One conference speaker reported that output for autos and commercial aircraft, which require the use of aluminum, is expanding, although aluminum needed for beverage cans has fallen.

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Novelis, which had been spun off from Alcan in 2005, had nearly a one-fifth share of the world market for flat-rolled aluminum, used for making beverage cans and auto parts.

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There is no shortage of issues swirling around the food industry, and one of the most debated topics involves the compound bisphenol A. Known by its acronym BPA, it has been used for many decades in a wide array of industrial and consumer applications, ranging from hardened plastics to the epoxy safety lining of many food and beverage cans.

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Among the leading manufacturers of beverage and food cans, CCK had run into big trouble.

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The drink comes in the same 16-ounce cans as popular energy drinks made by Monster Beverage Corp.

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Mr. Lashes also has forged a deal with Grenade Beverage LLC to create and distribute a line of Grumpy Cat coffee-in-cans and bottled beverages.

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These cans now make up one-tenth of the company's U.S. beverage containers.

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