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UK based fruit beverage presser expands with new canning line
James White Drinks has expanded its production capabilities and opened a new canning line at the company’s factory in Ashbocking, Suffolk, UK. The company said that the new line is part of a significant investment in James White’s Suffolk manufacturing facility to meet the growing demand for Big Tom spicy tomato juice products. In addition, the canning line…
Anheuser-Bu partners with Los Sundays to create RTD hard seltzer
Anheuser-Busch has partnered with award winning California-based tequila brand Los Sundays to co-create a new line of tequila-based ready-to-drink hard seltzers, joining Anheuser-Busch’s Beyond Beer portfolio, a major growth driver within the industry. Tequila and ready-to-drink cocktails are large, fast-growing categories. With over 246% growth in the tequila seltzer segment since 2020 (Circana (IRI) last…
ETMA announces the winners of the “Tube of the Year 2023”
The winners of ETMA’s “Tube of the Year 2023” and the presentation of the winning tubes took place in Amsterdam at the end of May 2023. The annual conference of the European Tube Manufacturers Association (ETMA) and the third World Tube Congress, which was organised by ETMA, attracted a lot of attention and provided a…
LATAMCAN to take place in Buenos Aires
LATAMCAN will take place in at the Hilton Buenos Aires in April 2024 according to a statement from Raul Martinez, Director at LATAMCAN. This years LATAMCAN will be held in Mexico City in July. With the hotel rooms selling out and just a few table tops left, this years event is set to be unmissable.…
Eastgate Group expands beverage can sleeving capabilities
Eastgate Group is expanding its beverage can sleeving line to meet growing demand. The company’s investment in state-of-the-art technology & equipment will allow for additional production capacity & the ability to produce full height pallets of product for customers that need them. “When we entered the can sleeving market in 2019, most of our customers…
Molson Coors brewery cans water for communities in crisis
Trenton’s Molson Coors brewery produced nearly 400,000 cans of water on Monday that will be donated to communities nationwide in the event of natural disasters or any other emergencies that call for additional access to clean drinking water. Usually, Packaging Line Lead Shane Smith oversees a factory line that makes about 1,700 cans of beer…
The aluminium can industry the ‘perfect example’ of a circular economy
For over 15 years, the aluminium can industry has held a world record in recycling. And, according to Cátilo Cândido, president of Abralatas, it can serve as an example for others, with a circular economy model that includes partnership with cooperatives of solid waste collectors. In an interview with Bússola, he talks about the new moment…
Collections of beverage containers have roughly doubled at machines in Singapore
More beverage containers are being dropped off for recycling at some reverse vending machines in Jurong, Singapore, said the company behind them. When the machines were first installed in March 2021, the ones in areas with high footfall received about 300 to 400 cans or bottles per day. This number has since roughly doubled to about…
Tata Steel invests £6m to bolster line at Trostre site
Tata Steel has made a major new investment in a processing line at its Trostre plant in Llanelli. The Indian steelmaker has invested £6m in new technology to upgrade its processing line at its packaging steels operation. The new investment sees new technology installed in the site’s Continuous Annealing Process Line (CAPL), which softens the…
Welcome to November!
We’re sure that you’ve all been watching the news and seeing the goings on in the UK. Luckily things seem to be stabilising now and with only 8 weeks until Christmas, here and Canmaking News, we’re focusing on all things festive and bright! In September Canmaking News attended the annual British Aerosols Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) Awards at Carden…