According to the new report “The Aluminum Can Advantage: Key Sustainability Performance Indicators 2016,” consumers recycle aluminum beverage cans at rates 13-24 points higher than glass or plastic (PET) bottles.
The overall global demand for caps and closures is expected to grow at 5.6% annually through 2019, according to Freedonia’s (freedonia.com) study “World Caps & Closures.”
Sharp Packaging Solutions has increased its packaging capacity by 30% for its life science customers with a $45 million investment in a new Center of Excellence for specialty/biologic/cold chain packaging and in the addition of four new bottling lines within its adjacent 270,000-square-foot contract packaging facilities.
American Glass Research (AGR), in partnership with Molson Coors, has unveiled an innovative new beer bottle design for one of the brewing company’s popular brands in India, Thunderbolt.