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Ambitious circularity measures welcomed by Metal Packaging Europe
Metal Packaging Europe (MPE) says that it welcomes the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) support for ambitious circularity measures in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), including the introduction of performance grades to assess the recyclability of packaging, a mandatory separate collection target of 90%, and a wider rollout of…
Flint Group’s EkoCure Dual Cure ink range spells success for Etimark
Etimark, a label and package printer based in Switzerland, has made the switch from mercury to UV LED curing for its presses after adopting Flint Group’s EkoCure Dual Cure ink range. Etimark, known for its customised package printing solutions, made a milestone decision to start using LED curing ink after realising how it could increase print…
Saica expands with six machines by Koenig & Bauer Celmacch
Saica Group has invested heavily in corrugated board-processing machinery by Koenig & Bauer Celmacch. Starting from Summer 2024, six new lines in total will progressively go into production. Four Machines of the highest performance-class series ChromaCUT X Pro will be installed in England, Portugal, France and Italy, two further machines of the high performance-class series…
Colep and Envases to build aerosol packaging plant in Mexico
Colep Packaging and the Envases Group have signed a joint venture agreement for the construction of an aerosol packaging plant in Mexico. The agreement, which is based on a 50/50 shareholding, will represent a total initial investment of more than 30 million dollars over a period of 2 years. In a first stage, the new plant will focus…
Molson Coors unveils improved Cobra Zero in cans
Molson Coors is launching a reformulated Cobra Zero with an improved flavour that is claimed to match the taste of the original Cobra lager in a new can format that aims to bring Cobra’s visual brand identity to life. Cobra Zero will launch in 330ml cans across retail later this month. It represents the company’s…
Net sales down for Crown in Q3 results
Crown Holdings has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023. Net sales in the third quarter were $3,069 million compared to $3,259 million in the third quarter of 2022 reflecting higher beverage can volumes in North America and favourable foreign currency translation of $60 million, offset by lower volumes across most other businesses and the pass through of $187…
Macro pressures rolls back tin demand
The nineteenth annual survey of tin users carried out by the International Tin Association (ITA) has estimated that refined tin use in 2022 decreased -3.2% to 376,900 tonnes, lower than the preliminary -0.6% estimate made by participants in last year’s Q2/Q3 survey. The YoY decrease represents an overcorrection of the 2021 pandemic recovery bounce mostly…
CCEP opens new canning line
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest independent bottler of Coca-Cola, today marked the official opening of its new state-of-the art canning line in Sidcup. The opening was attended by Louie French, MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, who met CCEP’s General Manager Stephen Moorhouse and VP for Customer Service and Supply Chain, Javier Gandarias…
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company announces partnership with Stonegate Group
CMBC has today announced a long-term commercial and logistics partnership with Stonegate Group, the UK’s largest pub operator. From Spring 2024, CMBC will become Stonegate Group’s new logistics partner, managing all keg and cask deliveries to Stonegate Group’s extensive managed estate. CMBC and Stonegate Group are working together closely to ensure a smooth logistics transition.…
Irish microbrewery launches range of canned beer
Irish microbrewery, Out of Office, has launched a new range of canned beers, with a ‘cans for cans’ charity drive organised in aid of local homeless charity, The Welcome Organisation. To mark the launch, Out of Office invited customers to its city centre taproom on Friday, asking them to bring canned food donations, which were…
