BPA in can coatings

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today rejected a petition by an environmental group to ban... Read more

Beer can production starts in Finland

Production started this week at Finland's first beverage canmaking plant at Hämeenlinna, operated by... Read more

Work starts on Baosteel's Vietnam plant

Construction work has started on Baosteel's first overseas canmaking venture with a groundbreaking c... Read more

NAMPA states its case on the BPA debate

The North American Metal Packaging Alliance (NAMPA), which represents the interests of canmaking com... Read more

Kian Joo plans expansion into Vietnam

Malaysia's leading canmaking firm Kian Joo is planning to significantly increase its two-piece bever... Read more

Relentless energy for Cliqloc cap

Cliqloc, the decorated tinplate resealable cap for beverage cans made by a German canmaking firm, is... Read more

Steel packaging recycled at 71% in Europe

Packaging steel used in the canmaking processes was recycled at an independently-assessed rate of 71... Read more

Craft brewer turns to classic tinplate cans

Traditional tinplate 'flat-top' beer cans are being revived by a US craft brewer in a project with B... Read more

Aluminium sleek cans boost brand values

Canmaking technology's ability to boost brand values is being promoted by Ball Packaging Europe at t... Read more

Record profits for China’s CPMC Holdings

Sales of beverage and milk powder cans contributed to record profits at CPMC Holdings, the packaging... Read more

Rexam honours suppliers at annual awards

Chemical specialist Henkel was named Supplier of the Year at a recent awards ceremony held by canmak... Read more

Canmaker Ardagh expands glass business

Following its recent expansion in the canmaking sector, Ardagh Group has now added to its glass pack... Read more

Australia's NCI set for privatisation

National Can Industries (NCI), one of only three firms involved in canmaking that are publicly liste... Read more

Chinese canmaker's IPO expansion plan

Baosteel Packaging, the canmaking division of Chinese steelmaker Baosteel, is closer to raising capi... Read more

Canned beers cheer up Canadian market

Canned beers provided cheer in the flat Canadian brewing sector with sales growth last year, accordi... Read more

Canmaking business lifts Ardagh's fortunes

Ardagh Group has revealed finances dramatically enhanced by its move a year ago into the canmaking w... Read more

New chairman for UK aerosol industry body

Ian Mackinnon is the new non-executive chairman of the British Aerosol Manufacturers Association (BA... Read more

Ardagh plant in Hungary to restart soon

Aerosol canmaking operations at the troubled Hungarian plant of Szenna Pack are expected to soon res... Read more

Features

Toyo Seikan opens its doors to eco-technology

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Thursday, 12 April 2012

Visitors to Cannex & Fillex Asia Pacific in China next month will have a unique opportunity to see Toyo Seikan's award-winning TULC canmaking technology in action when the company opens ...Read more

Aujan: a billion dollar business

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Wednesday, 14 December 2011

Aujan Industries, the biggest independent drinks producer in the Middle East, has agreed to sell about half of its drinks business to Coca-Cola. Four months before the deal was announced ...Read more

Growth opportunities highlighted by Rexam

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Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Rexam's management has revealed insights into the canmaking firm's global growth strategies, including an interest in the Middle East, and its position in China, one of the fastest growing regions ...Read more

Next stop: China

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Wednesday, 29 June 2011

Cannex will next year be held in Guangzhou, China, from 15-17 May. Mónica Higuera reviews some of its domestic canmaking equipment ...Read more

Putting canmaking knowledge at your fingertips

Canmaking

Canned foods part of dietary weight control

Thursday, 17 May 2012

Canned fruits and vegetables are able to play a key role in enabling North Americans to increase their intake of healthy foods as part of weight control, according to a ...Read more

Cannex launch for eco-friendly coatings in China

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Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Coatings that offer low environmental impact for canmaking operations are to be made for the first time in the Chinese market by AkzoNobel, which announced the products at Cannex Asia ...Read more

Thousands visit Cannex Asia Pacific in China

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Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Cannex Asia Pacific, which opened yesterday in Guangzhou, is the most successful trade show for the canmaking industry ever held in China. By lunchtime today, the event had attracted around 2,000 ...Read more

Second Crown beverage can plant for Cambodia

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Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Crown Holdings is planning a second two-piece beverage can plant in Cambodia, says Jozef Salaerts, president of Crown Asia-Pacific, who today was visiting the Cannex Asia Pacific canmaking technology show ...Read more

ORG reveals latest drinks can project at Cannex

Products

Unimaq opens office in Bangkok

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Thursday, 12 April 2012

Beverage can decorating equipment specialist Unimaq has opened an office at Bangkok in Thailand, to provide Asian based customers better access to Unimaq's technologies, product development and engineering facilities. Whilst also ...Read more

Open house focuses on energy savings

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Thursday, 12 January 2012

Advances in energy saving and recovery systems for curing ovens in beverage can plants were demonstrated by German manufacturer KBA-Metalprint during a recent open house for customers from the canmaking ...Read more

Curing systems that help sustainability

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Thursday, 12 January 2012

Reduced environmental impact at canmaking operations – along with meeting sustainability targets – are possible through the investment in regenerative thermal oxidisers in curing systems. A leading US food can manufacturer ...Read more

Curing oven manufacturer expands in China

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Tuesday, 13 December 2011

The Chinese subsidiary of US-based oven manufacturer International Thermal Systems has moved to a larger 50,000 sq ft facility. The branch near Shanghai has hired several new technicians to assist with ...Read more