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August Issue 167 – Comment
It might be the silly season here in the UK, aka the slow news season, as it’s known in the US, but even though traditionally the dog days of summer are renowned for being a bit empty of other than frivolous news, we’ve still managed to gather enough stories about what’s occurring in the world of metal packaging to fill the issue.
August Issue 167 – World News
Cask Global Canning Solutions, the inventors of micro-canning equipment for craft brewers, has released a new canning line.
August Issue 167 – News in Brief
Huss Brewing Company, based in Arizona and led by husband and wife team Jeff and Leah Huss, is drawing on more than 25 years of craft beer experience to launch a new set of products packaged in environmentally-friendly aluminium beverage cans.
Bisphenol A (BPA)… where are we now?
Bisphenol A is an organic synthetic colourless compound, discovered by Russian chemist Aleksandr Dianin in 1891, and has been in commercial use since 1957. BPA-based plastics include certain polycarbonates for use in various consumer products, such as plastic water bottles, CDs and DVDs, and epoxy resins, which are used to line water pipes and the insides of many food and beverage cans.
