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 […]
Penrhos Spirits, Herefordshire, U.K., is revamping their line of award-winning spirits by making the switch from glass packaging to 100% recycled, reusable aluminum containers. As part of an ongoing commitment to sustainability and improving its carbon footprint, the Penrhos team decided that using aluminum bottles would provide customers with a more sustainable option. The company’s […]
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, […]
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 […]
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The first-of-its-kind Ball Aluminum Cup™ is now available for purchase at major retailers in all 50 states across the U.S. The cups will be available for the first time in more than 18,000 food, drug and mass retailers, including Kroger, Target, Albertsons, CVS and others. Introduced as an alternative to the traditional red plastic party […]
By Goran Djukanovic, Aluminum Market Analyst. After replacing some quantities of steel in the automotive industry in recent years, aluminum has another potential area of increasing use, which is gaining importance, namely the beverage industry. Although aluminum has been present in the packaging and beverage industry for a long time, it is now challenging plastics […]
Ball Corporation will begin construction on its first facility dedicated to the manufacturing of aluminum cups, which will be located adjacent to Ball’s existing aluminum beverage can manufacturing plant in Rome, Georgia. The $200 million plant will enable the company to serve the growing demand for innovative, sustainable beverage packaging for U.S. customers and consumers. KBD Group Inc., based in […]
For years the beloved red-plastic solo cup has been a quintessential symbol of party culture. Historically they’ve been a perfect receptacle for drinking beer out of a keg or an ice-cold lemonade at a family picnic. What could be better than this traditional symbol of good times? The answer is a recyclable aluminum cup. Ball […]
