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Enis Ersü retires as CEO of Isra Vision
The CEO of Isra Vision, Enis Ersü, has announced his retirement after 36 years working in the vision industry. Ersü founded Isra Vision as a spin-off from the Technical University of Darmstadt while working as a research associate. The company was sold in February 2020 to Atlas Copco for €1.094bn. Earlier this month, Atlas Copco announced…
UK vineyard crowdfund to launch canned orange wine
A wine merchant in Bristol, UK, is set to launch a crowdfunding campaign to produce what it says will be England’s first canned orange wine. Nania’s Vineyard, which operates from an allotment in the Montpellier area of the city, is collaborating with farmers and other small growers from across the country to create three new…
IMDPA launches Excellence In Quality awards
The Excellence in Quality Contest recognises the skilful achievements of the metal decorating and packaging industry. Entries from around the globe are judged in nine categories with the best entry given the Grand Award. As one of the longest running annual metal decorating competitions, its mission is to honour outstanding companies who have made exceptional…
Blue Moon LightSky unveils 2021 campaign
After a fast start to 2021 in which it ranks as the top share-gainer in craft beer, Blue Moon LightSky has unveiled its 2021 marketing campaign with a series of new video spots that for the first time establish the brand’s personality and tone as youthful, vibrant and energetic. Seeking to showcase its credentials as…
Hyperion to acquire carbide product manufacturer
Hyperion Materials & Technologies has announced today it has reached an agreement to acquire Sinter Sud S.p.A., an Italy-based manufacturer of cemented carbide products. “Sinter Sud has nearly 50 years of experience making premium tungsten carbide products and has established an especially strong presence in Europe supplying carbide rod blanks for drilling and end milling…
Pakistan can-maker to sell 26pc stake through IPO
Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans (PABC) is to raise at least Rs3.3 billion through the sale of a 26% stake controlled by one of its major shareholders in an initial public offering (IPO). The book building will take place on June 22-23 followed by public subscription on June 29-30. Through the IPO, Ashmore Mauritius PABC, a…
French beverage group invests in new filling line
Leading French beverage group Ogeu is taking a significant step into growing markets by investing in a brand-new filling line: a major facility that will see an impressive range of Ogeu’s household-name brands packaged in cans for the first time. Having chosen Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) as their partner on the journey into large-scale can production,…
Trivium launches first sustainability report
Trivium Packaging has released its inaugural sustainability report that highlights the extensive sustainability activities implemented across its global operations, reinforces its unwavering commitment to tackling climate change by putting sustainability as a core element of all products and operations, and unveils its long-term sustainability strategy—an action plan for creating an innovative, value-creating ecosystem for all…
Unilever extends refillable packaging trials across UK
In 2020, Unilever announced its largest in-store refill trial in Europe, in Asda’s sustainability store in Leeds. Since the launch, the company has been able to review our progress as the appetite for refillable products increases and consumers look to reduce their plastic consumption. With the Asda trial proving popular with shoppers, Unilever are expanding…
Pneumatic Scale Angelus launches new canning line
To help craft beverage producers meet the growing demand for hard seltzers, ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails, sparkling wines and higher-carbonation beers, Pneumatic Scale Angelus (PSA), a Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems company with nearly 130 years of canning experience, has introduced the CB50C counter-pressure integrated canning line. Employing six individual filling heads and a single-head seamer, the CB50C uses isobarometric counter-pressure…
