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Orora uses Helio digital printing for KAIJU! Beer anniversary can
Orora has produced KAIJU! Beer’s first digitally printed beverage can using its Helio direct-to-can decoration technology in Australia. The special-edition can marks the 10th anniversary of the brewery’s KAIJU KRUSH! Tropical Pale Ale and was developed with Orora’s Decoration Centre of Excellence team at Dandenong, Victoria. The project uses a combination of high-build printing, matt…
BCMPA to promote contract packing at London Packaging Week
The Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment and Logistics (BCMPA) will promote the role of third-party manufacturing and packing at London Packaging Week later this month. The association will exhibit at the event at ExCeL London on 16 and 17 September, where it will meet brands and manufacturers seeking external production, packing, fulfilment and logistics…
BIG Logistics expands Asian network with Vietnam office
BIG Logistics has expanded its Asian freight network with the opening of an office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The freight forwarding group said the new operation will provide ocean and air freight services while working directly with suppliers, carriers and logistics partners in the country. The opening extends BIG Logistics’ presence beyond its…
AkzoNobel opens €7.5m coatings research lab in the Netherlands
AkzoNobel has opened a €7.5 million research facility at its Sassenheim site in the Netherlands, increasing its development capacity for lower-temperature curing and solvent-free coating technologies. The new laboratory forms part of Sassenheim, AkzoNobel’s largest R&D centre globally, and will primarily focus on the company’s powder coatings business. Research will include coatings that can cure…
LINDAL cuts Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 59% since 2020
Aerosol dispensing specialist LINDAL Group has cut its Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 59% since 2020, according to its latest sustainability report. The Hamburg-based manufacturer published its 2025 Sustainability Report this week, detailing progress across its environmental, social and product targets. LINDAL, which manufactures valves, actuators and spray caps for aerosol…
United Breweries adds 40,000cph canning line as Indian can demand grows
United Breweries Limited (UBL) is investing ₹110 crore ($12.5 million) in a new 40,000 cans-per-hour line at its Ellora Brewery in Maharashtra as cans take a growing share of the brewer’s sales in India. The new line will be the first canning operation at the brewery, located in the Waluj MIDC area of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar,…
Toyo Seikan develops flexible production model for small-batch sake cans
Toyo Seikan Group has developed a flexible production model for small-batch aluminium sake cans following trials using three different filling methods with Japanese breweries. The Japanese packaging group has been working with the Japan Shogi Association and sake company Agnavi on its IKKON IKKYOKU project, which packages locally produced sake in 180ml aluminium cans linked…
US PACK Act moves forward with federal packaging claims rules
US legislation that would introduce national requirements governing recyclable, compostable and reusable claims on consumer packaging has moved to the next stage of congressional consideration. The Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act, known as the PACK Act, is due to be considered by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade on 1…
Hinterkopf acquires Velox assets to expand digital can printing portfolio
German machinery manufacturer Hinterkopf has acquired assets from Velox Pure Digital, adding high-speed direct-to-shape printing technology to its equipment portfolio for cans and other cylindrical containers. The deal, completed through insolvency administration, includes Velox patents, manufactured machines and component technology. Hinterkopf said the acquisition will allow it to offer three separate digital printing platforms covering…
Pepsi becomes Carlsberg’s second-largest global brand as soft drinks volumes rise 9%
Pepsi has become Carlsberg Group’s second-largest brand globally as the brewer continues to increase its exposure to the soft drinks market through its partnership with PepsiCo. Carlsberg’s soft drinks volumes increased 9% organically during the first half of 2026, while Pepsi volumes rose 17%. The performance significantly outpaced the group’s overall organic volume growth of…
