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New aluminium cup competition invites design submissions
The Savannah Business Downtown Association is ready to officially introduce aluminium to-go cups to the city — in style. The SBDA is calling for local artists to submit artwork that could be featured on the sustainable cups when they hit the downtown business community this summer. Artists have until Wednesday, May 11, to submit up…
Bluestone Brewing Co adds cans to craft beer stable
Bluestone Brewing Co has introduced a four-strong canned range in the UK. The line-up, which includes modern styles such as a Hazy Pale Ale and a traditional German-style Berliner Weisse, will sit alongside the Welsh craft brewer’s bottled range. The beers will be available nationwide through Bluestone’s current distributors. The line comprises: Al Fresco Hazy…
Artet launches new cannabis-infused mango ginger spritz
The first non-alcoholic, cannabis-infused aperitif brand Artet is releasing their third ready-to-drink canned cocktail this month: Mango Ginger Spritz. The new Mango Ginger Spritz joins the brand’s ‘Tet & Tonic’ and the ‘Rosemary Jane’ canned cocktails which are all crafted with exquisitely selected fruit juices and natural extracts, using Artet’s flagship aperitif as the cocktail’s foundation. Reminiscent…
Ohio Coatings Company appoints new CEO
Ohio Coatings Company has appointed David Luptak, current Esmark Industrial Group CEO, as the CEO of Ohio Coatings Company (OCC), effective June 1, 2022. Luptak succeeds Jim Tennant, who will retire after a successful 40-year career on May 31, 2022. Luptak joined Esmark, Inc. in 2006 when Esmark acquired Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. At that time,…
Cameron Diaz’s wine brand Aveline launches in cans
Wine brand Avaline, from co-founders Cameron Diaz and Katherine Power has launched their White and Rosé wines in a new way with the release of perfectly-portioned cans. Their latest line features the same bottle quality the brand is already known for, now in a convenient, portable format, so that a crisp sip of Avaline can be enjoyed wherever,…
Berlin Packaging acquires Italian glass and metal packaging company
Berlin Packaging has acquired Panvetri, a family-owned glass and metal packaging company for the wine and olive oil sectors. Founded in 1998 and based in Modugno (Bari), in southern Italy, Panvetri represents an important reality in the area in which it operates, mainly Puglia and Basilicata and serves a wide range of wineries, cooperative cellars,…
INX launches new line of functional coatings
INX has launched the first two products of INXShield, a new line of functional coatings designed for packaging applications. Developed over a two year time period, INXShield is formulated with BioCote antimicrobial technology that protects the coating by inhibiting the growth of odour and staining microbes on its surface. INXShield is validated and quality control tested on…
Pepsi celebrates 250 years of Brazilian city with virtual can
Porto Alegre, Brazil, turned 250 on March 26th and to celebrate this milestone, Pepsi created a themed virtual can in honour of the city. The packaging has several references of the local culture, with illustrations that show everything from art to Porto Alegre gastronomy. The digital can features female and male characters, with touches of blue and red. Also…
Ball opts for Pneumofore Vacuum in Spain
To meet the growing demand of 2-piece aluminium cans in the country, in 2018 Ball Packaging opened a new factory in Cabanillas, in northern Spain: a state-of-the-art, sustainable beverage can manufacturing facility, strongly committed on reducing water usage and energy consumptions. For the supply of vacuum, Ball relied on Pneumofore. The company installed two UV50…
Feature: The Craft Brewers supporting Ukrainian brewery’s
Canmaking News examines the craft brewers supporting the fight for Ukraine following Russia’s invasion Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Lviv Brewery owner, Yuri Zastavny described how his team at the Pravda Beer Theatre was hand-bottling Molotov cocktails that day. “It’s a very special bottling. We’ll bottle beer later,” he said. The brewery then posted…
