Issues
December Issue 159 – News in Brief
At the end of October, in response to market speculation, AkzoNobel had confirmed it was in constructive discussions regarding a potential merger of the AkzoNobel Paints & Coatings business with Axalta, with a view to creating a leading global paints & coatings company through a merger of equals.
December Issue 159 – Features
Let’s get festive for December we thought, but with a global readership both secular and non-secular, we didn’t think we should only focus on Christmas, because it’s not just Christians that will be rejoicing and or making merry this month.
November Issue 158 – Comment
It’s November and getting chilly here in the UK; finally, after an unseasonably warm and sunny October; our clocks have just gone back to Greenwich Mean Time and, “the nights are drawing in…” is a refrain to be heard throughout the British Isles.
November Issue 158 – World News
The Cansultants™, Scott Biondich and John Adams, experts in metal packaging ‘bring brand and consumer thinking to innovation.’ Based in Georgia, US, between them they have a collective experience of over 50 years in metal packaging, both having worked for companies such as Alcoa and Coco-Cola.
November Issue 158 – News in Brief
A groundbreaking packaging system for can multipacks and PET bottles, Nature Multipack™ (NMP) adds functionality while reducing packaging material. NMP Systems offers adhesives, equipment and services that deliver superior industrial performance, consumer convenience and a premium look and feel.
November Issue 158 – Features
LATAMCAN, ‘the meeting point for new technologies and canmakers’, evolved from the early canmaking conferences organised by Inter-Tech Americas, based in Tampa, Florida, an extension of Inter-Tech C.A. located in Venezuela. Inter-Tech Americas has over 25 years of experience in representing canmakers and suppliers in the industry.
December Issue 159 – Comment
2017 proved to be yet another year jammed packed with events and challenges for the industry.