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Welcome to May!
From 17th – 19th April, history was made as Argentina hosted the Latin American Canmakers Conference (Latamcan) for the very first time. Regarded as the pinnacle gathering of the metal packaging industry in Latin America, the 2024 exhibition and conference exceeded all expectations. Canmaking professionals and suppliers from all corners of the globe convened at…
BlueTriton releases new aluminium bottle packaging
In celebration of Earth Month, BlueTriton Brands is releasing new aluminium bottle packaging. Five of BlueTriton’s brands will be leading the charge with the new containers—Poland Spring, Deer Park, Ice Mountain, Arrowhead and Pure Life. In partnering with 1% for the Planet—a global network of businesses aimed at making a positive impact on the environment—BlueTriton has…
European Aluminium producers join forces to boost circularity of beverage cans
Four leading flat-rolled aluminium manufacturers and members of the European Aluminium Packaging Group (EAPG), Constellium, Elval, Novelis and Speira, have signed an agreement to engage in a standardisation project to maximise the recycled content levels of the beverage can and thus substantially lower carbon emissions, focused on increased recyclability of the can end. The aluminium…
PepsiCo announce another recall of canned soda
Earlier this year, PepsiCo voluntarily recalled Schweppes Zero Sugar Ginger Ale Caffeine Free because it was discovered they contained full sugar. Last week, the company announced another similar recall: A total of 2,801 cases of soda labelled Mug Root Beer—with full sugar—were labelled as Mug Zero Sugar Root Beer. The recall was initiated after an internal…
UK DRS Delay: Industry reacts
Last week (25 April), the UK government published a statement confirming a delay to the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers to October 2027. Alongside the delay, DEFRA revealed that decisions had been reached regarding joint registration and reporting, labelling, reciprocal returns, deposit level, minimum container size, and low volume sales.…
Hydro invests in scrap sorting facility in Wrexham, UK
Hydro has decided to invest NOK 180 million in a state-of-the-art scrap sorting facility at the recycling plant in Wrexham, UK. The plant will have the capacity to source and sort over 30,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap annually, enough aluminium for over 100,000 electric vehicles. The sorting facility will be located next to the extrusion…
New factory planned in Azerbaijan
According to a contract signed between Azerbaijan Investment Company OJSC, under the Ministry of Economy, and Hell Energy company, a new factory with an annual production capacity of 700 million aluminium beverage cans will be built next year in the territory of the Alat Free Economic Zone, Azernews has reported. The news was announced at…
Aluminium Association welcomes border tariffs in Mexico
A week ago, United States President Joe Biden tripled the 7.5 per cent tariff on Chinese aluminium and steel imports to curb the rising flow of non-eco-friendly aluminium into China. In 2023, China’s aluminium and steel exports to the United States were valued at US$1.7 billion. In response to the Mexican government’s implementation of border tariffs on Chinese aluminium…
APEAL welcomes EU PPWR measures
APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has said it welcomes the stricter recyclability measures endorsed by the formal adoption of the Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) voted by the European Parliament (EP) in Strasbourg today (24 April). The final list of measures, aimed at reducing the amount of packaging waste…
UK DRS scheme delayed until 2027
The UK government has announced a delay to the scheduled October 2025 start date of a UK-wide Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), which will now roll back to October 2027. This confirmed the expectation set by a 26 March statement from Environment Secretary Steve Barclay, that a delay was to be expected given the need to…
