Tag: Can
Europe: Schuler boosts can-making capabilities with bodymaker
Japanese canmaking company Universal Can Corporation (UCC) has obtained a license where it can offer bodymakers, neckers-flangers and light testers for beverage container makers.
This...
Americas: Ball, ASI, industry release standard for sustainable aluminum production
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), in collaboration with Ball Corporation and other aluminum industry leaders, recently introduced new, comprehensive criteria for a global standard...
Americas: Chromatic Technologies launches sunlight-activated inks for beverage cans
Chromatic Technologies Inc. (CTI) has introduced Sunlight Inks for decoration applications in the can manufacturing industry worldwide.
In August 2014, the company launched the inks...
Americas: Crown’s JV in Brazil offers 550ml beverage cans
Crown Embalagens Metálicas da Amazônia S.A. (Crown Brazil) is offering a 550ml beverage can that drink brands can use to leverage this culture of...
Europe: Henkel introduces adhesive for PET, can labeling
Henkel has extended its Technomelt EM range with Technomelt EM 132-22.
The pressure sensitive adhesives range offers high-performance adhesives for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and can...
Asia Pacific: Toyo Ink Group companies exhibit at printing show in...
Shanghai Toyo Ink Mfg. and China-based sister companies Tianjin Toyo Ink, Shanghai Toyo Ink, Jiangmen Toyo Ink and Hong Kong-based Toyo Ink Asia will be exhibiting packaging...
Europe: Sonoco buys composite can maker for €286M
Sonoco has completed the acquisition of Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG), an European provider of composite cans along with composite drums and rigid plastic containers.
The...
Europe: KHS subsidiary technologies shortlisted for German Packaging Award 2014
Two pioneering new technologies from NMP Systems GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of KHS GmbH, have been shortlisted for the German Packaging Award 2014.
The...
Europe: Discolored, dented packaging worries UK consumers of bacteria, finds report
Antibacterial packaging that is designed to delay the development of germs and bacteria in canned products is set to become a hit with consumers,...
Europe: Consumer insight, testing, teamwork create packaging concepts, Ardagh Group tells...
Norwegian seafood firm, King Oscar, has chosen Ardagh’s Easy Peel aluminum can end as a new and improved approach to can openability, which comprises...