CANTECH INTERNATIONAL JUNE 2015 CANTECH INTERNATIONAL www.cantechonline.comTech Can INTERNATIONAL JUNE 2015 INSIDE South America focus Metal decorating Lubricants A good investment? CONTENTS JUNE 2015 JUNE 2015 CONTENTS Volume 22, Number 9 12 CANTECH INTERNATIONAL JUNE 2015 CANTECH INTERNATIONAL www.cantechonline.comTech Can INTERNATIONAL JUNE 2015 INSIDE South America focus Metal decorating Lubricants 37 A good investment? Subscription Information DON’T MISS IT! An annual subscription to CanTech International includes; direct personal delivery of 10 40 issues per year, weekly email newsletter and online access 27 FINANCE REGULARS to digital back issues. 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Members of the aluminium 12 CANS vs TETRA RECART 37 CAN-LINE LUBRICANTS industry congregated in Cans have recently been Richard Piper speaks to Emily Brussels, Belgium recently challenged by Tetra Recart as Mullins, global market for European Aluminium’s © Bell Publishing Ltd 2015. a more effective form of development manager, steel ‘Common Goals, Shared Action’ No part of this publication may packaging. Evert van de Weg coil and metal packaging at sustainability event be reproduced, stored in a retrieval defends the position of the Henkel Corporation, about can system or transmitted in any form metal can line lubricants 45 HANDLING & CONVEYING or by any means without the prior A short Q&A with Tom written permission of Spangenberg, business unit Bell Publishing Ltd. 16 SOUTH AMERICA 38 PAKISTAN Brazil’s aluminium beverage can In the Autumn of 2014, there director, Conveyance and market has seen double digit was an announcement that the Integration at BW Container Printed in the UK by Buxton Press growth during the past year as first beverage can plant was Systems, on the latest in the ISSN: 1466-7851 consumption of canned drinks going to be built in Pakistan, handling and conveying sector continue to gain in popularity one of the rapidly diminishing across the country number of countries without 46 EVENT PREVIEW: a plant. Simon Jennings, CANNEX & FILLEX 2015 22 FOCUS: DOMINGUEZ & CIA chairman of Pakistan Aluminium Cannex & Fillex 2015 will BELL By Mauricio Caycedo, executive Beverage Can and a member of take place from 1-4 June 2015 PUBLISHING LTD president of Dominguez & the CanTech Advisory Board, in Guangzhou, China. Here’s a Cia in Venezuela takes a closer look little of what we can expect JUNE 2015 cantechonline.com 3 www.mascom.it Waste Water 12/05/15 10.30 “ Leader Company in Treatment Plants” Technology to remove SO4, F, Al and COD from the waste water of Aluminium Cans Washers Technology for ZLD (Zero Liquid Discharge) Guangzhou 1-4 June 2015 Dubai 14/16 April 2015 Tel.+ 39(0)2 9810470 - Fax + 39(0)2 98175079 - e-mail: [email protected] C.I.E. Srl - Via Primo Maggio, 20-22 - 20070 San Zenone al Lambro (MI) - Italy Barcelona 23/25 March 2015 guanzhou barcelona22,5x30.indd 1 EDITORIAL COMMENT Editorial Advisory Board A truly global Gordon Shade Chief Executive Officer of the European Metal issue Packaging Association (Empac) elcome to the June issue of CanTech plant in Pakistan. Simon is chairman of Pakistan International. It’s been a busy time as Aluminium Beverage Can, which is heading up always here at CanTech HQ, and the project with chosen integrator Roeslein. The W Simon Jennings Owner and indeed away from it as we have been on our travels economic situation in the country is moving in the advisor of Nomis Consultancy once more. From Copenhagen to Chicago and, at right direction, opening the doors for projects such time of writing, preparing for China, stories are as this and alleviating the need to depend heavily emerging from around the globe. on cans imported from the Gulf region. Simon Decoration has been a key theme this month, explains more on page 38. as you will see from my article on the company We also have a focus on the South American Jørgen Windelev in Copenhagen. The dry offset region, another area of real interest. Mauricio marketplace is no slacker when it comes to innova- Caycedo, executive president of Dominguez & Atit Bhatia Senior Vice tors and Windelev is certainly up there in terms of Cia, tells us more about his company and how it is President at Hindustan Tin Works the market leaders. Its plate technology and unique able to operate under the economic conditions in prepress techniques are truly remarkable. Turn to Venezuela. It is interesting to see how the firm looks page 30 to read the full story. after its employees, investing heavily in community On the same theme, the IMDA Annual confer- projects as well as packaging related items. ence was held in Chicago last month and CanTech Finally, David Hayes travelled to Brazil to look International was in attendance once more. The at the latest developments there from Rexam. theme seemed to hover around improvements in Speciality cans are the hot topic there and you can Evert van de Weg Independent digital decorating, with debates waging as to wheth- read the full report from page 16. Metal Packaging Expert er it is a viable option going forward. At present it is only useful for short runs, but the company Stolle Enjoy this issue. is working hard to improve on the cans per minute numbers. The full review is from page 40. 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Soudronic AG Industriestrasse 35 8962 Bergdietikon Phone + 41 44 743 66 66 [email protected] Switzerland WORLD: NEWS & VIEWS APEAL REPORTS HIGH RATES OF NEWS IN BRIEF Ball to produce beverage can ends STEEL PACKAGING RECYCLING in Poland Ball has announced that it will expand Apeal (the Association of European Producers over twice its weight in capacity for ends at its existing plant of Steel for Packaging) reported that 2013 raw materials and uses in Lublin, Poland. The facility was built was the best year ever for steel packaging 70% less energy than in 2008 and was originally constructed recycling in Europe. producing steel from to produce metal beverage cans, but An average Europe-wide recycling rate of virgin sources. the investment was suspended following 75% was achieved in 2013, one percentage “The scrapping of the economic downturn.“With the growing point up from the previous year. The result the Circular Economy demand for beverage cans in Europe, the confirms steel’s status as the most recycled Package earlier Lublin facility provides us with the optimal packaging material in Europe and comes at this year by the EU Alexander Mohr location to economically provide beverage a time when the recycling of other materials Commission was clear- can ends to our existing customers,” appears to stagnate.