Australian beverage can manufacturer Orora is to expand the capacity of its Rocklea plant in Brisbane, Queensland, by almost a third.
The investment of around AUD130 million (USD80m) follows spending totalling AUD195m at three of Orora’s four plants in Australia over the past three years.
The...
Equipment supplier SACMI has appointed Andrea Grandi as group general manager.
Grandi, an electronics engineer, has 24 years of experience in the Italy-based company in various roles, and is noted for his technical and managerial abilities.
President of SACMI Paolo Mongardi said the appointmen...
Huarui Fengquan Development’s offer to buy all issued shares of canmaker CPMC Holdings, on behalf of ORG Technology, became unconditional on 8 January 2025.
The bid, led by the owner of Chinese canmaker ORG Technology, was cleared by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) last month.
The offer re...
As we approach the dawn of 2025, Anhui BIOPIN Group extends warm wishes for a joyous and prosperous New Year to all. This past year has been filled with challenges and triumphs, and we are grateful for the unwavering support of our partners, clients, and employees.
In 2024, we made significan...
Thailand’s second-largest brewer has launched an unpasteurised beer packaged in screw-top aluminium bottles.
The launch by Chang marks the debut of the country’s first-ever screw-top aluminium beer bottle.
The bottles are being made Thai Beverage Can Co, which is a j...
UK-based beverage brand Gaza Cola is expecting to sell a million cans of its drink by the end of the year, according to its founder Osama Qashoo.
Qashoo told The Canmaker nearly 700,000 cans have been sold in the last four months and the beverage brand is now in its third production ru...
The Permanent Materials Alliance (PMA) has issued a call to action urging EU policymakers to prioritise resource efficiency and circular economy principles for 2024-2029.
A manifesto published this month emphasises the advantages of aluminium, steel and glass as “permanent materials&rdq...
The US must develop a national strategy to prioritise, produce and defend critical materials like aluminium in order to strengthen the domestic supply base, according to The Aluminum Association.
The Association, which represents companies that make around 70% of the aluminium and aluminium p...
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...