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US removes aluminium can stock from trade duty orders
The US Department of Commerce has removed certain aluminium can stock from antidumping and countervailing duty orders covering imports from China and 16 other countries. The decision, which took effect on 24 September, follows changed circumstances reviews into existing trade measures covering common alloy aluminium sheet. Qualifying aluminium stock used to manufacture beverage can bodies,…
Greyparrot tests AI system to increase US aluminium can recovery
Waste intelligence company Greyparrot is testing an AI-based monitoring system at a US recycling facility as it looks to increase the recovery of aluminium beverage cans from household waste. The company’s Analyzer technology has been installed at Circular Services’ Sunset Park material recovery facility (MRF) in Brooklyn, New York, where it uses cameras and computer…
Steel records UK’s highest packaging recycling rate
Steel recorded the highest recycling rate of any packaging material in the UK last year, according to new provisional government figures. Around 88.5% of steel packaging was recycled in 2025, up from 85.5% a year earlier, according to the latest UK Statistics on Waste published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).…
EFI and Agfa combine industrial inkjet businesses
EFI and Agfa have agreed to combine their industrial inkjet operations in a deal creating a business expected to generate around €540 million in annual revenue. Under the agreement, Agfa’s Digital Printing Solutions (DPS) business will be combined with EFI, bringing together printing equipment, inks, software and workflow technologies serving packaging and other industrial printing…
Ball extends skilled manufacturing scholarship programme
The Ball Foundation has extended its partnership with SKILLED Nation for a third year, taking its total investment in scholarships for technical and manufacturing careers to $300,000. A further 60 students will receive $2,500 scholarships during 2026 to support education and training for careers in advanced manufacturing and related technical fields. More than 100 scholarships…
CMI targets next steps to raise US beverage can recycling
The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) is stepping up efforts to recover more used beverage cans in the US as the industry works towards a 70% aluminium can recycling rate by 2030. Roxanne Sharif, CMI’s director of sustainability, outlined the industry’s priorities during Climate Week NYC, where representatives from across the aluminium supply chain discussed ways…
Soudronic develops direct-sealed three-piece food can
Soudronic has developed a new three-piece can concept for food and pet food that removes the conventional welded side seam and uses a directly sealed peel-off foil. GreenPeel is being introduced as a prototype for canmakers and fillers, with Soudronic developing a production system capable of manufacturing the cans at speeds of up to 750…
Asia-Pacific set to outpace global canned food market growth
Asia-Pacific is forecast to be the fastest-growing regional market for canned food over the next decade as urbanisation, rising incomes and the expansion of modern retail support demand for packaged food. The global canned food market was valued at $103.91 billion in 2025 and is expected to reach $129 billion by 2034, according to research…
WPO calls for packaging design to play greater role in cutting food waste
The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) has called for greater consideration of packaging’s role in preventing food waste as the industry prepares to mark the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. The organisation said packaging design should be assessed not only on material use and recyclability, but on its ability to protect food,…
Nestlé pledges to maintain Russian production after asset transfer
Nestlé has said its Russian operations will continue after the Kremlin placed the food group’s local assets under temporary external administration. The Russian business said it would continue its commercial activities and meet its obligations to customers, suppliers and employees despite the change in control. A presidential decree signed on 17 September transferred Nestlé’s Russian…
