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Aluminum beverage cans are the most recycled drinks package in the world, according to a new analysis by Resource Recycling Systems (RRS). Commissioned by the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), Beverage Can Makers Europe (BCME) and Abralatas in Brazil, the study used global recycling data to calculate and validate the global recyclability rates for aluminum, PET and glass beverage containers. 

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Tonejet’s direct-to-can digital printer – Cyclone – with inbuilt Rockwell iTRAK transport system has been designed to remove barriers associated with small batch canning and includes features and capabilities adapted to the requirements of today’s print environment, to show at InPrint Munich, November 14-16.

Unlike plastic bottles, glass bottles continue to be identified for their characteristic advantage in terms of hygiene, aesthetic appeal, durability and being impermeable.

Brilliant and sustainable packaging ideas dominated proceedings at the 21st European Carton Excellence Awards. The prizes were presented to the winners on September 21 at the Award Gala of the ECMA Congress in the elegant Residenz Building in Salzburg to an international audience of senior personnel from across the industry.

DESTIHL Brewery has rolled out new brand packaging for its 12-ounce cans with the release of Synchopathic Apricot, a seasonal sour, as part of DESTIHL’s Wild Sour series.

At Drinktec in Germany, Lightweight Containers presented the first KeyKegs made from 10% used KeyKegs and a total of 40% recycled materials. This percentage will rise rapidly as the collection of used KeyKegs expands.

TricorBraun WinePak, North America's leading wine bottle distributor, has hired David Jewell to the position of vice president of WinePak Operations.

Guarachi Wine Partners recently began importing Cuvée Deor a collection of Italian sparkling wines. Currently available in Georgia, Tennessee and Colorado, Guarachi Wine Partners plans to expand Deor into 25 new markets this fall and nationwide in 2018.

Brand owners, packaging designers and converters can leverage BillerudKorsnäs’ expertise to challenge conventional packaging for a sustainable future by visiting booth #S-6869 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 25-27.