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DataLase release new laser coding and marking solution for metal decoration

Global coding and marking specialists, DataLase, has launched a UV offset (UVO) litho metal decoration coating, designed for use on offset litho presses equipped with UV curing units. Suitable for use on treated tin plate, the functional coating can be used to help address the challenges faced by production and manufacturing companies with product coding…

WildRose

Canadian brewery to undergo $4.12M expansion

A Calgary brewery that was recently acquired by Sleeman Breweries Ltd. is set to undergo a large expansion of its production facility that’s expected to result in more of its product on more store shelves in the coming years. Wild Rose Brewery has planned to invest $4.12 million, upgrading its Calgary facility to increase production…

CarbonNeutral

Ball reaffirms commitment to a carbon neutral economy

Ball Corporation, a leading provider of aluminium packaging for beverage, personal care and household products customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies, is the latest business to join as a full member of both CLG Europe and The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group (CLG), two cross-sectoral business leadership groups convened across the EU…

Lidl

UK Supermarket launches deposit return scheme

UK supermarket, Lidl, has launched a “landmark” deposit return scheme trial at selected stores ahead of the Scottish Government’s nationwide roll-out next year. The supermarket has unveiled money-back recycling stations at four stores including Hamilton, Edinburgh Granton, Glasgow Yoker and Dundee city centre all live. Deposit return schemes are already established in many countries where they are helping…

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LINDAL launches online 3D Aerosol Configurator

Aerosol dispensing specialists, LINDAL Group have launched a new online tool the firm says is set to transform traditional packaging design processes. The new 3D Aerosol Configurator is hosted exclusively on the company’s website where customers can gain access to a suite of sophisticated editing and design tools to instantly and easily create 3D aerosol packaging. The…

CCLLabel

CCL Label presents new sleeve solution for aluminium cans

With the aim of offering maximum hygiene and marketing possibilities, CCL Label has revealed CANtastic – a new type of aluminium can packaging. “This new packaging product is all about connection and protection – it guarantees maximum cleanliness from production to the point-of-sale in supermarkets, convenience store or gasoline stations, where cans are often openly…

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ArcelorMittal signals commitment to producing carbon neutral steel

ArcelorMittal has announced it is launching the ‘XCarb innovation fund’, which anticipates investing up to $100 million annually in companies developing technologies with the potential to support and accelerate the transition to net zero carbon steelmaking. The fund is a part of ArcelorMittal’s wider XCarb sustainability initiative launched with the intention of driving progress towards…

MPMAHunt

MPMA hunt for treasured tins

The hunt for the UK’s most loved and treasured tin is on!  MPMA have launched a search to Britain’s oldest and most loved tin. Entrants wil need to take a photo of their treasured tin and include a description of where it came from, how old they think it might be and what it is currently…

ADF

ADF&PCD and PLD Paris postponed to January 2022

Easyfairs, the organiser of ADF&PCD and PLD Paris has announced that the events will be postponed from 22 & 23 June 2021 to 19 & 20 January 2022. The decision to move the dates of the event has been taken in consultation with the event’s many stakeholders across the industry in response to the continuing…

Diageo

Diageo adds two new canning lines to support RTD growth strategy

To support Diageo North America’s growth strategy in the Ready-to-Drink (RTD) category, the company has announced plans to expand its manufacturing footprint and install two can lines at a new facility in Plainfield, Illinois. With an investment of approximately $80 million, the site will have the capacity to produce over 25 million cases of RTDs…

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