CANTECH INTERNATIONAL MAY 2020 MAY CANTECH INTERNATIONAL www.cantechonline.com TechTech Can INTERNATIONAL Can MAY2020 CT-COVER MAY20.indd 1 22/04/2020 10:16 Working on the future with Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint. Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint GmbH T +49 711 699 71-0 [email protected] metalprint.koenig-bauer.com Anzeige_Intelligence_CanTech_Apr2020_RZ-3_print.indd 1 17.03.2020 12:55:04 CONTENTS MAY 2020 May 2020 CONTENTS Volume 27, Number 8 22 CANTECH INTERNATIONAL MAY 2020 MAY CANTECH INTERNATIONAL 20 www.cantechonline.com Tech Can INTERNATIONAL Can MAY2020 CT-COVER MAY20.indd 1 22/04/2020 10:16 40 Subscription Information DON’T MISS IT! 17 An annual subscription to CanTech International includes; direct priority mail delivery of 11 issues per year, weekly email newsletter and online access to digital back issues. 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Advisor of Nomis Consultancy couple of hours by reading your latest version of However, there have been a number of positive CanTech International. news stories from those in the can making industry For our May issue, it’s more of the same, as we recently, and we’re delighted to share these with you. bring you the latest regarding the impact of the So cheer yourself up for five minutes and learn Covid-19 crisis on the can making industry. We about the terrific things the industry is doing during also have our roving reporters Evert van de Weg these challenging times. Do this by visiting my blog Simone Vooijs, Director Technical, and Anne-Marie Hardie assessing the implications at www.cantechonline.com/blog/25145/25145/. Downstream Operations, Tata Steel from a can making and materials perspective, and You can also post comments here. we address the impact of the Russian can making market. Stay safe everyone. 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YMI bldg. 3-3-4, of the British Aerosol Uchihirano-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0037 Japan Manufacturers’ Association Tel: +81-6-4790-2222 MAY 2020 cantechonline.com 5 P.05 COMMENT√ .indd 21 22/04/2020 12:15 Follow @CanTechIntl for your daily news updates CMB SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM RELEASE COVID-19 UPDATE CMB’s senior management team have released a statement following the Covid-19 pandemic: “The Covid-19 pandemic is creating completely new challenges for businesses like ours. CMB and its customers have vital roles to play in the food and beverage supply system and the continued operation of our facilities is a part of that mission. “To that end, CMB plans to operate its facilities with as little disruption as possible, process of significantly increasing our current this pandemic, and how this will affect freight so long as conditions permit and a safe and stock holding levels to allow us to ensure operations. As such we have been able to secure workplace can be maintained. To production of your current machinery builds reserve space in UK warehouses should we address school closings, we are introducing remain on track. see a block at ports, both air and sea, to flexible working across our sites to allow “We are doing the same in CMB Norwalk allow production to continue at CMB. That factory workers to juggle childcare, while and CMB Shanghai to ensure we can support said, this is dependent upon our supply keeping production going and working from you with spares. Additionally, our service chains still functioning and our ability to home for those who are capable of doing so.” team are now gearing up for remote support, increase our stock.” The company is also assessing utilising the latest technology and equipment. current stockholding levels, as the statement “Please be advised, however, that we can- continues: not predict what additional steps govern- Update: Metpack “As a precautionary measure, CMB is in the ments or our supply chain will take to combat rescheduled to Tecnocap enters Indian and Far East market February 2021 Following on from Messe Essen’s recent in joint venture with Oricon Enterprise announcement, the event organisers have confirmed that Metpack will now be taking Tecnocap, a global player of metal pack- operating in the indus- place from 23-27 February 2021. aging, has announced its entry trial production of The international trade fair will therefore, as into India and the Far East by metal closures for accustomed, run parallel to Interpack, which signing into a joint venture with glass and plastic has also been postponed to next year. the Indian producer of metal containers, alumi- “For the participants in our fair, we have and plastic packaging, Oricon Enterprise. num aerosol cans created planning security with the new dates,” Under the agreement, the two companies and bottles as well as explained Oliver P Kuhrt, CEO of Messe have set up the Newco “Tecnocap Oriental capping machines, with over 75% of its Essen. “I am very pleased that, in close Pvt.” based in Mumbai, controlled at 75% sales volume generated abroad between coordination with the cooperation partners of the share capital by the Tecnocap Group Europe and North America. The Group of Metpack, it has been possible to resched- through the acquisition of the Metal Lug busi- expects to achieve a turnover of around ule the trade fair to the end of February ness of the Indian partner Oricon, which will €180 million in the current year through eight 2021 into the accustomed surroundings of hold the remaining 25% of the company.