July Issue 166 – Comment

THINGS ARE HOTTING UP NICELY, AND IT’S NOT JUST THE WEATHER…

This time last year we were apologising for the weather, not that it was our fault of course, but it was just rain, rain and more rain. What a difference a year makes, now in the UK, we’re having one of the finest summers for years.

The weather isn’t the only improvement we’re seeing – in our World News section you can read how metal recycling in Europe has hit new heights, beyond expectations and ahead of the deadlines set by the EU.

In News in Brief we look at some of the other main stories in the industry: mergers and acquisitions, innovations, celebrations and awards.

Our Feature this month takes you on a journey of fascinating ingenuity, which takes a disc of aluminium and transforms it into a 2-piece beverage can. The quite brilliant ‘Engineer Guy’, Bill Hammack, has produced a video that we’ve included at the end of the article – it makes for very engaging watching.

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TWEETS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

The World Cup mania reaches billions of fans. Here’s how some brands have connected with them using their beverage cans. https://t.co/SUntvOQYMb #FifaWorldCup2018 #Packaging #design #cans pic.twitter.com/E4cXHzvNdI

— Metal Packaging Europe (@metal_packaging) 27 June 2018

We sat down with @DueSouthBrewing founder, Mike Halker, at #CBC2018 to ask him how our G1 applicator is helping his brewery!https://t.co/7oqXBF1jZN pic.twitter.com/5meOjVnON6

— Wavegrip (@wavegrip) 16 May 2018

Have you had a chance to check out this blog post by Marvin Foreman? He explains the difference that direct-to-can #printing can have on the #environment https://t.co/G6pfpilwQi

— Tonejet Limited (@tonejetltd) 28 June 2018

The Dieline Awards show the best in consumer product packaging design worldwide, that’s why Tata Steel, and design agency Grow, are thrilled to have won the Outstanding Achievement Award. To find out about the winning conceptual can design, read more here: https://t.co/pqT68n3EhV pic.twitter.com/BSgBNdTF21

— Packaging (@TataSteelPackag) 14 June 2018

On site today at @OultonHall, looking forward to BAMA’s Forum & Awards in October. All BAMA Members welcome, award entries are open now too!! Contact bamaadmin@bama.co.uk for more information. #aerosol #industry pic.twitter.com/XmZ0a0DlZ0

— BAMA (@BAMA_aerosol) 20 June 2018

Ardagh Produces Nivea’s New Deodorant Lookhttps://t.co/53M1DHwpjI pic.twitter.com/nP75GhudHU

— Ardagh Group (@ArdaghGroup) 25 June 2018

We are proud to feature at Canstruction Madrid 2018, together with @Cofisa to promote our industry’s Metal Recycles Forever logo pic.twitter.com/mN2QOyk6aH

— ArdaghMetal (@ArdaghMetal) 12 June 2018

Millions of people admit to being unable to tell the difference between canned and fresh food, a study has
found. Can you tell? pic.twitter.com/CZt7keFzXS

— MPMA UK (@MPMAUK) 5 June 2018

In our 2017 annual rankings for crude #steel production #Austria ?? moved up 2 places and joined the top 20 steel producing countries. Jumping up 8 places, #Pakistan ?? was the biggest mover in the top 50 https://t.co/jk0Z9srMOY @voestalpine pic.twitter.com/hhZ8qJ7jDD

— worldsteel (@worldsteel) 28 June 2018