Matthew Coppard

Latamcan 2024: Important Information
Preparations for Latamcan 2024 are well underway and it promises to be a great event. The numbers support this claim with a whopping 101 exhibitors, 187 canmakers representing 98 can making companies and organisations from 19 countries plus 278 executives representing 149 companies that supply equipment, raw materials, consumables, services and technology from 20 countries…

A look at the global aerosol cans market
Canmaking News provides an overview of the global aerosol cans market, with key insights from some of the sector’s leading manufacturers and suppliers Aerosol products account for a huge share of the canning industry. Manufactured in countries all around the world – from Europe to North America, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa…

Canmaking News reviews ADF Paris at Paris Packaging Week 2023
Canmaking News recently attended ADF, which took place on 25th and 26th January at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, as part of Paris Packaging Week. So, if you want to find out about all the 2023 highlights, we’ve got you covered… Organised by Easyfairs in partnership with FEA (European Aerosol Federation), ADF is the world’s…

Peter Strode appointed SLAC’s Chief Commercial Officer
Peter Strode has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer, International Accounts for SLAC, in addition to his current responsibilities as Managing Director of Intercan Group. Peter founded Intercan in 1986 to design, manufacture and upgrade beverage can decorating equipment. He is a well-known figure in the industry and has a deep knowledge of the beverage can…

A review of ADF Paris at Paris Packaging Week, June 2022
On 29th and 30th June, Canmaking News attended ADF as part of Paris Packaging Week. This highly anticipated event, which took place at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, featured conferences and exhibits for packaging professionals from the aerosol and dispensing sectors. Here is a brief resume of the show. The jam-packed two days of inspiration,…

Latamcan 2022 hailed a great success
If you attended this year’s Latamcan (the Latin American Canmakers Conference) on 11th, 12th and 13th May in São Paulo, Brazil, you’ll know that it was a spectacular affair! The 2022 event, held at the beautiful Bourbon Atibaia Resort, brought canmakers, suppliers and everyone in between together under one roof for several days of industry…

Nidec Minster Container Press Overview
When the originators of the world’s first “easy-open” can system needed an extremely accurate high speed press, they looked no further than Nidec Minster. Since the very first pull tab can, Minster has been at the forefront of developing innovations and meeting the production demands of the container and metal packaging industry.

Hello and welcome to May!
It’s May already! Can you believe it? As we head into the warmer months, there is positivity in the air. And we certainly need it. So far, 2022 has proved tumultuous; the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine is devastating, energy costs are hitting record highs and society is slowly recovering from the effects of the…