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Rexam strengthens Red Bull bond with new $175m Swiss investment

Rexam says it will build on its already strong relationship with Red Bull by building a new £115m ($175m) specialty can plant with a 2.2bn capacity for the energy drinks...

Rexam’s first Finnish site inspired by better beer pack mix

Rexam today opened a new can manufacturing plant in Southern Finland, and claims the £68m ($107m) investment is partly inspired by a pack mix shift in beer sales from glass...

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Rexam boosts Indian beverage can output to 950m

Rexam has opened a new aluminium line in India costing circa. 30m that increases the plants capacity to around 950m cans per year, and said the investment fitted its strategy...

Rexam ups Red Bull ‘slim size’ can ante in Austria

Rexam is investing around £20m to build a fourth can line at its Austrian site devoted entirely to the production of packaging for Red Bull, which is also filled onsite.

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Rexam packaging innovations ‘add value’ to consumer experience

Innovative packaging features – such as thermo- and light-sensitive inks – are essential to 'add value' to the consumer experience of a beverage brand, packaging giant Rexam told BeverageDaily.com and...

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Silgan completes deal for Rexam business

Rexam has announced it has completed the sale of its High Barrier food container business to Silgan for $250m.

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Rexam brings taste of Italian summer to UK

Rexam is expanding its partnership with Sprizzerò from De Martin GmbH & Co. KG by bringing an aperitif drink to the UK this month.

Rexam prefers patience to Russian Roulette in 2012

Rexam will await the effects of higher beer prices before adding extra Russian beverage can capacity, as new comments by Russian president Vladimir Putin sent major brewers’ share prices tumbling...

Rexam sells plastic thermoformed business to Silgan for $250m

Rexam said it was the “right time” to exit their plastic thermoformed business, leaving the firm with a 90% focus on the beverage can sector.

New lightweight can end uses ‘best available’ technology: Rexam

Rexam Beverage Can Europe has confirmed to BeverageDaily.com that it has introduced a new CDL beverage can end that uses 10% less metal, with production starting in the first quarter...

SLEEK can proves hit with Rexam’s US consumers

Rexam is replacing standard 12oz can production capacity in the US with a new 12oz (354ml) Sleek can line to support what it said was one of the fastest-growing specialty...

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Rexam reveals Pepsi trial of 'unique' FUSION aluminium bottle in Italy

Rexam has revealed to BeverageDaily.com that its FUSION aluminium bottle has established a foothold in Europe, with PepsiCo even trialing it in Italy this year, the first launch using a...

Performance ‘in line’ with expectations - Rexam

Rexam have announced beverage performance is ‘in line with our plans’ as part of their interim management statement.

Thirst for spirits amongst younger Indians drives Rexam can growth

Packaging giant Rexam says it is excited by demand for whisky-based ready-to-drink (RTD) products in India, and has also seen double-digit growth for other spirits in the region.

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Thirst for beverage cans drives Rexam profit growth

Strong performance in beverage cans, particularly specialty containers, combined with a raft of coast cutting measures fuelled a jump in 2011 underlying profits of over £50m (€59m), said Rexam.

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‘King’ can maker Rexam has high hopes for Russian 75cl move

Rexam has revealed that it will produce Europe’s first 75cl can, first launched onto the Russian and Eastern European markets at the end of 2011, and says the product also...

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Rexam faces challenge of lower 2012 GDP growth in major markets

Rexam CEO Graham Chipchase has identified a slowdown in gross domestic product (GDP) growth within ‘several major markets’ as a key challenge for the company heading into 2012.

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Rexam's chairman of the board announces retirement

Multinational packaging firm Rexam announced today that chairman Sir Peter Ellwood has retired and will leave the company on February 22 2012.

Favourable tax changes boost Finnish can boom, Rexam

Positive changes to the Finnish tax regime have encouraged a rapid transition from bottled to can beer in the country, according to consumer packaging giant Rexam.

Rexam highlights ‘medical concerns’ of high caffeine soft drinks

Sales of energy drinks are booming, but a new report from Rexam also highlights growing concerns about high caffeine soft drink use amongst young people, especially in the developing world.

European beverage cans drive profits for Rexam

Rexam’s half-year results show profit before tax up by 19 per cent on 2010. The growth was driven largely by the packaging company’s beverage can business in Europe, which saw...

Rexam looks for can openings in the wine industry

Rexam is taking aim at opportunities in the wine sector as it works with its partner DIS to upgrade filling equipment for packaging wine in cans.

Rexam sells beverage closures business to Berry Plastics

Rexam has signed a deal to sell its loss-making beverage closures business to Berry Plastics for $360m.

Rexam beats beverage can expectations in Q1

Rexam has revealed that first quarter volumes and profitability in beverage cans were better than it expected at the start of the year.

Rexam's two-piece, one litre beer can hits Western Europe

Carlsberg has released a new king size beer can in Germany that brings Rexam’s two-piece one litre can into Western Europe for the first time.