News in Brief
New commercial director at GEW
GEW has promoted Adnan Ali to the role of commercial director. Based at GEW’s UK headquarters, Ali is responsible for the company’s day-to-day commercial arrangements across all territories and manages both UV systems and spare parts departments. He will act as the key internal contact for the sales teams, managing all GEW’s project proposals and…
Crown makes great strides towards Twentyby30 goals
Crown has published its 2021 Sustainability Report to share progress against its dedicated Twentyby30 sustainability strategy and other key environmental, social and governance (ESG) achievements during fiscal years 2019 through 2021. Launched in 2020, Crown’s comprehensive Twentyby30 program includes 20 measurable sustainability goals to be completed by or before the end of 2030, all set against a 2019 baseline.…
Worthy Brewing looks for sustainable ways to bring products to market
Craft beer production, and in particular the decoration of beverage cans, continues to face increased pressures. This is due to minimum order quantities having risen dramatically, with the increased use of shrink sleeves and labels used to decorate them, negatively impacting the environment and the aluminium recycling process. Unsurprisingly, companies like Worthy Brewing with its…
Dry Dock releases canned cocktail line
In addition to its line-up of award-winning beers (it’s won 26 Great American Beer Festival medals and eight World Beer Cup awards), Dry Dock Brewing is going beyond beer with its latest innovative release: a cocktail-inspired canned alcoholic beverage line aptly named Docktails. These 9.5 percent ABV ready-to-drink boozy concoctions are not spirits-based; instead, they begin…
Anheuser-Busch’s NRL claws back 275 tons of recyclables
In April this year, Anheuser-Busch introduced the National Recycling League (NRL) – a multi-team coalition aiming to reduce waste on game day. Across the US, 10 participating MLB teams collectively diverted 275 tons of recyclables away from landfills between Opening Day and the end of May. That’s more than the weight of the Statue of…
Bath wine company launches partnership with the National Gallery
A company in Bath which produces canned wine has released several new products with limited edition labels in an exclusive deal with The National Gallery in London. The multi-award-winning Canned Wine Company has launched three new canned wines featuring artwork from Vincent van Gogh, Paulus Theodorus van Brussel, and Paul Gaugin. Simon Rollings, co-founder of…
Inter Miami CF and Cervecería La Tropical to release a new limited edition can
Inter Miami CF and Cervecería La Tropical will unveil a co-branded limited edition Inter Miami CF and La Tropical themed beer can on Wednesday, August 31. The can will hold La Original, Ámbar Lager, the brewery’s most popular beer that is also available at DRV PNK Stadium. The Inter Miami CF themed beer can will…
CANPACK to partner on festival to collect 50,000 used aluminium cans
CANPACK Group is once again partnering with BNP Paribas Green Film Festival, a leading international ecological films festival that highlights, through the power of cinema, the serious environmental issues that the earth faces primarily driven through human indifference. The eight-day sustainability-focused event will host an array of activities including ecological workshops, educational meetings, lectures, and other unique…
EcoCortec becomes Europe’s largest anticorrosion film plant
EcoCortec, a manufacturer of environmentally safe VCI/VpCI anti-corrosion films and bags under patent of Cortec Corporation, has announced the expansion of the EcoCortec plant in Croatia. The plant’s management is now investing in new polymer processing plant that is located near the existing facility. New investment will incorporate all the principles of the circular economy.…
PPG packaging announces changes to leadership team
PPG packaging coatings has announced leadership team updates to meet the dynamic can making industry’s needs. “We are constantly evaluating how best to staff our teams to ensure we’re the standard of excellence for global can coatings,” said Amy Ericson, PPG senior vice president, Packaging Coatings. “We’re expanding our leadership team to remain the integrated…
