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Hoffman Neopack have acquired hinged lid can production lines from Trivium Packaging
Hoffmann Neopac, a global supplier of high-quality metal and plastic packaging for the pharmaceutical and FMCG industries, have announced it is to acquire the production lines for hinged lid cans from Trivium Packaging in Deventer, the Netherlands. With the acquisition, Hoffmann Neopac aim to strengthen its market position for specialty cans in Europe. Both parties…
Latamcan Update: 3 weeks to go!
With three weeks to go until Latamcan 2020, Canmaking News HQ will be excited to see you all. Registration is still possible so please make sure to sign up now if you haven’t already. 95 tabletops have been confirmed and an impressive number of canmakers and suppliers are set to attend the conference, held this…
Miltec UV celebrates 30 years!
Family run business Miltec UV is celebrating 30 years in 2020. Over the years the company has changed dramatically from being a distributor of industrial UV (ultraviolet) products to becoming a global equipment manufacturer. The company manufactures UV curing equipment and spare parts to over 30 markets globally and is unique in that its combined…
Budweiser challenges marketing norms
Budweiser continues to challenge marketing norms Although you may have been busy watching the Superbowl to take notice of a new hashtag sweeping across social media, some of the more eagle eyed of you may have spotted Budweiser’s latest venture with John Knowles Ritchie (JKR), the SelfieBud. JKR created a special-edition label that can only…
Nitro cold brew maker Minor Figures expands ‘wellness’ products
Coffee company Minor Figures has announced the release of their new ready-to-drink chai latte. The UK based firm has combined nitro-infused spiced black tea with oat milk to crate the canned beverage. As with other Minor Figures beverage, the chai latte features a nitrogen-infused widget within, which provides micro-bubbles “for a silky mouthfeel”. “Minor Figures’…
CANPACK deploys its Quadromix Technology
CANPACK has joined up with its Quadromix technology to work with brands across the globe to celebrate their special moments. Recently, the world-famous Bavaria beer partnered with CANPACK to print three limited-edition cans that marked the company’s 300th Anniversary. CANPACK’s Quadromix technology enables brands like Bavaria to print, in one production series, up to four…
Tesco removes 67m pieces of plastic wrapping from multipack tins
UK retailer Tesco have announced that they are to remove canned plastic-wrapped multipacks from supermarket shelves, replacing them with plastic-free multibuys on tinned food. 183,000 tinned multipacks are bought ever day at Tesco and the move will eliminate an estimated 350 tonnes of plastic from the environment. Tesco CEO Dave Lewis said, “we are removing…
Alupro report record recycling figures in 2019
Provisional data published by the Environment Agency (10th January) has indicated that aluminium has exceeded the 2019 packaging recycling target of 112,200 tonnes (61%); the data reports 114,748 tonnes collected for recycling, an impressive 15% increase on 2018 according to an announcement this week from Alupro. The data indicates that Q4 was the strongest quarter…
Tea in a can the nations favourite new tipple?
As the end of dry January nears in sight the sober soldiers amongst us are counting down the days until we can enjoy an ice-cold glass of beer. Luckily, going sober for January doesn’t have to be as painful as it would have been ten years ago. This is due in part, to the staggering…
Australian Brewery stops beer production to provide water relief
Australia based brewery, Cascade, has contributed to the bushfire relief efforts, halting beer production at the Hobart based plant, in order to donate 120,000 cans (or 50,000 litres) of water to communities that have had their drinking supply affected by the bushfires. This is the third time Cascade’s parent company, Carlton & United Breweries, has…
