Packaura
/ July 19, 2026
Walk down any grocery aisle and you’ll see two very different metal cans doing the same job: keeping food shelf-stable for months or years. What most shoppers call a “tin can” is almost always tin-plated steel, while soda and beer cans are aluminum. They look
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Packaura
/ July 10, 2026
Picking a container for a new beverage line isn’t just a design decision — it locks in your cost structure, shelf life, distribution options, and how the product feels in a shopper’s hand before they’ve read a single ingredient. Aluminum cans, glass bottles, and PET
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Packaura
/ June 7, 2026
Weekly packaging news this week centers on stalled EPR legislation, fresh pressure on flexible film recycling, packaging plant closures, and new material shifts in aluminum, paper, and reuse systems. Materials & Sustainability Paper and paperboard production declined in 2025 AF&PA data showed paper and paperboard
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Packaura
/ May 23, 2026
Aluminum beverage cans dominate carbonated soft drinks, beer, energy drinks, and the fast-growing canned cocktail and sparkling water categories thanks to infinite recyclability, fast filling speeds, and strong shelf appeal. But “aluminum can” isn’t one spec — body alloy, gauge, end diameter, coating chemistry, and
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