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Crown signs renewable energy deal in Europe

Crown has entered a 15-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement with Enel Green Power España, Endesa’s renewable energy subsidiary, securing renewable electricity from a new PV project built in Badajoz, Spain. This deal will cover all of Crown’s current operational footprint in European countries that are part of the Alliance of Issuing Bodies (AIB), which manages the…

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Koenig & Bauer meets 2023 forecasts for 2023

Koenig & Bauer has fulfilled its own forecast for 2023. Despite the ongoing challenging global economic environment, which is additionally being exacerbated by a number of factors such as higher energy, material and personnel costs, Group earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) reached €29.9m. This places EBIT within the forecast range of €25m to €35m,…

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Hart Print opens third facility

Hart Print, a subsidiary of Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP), is bringing more printing power to the U.S. East Coast with the opening of its third production facility in Elkton, Maryland. Hart Print is aiming to increase its annual printing capacity by at least 100 million cans, or 66 percent of its current capacity, with the…

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Wormtown Brewery reveals brand refresh

Wormtown Brewery have revealed an upgraded look which they say represents their mission to embrace their community, celebrate each day, and provide approachable drinks for everyone to enjoy. Be Hoppy can now be found on the shelf alongside Be Smooth and Be Fearless, two new IPAs from the brewery. “The original concept of the smiley…

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Carlsberg Malaysia invests in new canning line

Despite recording lower sales for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2023 (FY2023), Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd’s full-year net profit was up 5.11% to a record high of RM333.24 million against RM317.05 million a year ago, mainly in the absence of the RM21.6 million prosperity tax incurred last year. Looking ahead, the brewer expects a…

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Niche cocktails adds new flavours to its line-up

UK-based Niche Cocktails has added two new mixes a strawberry daiquiri and a negroni to its range. The canned drink brand uses all-natural and carefully sourced ingredients across its collection of cocktails that include flavours manuka honey whisky sour, raspberry cosmo, mocha martini and pink grapefruit gin fizz. “These two launches add exciting new flavour…

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CANPACK partners with São Geraldo to launch new soda

São Geraldo has partnered with CANPACK Brazil to help launch its flagship beverage in 350ml infinitely recyclable cans. Previously, the drink was only available in glass or PET bottles. Cajuína São Geraldo is a soda with 5% juice from the fruits of native cashew trees, very popular in Brazil’s north-eastern states. Its unique flavour doesn’t…

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William Say invests £850,000 futureproofing its London factory

William Say  has recently invested over three quarters of a million pounds in its site, introducing new ultramodern technology as part of an extensive refurbishment of the factory’s essential equipment, some dating back to the early 1900s. “This has been a landmark period for both William Say and its sister company, P Wilkinson Containers, one…

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Current recycling rates: Tinplate retains its leading position

Recyclability, resource efficiency, and the ability of packaging materials to be part of a closed material cycle have all become critical criteria for determining a material’s sustainability. Two of the most crucial indications are the recycling rate and the material’s recyclability because recyclable packaging saves both energy and primary resources. This is particularly true for…

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Ball brings lightweight CO2 reducing beverage cans to Carlsberg

Carlsberg is implementing an action roadmap with aluminium packager Ball, designed to drive sustainability progress. Lightweighting to reduce material use and cut carbon emissions is one aspect of this roadmap. The companies are cutting Carlsberg’s most common can formats (33 and 50 cl) by approximately 5% in over ten European markets. The lightweighting reduces Carlsberg’s…

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