News in Brief
The race is on for recycled aluminium
Over the last decade the global aluminium aerosol can industry has achieved a remarkable average growth rate of about 3.5% due to their convincing functional, consumer-oriented and environmental performance. Similarly, in other voluminous end-use markets such as the automotive and building industry, aluminium has been in increasingly high demand. In the last few years, the…
Tin container manufacturers in India face shortage of raw materials
Tin container manufacturers in Gujarat, India, are facing challenging times and have come forward to express concerns around the severe shortages of raw material for the manufacturing of 15 litre tin containers – largely used in edible oil packaging. According to the Metal Container Manufacturers’ Association (MCMA), India’s primary trade organisation that represents the interests…
Canned alcoholic beverages market size worth $13.4 billion by 2028
The global canned alcoholic beverages market size is expected to reach USD 13.4 billion by 2028, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 13.3% from 2021 to 2028. Canned alcoholic beverages are gaining popularity among consumers since cans are more convenient, portable,…
Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I launches price-marked single cans and 10 packs
Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I has announced the launch of price-marked single cans and 10 pack SKUs across its famous Stella Artois and Budweiser brands. Stella Artois price-marked single cans and 10 packs, and Budweiser price-marked single cans will be available to convenience and wholesale customers from 24th May. The launch of the price-marked pack variants follows…
CANPACK Group announces second US manufacturing plant
CANPACK have announced that it will build its second U.S.-based, state-of-the-art aluminium beverage can body manufacturing plant in Muncie, creating over time approximately 345 high-paying, local jobs by 2023. The proposed project, which represents a $380 million investment in Delaware County and the State of Indiana with the potential to expand to 425 jobs and…
The Vice Wine unveils first luxury canned wines
Spring is here, and the demand for luxury canned wines has never been greater. The Vice Wine has announced their first two Napa Valley canned wines, the Bubbly Rosé “Vices” Can and the Casablanca Mojito “Vices” Can. Both of these wines are limited edition 2020 vintages that are available to purchase as 4pks, 8pks, 12pks and 24pks from TheViceWine.com. The…
Ardagh Group expands North Carolina manufacturing facility
Ardagh Group is to invest at least $195 million to expand its current beverage can metal manufacturing facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The investment will create 94 jobs in Forsyth County. With six production lines, the Winston-Salem site is the company’s largest can manufacturing facility in the United States. This latest expansion will include building improvements…
Emballator’s Innovation Center invests in new equipment
Emballator wants to lead the sustainable innovations within packaging and help customers to reach their sustainability goals. One step in that direction is to make further investments in Emballator Innovation Center. “Focus until now has been on materials for plastic injection moulding. With this new equipment we will evaluate new bio-based materials for extrusion of…
Deodorant brand joins growing roster of beauty companies looking for sustainable packaging
Grove Collaborative, have launched a new line of deodorants that fall under its own plastic-free band Peach. The new line of Peach deodorants come in refillable cylindrical aluminium tubes. “Plastic is everywhere. In order to solve that problem, we have to create better products for consumers one category at a time,” believes Stuart Landesberg, Co-Founder…
Bacardi expands canned cocktail range
With temperatures slowly rising, Bacardi is looking to help consumers over the legal drinking age quench their thirst. New from the brand is a new range of canned cocktails that are made with a base spirit of Bacardi Superior. “The launch of Bacardi Real Rum Canned Cocktails last year far exceeded our expectations, and with the popularity…
