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 […]
Novelis formed a new partnership with Meadow, a packaging tech company based in Stockholm, Sweden, under which Novelis will become part of the packaging technology provider’s network of supply chain partners for aluminum. This collaboration emphasizes both companies’ commitment to expanding the circular properties of aluminum into the consumer-packaged goods market. “We are proud to […]
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Cover An aluminum coil with a bright surface finish produced on AMAG Austria Metall’s new surface treatment line in Austria. The new line features advanced pickling capabilities to provide high quality surfaces for the architectural market. See article on page 6. Articles AMAG Fosters Innovation with Advanced New Surface Treatment Line Page 6 Novelis Focuses […]
PPG has developed an enhanced internal spray coating for the infinitely recyclable aluminum beverage can. The spray coating uses no bisphenol-A (BPA) or bisphenol starting substances and provides more robust application properties. The Innoval® Pro spray coating is a next-generation, high-performance acrylic coating that draws on PPG Innovel’s nearly ten years as the market’s most widely used […]
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) released the first comprehensive public study analyzing the recycling value chain for single-use beverage containers in five key markets. The data shows that today more than 70% of the material used in aluminum cans is recycled into new products — almost double that of glass (34%) and plastic (40%). Accordingly, […]
Logan Aluminum, a joint venture owned by Novelis and Tri-Arrows Aluminum Inc. (a consolidated subsidiary of UACJ Corp.), plans to expand its manufacturing operations in order to increase capacity of flat rolled aluminum in Russellville, Kentucky. The new capacity will primarily be used to serve the beverage can market. In the U.S., aluminum cans are […]
By Andrea Svendsen, Managing Editor. Vobev is an innovative startup company that aims to shake up the beverage industry. The company is currently completing its massive manufacturing campus in Salt Lake City, UT, which will start up operation by the end of 2021. The facility includes both aluminum beverage can production and can filling—making it […]
Vobev is launching a new aluminum can manufacturing and beverage production facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company states that it will be the first independent can maker and filler in North America to streamline the beverage supply chain under one roof. “Opening an integrated, independent canned beverage manufacturing and development facility that is the […]
