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Belvoir Farms installs £1.7m canning line
Belvoir Farms has invested £1.7m in a canning line at its Bottesford factory to help ramp up its NPD pipeline. Packing 50,000 cans per hour, the line will allow Belvoir to roll out 250ml can formats of three of its RTD mocktails: Passionfruit Martini, Peach Bellini, and Yuzu & Lime Mojito. The smaller format of the cocktails,…
Amcor partners with Aludium to enhance sustainable packaging
Amcor, has joined forces with Aludium, a leading European aluminium supplier, to produce a low-carbon aluminium product designed explicitly for screwcaps. This collaboration aims to offer a low-carbon alternative in the production of packaging materials, further enhancing sustainability efforts in the industry. The recently introduced aluminium product achieves a carbon footprint reduction of over 50 per…
Eviosys launches ‘EcopeelTM’ a new can design revolutionising canned food
International packaging giant, Eviosys, has revealed its latest innovation, Ecopeel. Set to revolutionise the packaging industry and drive further adoption of metal packaging, Ecopeel combines Eviosys’ 200 years of expertise with cutting edge technology to produce an industry first: a processable food can with a sleek peelable foil directly sealed on the can body. Ecopeel…
Collaboration at the top of the agenda for ALFED’s House of Lords lunch
ALFED hosted members from across the aluminium supply chain at the House of Lords for its annual parliamentary lunch. Hosted by Lord Rupert Redesdale, the event discussed important issues relating to the sector at the highest level within UK government. Held in the Cholmondeley Room Terrace, the lunch comprised three keynotes from thought leaders within…
Seven Bro7hers Brewing Co crowdfunds for expansion goals
As it steps into a new phase of expansion to meet rapidly growing demand, Salford-based brewery SEVEN BRO7HERS BREWING CO, is launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise £500,000. This significant step will allow the brewery to build a new ‘forever home’ as part of a broader plan to scale up production and create a permanent…
ASI welcomes Wyda South Africa as its 300th member
ASI has achieved another significant milestone by welcoming its 300th member, Wyda South Africa, into the Industrial User membership class. This achievement comes after reaching the 200 member milestone in November 2021, marking a remarkable growth in ASI Membership. ASI was established as a not-for-profit entity on June 25, 2015, with the purpose of developing…
Bevcraft Group enters USA
Bevcraft Group has completed the acquisition of the mobile canning business of Tripod Canning, LLC based in Kenilworth, New Jersey as part of a multi-million-dollar US investment programme. Tripod’s mobile fleet, equipment and crews will join Bevcraft USA in serving craft beverage producers and breweries across New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania as well as…
NPWD reports an uplift in aluminium recycling
According to recent data published on the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD) by the Environment Agency (EA), aluminium packaging recycling volumes continue to increase – showing an impressive uplift compared to 2022 figures. In Q1 alone, 40,478 tonnes of aluminium packaging were collected for recycling – a 14% increase year-on-year (35,382). Of this volume, 28,850…
Novelis builds first onsite solar park
Novelis Inc., a leading sustainable aluminium solutions provider and the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, has announced the construction of its first solar park at the company’s production site in Pieve Emanuele, Italy. Local authorities granted their final approval for building the more than 28,000 square meters large solar park, which is scheduled to start generating…
Shiner Beer and Ball Corporation capture Colored by INX Can Design Contest title
Shiner Beer and Ball Corporation have won the fourth annual Colored by INX Can Design Contest. Their design entry for Shiner Texhex Bruja’s Brew IPA was determined to be the best of the five finalists in voting conducted by an independent panel of judges and the public through INX International’s Facebook and LinkedIn social media…
