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Vol 28: March 2015
CONTENTS
The Canmaker, Volume 28, March 2015
FEATURES
Are drinks cans sexy enough to sustain their lead?
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Tolga Sezer, the chief commercial officer of the Aujan group of companies,
reviews how cans meet the requirements for success in the drinks world
On the road to consolidation
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Brasilata’s new chief executive Tiago Forte tells us about the company’s
projects and future plans
The biggest deal in canmaking, ever?
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The acquisition of Rexam by Ball would create a global canmaking
powerhouse with annual sales of $15 billion and 22,500 employees
A new kid on the block
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We discuss the beverage global service for complete beverage canmaking
lines set up by German press equipment specialist Schuler
Launching point
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We review some of the exhibitors who will be showcasing their
equipment at Cannex in Guangzhou, China, on 1-4 June
Breath of fresh air
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We look at the developments and improvements of existing seaming systems
Record tomato crop for California
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Farmers in California are planning a record crop of at least 15 million tons
of tomatoes this season
Strong Thais
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Thailand has emerged as a
production stronghold for
the fish canning industry
while countries like Papua
New Guinea have become
centres of growth
Tennant’s: a beer
that’s fit for a can
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The Tennent Caledonian
Wellpark Brewery in Glasgow,
Scotland, cans half of its lager
Backing the
right horse
InBev has expanded its
presence in the craft beer
market with the acquisition
of Seattle-based Elysian
Brewing Company
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NEWSCAN
Ball makes its $8.4bn bid to acquire Rexam
‘Next-gen’ aluminium bottles from Ball
Ball buys end maker Sonoco in Ohio
Rexam converts Spanish can plant
Gibert to expand plants in India and Dubai
Ball monobloc can line for India in July
Sri City plant for Rexam in India
No sharp edges on this recloseable end
Silgan to buy a new food can plant in the US
Pet market in US drives can demand
Crown sales top $9bn after Mivisa deal
Crown expands end making in Poland
UK can market drinks hits new record
End stock producer doubles capacity
US shipments of beer cans still rising
Aujan plans $500m Coke’s Middle East expansion
Tomato dumping accusations continue
Global sales down at Coca-Cola
China holds back brewer SABMiller
Heineken partners in Colombia
Coke to be less sweet in Canada
Carlsberg to close two breweries in Russia
Camden Town Brewery launches crowdfunding campaign
Hindustan Coca-Cola plans Bengal plant
Solar power makes MillerCoors more sustainable
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REGULARS
Comment 3 Inside information 4 Newscan 8 25 Years Ago in
The Canmaker 13 Filling projects 18 US View 21 View
from the Board 23 Product Focus 26 Canmaking on the
Web 48 The Directory 50 Candates 72 A Day in the Life 72
CONTRIBUTORS
Richard Estrada, Tolga Sezer, Arthur Stupay
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COMMENT
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n this issue we cover the exciting
news that the world’s largest beverage canmakers have agreed the
biggest ever deal in the industry.
US-based Ball Corporation offered in
February to buy UK-based
Rexam plc for around
(US$6.5bn) and Rexam recommended the offer to its
shareholders. The deal would
create a canmaking giant with
annual sales of $15bn and
22,500 employees.
With complementary
manufacturing footprints, Ball
makes around 67bn beverage
cans a year and Rexam produces 62bn;
and despite a combined market share in
North America and Europe of 60 and 69
percent respectively, company
executives played down the impact that
antitrust regulatory issues could have.
In Europe, their shares vary
depending on the country. Rexam meanwhile revealed that it plans to pursue
restructuring actions, including the
closure of its Berlin plant in Germany,
because it said it had become uncompetitive serving its core German, Benelux
and Polish markets.
There is still a long way to go, but
having canmakers playing more
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competitively in the drinks world has
got to be a good objective.
Ball also completed in February the
acquisition of Sonoco’s closure facilities
in the US for an undisclosed sum. With
two plants at Canton, Ohio,
Sonoco produces a range of
steel and aluminium sanitary
and easy-open ends for the
food market.
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lso in this issue, we
report on the creation
of an alternative
supplier for beverage
canmakers.
German equipment manufacturer
Schuler has set up a global service that
offers complete beverage canmaking
lines, and will be manufacturing
Mitsubishi D&I bodymakers, dienecking machines and light testers
under licence from Japanese canmaker
Universal Can Corporation.
Schuler has also invested in recruiting
new teams of specialists drawn from
across the industry and tells us how this
year’s Cannex in Guangzhou, China, on
1-4 June, will be the perfect chance to
introduce its team and show details of its
machinery to the industry.
Mónica Higuera
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