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BREAKING: METPACK 2021 CANCELLED
The organisers of METPACK 2021 have announced that the event has been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The organisers are intending to reschedule for a later date. A spokesperson from METPACK said: “As late as September, we were convinced that the METPACK would take place on schedule in February 2021. But against the…
The CANsultants showcases rebrand
The CANsultants, a management consulting firm specialising in packaging, has announced a brand refresh. The new look and feel is reflective of the firm’s professional evolution in service to clients. Co-founders John Adams and Scott Biondich had a combined 50 years of industry experience working for Alcoa, Anheuser Busch’s Metal Container Corporation and The Coca-Cola…
COVID pandemic sparks urgency as 86% say more needs to be done for the environment
A vast majority of Europeans have said it is more important than ever to take care of our environment and recycle after COVID-19, while a staggering 91% said they would like to do more, according to a survey performed in fourteen European countries by the LUCID polling agency in association with the Every Can Counts…
Anheuser-Busch announces partnership to develop a more sustainable beer can
Beer drinkers will soon be able to enjoy their favourite brew out of cans that are not only infinitely recyclable, but made from responsibly produced, low-carbon aluminium. In a first for the canned beverage industry, Anheuser-Busch has formed a global partnership with Rio Tinto, a producer of responsible aluminium, to deliver a new standard of…
Crown named as one of the world’s most sustainably managed companies
The Wall Street Journal recently issued its inaugural list of the 100 most sustainably managed companies in the world. Crown is one of only two companies in the containers and packaging industry—and the only metal packaging company—named on the list and is ranked as the top U.S. company for environmental issues management, scoring “highly for its management…
Carlsberg acquires Wernesgrüner Brewery
The Carlsberg Group has entered into an agreement with Bitburger Braugruppe to acquire the Wernesgrüner Brewery, including the Wernesgrüner brand, in the Vogtland region of Saxony, Germany. The Wernesgrüner brand is one of the most traditional German beer brands. According to Carlsberg, the acquisition will strengthen the firms portfolio and market position in its core…
Aluminium cans show the highest circular performance of all U.S. beverage packages
A new report, commissioned by the CMI, assessing three U.S. beverage packaging types – aluminium cans, glass bottles and plastic PET bottles – has found that aluminium cans have the highest circular performance. In the current U.S. system, more than 80 percent of beverage cans collected for recycling are recovered and turned back into new…
Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I eliminates all plastic rings
Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I has announced that its entire portfolio of beers is now plastic-ring free – eliminating 250 tonnes of plastic every year across its full canned beer range, including Budweiser, Bud Light and Stella Artois. In total, combined with decreasing its usage of plastic shrink wrap, the brewer has removed 850 tonnes of plastic…
Industry stalwart Martha Rojas joins John Good Logistics’ newly established U.S. operation
John Good Logistics has appointed industry veteran Martha Rojas as Executive Vice President of Sales to lead on project development and relationships in the U.S market. Martha joins long-time associate Dean Temple, himself recently hired as President, to run the firm’s newly opened U.S office in Saddle Brook, N.J, in the New York Metropolitan Area.…
Zeller+Gmelin appoints new head of printing inks division
Printing ink manufacturer Zeller+Gmelin GmbH & Co. KG, based in Eislingen, Germany, has set itself the goal of expanding its traditionally successful business line of UV printing inks for analogue processes and further developing additional innovative printing ink technologies. These activities are important to securing the company’s long-term future. Andreas Koch’s extensive experience in this…
