Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, working in collaboration with Novelis, have developed advanced testing capabilities that significantly reduce the time required to evaluate how beverages interact with protective coatings inside aluminum cans. The new approach allows researchers to collect data throughout the testing process, providing a clearer picture […]
Novelis Inc. successfully produced the first coil on the cold mill at its $5 billion aluminum rolling and recycling plant in Bay Minette, Alabama. The new plant is the first integrated rolling facility to be built in the U.S. in 40 years. “Producing the first coil on the cold mill is an important step in […]
Crown Holdings, Inc., a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products, broke ground on its first beverage can manufacturing facility in India, one of the world’s fastest-growing beverage markets. The investment reinforces the company’s commitment to serving customers in high-growth markets. “This investment reflects Crown’s confidence in the future of the Indian beverage market, and […]
Novelis successfully commissioned new baghouses at its recycling center in Latchford, U.K. This represents a major milestone in the plant’s $90 million expansion project. The project, first announced in mid-2024, to aims to double the site’s capacity to recycle used beverage cans (UBCs), transforming Latchford into a state-of-the-art recycling hub. The investment project will include the […]
Aluminum cans are among the most sustainable forms of beverage packaging, thanks to their high recycling rate, as highlighted by the new study announced by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) at COP30. Commissioned by the Global Beverage Can Circularity Alliance (GBCCA) and conducted by Eunomia Research & Consulting, the study notes that aluminum beverage cans […]
Meadow, a Swedish packaging-tech company, and FILLSY Poland, a Polish co-packer, plans to build a new sustainable packaging factory for the production of Meadow’s infinitely recyclable aluminum pre-fill solution, the MEADOW KAPSUL™. The factory will help boost the supply of recyclable packaging solutions in the European Union (EU), reaching a target capacity of 100 million […]
Speira is investing €40 million in additional recycling capacity at its Rheinwerk facility in Neuss, Germany. The project includes the installation of a new melting furnace exclusively for scrap, which is currently being installed. The furnace will primarily focus on recycling scrap for the beverage can market. At the same time, the third of four […]
Novelis entered into a joint development agreement with DRT Holdings, LLC to accelerate the adoption of high-recycled-content alloys in aluminum beverage can ends. This collaboration aims to improve the manufacturing process for sustainable can ends, ensuring seamless adoption across the global metal packaging industry. “Novelis is committed to accelerating the transition to a more circular aluminum […]
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) joined the Aluminum Association, European Aluminium, the Aluminium Association of Canada, and the Australian Aluminium Council, along with numerous aluminum producers, recyclers, rolling mills, can makers, and other industry leaders, in calling for urgent actions to be taken to achieve full circularity of aluminum beverage containers to decarbonize the aluminum […]
