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The world of Aluminium Closures
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The world of Aluminium Closures
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The Aluminium Closures Group has published the results of a recent survey on consumer preferences for wine and spirits bottle closures.
Read more … Current survey confirms increasing preference for aluminium screw caps for wine
A Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) commissioned by the Aluminium Closures Group (ACG) showed how aluminium closures can help mitigate the environmental footprint of bottled wine.
Read more … LCA reveals positive environmental impact of aluminium closures for bottled wine
The Aluminium Closures Group (ACG) is celebrating 10 years since its formation in 2012. The ACG has played an influential role in promoting the benefits of screwcaps via a number of landmark events and campaigns, plus undertaking important research over the last decade. These have been aimed at producers in wine, spirits, water, oil and vinegar markets, as well as consumers.
Read more … Aluminium Closures Group: Celebrating 10 years of progress
In 2020 one in three wines sold in bottles across the globe came with aluminium closures.
Read more … Aluminium closure usage for still wines continues global advance
The new and expanded website for the Aluminium Closures Group, part of the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) family, has gone live. It explains one of the most impressive developments in the closures market – the rise of the screwcap. The screwcap revolution is based on many advantages screwcaps have compared to other types of closures for wine, spirits, water and oil, such as convenience, preservation of taste and quality, design and branding opportunities as well as being sustainable and economic.
Read more … Join the Screwcap Revolution…new Website out now!
Screw caps as closures for wines are on the rise – during the recent Mundus Vini* 2019 summer tasting, where 170 wine experts from 45 countries blind taste wines from all over the world, award-winning wines using aluminium closures accounted for 23% of the total (397 of 1737 medal winners) compared to 20% in 2018 (344 of 1730.) – that is an increase of 15%.
Read more … ACG - Global upward trend of aluminium closures used for still wines continues