Aluminium on the slippery slope at the LME

aluNET - May 05 -The primary aluminium lost ground the previous week at the LME, plunging towards the $2,850/mt limit. Activity was subdued at the start of the week with the stronger American dollar pressuring the price lower. The light metal remained pressured during by fund liquidation which was of a firmer dollar and a stagnation in the market’s overall uptrend. The primary aluminium ended at $2,994/mt on Monday (28/04), drifting lower to ... (more)

Visible consumer convenience

Consumer convenience and good on-shelf visibility were key attributes for the winning Alufoil Trophy 2007 entry Visiopac®ALU from Ecopla Benelux, part of Nicholl Food Packaging. Dubbed The Dome, the 115mµ smooth wall alufoil tray with flange from Ecopla is topped by a transparent and anti-fog APET from ANL Plastics, and is being used by Westvlees and Carrefour Belgium for a range of roasting joints of meat. The development created with ANL Plastics is a further evolution of the Visiopac® concept with a plastic tray. The dome is secured to the lip of the alufoil ... (more)

‘Cyclero’ Revolution Proves a Winner

Huhtamaki Ronsberg has won an Alufoil Trophy 2007 for the first market use of its revolutionary ‘Cyclero’ flexible packaging concept, patent pending.Used to create an easy open and re-close circular container for Amaroy Kaffee Pads, Head Judge David Smith, Kraft Foods’ Director Packaging Global Technology and Quality International described the pack as a “very creative lightweight hermetic pack blending rigid and flexible packaging options, promising a lot of future opportunities across a wide range of products”. Produced for Aldi Süd, one ... (more)

Lotus wins aluminium Award in Essen for Alu 4x4 prototype

The European Aluminium Award is presented to the inventors of smart, innovative and efficient aluminium solutions in six different categories. The winners were announced at the Aluminium world trade fair on the 20th September in Essen, Germany. When choosing the Lotus for the top prize in the Industrial/Semi Products Transport and Automotive category the jury felt the design was innovative, versatile and courageous, noting that lotus took quite a risk building such an interesting car. They felt they made good use of their technological know-how in lightweight materials such as aluminium. ... (more)