Alcoa Corporation, Ball Corporation, and Unilever PLC have announced the first-ever use of ELYSIS® carbon-free aluminum smelting technology in consumer personal and home care packaging—a milestone revealed ahead of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), where gl...
Sonoco (NYSE: SON), a global leader in sustainable packaging, has announced the integration of its metal packaging and rigid paper container businesses across Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific (APAC) into a single unified division: Sonoco Consumer Packaging EMEA...
As the beverage industry grapples with decoupling growth from environmental impact amid global decarbonization efforts, aluminum has emerged as a key solution—thanks to its 70% global recycling rate and infinite recyclability without quality loss. At Climate Week NYC 2025, the sector set a bo...
Global sustainable aluminum packaging leader Ball Corporation has announced a 55 million 2024 expansion of its Taloja plant (Maharashtra, near Mumbai). The strategic moves reinforce Ball’s commitment to India’s fast-growing consumer market, one of Asia’s most dynamic....
Ahead of the festive period, Pepsi has added a new Gingerbread flavor to its Zero Sugar cola lineup in the UK. The limited-edition drink was announced this week by Carlsberg Britvic—PepsiCo’s UK manufacturing partner—and is now available exclusively in Tesco stores across the count...
Heineken Brazil announced its Brazilian canned water brand, Mamba Water, will be served at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém. Partnering with Brazil’s federal government, the company will donate 1.5 million cans of Mamba Water to participants in COP30’s Blue Zone&m...
Sonoco’s third quarter of 2025 delivered record top-line and bottom-line results, largely driven by its December 2024 acquisition of Eviosys. The company reported $2.13 billion in net sales—up 57.3% year-over-year (YoY)—with consumer packaging sales leading the...
Shifts are underway in the global beverage industry: Coca-Cola HBC AG will acquire a 75% stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) for $2.6 billion (approximately 45 billion South African rand). Once the deal closes, it will become the world’s second-largest Coca-Cola bottling partner...
The Aluminium Federation (ALFED) has confirmed that aluminium will be classified under both the critical and growth categories in the UK government’s upcoming Critical Minerals Strategy, which is scheduled for release in October.
This recognition positions aluminium as a core element of...
Speira has poured €40 million into expanding can recycling capacity at its Rheinwerk site, with the goal of achieving annual CO₂ savings of up to 1.5 million metric tons (mt).
As part of this #investment, a new melting furnace—specifically designed for processing scrap—has b...
Sun Chemical and X-Rite Incorporated have unveiled new metal packaging color libraries as part of the PantoneLIVE digital color ecosystem. These libraries are specifically designed for the drinks industry, with a focus on enabling precise visualization and communication of both Pantone colors and br...
Red Bull, Ball Corporation, and Rauch Fruchtsäfte have officially broken ground on a new facility in Concord, North Carolina, spanning 2.3 million square feet. This site will serve as an integrated hub for production, manufacturing, and distribution—marking the second collaborative campus...