Ball produce Silver Bullet Pint Pots for Coors
Ball Corporation and Coors Light launched the 16-oz. resealable Silver Bullet Aluminium Pint in Alumi-Tek bottles nationally on September 1, just in time for the football season. "The Coors Light Silver Bullet bottle represents a great opportunity for us," said Rick Gomez, vice president, Coors Family of Brands.
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Empac launches first interactive environmental scorecard
European Metal Packaging (Empac), the association bringing together European producers of rigid metal packaging, have announced the launch of an interactive scorecard which calculates the carbon footprint of its members’ metal packaging products.
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Canmaker Nampak to try and Boost its African Markets
PACKAGING group Nampak says it would focus on Africa for growth opportunities after last year's disappointing performance. "There are numerous opportunities in Africa - the continent is ripe for further growth," CEO Andrew Marshall said.
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BAO Steel aims for 10 billion cans Capacity
Chinese giant Bao Steel is seeking a massive growth curve for its recently inaugurated Shanghai Baosteel Packaging Co.,Ltd. The newly established Shanghai Baosteel Packaging Co.,Ltd consists of Shanghai Baoyi Can-making Co.,Ltd., Baosteel Can-making branch companies located in Chengdu, Foshan, Hebei and Wuhan, the originally Shanghai Baosteel Iron-printing Co., Ltd. and its Beijing branch.
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Happy 200th Can-Niversary
The US Can Manufacturers Institute celebrates the reason for its existence this year as the food can turns 200 years old. The association — which used the phrase "Happy 200th Can-Niversary" — is also using the anniversary of the food can to promote its contribution to environmentally-friendly recycling.
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Business Spotlight on NDH Group LLC
Having coped with the unique challenges of a post war Iraq, the NDH Group are celebrating the successful installation of the first high speed canmaking line for the country. Dubai based NDH Group LLC was awarded a major contract to build a two piece aluminium can plant in Iraq.
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