News in Brief
Molson Coors’ brands reports booming growth
Hard seltzer’s slumping summer sales have sent waves of concern – and quite a few ‘told-ya’-so’s – across the beverage industry. The slowdown, driven by the largest players in the space, started with consumers’ return to the on-premise and has only gotten worse as the summer has worn on, data show. And while the industry’s…
Kingsland Drinks appoints Head Of Marketing and Insights
Kingsland Drinks has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of Charles Overin as head of marketing and insights at the company’s Salford head office. The firm said he will lead its insights team and play a key role in the development of the company’s branded portfolio, including canned RTDs Vin Crowd and Mix Up…
Carlsberg and KHS install new canning lines in China
Following a successful collaboration between KHS and Carlberg who recently partnered up to install two beer canning lines in China, the companies have now unveiled a strategy involving a new streamlined layout and production design for canning. The intentions are for the new systems to be implemented across all of Carlsberg’s Chinese factories. According to…
European tube market stable despite global pandemic
Despite the ongoing pandemic, the European Tube Manufacturers Association (ETMA) has reported stable deliveries in the first half of 2021. The total deliveries of aluminium, plastic and laminate tubes actually increased slightly by 0.5 percent to a level of around 6 billion units. While deliveries to the pharmaceutical industry fell by 11 percent, deliveries to…
Sainsbury’s looks to boost coffee pod recycling rates
Sainsbury’s has started labelling its own brand aluminium coffee pods as recyclable, after discovering that contrary to popular belief waste management facilities are typically able to process the small capsules for recycling. The new recycling label will state that used pods must be emptied of all coffee grinds and rinsed before they can be recycled,…
Hyperion Materials & Technologies acquires GLE Precision
Hyperion Materials & Technologies has acquired GLE Precision, a Michigan-based manufacturer that specialises in high-precision small parts, extreme surface finishes and tolerances. “We are very excited to add GLE’s highly complementary precision manufacturing capabilities to our global footprint and decades-long legacy of materials innovation,” said Ron Voigt, Chief Executive Officer of Hyperion. “GLE possesses unique…
Italian aluminium recycling levels on the increase
A collaboration between Centro Rottami, Indinvest LT and TOMRA has seen an increase in aluminium recycling levels. Italian scrap recycler Centro Rottami has been handling aluminium scraps for a decade using TOMRA separating units in order to supply a nearby foundry, run by metal manufacturer Indinvest LT, with the recycled matter. This repurposed aluminium is…
German government pledges £47m for ArcelorMittal’s green steel plant
GERMANY’S government has come up with financial support for ArcelorMittal’s demonstration plant in Hamburg that will produce steel using hydrogen sourced from renewable energy. The country’s environment minister Svenja Schulze said the federal government will invest €55 million (£47m) – half of the total capital expenditure of the €110m (£94m) required for the new plant…
Molson Coors wins national distribution of La Colombe coffee drink
Less than a year after taking La Colombe Coffee Roasters’ ready-to-drink coffee products national in convenience and drug stores, Molson Coors said today it has been awarded national distribution of the brand in select grocery and big-box retailers across the U.S. The expansion, slated to begin late 2021 in leading national chains as well as…
AkzoNobel recognised for carbon reduction target
AkzoNobel’s commitment to setting science-based sustainability targets has now been officially validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) – confirming its status as the first paints and coatings company to receive this endorsement. The original announcement was made in July, when AkzoNobel followed up on its commitment to setting science-based sustainability targets by announcing carbon reduction…
