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Aluminium tubes and aerosol can manufacturers report stable deliveries in 2023
In 2023, a total of 796 million aluminium tubes and 575 million aluminium aerosol cans were delivered to Germany. Compared to 2022, this represents a 4% increase for aluminium tubes and a slight rise of 0.5% for aerosol cans. Manufacturers of aluminium tubes and aerosol cans reported good delivery volumes in the first half of…
Chatham Brewing Releases Nectaron
Chatham Brewing has released Nectaron of the Gods Double IPA, featuring Nectaron and Motueka, two southern hemisphere hops. This release, available in a four-pack of 16 oz. cans, will be released this week to the public. This Double IPA is a welcome addition to the brewery’s long list of easy-to-drink beers that Chatham Brewing has…
Molson Coors delivered ‘six years of profit growth’ in 2023, says Hattersley
Molson Coors Beverage Company grew its top and bottom line for the second year in a row, helping it notch its highest reported dollar results on record, the company said as it reported its full-year 2023 and fourth-quarter earnings. The record results are the latest showpiece for Molson Coors, which navigated the structural shift in…
AkzoNobel completes expansion of its largest powder coatings plant
A major capacity expansion has been completed at AkzoNobel’s Powder Coatings site in Como, Italy, which will help secure supply to customers across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Four new manufacturing lines are now operational following the €21 million project – two of them dedicated to automotive primers and two to architectural coatings. New…
Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg launch Gin & Juice RTD
Musical and cultural icons Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg kicked off the rollout of Gin & Juice By Dre and Snoop, the first ready to drink product from their new premium spirits company, with a surprise performance at the Super Bowl afterparty last night in Las Vegas. Three decades after “Gin & Juice” left an…
Koenig & Bauer Lauvic becomes a full Koenig & Bauer Subsidiary
Press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer will be operating through a branch office of its own in Spain in future. With immediate effect, the current agency Koenig & Bauer Lauvic in Barcelona is being taken over and transformed into a 100-percent group subsidiary. Sascha Fischer has been appointed as new managing director. Sascha Fischer is an inveterate sales…
Plasmatreat expands UK facility
Plasmatreat (UK) Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Germany’s Plasmatreat GmbH, is expanding its capacity with a move to new premises in South Oxfordshire. According to the company the move will see UK customers will benefit from improved service and excellent technical facilities for atmospheric plasma technology testing. Innovative plasma technology improves countless bonding, printing, painting…
Latvia’s deposit return scheme achieves 80% return rate
Latvia’s deposit return system (DRS, also known as a deposit return scheme) for drink container recycling launched on 1 February 2022, with global reverse vending leader TOMRA Collection serving as the nationwide provider of reverse vending machines (RVMs) for the return of empty containers. With a tight timeframe of just 13 months between the appointment of the local DRS operator and…
Lidl rolls out first of its kind recycling pilot
Lidl has become the first supermarket to roll out its own bottle return scheme trial. Shoppers in Glasgow can now enjoy unlimited cash rewards in return for empty PET plastic and aluminium drinks containers via in-store reverse vending machines. Rolling out across all 21 of its Glasgow stores, with potential to roll out further, shoppers…
Aluminium solutions for Spanish beauty brand
Tesem has partnered with Constellium to reduce the carbon footprint of its production of packaging components. Tesem has said that he relies on the qualities of aluminium to meet the durability and aesthetic expectations of luxury perfume and cosmetics brands. Thanks to its visual and sensory qualities, aluminium has long been a key material in…
