Sonoco Products has completed its EUR3.6 billion (USD3.9bn) acquisition of Eviosys, Europe’s leading food can, end and closures manufacturer.
US private equity group KPS Capital Partners agreed to sell Eviosys to Sonoco Products in June, three years after it created the canmaker...
Sri Lankan canmaker Ceylon Beverage Can (CBC) is collaborating with Rockwell Automation to digitise its manufacturing operations.
Rockwell will implement its cloud-based Plex Manufacturing Execution System (MES) at CBC’s Poruwadanda plant in the Western Province of the country.
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‘Smart’ recycling bins using artificial intelligence to identify various types of packaging could be launched in Hong Kong next year.
Local start-up Green AI Technology has developed the technology to automate the separation process, enabling waste to be segregated into four categ...
Indian canmaker Can Ends Group is planning to start up a new plant in January that will ‘revolutionise’ the domestic metal packaging business.
With yearly sales of between USD75-80 million, the canmaker already exports a wide range of products and components including tinplate, ea...
Russia’s leading beverage can manufacturer has reduced the size of its beer cans as brewers face inflationary pressures in the domestic market.
Arnest Packaging Solutions has stopped producing 500ml cans, replacing them with the 450ml size. Official statements from the canmaker, which...
Sales of beverage cans in Brazil were up 12% in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2023, says the Brazilian Association of Aluminium Can Manufacturers (Abralatas).
The association expects the strong growth to continue until the end of 2024, as a result of economic growt...
Anhui Biopin Group, a leading manufacturer in the packaging and beverage industry, participated in the 2024 Gulfood Manufacturing exhibition held in Dubai. The exhibition showcased the innovations in the food and beverage manufacturing industry.
As a key player in the packaging and beverage...
A Spain-based manufacturer of aluminium bottles and aerosol cans has been acquired by Ball Corporation as it expands its impact-extruded container business.
The acquisition of Alucan – which operates two plants: its original facility at Llinars del Vallés near Barcelona, and a n...
Danish brewer Carlsberg said the summer months had been “tough” as poor weather and a slowing economy in China weighed on its financial performance.
The maker of canned beers including Kronenberg 1664 and craft brands such as Brooklyn Lager suffered a decline in shipments of its p...
US drinks brand Me & the Bees Lemonade is celebrating its 15th anniversary by switching from glass bottles to aluminium cans.
The 12-ounce sleek cans are manufactured by Crown and contain up to 80% recycled aluminium, chief marketing officer D’Andra Ulmer told The Canmaker.&n...
US-based brewer Anheuser-Busch (A-B) is spending USD8 million on a series of improvements to its flagship brewery in St Louis, Missouri.
The finance is part of the nearly USD2 billion A-B has invested in upgrading equipment and production processes at facilities across the US in the past fiv...
Hefei Biopin Import & Export Trading Co., Ltd.,a leading supplier in the food and beverage packaging industry, successfully participated in the Vietnam Can Teach 2024 Exhibition held from October 21st to 23rd.
At the exhibition, Hefei Biopin highlighted its production plant, which s...