Huge Opportunity for Canners.but will they Catch the Tide ?

In the past decade polycarbonate and plastics have grabbed market share away from canmakers. But now the tide is turning and canmakers need to wake up and grab the headlines. Consumers are waking up to the fact that plastic bottles are swamping the marine environment. The UK media giant Sky TV News has spearheaded a campaign to highlight the way the planet is clogging up with plastics. They report that: Plastic waste has been described as a "planetary crisis" by the UN. In the UK alone, we use 35 million plastic bottles every day. Canmakers need to crank up their PR experts to spread the word that cans are lightweight, recycalble and do not pose any greast threat to the marine environment. Well all said and done aluminium is one of the commenest elements on the planet. It seems like madness the effort expended in selling bottled water. Western nations spend $millions providing quality drinking water to its people. Yet recent decades have seen lorries trundling hither and thither carting plastic bottled water to supermarket aisles. For all those Global Warming pundits this is even more a scene of mass craziness. Anyway one group has started to make an effort to slow the madness. The Tapwater.org movement certainly seems to us to be worth consideration.

Be Aware..Latest Threat to bev can Production?

Coca-Cola's Del Valle Reserva brand of juice won the Technology in Beverage Packaging prize at the 2014 ABRE Awards for being the first brand to use Tetra Pak cartons with bio-based low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films derived from sugar cane.

Cans great Petfood retreat continues

Canmakers have been slow to resist the way they lost their market in petfood...this shows the assault away from alu continues... news.unipack.ru/eng/51735/

Safe after 100 years..thanks to canning

The steamboat Bertrand was heavily laden with provisions when it set out on The Missouri River in 1865, destined for the gold mining camps in Fort Benton, Mont. The boat snagged and swamped under the weight, sinking to the bottom of the river. It was found a century later, under 30 feet of silt a little north of Omaha, Neb. Among the canned food items retrieved from the Bertrand in 1968 were brandied peaches, oysters, plum tomatoes, honey, and mixed vegetables. In 1974, chemists at the National Food Processors Association (NFPA) analyzed the products for bacterial contamination and nutrient value. Although the food had lost its fresh smell and appearance, the NFPA chemists detected no microbial growth and determined that the foods were as safe to eat as they had been when canned more than 100 years earlier. http://outdoorselfreliance.com/100-year-old-canned-food-safe-to-eat/

At last recyclable cartons??

Is this the challenge to the problems with recycling polycoated carton packaging? If so, then it could see further inroads to the canning market... Cascades is proud to announce the launch of Respak, the ecological answer to the environmental challenge of polycoated packaging products. Designed primarily for the food and food services industries, Respak is recyclable and compostable, without compromising on the performance and durability characteristic of traditional polycoated packaging. A reduced ecological footprint Well known for its resistance, polycoated cardboard is widely used around the world. Unfortunately, it is not recyclable. ...http://www.cascades.com/en/

After his performance with the German rock band Rammstein at the world’s largest rock festival „Wacken Open Air“,comes this heavy heavy metal promo bev can from Ball Europe... the „Heino Black Energy Drink“ in the 33cl Sleek cans with a specifically designed skull logo. Find out more here http://www.ball-europe.com/businesscards/de/965.html

Amusing marketing possibilities..

Not sure what fashionistas would think, but this Spam cap is certain to attract comments!

HANDS-FREE LIGHTED CAMOUFLAGE CAP WITH SPAM® CLASSIC EMBROIDERED IN YELLOW ON FRONT. 3 LED LIGHTS: LOW BEAM FOR CLOSE TASKS, HIGH BEAM FOR LONG DISTANCES AND POWER BEAM FOR NEAR AND FAR. There even is a Spam website for this and other Spam related items...the wonderful world of marketing! Very amusing website here:http://www.spam.com/